Did Hoagy Carmichael ever win an Oscar for Best Song?
Hoagy Carmichael won in 1951 for “In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening,” which appeared in Here Comes the Groom, starring Bing Crosby.
The Heiress is based on the book Washington Square, by Henry James.
The name of Dr. No’s island in the movie was Crab Key.
Rouben Mamoulian was the original director of Cleopatra (1963). After he was fired, Alfred Hitchcock was offered the job, but refused. Joseph L. Mankiewicz eventually took over.
Michael Anderson directed Around the World in 80 Days. Mike Todd produced the movie. Victor Young wrote the score. The score won an Oscar. S. J. Perelman wrote the screenplay. John Farrow and James Poe were uncredited contributors.
Private Parts (1972), a black comedy about a hotel full of sex perverts, was cult movie director Paul Bartel’s first full-length feature. It featured Stanley Livingston, who played Chip on “My Three Sons” (ABC, CBS; 196072).
No, Krakatoa is not east of Java. The volcanic island of Krakatoa is in the Sunda Strait west of Java, making the title of the 1969 movie (Krakatoa, East of Java) incorrect.