Thread by @dean_frey

Remembering José Ferrer on his birthday 🎂
📷 Kurt Hutton
He's contemplating an assortment of noses for his role as Cyrano de Bergerac in Michael Gordon's 1950 film. He won an #Oscar for the movie, & a #Tony for the play; I'm trying to think of another instance of that happening.

José Ferrer & Judy Holliday both won acting Oscars on March 29, 1951. They were in New York that night, following the proceedings at La Zambra nightclub. They're having fun in this Slim Aarons shot.
Cyrano, meet Billie Dawn.

When José Ferrer wins for Best Actor, his close friend Gloria Swanson jumps for joy. Ferrer gets a hug from the eventual Best Actress winner, Judy Holliday.
📷 Hal Mathewson, 1951

Gloria Swanson has lost her chance at an #Oscar, for Sunset Boulevard. José Ferrer, who won for Cyrano de Bergerac, comforts her with a kiss. Poor Gloria!
A great photograph by Burt Glinn, 1951
Plenty of fine photographers were there that night!

Another kiss for poor Gloria from José Ferrer, as Judy Holliday contemplates her Oscar, for Born Yesterday. Another fabulous photograph by Slim Aarons.

I was wondering how José Ferrer & Gloria Swanson had come to be such close friends, when I came across this:
Al Hirschfeld's drawing of Gloria Swanson, José Ferrer, Robert Strauss & William Lynn in Twentieth Century on Broadway, 1950

On #Oscar night, March 29, 1951, José Ferrer gives his acceptance speech via telephone & radio from New York, while Judy Holliday gives hers.
📷 Slim Aarons
#PhoneCallFromPaul tweet on Ferrer's birthday 🎂📞
@holdengraber