Scott Detrow

The fact that the most famous comedian in town had just been driven out of the country. When he got kicked out of the country, three people in Hollywood stood up publicly and said this was a terrible mistake. You know who they were?

Sam Goldwyn, Cary Grant, and William Wyler. Everybody else shut up.

Sam Goldwyn, Cary Grant, and William Wyler. Everybody else shut up.

Sam Goldwyn, Cary Grant, and William Wyler. Everybody else shut up.

He was overwhelmed. It was a 12-minute ovation. It was the longest ovation in the history of the Oscars. Old age is beginning to have its way with him when you look at it on YouTube. He's older, he's frail. He just kind of shakes his head and he can't believe it that after all these years, you know. The funny thing was his son, Sidney, wonderful man, gone now.

He was overwhelmed. It was a 12-minute ovation. It was the longest ovation in the history of the Oscars. Old age is beginning to have its way with him when you look at it on YouTube. He's older, he's frail. He just kind of shakes his head and he can't believe it that after all these years, you know. The funny thing was his son, Sidney, wonderful man, gone now.

He was overwhelmed. It was a 12-minute ovation. It was the longest ovation in the history of the Oscars. Old age is beginning to have its way with him when you look at it on YouTube. He's older, he's frail. He just kind of shakes his head and he can't believe it that after all these years, you know. The funny thing was his son, Sidney, wonderful man, gone now.

But I had a long interview with Sidney, oh, 20 years ago probably. And he said the thing that you have to understand about my father was he didn't care about the Oscar. He didn't care about awards. Those meant nothing to him.

But I had a long interview with Sidney, oh, 20 years ago probably. And he said the thing that you have to understand about my father was he didn't care about the Oscar. He didn't care about awards. Those meant nothing to him.

But I had a long interview with Sidney, oh, 20 years ago probably. And he said the thing that you have to understand about my father was he didn't care about the Oscar. He didn't care about awards. Those meant nothing to him.

He said my father's image of himself was as a workman, to show up every day and work on the script until it's as good as you can make it, to show up on the set every day until the scene is as good as you can make it. He said it wasn't about awards. It wasn't even about money. It was about being a good workman. putting in your time. He said that's why he hated to go on vacation.

He said my father's image of himself was as a workman, to show up every day and work on the script until it's as good as you can make it, to show up on the set every day until the scene is as good as you can make it. He said it wasn't about awards. It wasn't even about money. It was about being a good workman. putting in your time. He said that's why he hated to go on vacation.

He said my father's image of himself was as a workman, to show up every day and work on the script until it's as good as you can make it, to show up on the set every day until the scene is as good as you can make it. He said it wasn't about awards. It wasn't even about money. It was about being a good workman. putting in your time. He said that's why he hated to go on vacation.

They had eight kids in the house and Una would get restless in the house and the kids would get restless in Charlotte. Let's go to Ireland, let's do this, let's do that. And he really didn't wanna go. He would, grudgingly, but he really wanted to stay and work on whatever his project was. He was a compulsive workman. That was his identity.

They had eight kids in the house and Una would get restless in the house and the kids would get restless in Charlotte. Let's go to Ireland, let's do this, let's do that. And he really didn't wanna go. He would, grudgingly, but he really wanted to stay and work on whatever his project was. He was a compulsive workman. That was his identity.

They had eight kids in the house and Una would get restless in the house and the kids would get restless in Charlotte. Let's go to Ireland, let's do this, let's do that. And he really didn't wanna go. He would, grudgingly, but he really wanted to stay and work on whatever his project was. He was a compulsive workman. That was his identity.

But he came back because it was a business deal and he was making a lot of money. And they were going to give him an Academy Award. And ultimately, he was overwhelmed. He was overwhelmed by the response. He was overwhelmed by the love that the audience projected at him for those 12 and 15 minutes compared to the obloquy that he'd had to endure all those years at the end of his Hollywood period.

But he came back because it was a business deal and he was making a lot of money. And they were going to give him an Academy Award. And ultimately, he was overwhelmed. He was overwhelmed by the response. He was overwhelmed by the love that the audience projected at him for those 12 and 15 minutes compared to the obloquy that he'd had to endure all those years at the end of his Hollywood period.

But he came back because it was a business deal and he was making a lot of money. And they were going to give him an Academy Award. And ultimately, he was overwhelmed. He was overwhelmed by the response. He was overwhelmed by the love that the audience projected at him for those 12 and 15 minutes compared to the obloquy that he'd had to endure all those years at the end of his Hollywood period.

It's a very moving scene when you watch it on YouTube. Very moving. So it's a closing of a circle. It really was a perfect closing of a circle. He died five years later.