epking
How did they come to be called the Oscars?
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How did they come to be called the Oscars?
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lasrus
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One of the prominent theories of Oscar naming is that Bette Davis named it after her husband Oscar Nelson a fact that is ratified by an article in Time Magazine saying so
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bonnieginter
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Another theory is that when the Executive Secretary saw the statuette, she said that it reminded of her Uncle Oscar which is also ratified by a column about the Oscars by Qiang Skolsky saying that employees gave it the name.