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Events on Wednesday 25 March 1953 1
1953From Here to Eternity -- Oscar and the comebackSinatra campaigns relentlessly for the role of Pvt. Angelo Maggio in 'From Here to Eternity' (1953) -- screen-testing for free, badgering the studio and reportedly using mob connections to secure the casting. He wins the role, plays it brilliantly, and wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 1954 ceremony. The Oscar is the hinge of his career: it restores his credibility, secures his Capitol Records deal and signals to Hollywood that the Voice is back. The comeback is the most dramatic in entertainment history -- from professional oblivion to Oscar winner in two years.