Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren on the Oscars

In New York during February of 1963, captivated by what is known in Hollywood as “Oscar Fever” I went in search of a book on the subject and found there weren’t any. Hence, passionately and boldly, without professional credits or skill, except for letters dispatched frequently to my parents in Ireland, I decided to write one, from the perspective of the actors who won. Almost immediately a formidable problem presented itself. Although the names of the winners were easily…