Patty Duke wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1963 giving the shortest speech ever. In 1970 she won the Best Actress in a Single Performance Emmy for #MySweetCharlie.
Ethel Ross was her talent manager, + abusive surrogate mother from the age of 8

#pattyduke #oscarspeech #miracleworker

In her 1978 Oscar acceptance speech, Vanessa Redgrave boldly condemned Zionism a moment rarely acknowledged today. #vanessaredgrave #oscarspeech #oscars

So, it didn’t start in the 7th of October 2023!