The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) ELIZABETH TAYLOR
Movie Class by PizzaFLIX: Adapted for the screen by brothers Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein. The pair became the first twins to be awarded Oscars when they won in the writing category for CASABLANCA (1942). Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Donna Reed, Roger Moore, Eva Gabor Director: Richard Brooks Writer: F. Scott Fitzgerald (Novel) TRIVIA: Jack L. Warner, head of Warner Brothers, had a lovehate relationship with the Epstein twin brothers. He could not argue with their commercial success, but he deplored their pranks, their work habits and the hours they kept. In 1952, Warner gave the brothers names to the House UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC). They were never called to testify, but on a HUAC questionnaire, when asked if they ever were members of a subversive organization, they wrote, Yes. Warner
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