Nomination
In 1933, she was nominated at age 75 for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Lady for a Day, losing to Katharine Hepburn. She was the first Australian-born person to be nominated for an acting Oscar, and for many years she held the record for the oldest performer nominated for an Oscar.
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“The confirmation of Clarence Thomas, one of the most conservative voices to be added to the [Supreme] Court in recent memory, carries a sobering message for the African- American community.... As he begins to make his mark upon the lives of African Americans, we must acknowledge that his successful nomination is due in no small measure to the support he received from black Americans.”
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