Margaret Herrick
Margaret Herrick | |
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Born | Margaret Florence Buck September 27, 1902 Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
Other names | Margaret Gledhill |
Education | University of Washington |
Occupation | Librarian |
Years active | 1929–1971 |
Known for |
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Spouses | Donald Gledhill
(m. 1931; div. 1945)Philip A. Herrick
(m. 1946; div. 1951) |
Margaret Florence Herrick (September 27, 1902 – June 21, 1976),[1][2] also known professionally as Margaret Gledhill, was an American librarian and the Executive Director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1971, the Academy's library was named the Margaret Herrick Library in her honor.[3]
Early life
She was born Margaret Buck in Spokane, Washington, to Nathan K. Buck, an attorney, and Adda M. Buck (née Morie).[4][5]
In 1929, Herrick graduated from the
Career
In 1929, Herrick became head librarian at the Yakima Public Library in
In the mid-1960s, Herrick went on international tours to promote the tenth anniversary of the
The Academy's extensive library in Beverly Hills, California, of material on films is named in her honor.[9]
Oscar moniker
Herrick is generally credited with naming the Academy Award an "Oscar", declaring the statuettes "looked just like my Uncle Oscar".[10] However, others, including Academy President Bette Davis and Hollywood gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky, have claimed they invented the name.[11][12][13]
Bette Davis said that the statue reminded her of her husband Harmon Nelson's derrière. Nelson's middle name was Oscar.[14] However, Davis later relinquished this claim.[15]
Columnist Sidney Skolsky, who had a syndicated column for over 50 years,[16] referred to the nickname, "Oscar," in his March 17, 1934, column, which is believed to be the first time the award was called the Oscar in print.
Personal life
In 1931, Herrick married Donald Gledhill, an assistant to the executive secretary of
On June 21, 1976, Herrick died at the
See also
Works and publications
- Gledhill, Margaret Buck; Christeson, Frances Mary (1941). Classification Scheme for Motion Picture Collections. Hollywood, Calif: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library. OCLC 613712320.
- OCLC 7851448.
University training for motion picture work; assembled by Margaret Gledhill
References
- ^ "Margaret Herrick – United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Margaret Herrick – California Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "Margaret Herrick, Film History Trailblazer". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Florence M Buck – United States Census, 1910". FamilySearch. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Margaret F Buck – United States Census, 1920". FamilySearch. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Academy Gets Femme Boss As Gledhill Joins Army". Daily Variety. January 20, 1943. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ a b Waterman, Nichole Maiman. "Alumni: Margaret Herrick ('29) and the Academy of Motion Pictures". University of Washington Information School. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ Nepomuceno, Luis (1966). "People:AMPAS Executive Feted". FAME Newsreel. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. July 30, 2014.
- ^ "Oscar Statuette". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. July 26, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- OCLC 233549283.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (February 18, 2015). "Oscars: Who Came Up With the Name 'Oscar' and More About the Statuette's History (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ Osborne, Robert (February 17, 2015). "The Origin of Oscar" (video). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- OCLC 76961180.
Bette later claimed to have christened Oscar Oscar
- OCLC 16600617.
I relinquish once and for all any claim that I was the one...
- ^ "Sidney Skolsky is Dead at 78; Hollywood Reporter 50 Years". The New York Times. May 5, 1983. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Margaret Gledhill – United States Census, 1940". FamilySearch. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Margaret Herrick, former head of motion picture academy, dies". Valley News. June 23, 1976. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
- Coco, Anne (1998). Femme Boss: Margaret Herrick, Librarian and Executive Secretary of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Second Generation of Hollywood Career Women (M.L.I.S. thesis). OCLC 45091607.
- Dodd, Philip (2007). What's in a Name?: From Joseph P. Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi: How Everyday Items Were Named for Extraordinary People. New York: Gotham Books. OCLC 233549283.
- Holden, Anthony (1993). Behind the Oscar The Secret History of the Academy Awards. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 84, 128. OCLC 623545686.
- Levy, Emanuel (1990). And the Winner Is...: The History and Politics of the Oscar Awards. New York: Continuum. OCLC 441626924.
- Sands, Pierre Norman (1973). A Historical Study of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1927–1947) (Ph.D. thesis). New York: Arno Press. OCLC 340397. – Originally presented as the author's thesis, University of Southern California, Arno Press Cinema Program, 1966.
- Slide, Anthony (2014). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. pp. 1–2. OCLC 871224495.