tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675393718702467550.post5215494133248071700..comments2019-08-11T10:01:26.564-07:00Comments on Hill Place: Hey Oscar, Why Didn't You Mention Ann Rutherford in your "In Memoriam" segment?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675393718702467550.post-28666346023872197852013-03-07T04:14:33.638-08:002013-03-07T04:14:33.638-08:00I hate to state the obvious, but when she is descr...I hate to state the obvious, but when she is described as "genuine" it is almost certain she was not the sort of person whom "The Academy" would respect or honor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675393718702467550.post-10241206614256305382013-02-25T13:28:17.988-08:002013-02-25T13:28:17.988-08:00This omission was a real shocker--Ann was one of l...This omission was a real shocker--Ann was one of last remaining stars from the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, and her death saddened many. It's incomprehensible! The "In Memoriam" segment should be one the high points of the annual Oscar broadcast, but, instead, it's always the most aggravating part of the show! NO excuse for not including Ann Rutherford!<br />As for Andy Griffith, I'm sure the Academy will use the old "known primarily for TV work" excuse. So how did Jack Klugman get included? I LIKE Jack Klugman, but Andy Griffith was the star of several prominent and popular films--whereas Klugman only appeared in a few supporting roles in movies throughout the years. UGH!<br />By the way: GREAT blog!!Beefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483716577697671062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675393718702467550.post-46907780371342800442013-02-25T06:56:24.157-08:002013-02-25T06:56:24.157-08:00As the director for the Marietta Gone With the Win...As the director for the Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum in Marietta, Georgia, I had the pleasure of meeting Ann Rutherford for the first time in 2007 at a function in Orlando, Florida. That was late January and in June that same year, Ann made an appearance at our annual weekend event (this one entitled "The Heart & History of Hollywood." Unlike prior years, we had only two guests in 2007...Ann Rutherford and Robert Osborne (host of Turner Classic Movies). Mr. Osborne interviewed Ann following a sold-out dinner at our local country club. I cannot tell you the charisma and true star quality shown by this wonderful golden age of Hollywood actress. She was someone I described as genuine, a word I seldom use anymore due to the absence of that quality in so many individuals in today's society. She gave her fans all and more of herself and they loved her for it. She often said that Gone With the Wind had made her golden years platinum and referred to her role in the film as "a nothing part." She would tell you at every opportunity that she fought hard for that nothing part because she knew it was, and would be, something special. She was right. When allowing for inflation, Gone With the Wind is still the top box office film of all time. And, that still wasn't enough to warrant one of its actors a place of remembrance.<br /><br />Ann would appear at our annual events every year until her death in 2012. We became friends (an easy task with Ann) and I never tired of her stories and sense of humor when we talked by phone or in person. She love our museum and our city and we loved her. Her absence is apparent in every turn in the museum because she was and is such a part of it. If the academy could have seen the autograph lines for Ann filing throughout our building year after year, perhaps they would have included her in their "Memoriam" at last night's Oscars. Watching with family members who also knew Ann, we could only look at each other with broken hearts that this wonderful woman, actress, friend, and movie star did not warrant her beautiful face on the screen. I wonder what actresses Debbie Reynolds, Anne Jeffreys, Marsha Hunt and other Hollywood legends are thinking about the omission of their dear friend. The academy needs to get off its high-horse and acknowledge the ones who paved the way for their annual awards show. There have been many, many mistakes at past Oscar presentations. This one is unforgiveable!<br /> Connie Sutherlandnoreply@blogger.com