Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Cast and Crew

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Plot: This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.

Release Date: Wednesday, July 31 1940
84 years ago

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Cast

Carey Wilson. Carey Wilson was 51 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)'.

Birthday: Sun, May 19 1889 –
Died: Thu, Feb 01 1962

Janet Gaynor. Janet Gaynor was 33 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 06 1906 –
Died: Fri, Sep 14 1984

Emil Jannings. Emil Jannings was 56 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jul 22 1884 –
Died: Mon, Jan 02 1950

Mary Pickford. Mary Pickford was 48 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 07 1892 –
Died: Tue, May 29 1979

Warner Baxter. Warner Baxter was 51 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Mar 28 1889 –
Died: Mon, May 07 1951

Norma Shearer. Norma Shearer was 37 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 10 1902 –
Died: Sun, Jun 12 1983

George Arliss. George Arliss was 72 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 09 1868 –
Died: Tue, Feb 05 1946

Marie Dressler. Marie Dressler would have been no older than 65 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 09 1868 –
Died: Sat, Jul 28 1934

Lionel Barrymore. Lionel Barrymore was 62 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 28 1878 –
Died: Mon, Nov 15 1954

Helen Hayes. Helen Hayes was 39 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Oct 09 1900 –
Died: Wed, Mar 17 1993

Fredric March. Fredric March was 42 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 31 1897 –
Died: Tue, Apr 15 1975

Katharine Hepburn. Katharine Hepburn was 33 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, May 12 1907 –
Died: Sun, Jun 29 2003

Charles Laughton. Charles Laughton was 41 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 30 1899 –
Died: Sat, Dec 15 1962

Claudette Colbert. Claudette Colbert was 36 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Sep 13 1903 –
Died: Tue, Jul 30 1996

Clark Gable. Clark Gable was 39 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 01 1901 –
Died: Wed, Nov 16 1960

Shirley Temple. Shirley Temple was 12 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Apr 23 1928 –
Died: Mon, Feb 10 2014

Irvin S. Cobb. Irvin S. Cobb was 64 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 23 1876 –
Died: Fri, Mar 10 1944

Bette Davis. Bette Davis was 32 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 05 1908 –
Died: Fri, Oct 06 1989

Irving Thalberg. Irving Thalberg would have been no older than 37 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, May 30 1899 –
Died: Mon, Sep 14 1936

Luise Rainer. Luise Rainer was 30 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 12 1910 –
Died: Tue, Dec 30 2014

Paul Muni. Paul Muni was 44 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Sep 21 1895 –
Died: Fri, Aug 25 1967

Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy was 40 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 05 1900 –
Died: Sat, Jun 10 1967

W.C. Fields. W.C. Fields was 60 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 29 1880 –
Died: Wed, Dec 25 1946

Mack Sennett. Mack Sennett was 60 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 17 1880 –
Died: Sat, Nov 05 1960

Edgar Bergen. Edgar Bergen was 37 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 16 1903 –
Died: Sat, Sep 30 1978

Darryl F. Zanuck. Darryl F. Zanuck was 37 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 05 1902 –
Died: Sat, Dec 22 1979

Douglas Fairbanks. Douglas Fairbanks would have been no older than 56 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, May 22 1883 –
Died: Tue, Dec 12 1939

Deanna Durbin. Deanna Durbin was 18 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 04 1921 –
Died: Sat, Apr 20 2013

Mickey Rooney. Mickey Rooney was 19 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 23 1920 –
Died: Sun, Apr 06 2014

Walt Disney. Walt Disney was 38 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 05 1901 –
Died: Thu, Dec 15 1966

Hal B. Wallis. Hal B. Wallis was 40 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 13 1899 –
Died: Sun, Oct 05 1986

George Bernard Shaw. George Bernard Shaw was 84 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 26 1856 –
Died: Thu, Nov 02 1950

James Stewart. James Stewart was 32 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, May 20 1908 –
Died: Wed, Jul 02 1997

Elsa Lanchester. Elsa Lanchester was 37 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Oct 28 1902 –
Died: Fri, Dec 26 1986

Jean Hersholt. Jean Hersholt was 54 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 10 1886 –
Died: Sat, Jun 02 1956

Hedy Lamarr. Hedy Lamarr was 25 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 09 1914 –
Died: Wed, Jan 19 2000

Gene Markey. Gene Markey was 44 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 11 1895 –
Died: Thu, May 01 1980

Melvyn Douglas. Melvyn Douglas was 39 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Apr 05 1901 –
Died: Tue, Aug 04 1981

Helen Gahagan. Helen Gahagan was 39 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 25 1900 –
Died: Sat, Jun 28 1980

Irving Pichel. Irving Pichel was 49 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Jun 24 1891 –
Died: Tue, Jul 13 1954

Vivien Leigh. Vivien Leigh was 26 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 05 1913 –
Died: Fri, Jul 07 1967

David O. Selznick. David O. Selznick was 38 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, May 10 1902 –
Died: Tue, Jun 22 1965

May Robson. May Robson was 82 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Apr 17 1858 –
Died: Tue, Oct 20 1942

