Lawrence of Arabia: 1962 Best Picture

1962’s Best Picture was “Lawrence of Arabia”. At the 35th Academy Awards, it won 7 Oscars out of 10 nominations. The other Best Picture nominees that year were: “The Longest Day”, “The Music Man”, “Mutiny on the Bounty” and “To Kill a Mockingbird”.

Other notable film titles of 1962 include: “Dr. No”, “The Miracle Worker”, “Days of Wine and Roses”, “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”, “Birdman of Alcatraz”, “Gypsy”, “The Manchurian Candidate”, “Lolita”, “Taras Bulba”, “Cape Fear” and “Requiem for a Heavyweight”.

Very special mention: “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol” became the first first animated holiday program ever produced specifically for television. Razzleberry dressing, anyone?

Jeopardy! clues on “Lawrence of Arabia”
MOVIES BY ONE-WORD QUOTE $600: 1962: “Aqaba!”
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA $800: One of cinema’s great entrances is the long shot that introduces Sherif Ali, played by this similarly named man
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA $1200: Director David Lean makes a cameo as a motorcyclist on the far bank of this man-made Egyptian waterway
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA $1600: Lawrence is sent to help Prince Faisal, played by this future “Star Wars” actor
OSCAR-WINNING DIRECTORS OF THE ’60S $400: “Lawrence of Arabia”
POPCORN COLONELS $600: Anthony Quayle as Col. Brighton gives orders to this Peter O’Toole title character, who ignores them
LEAN SCREEN $400: King Hussein of Jordan offered David Lean camel-riders of the desert patrol as extras for this 1962 epic
MILITARY MOVIES $600: 1962: A young British officer leads the revolt against the Ottoman Empire
“M.J.” $2000: He won Oscars for his scores for “Doctor Zhivago”, “A Passage to India” & “Lawrence of Arabia”
MY FAVORITE FILMS $400: The hero of this 1962 epic is worshiped by the men he leads, though they do call him “Orens”
HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES! $1600: A 1962 epic: David Lean, Maurice Jarre
PETER O’TOOLE TIME $400: Turned down by Brando & Albert Finney, the role of this adventurer made O’Toole an international star
THE ANTHONY QUINN FILM FESTIVAL $400: In 1962 Anthony Quinn played a fierce Bedouin leader in this desert epic
I SHOT THE SHARIF $200: David Lean gave Omar Sharif a big-screen break when he shot this epic starring Peter O’Toole
THE BFI’S TOP 100 BRITISH FILMS $200: Peter O’Toole had his first leading role in this film, No. 3 on the list
THE MOVIES $400: David Lean’s sweeping saga of this British adventurer was reissued in 1989 with previously unseen footage
’60s OSCAR-WINNING FILMS: Although 216 minutes long, this 1962 film had no women in credited speaking roles

More 1962 film clues:
’60s ROLES $400: When Patty Duke won her Oscar for this 1962 role, she was the youngest person to win a regular Oscar
HOLLYWOOD REMAKES $800: This waterlogged 1935 movie with Charles Laughton & Clark Gable was remade in 1962 & 1984
“S.C.” $300: In a 1962 movie he bonded with Ursula Andress
MOVIE QUOTES: First uttered in 1962, this 3-word self-introduction tops Guinness’ list of the most famous movie quotes ever
A LOAD OF LOBOS $800: The 1962 film “The Legend of Lobo” told the story of the life & adventures of one of these critters in the Southwest
BOXING MOVIES $400: Ed Asner made his big screen debut in “Kid Galahad”, a 1962 film with this rock star in the title role
ACTRESSES & THEIR ROLES: This American actress won a 1960 Tony & a 1962 Oscar for playing the same teacher
LEND ME YOUR “EAR”s $600: Robert Mitchum was in both the 1962 & 1991 versions of this film
BIBLE MOVIES $1000: Stewart Granger played Lot & Pier Angeli was his salty wife Ildith in the 1962 film about these 2 title cities
FILMS OF THE ’60s $1000: Ursula Andress made a memorable entrance in this 1962 film when she emerged from the water in a bikini
“LONG” FILMS $800: In this jolly 1962 film based on an O’Neill play, Hepburn’s on dope, Robards is an alcoholic & Stockwell has TB
CHOCOLATE-COVERED CINEMA $800: In this 1962 film, boy with drinking problem, Lemmon, meets girl with chocolate addiction, Remick
THE RAT PACK $1000: This British Rat Packer with a reputation as a playboy was one of the “Sergeants 3” in a 1962 film
GEOGRAPHIC PHRASES $500 (Daily Double): (VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): “(Hi, I’m Janet Leigh) I romanced Frank Sinatra in this 1962 film about brainwashing, Communism & assassination”
TAKE A LETTER $800: In a 1962 film, Leslie Caron moved into a room of this shape in a London boarding house
BIRD WORDS & PHRASES $200: In a famous 1962 film, Gregory Peck says it’s “a sin to” do this
THE MOVIES $400: This world-famous sitarist composed some Indian music for the 1962 film, “Tarzan goes to India”
ACTOR-DIRECTORS $500: Peter Ustinov directed the 1962 film version of this Herman Melville novel & played Captain Vere in it
THE STARS $1000: This star bought the island of Teti’aroa which he’d seen while filming a 1962 motion picture
SHOW BIZ SIBLINGS $500: “Drop Zone” director John Badham is the brother of Mary Badham, who played Scout in this 1962 film
THE MOVIES $500: In this 1962 film, brainwashed Laurence Harvey is controlled by his spy mother, Angela Lansbury
CELEBRITIES $400: He played Chance Wayne in the original 1959 production of “Sweet Bird of Youth” & in the 1962 film
BETTE DAVIS $800: The scary 1962 film in which Davis sang, “I’ve written a letter to Daddy”
“MAN”LY MOVIES $2,500 (Daily Double): Film that inspired Burt Bacharach & Hal David to write this 1962 Top 10 hit: “Alone and afraid she prayed that he’d return that fateful night / Aw, that night / When nothing she said could keep her man from going out to fight…”
AMERICAN ACTORS: Reflecting a long friendship dating to a 1962 film they did together, Brock Peters gave the eulogy at this star’s 2003 funeral