Which of today's movies would you watch?
The Life of Emile Zola (1937) is a dramatic
bio of the 19th century French writer famously
involved in the Dreyfuss Affair. It is on the National
Film Registry. It won Oscars for Best Picture,
Supporting Actor, to Joseph Schildkraut, and
Adapted Screenplay. Zola was born April 2,
1840.
The Life of Emile Zola
The Year of Living Dangerously
(1982) is a political drama set in
Indonesia in about 1965 before President
Sukarno's fall. It won an Oscar for
Supporting Actress, to Linda Hunt, born
April 2, 1945.
The Year of Living Dangerously
Dragnet (1951-1959) was a very popular
TV series about police in 1950s Los Angeles.
There are 267 episodes. It starred Jack Webb,
born April 2, 1920. It won Emmys for Best
Mystery, Action or Adventure Program (1953, 1954),
Best Mystery or Intrigue Series (1955), and Best
Original Music (1955). See also Dragnet (1954)
and (1987) (comic version).
Dragnet
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