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Oscars Bring Carson to Host 51st ceremony
Hollywood coverage previews the 51st Academy Awards with Johnny Carson as host and Jack Haley Jr. producing. It details presenters, nominee expectations for Best Picture and Best Actor, the plan for performances, honorary awards, and the show's pace to keep it moving.
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Johnny Carson
Hollywood
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Marlon Brando
Vanessa Redgrave
ABC
Jack Haley Jr
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Haley
George Burns
Brooke Shields
Ruby Keeler
Kris Kristofferson
Yul Brynner
Kim Novak
Audrey Hepburn
Dean Martin
Ricardo Montalban
Shirley MacLaine
Sylvester Stallone
Diana Ross
Christopher Reeve
Margot Kidder
Richard Dreyfuss
Jacqueline Bisset
Ali MacGraw
Nick Nolte
Robin Williams
Steve Martin
Academy
Raquel Welch
The
Kirk Douglas
Carson
Sammy Davis
Steve Lawrence
Olivia Newton-John
Donna Summer
Johnny Mathis
Jane Oliver
Barry Manilow
Debby Boone
King Vidor
Walter Lantz
Museum of Modern Art
Laurence Olivier
Brando
Los Angeles Music Center
Ingrid Bergman
American Film Institute
Alfred Hitchcock
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