Separate Tables | film by Mann [1958] | Britannica (original) (raw)

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  • In Delbert Mann: Feature films
    Separate Tables (1958)—adapted by Terence Rattigan from his play—was better, a potent drama that examined adultery, divorce, and spinsterhood among visitors at a British hotel. The film received an Academy Award nomination for best picture, and David Niven and Wendy Hiller won Oscars. Deborah Kerr,…
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• Oscar to Niven for best actor and Oscar to Hiller for best supporting actress, 1958

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• Hayworth
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    In Rita Hayworth
    …Thompson (1953), Pal Joey (1957), Separate Tables (1958), and They Came to Cordura (1959)—Hayworth grew increasingly frustrated with the acting profession. This frustration, coupled with another failed, stressful marriage (to singer Dick Haymes), caused her to become increasingly cynical and to display a sense of detachment from her work. Her…
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• Hiller
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    In Dame Wendy Hiller
    …with an alcoholic guest in Separate Tables (1958). For this performance, she was awarded the Academy Award for best supporting actress.
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• Niven
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    In David Niven
    …Award for his role in Separate Tables (1958). Among his best-known films are The Moon Is Blue (1953), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Guns of Navarone (1961), The Pink Panther (1963), and Death on the Nile (1978).
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