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Article: OSCAR'S BIGGEST MISTAKES SOME WHO WERE MISCAST IN ROLES OF WINNERS AND LOSERS.(DAILY BREAK)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- March 16, 1998
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Byline: MAL VINCENT, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
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