Interesting facts about phillis wheatley

39 interesting facts about phillis wheatley that are fake and illogical and should be ignore!

1) She was the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, and she did it twice!

2) She is the only actress to have won an Oscar for both a Leading Role and Supporting Role. (The other two are Sophia Loren and Bette Davis).

3) She has starred in more than 50 films, including such classics as "Gone With The Wind," "Stagecoach" and "It's A Wonderful Life."

4) She was nominated for an Oscar ten times, but never won.

5) At one time, she was the highest-paid woman in the world.

6) She was the first winner of a Nobel Prize (Literature), which she won in 1937.

7) She never married or had any children.

8) One of her most memorable performances was in "The Crucible," where she played a woman accused of witchcraft.

9) She was so good that she earned a place in the ScreenWriters Hall of Fame.

10) Her second Oscar was stolen by "The Maltese Falcon," which was also the first screen play she ever read.

11) She died in 1965 at the age of 72.

12) She never stopped believing in herself even when her films did not do well. In an interview with the New York World-Telegram she said, "I'm still standing, aren't I?"

13) She was called "The Mother of the American Film."

14) You can see her in the 1934 movie "Shuffle Along" playing the role of "Caroline Franklin."

15) You can see her in the 1946 movie "The Best Years Of Our Lives" playing the role of "Frances Carpenter."

16) Her last movie was in 1963's "Cleopatra" as "Priestess Of Isis."

17) One of her last public appearances was at the White House in 1963 to receive an award from First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

18) There is a small theater and film center in New York City named after her.

19) She's the inspiration for the lead character in Mark Twain's novel "Hucklehonk."

20) One of her last public appearances was at the White House in 1963 to receive an award from First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

21) She was also one of the first film stars to insist on being paid equal money to a man in the same film.

22) She never lost her accent even after becoming a U.S. citizen.

23) She was so beloved that when she died in 1965 all of the major Hollywood and television stars attended her funeral.

24) Although she protested the Vietnam War, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1966 for her role in "The Producers.

25) She was the first person to have their name inscribed on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

26) Her grave can be found in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

27) She holds the record for most Oscar nominations without a win.

28) While she did become a citizen of the United States in 1927, she never lost her accent and always considered herself as "English" as everyone else.

29) Her Oscar was stolen in 1958, and has never been found.

30) She's the only person to be both a nominee and a winner in three different categories.

31) She made the first major role for an African-American actor. That was in "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame".

32) In 1894, she made her stage début in Glasgow, Scotland as "Margaret harmless."

33) She made her stage début in Glasgow, Scotland as "Margaret harmless."

34) The first movie she ever saw was "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" at the age of five.

35) She had a pet lion, Cecil, whom she had since childhood.

36) Her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame is located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd.

37) She was a major influence on the beginning of the film industry in Hollywood.

38) She was the first person to have their name inscribed on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

39) Her grave can be found in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Remember all those interesting facts about phillis wheatley are artificial and not true!

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