Patrick Stockstill

Obsessed with the movies, Stockstill was especially interested in Oscar Award trivia. By 1982 he had more than 10,000 index cards cataloging Oscar data, and applied at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as an assistant librarian. "It's the one job in the world that I wanted to get," he once said. They hired him, and the Academy bought its first computer so his data could be digitized. Within a year, Stockstill was the Academy's official historian, and he made his data base available on the Internet. One of his job perks: guarding the Oscar statuettes at the annual award shows; he was the one who handed them to the presenters. Stockstill, who long suffered from heart disease, recently had a heart-liver-kidney transplant. Complications after the surgery killed him on May 24. He was 57. From This is True for 27 May 2007 Suggestions for further reading: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by Harper Lee Amazon Price: $9.75 Customer Review: A true American classic. The only book/film tandem in American history that are both 5 stars... Could anyone other than Gregory Peck play Atticus who is so well portrayed in this tale? No.   Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf Amazon Price: Customer Review: The book's not particularly well written, though it wasn't badly written. The cocept is very imaginitive, though I thought the underlying theme of racism was a bit preachy. Overall, the book's fairly predictable, but has some interesting twi...   80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards by Robert Osborne Amazon Price: $47.25 Customer Review: We ordered it with 2 days shipping, but it was only delivered after 8 days.   Oscar Night: 75 Years of Hollywood Parties by David Friend Amazon Price: Customer Review: It really made my day and the discription of the detail of the "Vanity Fair Oscar" book was in perfect condition. I will surely purchase more. Just amazing.   Mad About the Oscars: 38 Best Picture Winners (and Losers!) by The Usual Gang of Idiots Amazon Price: Customer Review: This book is SO cool and has movie satires. Yes, you were amazed by Lord of the Rings... but you'll dia laughing at Bored of the Rings!!!! You were scared watching The Exorcist.... you'll giggle hysterically at The Eccchorcist!!!!! Oh, some of the mo...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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