Dashed left edge = started before August 1950 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond August 1950
Events in August 1950 2
1950US Championships 1950Men: Arthur Larsen · Women: Margaret Osborne duPont
1950Sunset Boulevard premieresBilly Wilder's film noir skewers HollywoodBilly Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden, premiered to critical acclaim for its dark portrayal of a faded silent-film star. The film won three Academy Awards and is widely regarded as one of the greatest films made about Hollywood itself. It was later inducted into the US National Film Registry.