79th Academy Awards - in Memoriam

In Memoriam

  • Presented by Jodie Foster
The Academy takes a moment to remember those in the film industry that passed away in the previous year: Glenn Ford, Bruno Kirby, Alida Valli, songwriter Betty Comden, Jane Wyatt, Don Knotts, Red Buttons, director Gillo Pontecorvo, Darren McGavin, director Richard Fleischer, cinematographer Sven Nykvist, producer/cartoonist Joseph Barbera, Tamara Dobson, set designer Gretchen Rau, June Allyson, director Gordon Parks, Philippe Noiret, Maureen Stapleton, Jack Wild, director Vincent Sherman, James Doohan, director Shōhei Imamura, producer Carlo Ponti, Peter Boyle, cinematographer James Glennon, screenwriter Sidney Sheldon, Jack Palance, Mako, Jack Warden, composer Basil Poledouris, art director Henry Bumstead, screenwriter Jay Presson Allen, and director Robert Altman.

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