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Remembering Jack Lord
December 30, 1920 - January 21, 1998
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Remembering Jack Lord
December 30, 1920 - January 21, 1998
Santa didn't surf onto Waikiki Beach this year. Rather, he came aboard an outrigger canoe. Upon landing, he was greeted by a group of...
Wow - an Ambrose Bierce story in high school! I doubt that my English teacher was even allowed to consider one (LOL). Oh yeah - different countries, different ways.
I read this as a short story in high school English class. It's also an episode of "The Twilight Zone."
According to IMDb, yes. Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Short 1961) - IMDb
Thank you for sharing the link, H50. "An Occurence at Owl Creek" reminds me of a similar titled short story by Ambrose Bierce. Is it based on that?
Right, you both are, Steve's Girl and Katie.
Although Jack never accepted an Academy Award in his own right, at the 1964 awards, he accepted for Paul deRoubaix and Marcel Ichac, producers of An Occurrence at Owl Creek. Jack’s acceptance speech was simple and to the point, explaining that Messrs. deRoubaix and Ichac were in Paris and could not attend the ceremony, but they were honored to have won the award.
Watch it: Jack Lord accepts an Oscar in 1964 - YouTube