the verdict of the Academy of Molinn Picture Arts and Sciences on the films shown In America in 1990 ives ten. "best films" which seem thoroughly to deserve that honour, though individual opinion may var jin the arrangement of the order andy perhaps, prefer to make one or two Changes, "It may be recalled that 9 press symposium of the leading Einema critics in the United States recently produced a list of the best in. It shows that the journalls agree generally with the Academy Which is ungainly dependent on cinema players for its vote. Seven films fonmmon to both lists are "Dods-worth", "Anthony Adverse", The Great Ziegfeld, "Mr, Deeds Goes 10 stour," The order differs, for whereas "Dodswortt heads the Academy fist, critics put "Mutmy-on the Bounty" first with 3
voting, came after "Mr.' Deeds Goes ¥ecord poll; "Dodsworth," on ther to Town," "San. Francisco,". "The Great Ziegfeld"
'The Alms on the Academy list suceosstul with the orities are "Romeo and Juliet', "Three Smart Girls* and "Libelled Eady", their places being taken by, "Mutiny on the Bounty", "Green Pastures" and "Midsummer Night's Dream". It should be added however that the press poll opened after the release of "Romeo. and Juliet", "Winterset", "Born to Dance", and "Theodora Goes Wild", Lord Save and Sele whose death is reported was the 18th holder of historic title, Although it actually dates from 1447 when It was contered by writ on Sir James Fiennes, Lord 'Treasurer of England who was beheaded in Cheapside by Jack Cade' riotous mob in 1450, Ju the reign of Henry VI, its holder traces his descent directly to Geoffrey Lord Save, one of the twenty-five imperious barons who forced King John to sign the Magna Carta in 1215. The eighth Lord Save and Sele maintained that tradition by joining the Parliament side In the Civil War against Charles He was created Viscount. The Barony on the death of his son the second Viscount went into abeyance which was determined in 1718 but remained in force till 1781, when the death of the 6th Viscount left no heir to the higher title and the determina. tion was definitely made in favour of General Thomas Twistleton,—Subsequently the name of Fiennes was revived in and, later that of Wykeham was added (0, the family name. The late Lard Save and Sele is succeeded by his eldest son, Geoffrey, a barrister profession, a bachelor of Ally years The heir now is the new peer's brother, It-Colonel the Hon. Ivo "Murray" Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes of the Royal Artillery. Another brother, Group Captain "the Hon, Laurence Twistleton-Wykeham-Flennes Is Air Attache at Washington,
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