The Opening of the Academy Awards in 1964

Host Jack Lemmon opens the 36th Academy Awards in 1964, with introductions by Rock Hudson and Academy President Arthur Freed. Steve McQueen presents the Oscar® for Sound to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department (Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director) for "How the West Was Won."

[@lizf2400]

Loved Jack Lemmon

[@jwelch5742]

How the West Was Won has great sound mixing.

[@Joylibelle]

Love this 1964 musical ouverture 🎶🎶

[@scottmiller6495]

Beautiful and soothing music with songs from the past that were familiar.

[@jeffpiegari4942]

Me too

[@canal-st7cy]

¡¡Recuerdos imborrables, de estas tertulias maravillosas, cuantas tardes en el Cine Teatro Municipal y en el Precioso Cine Olimar, bebiendo su actuaciones, con nuestros espejos del Alma, sintiéndonos trasladados a la Pantalla con sus extraordinarias actuaciones, inolvidables y gratos recuerdos, que hemos guardado celosamente en nuestras memoria, inalcanzables talentos, que hoy quisiera no se hubieran ido jamas, ooohhh como me gustaría compartir con.mis Hijos, estos tesoros de Nuestro Cine.... Americano........ hay muchos seres humanos que debieran ser inmortales, como Ellos !!!-- Desde Treinta y Tres Uruguay

[@ceprona989]

hey...its ROCK HUDSON!!

[@LordGreystoke]

Fascinating how the Surgeon General's report on smoking would be so openly alluded to by an actor introducing the awards. While one would have thought that movies would have begun a rapid decline in depicting characters who smoke once this report came out, the industry kept on making movies with cigarette smoking being featured predominantly.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Yes. Cigarette smoking pornography!

[@michaelcordio7150]

very nice, composed song... nicely done...

[@seannewhouse1943]

No matter the year or the year that people watch it's people's smiles

[@kathleenmckeithen118]

Loved Steve McQueen.

[@ceprona989]

TV changed everything!!

[@jefftycarson5969]

La pareja famosa Bobby darin y Sandra Dee

[@brennonguilbeau569]

11:10 a young President Russel Kramer. LOL

[@johnsain]

The first song played was 'The Star Spangled Banner'....I wonder when they stopped doing that?

[@keithhyttinen8275]

I wonder why Ronald Reagan told me his tax cuts were going to trickle down in 1981, then they did not.

[@camparinorton]

black and white in 64?? , btw , thankyou for sharing, it was great

[@efrem1]

ABC did not become a color network until 1966. Looks as if this was a kinescope anyway.

[@sean1672able111]

Hard to believe, this was right after JFK was assassinated. Still joy in the celebs, but also sadness, because it hit Hollywood hard, when Kennedy was assassinated.

[@JerseySurvivor]

Another great opening. Was this McQueen's first appearance?

[@jacksmith2417]

yes it was. he returned the next year to present the award to my fair lady. two years after that, he appeared as a best actor nominee for the sand pebbles, and four years after that, he presented the best picture oscar to patton.

[@scottmiller6495]

This is what America was like back in the days when people got dressed up showed respect for talent and cared how they looked, acted and were seen in public. This ended after the 1980s. We have a world now where peopl especially the young couldn,t care less and that is beyond horrible absolutely !!!!!

[@JA-ol5ye]

They barely allowed black people in the room back then, so, I’d say we’re actually doing a bit better.

[@xmplaysims0]

The fact that almost everyone there is dead

[@sam0xin]

Hmm 😏
no word about JFK’s assassination .

[@70mmcinerama44]

Any mention of JFK assassination during show? Missing are JFK Hollywood friends?