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John Wayne accepts the Best Director Oscar from Olivia DeHavillan for an absent John Ford during the 25th annual Academy Awards in 1953 arts & entertainment

LIFE at the Oscars: Classic Photos From Hollywood’s Biggest Night

Elizabeth Taylor wedding to Nicky Hilton, 1950 arts & entertainment

Elizabeth Taylor: Photos From a Legendary Life

An American soldier holds a wounded Japanese boy in an airplane on Saipan as they await a flight to the nearest field hospital in 1944. arts & entertainment

Photographer Spotlight: Peter Stackpole

American puppeteer Bil Baird in India in 1962. arts & entertainment

Audiences on a String: American Puppet Masters in India,1962

arts & entertainment

In Praise of the ‘Powder Puff Derby’

Two days after their U.S. TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show," the Beatles play for 8,000 fans at their first American concert, at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C., on February 11, 1964. Ticket price: $3. arts & entertainment

The Beatles Take America, 1964

Rehearsing for a production number prior to the 1972 Academy Awards. arts & entertainment

Behind the Scenes: The Run-Up the Oscars, 1972

Picture of Miles Davis playing his trumpet in New York, 1958 arts & entertainment

Miles Davis: Photos of a Jazz Giant in 1958

Duke Ellington, New York, 1943. arts & entertainment

Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday and More: LIFE Jams With Jazz Legends

Students at the University of Iowa draw from a nude model in 1961. arts & entertainment

LIFE Celebrates Artists and Their Models

Pablo Picasso, south of France, 1949. arts & entertainment

Behind the Picture: Picasso Draws With Light

Rosey Grier (#76) finds himself in a familiar spot -- in the middle of the action during a 1960 game against New York's perennial rivals, the Eagles. arts & entertainment

Rosey Grier and the 1960 Giants: Rare Photos

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