AM 1240 WJON » gig young http://wjon.com Sun, 26 May 2013 00:41:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Looking Back: St. Cloud's Gig Young Won an Oscar in 1970 http://wjon.com/looking-back-st-clouds-gig-young-won-an-oscar-in-1970/ http://wjon.com/looking-back-st-clouds-gig-young-won-an-oscar-in-1970/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:52:13 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=78137 The Academy Awards for this year's top movies will be handed-out tomorrow (Sunday), but did you know a St. Cloud native has won Hollywood's top prize in the past?

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]]> http://wjon.com/looking-back-st-clouds-gig-young-won-an-oscar-in-1970/feed/ 0 1969 photo of Gig Young from the film 'The Shoot Horses Don't They' courtesy of the Stearns Hisory Museum St. Cloud Native Gig Young Won An Oscar – On 'This Date In Central Minnesota History' [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/st-cloud-native-gig-young-won-an-oscar-on-this-date-in-central-minnesota-history-video/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-native-gig-young-won-an-oscar-on-this-date-in-central-minnesota-history-video/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:38:56 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=11420 April 7th, 1970 – St. Cloud native Byron Barr (aka: Gig Young) won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1969 film They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-native-gig-young-won-an-oscar-on-this-date-in-central-minnesota-history-video/feed/ 0 1969 photo of Gig Young from the film 'The Shoot Horses Don't They' courtesy of the Stearns Hisory Museum