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The Oscars: Sergeant York

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on BBC Two England

A season of films featuring Oscar-winning performances.
[Starring] Gary Cooper

Also starring Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie

The real-life story of Alvin York, the backwoods farmer from Tennessee who became one of America's World War I heroes and a legend in his own lifetime. The role of Sergeant York won for Gary Cooper his first Oscar, the 1941 Best Performance by an Actor Award. He was to win a second Oscar ten years later - for High Noon.

(This Week's Films: page 9)

Contributors

Director:
Howard Hawks
Alvin C. York:
Gary Cooper
Pastor Rosier Pile:
Walter Brennan
Gracie Williams:
Joan Leslie
'Pusher' Ross:
George Tobias
Major Buxton:
Stanley Ridges
Mother York:
Margaret Wycherly
Ike Botkin:
Ward Bond
Buck Lipscomb:
Noah Beery Jr
Rosie York:
June Lockhart
George York:
Dickie Moore
Zeke:
Clem Bevans
Lem:
Howard Da Silva
Cordell Hull:
Charles Trowbridge
Capt Danforth:
Harvey Stephans
Bert Thomas:
David Bruce
German Major:
Charles Esmond
Sgt Early:
Joseph Sawyer
Sgt Harry Parsons:
Pat Flaherty
Zeb Andrews:
Robert Porterfield
Nate Tomkins:
Erville Alderson
Source: Radio Times

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