The tragic story of David Niven’s Oscar streaker
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The tragic story of David Niven’s Oscar streaker
Feb 21, 2019
The TelegraphLucy Davies
During the 1974 Oscars ceremony, a streaker named Robert Opel ran naked across the stage, briefly disrupting the live broadcast. Host David Niven, remaining completely composed, defused the situation with an iconic, ad-libbed quip about the streaker "showing his shortcomings." Credit: @theacademy | History In Pictures
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480K views · 8.8K reactions | The 1974 Academy Awards ceremony will always be remembered for its least expected performer -- the Oscar streaker. Host David Niven received a surprise while introducing Elizabeth Taylor when activist Robert Opel (who snuck into the Academy Awards ceremony posing as a journalist) streaked across the Oscars stage. Check back everyday for a new moment and watch the #Oscars LIVE on Sunday, March 12th at 8e/5p! 49 days til #Oscars95 | The Academy | Facebook
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