Academy Awards Veteran Tells Stories of Great Women and Great Oscar Moments (Guest Column)
thewrap.comDanette Herman was one of the key staff members of the Academy Awards ceremonies from the 1970s into the 2010s, beginning as a production assistant and rising through the ranks to become the show’s executive in charge of talent and coordinating producer.
One of the few women to serve in key positions at the Oscars, she was with the show during the years of its highest ratings and largest cultural impact.As the Academy prepares for the 95th Oscars ceremony, Herman asked TheWrap if she could share some memories of past shows, from an encounter with Katharine Hepburn in 1974 to a pair of anniversary shows in which she assembled historic groups of past winners. —STEVE POND Congratulations to the Academy on 95 years of the Academy Awards.
Almost 40 of those years are my history, also. It began in April 1968 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The 40th Academy Awards were hosted by Bob Hope, produced by Arthur Freed and directed by Dick Dunlap.
It was my first job as production assistant on a live awards show.It was also a tumultuous, turbulent time. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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