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Who was the figure on an Oscar award based upon?In: Oscars [Recategorize] |
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Tasked with creating an award for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesMGM's art director Cedric Gibbons came up with the idea of a knight holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film. In need of a model for his statue Gibbons was introduced by his then wife Dolores del Río to El Indio. Reluctant at first, Fernández was finally convinced to pose naked to create what today it is known as the "Oscar".
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