Joseph Farnham

Joseph Farnham (December 2 1884 - June 2 1931) is an Academy Award-winning film writer and film editor of the silent movie era to the early 1930s. He was also a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was born in Connecticut.

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December 2 - 1884 - June 2 - 1931 - Academy Award - Film writer - Film editor - Silent movie - 1930s - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Connecticut

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In the 1st Academy Awards of 1929, nominees could be considered for an Oscar for an award on the basis of multiple films within the year. Joseph won his "Best Writing - Title Cards" award for the films Fair Co-Ed, Laugh Clown, Laugh, and Telling the World. This was the only year that an Oscar for title cards would be awarded.

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1st Academy Awards - 1929 - Fair Co-Ed - Laugh Clown, Laugh - Telling the World - Title cards

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Joseph Farnham has the sad distinction of being the very first Academy Award-winner to die. He died of a heart attack while living in Los Angeles, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

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Heart attack - Los Angeles - California - Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery - Glendale, California

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