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Academy Award statue for 1933's ''Little Women.'' Trophy was presented at the 6th Academy Awards in 1934 to husband and wife writing team Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman for their screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel. This was David O. Selznick's last production for RKO, directed by George Cukor, and though it was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Direction, this was its sole win. Katharine Hepburn starred as spirited heroine Jo March in a middle-class American family during the Civil War. Alcott's immensely popular novel, first published in 1868, caused lasting controversies; just ahead of its time, it redefined women's social ideals for love and identity through work, and pushed the envelope in fiction with its uninhibited blending of children's fiction with women's literature, ultimately pioneering an entire literary genre all its own. Feature-length remakes of this picture were produced in 1949 and 1994. Plaque on the front of black Belgian marble base reads: ''Academy Of / Motion Picture / Arts And Sciences / First Award / 1933''. A medallion affixed to the underside reads: ''Academy / First Award / to / Sara Y. Mason / And / Victor Heerman / for / Writing Adaptation / of / Little Women''. Behind the figure's feet, an engraving to the film reel reads ''George Stanley / 1929''. Statue measures 12'' in total height. Base diameter measures 5.25''. Weighs 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Underside is lined with black felt. Light scattered scratching and tarnishing to metal, with a tiny chip to the figure's left inner elbow and faint abrasions to base, else fine. An beautiful, early Oscar for one of the most memorable Hollywood films.
Singular Oscar Won by 1933's ''Little Women'' Starring Katharine Hepburn -- Presented to The Screenwriters For Their Adaptation of Lousia May Alcott's Wildly Popular Novel
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