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Fredric March won Best Actor, Drama, for Death of a Salesman, while Danny Kaye won Best Actor, Musical or Comedy, for On the Riviera. Jane Wyman won Best Actress, Drama, for her role in The Blue Veil, while June Allyson won Best Actress, Musical or Comedy, for Too Young to Kiss. 1951 also saw the film debut of Grace Kelly and Carroll Baker.
Ben Carson, African American politician, author and neurosurgeon; Dee Dee Ramone, rock bass guitarist (d. 2002) Darryl Stingley, American football player (New England Patriots) (d. 2007) September 22 – Amanda Mackey, casting director (d. 2022) September 25. Pedro Almodóvar, filmmaker; Mark Hamill, film and voice actor ; September 27
Pluto (1937–1951) Goofy (1939–1953) ... American actor (born 1918), Strangers on a Train, The Clock; August 30 – Konstantin Märska, Estonian cinematographer ...
Kelly is known for his performances in An American in Paris (1951), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Singin' in the Rain (1952), which he and Donen directed and choreographed, and other musical films of that era such as Cover Girl (1944) and Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Leon Errol (born Leonce Errol Sims, July 3, 1881 – October 12, 1951) was an Australian-American comedian and actor in the United States, popular in the first half of the 20th century for his appearances in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in films.
The 24th Academy Awards were held on March 20, 1952, honoring the films of 1951.The ceremony was hosted by Danny Kaye.. An American in Paris and A Place in the Sun each received six Oscars, splitting Best Picture and Best Director, respectively.
AFI defines an "American screen legend" as "an actor or a team of actors with a significant screen presence in American feature-length films (films of 40 minutes or more) whose screen debut occurred in or before 1950, or whose screen debut occurred after 1950 but whose death has marked a completed body of work."
Jose Ferrer, then under investigation from the House Un-American Activities Committee over suspected Communist ties, won the Best Actor award despite being given very little chances to win. [1] Marlene Dietrich nearly stole the show by wearing an apparently-painted-on dress that displayed her legs and figure.