The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences is suing to recover Oscar statuettes orginally awarded silent-era actors Mary Pickford and Charles "Buddy" Rogers. The AMPAS claims the right to repurchase Oscars from the estates of deceased actors for $10 per statuette.
In its Los Angeles Superior Court suit against the estate of Beverly Lorraine Rogers and three co-executors, AMPAS seeks an injunction barring the sale of the Oscars to other parties and an order granting it the ability to purchase them.
In its Los Angeles Superior Court suit against the estate of Beverly Lorraine Rogers and three co-executors, AMPAS seeks an injunction barring the sale of the Oscars to other parties and an order granting it the ability to purchase them.
- 8/31/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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