Olivia de Havilland. Olivia de Havilland was 24 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 01 1916 –
Died: Sun, Jul 26 2020

John Hay Whitney. John Hay Whitney was >> in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Louella Parsons. Louella Parsons was 58 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Aug 06 1881 –
Died: Sat, Dec 09 1972

Harry Martin. Harry Martin was >> in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (as Dr. Henry Martin)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hedda Hopper. Hedda Hopper was 55 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, May 01 1885 –
Died: Tue, Feb 01 1966

John Carroll. John Carroll was 34 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Jul 17 1906 –
Died: Tue, Apr 24 1979

Jack L. Warner. Jack L. Warner was 47 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 02 1892 –
Died: Sat, Sep 09 1978

Harry M. Warner. Harry M. Warner was >> in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ann Rutherford. Ann Rutherford was 22 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 02 1917 –
Died: Mon, Jun 11 2012

Virginia Bruce. Virginia Bruce was 29 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 29 1910 –
Died: Wed, Feb 24 1982

J. Walter Ruben. J. Walter Ruben was 40 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 14 1899 –
Died: Sun, Aug 16 1942

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was 30 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 09 1909 –
Died: Sun, May 07 2000

Elsa Maxwell. Elsa Maxwell was 59 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, May 24 1881 –
Died: Fri, Nov 01 1963

Laurence Olivier. Laurence Olivier was 33 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, May 22 1907 –
Died: Tue, Jul 11 1989

E.J. Mannix. E.J. Mannix was 49 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 25 1891 –
Died: Fri, Aug 30 1963

Judy Garland. Judy Garland was 18 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 10 1922 –
Died: Sun, Jun 22 1969

George Raft. George Raft was 44 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 26 1895 –
Died: Tue, Nov 25 1980

Walter Wanger. Walter Wanger was 46 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 11 1894 –
Died: Mon, Nov 18 1968

Frank Capra. Frank Capra was 43 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, May 18 1897 –
Died: Tue, Sep 03 1991

Robert Donat. Robert Donat was 35 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 18 1905 –
Died: Mon, Jun 09 1958

Hattie McDaniel. Hattie McDaniel was 47 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 10 1893 –
Died: Sun, Oct 26 1952

Thomas Mitchell. Thomas Mitchell was 48 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 10 1892 –
Died: Mon, Dec 17 1962

Fay Bainter. Fay Bainter was 46 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 07 1893 –
Died: Tue, Apr 16 1968

Victor Fleming. Victor Fleming was 51 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 23 1889 –
Died: Thu, Jan 06 1949

Mervyn LeRoy. Mervyn LeRoy was 39 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Oct 15 1900 –
Died: Sun, Sep 13 1987

Sinclair Lewis. Sinclair Lewis was 55 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 06 1885 –
Died: Wed, Jan 10 1951

Lewis R. Foster. Lewis R. Foster was 41 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 05 1898 –
Died: Mon, Jun 10 1974

Gordon Hollingshead. Gordon Hollingshead was 48 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 08 1892 –
Died: Tue, Jul 08 1952

Hamilton Luske. Hamilton Luske was 36 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 16 1903 –
Died: Mon, Feb 19 1968

Bob Hope. Bob Hope was 37 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self - Master of Ceremonies'.

Birthday: Fri, May 29 1903 –
Died: Sun, Jul 27 2003

E.Y. Harburg. E.Y. Harburg was 44 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 08 1896 –
Died: Thu, Mar 05 1981

Harold Arlen. Harold Arlen was 35 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 15 1905 –
Died: Wed, Apr 23 1986

William Cameron Menzies. William Cameron Menzies was 44 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 29 1896 –
Died: Tue, Mar 05 1957

Herbert T. Kalmus. Herbert T. Kalmus was >> in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hal C. Kern. Hal C. Kern was 46 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 14 1894 –
Died: Sun, Feb 24 1985

James E. Newcom. James E. Newcom was 34 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 29 1905 –
Died: Sat, Oct 06 1990

Ernest Haller. Ernest Haller was 44 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, May 31 1896 –
Died: Wed, Oct 21 1970

Ray Rennahan. Ray Rennahan was 44 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, May 01 1896 –
Died: Mon, May 19 1980

Bernard B. Brown. Bernard B. Brown was 42 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 24 1898 –
Died: Fri, Feb 20 1981

Fred Sersen. Fred Sersen was >> in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lyle R. Wheeler. Lyle R. Wheeler was 35 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 12 1905 –
Died: Wed, Jan 10 1990

Edmund H. Hansen. Edmund H. Hansen was >> in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Herbert Stothart. Herbert Stothart was 54 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 11 1885 –
Died: Tue, Feb 01 1949

Crew

De Leon Anthony. De Leon Anthony was 38 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Writer'

Birthday: Sat, Sep 28 1901 –
Died: Tue, Jun 12 1979

Gordon Hollingshead. Gordon Hollingshead was 48 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Producer'

Birthday: Fri, Jan 08 1892 –
Died: Tue, Jul 08 1952

Frank Capra. Frank Capra was 43 in Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as 'Supervisor of Production Resources'

Birthday: Tue, May 18 1897 –
Died: Tue, Sep 03 1991