Famous Sayings 1970-71
Theme Songs
Oscars
Actors
Actors who made it in the 70's
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I was cured alright

What was Clockwork Orange 1971

100

Famous artist and group sang the theme song for this 1973 spy film. It is the eighth film in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.

Who are Paul McCartney and Wings in Live and Let Die.

100

This actor refused to accept the nomination and the award for best actor, because he did not feel himself to be in any competition with other actors. Frank McCarthy, the film's producer, accepted the award on this actor's behalf at the ceremony, but returned it to the Academy the next day in keeping with the actor's wishes 

Who is George C. Scott and Patton

100

This actor starred in They Call Me Mr. Tibbs in 1970 and had a daughter who attended NMH, graduating in 1973. He starred in many movies during his lifetime, including early hits like A Raisin in the Sun, Lilies of the Field and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. He was the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (for Lilies of the Field).

Who is Sidney Poitier

100

He started in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde and came to fame when he played Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in this movie that came out in 1971.

Who is Gene Hackman in the French Connection

200

...You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?

What was Dirty Harry 1971

200

This singer, songwriter, musician and actor won the Academy Award in 1972 for best original music for the theme song for Shaft. He later wrote hit songs with David Porter, including When Something is Wrong with my Baby

Who is Isaac Hayes 


200

Best Actress in a supporting role 1971. From acclaimed actress to respected MP (Member of Parliament), she was known for her high intelligence and meticulous approach to her work. She first came to the public's notice when she won a supporting role in the controversial film Marat/Sade (1967), and is acknowledged to have stolen the show.

Who is Glenda Jackson 

200

This actor overcame a childhood stutter to become one of the most versatile actors in the second half of the 20th century. In 1970 he portrayed boxer Jack Jackson in The Great White Hope.

Who is James Earl Jones


200

He gained popular attention with his role as a dying Major League Baseball player in this 1973 movie

Who is Robert De Niro in The Taxi Driver

300

Never you mind, honey, never you mind

What was The Last Picture Show

300

This songwriter and musician re-recorded his 1956 hit to serve as the theme song for the 1970 movie, I Walk The Line, starring Gregory Peck.

Who is Johnny Cash 


300

In 1970 this became the first and only X-rated film to win best picture, though its rating was changed in 1971 to R after the MPAA revised its ratings criteria. This film earned 7 nominations and 3 wins for best film, screenplay and writing with nominations for film editing, actress in a supporting role, and 2 for actors.

What is Midnight Cowboy


300

This actor, singer, dancer  starred in the very forgettable films Cucumber Castle (1970), The Trackers (1971), and Poor Devil (1973), He was much better known for his appearances in the 1970s in Rowan and Martin's Laugh In, All In the Family, and The Courtship of Eddie's Father. He was part of the Rat Pack, alongside Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. 

Who is Sammy Davis Jr


300

It was the 1971 film The Panic in Needle Park, in which he played a heroin addict,  that brought this actor to the attention of director Francis Ford Coppola. This helped him to get the starring role in this movie.

Who is Al Pacino in the Godfather

400

Kiss my Hot Lips

What is MASH 1970

400

This songwriter and musician  wrote and posthumously performed the theme song for the 1973 film The Last American Hero. This songwriter died in a plane crash 50 years ago, and his song Time in A Bottle became his second #1 hit a month after his death.

Who is Jim Croce (I Got a Name)


400

This 1972 film received 10 nominations and received 8 Oscars including best Music, Art Direction, Directing, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Actor in a Supporting Role - Joel Grey and  Actress - Liza Minnelli 

What is Cabaret


400

This actor, songwriter, starred in the film and sang most of the songs in The Jamaican film The Harder They Come. It was released in 1973, introduced Reggae to the world and became an American cult classic.

Who is Jimmy Cliff


400

This actor starred alongside Karen Black in this 1970 movie in what became his persona-defining role. He and  Black were nominated for Academy Awards for their performances. Within a month after the film’s release that September, the movie became a blockbuster, making this actor a leading man and the “new American antihero".

Who is Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces

500

Today is a good day to die

What is Little Big Men 1970

500

This singer sang the Love Theme from the Godfather in 1972, written by Paul Mauriat

Who is Andy Williams


500

Moments before David Niven announced Elizabeth Taylor as the presenter of Best Picture, this person charged across the stage.


500

This ten year old actress became the youngest winner ever in a competitive Academy Awards category when she won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in this film, shot in black-and-white, is set in Kansas and Missouri during the Great Depression. It stars the real-life father and daughter pairing of this actress and her father as protagonists Moses and Addie. 

Who is Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon

500

This actor began appearing in theater during the late 1950’s, moving into television and film roles during the early 1960s, playing Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and appearing in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963). He landed is most famous role as Major Frank Burns in this blockbuster comedy

Who is Robert Duvall in MASH