In 1976, Peter Finch received the posthumous Best Actor Golden Globe for his iconic performance in satirical black-comedyNetwork. Now the award is included in RR Auctions ongoing The Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale, which launched January 20th and concludes on February 8th.
The Sidney Lumet-directed Network, ranked Number 66 on AFIs list of the 100 Greatest American Movies, is best remembered for Finchs character, news anchor Howard Beale, and his mid-show mental breakdown. In an enraged, impassioned soliloquy, he ignores the teleprompter and rants about the depression and the inflation and the Russians and the crime in the street.
All I know is that first, youve got to get mad, Beale continues, launching into the films most quoted and still timely line. Youve gotta say, Im a human being, goddammit! My life has value! So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window, open it, and stick your head out and yell, Im as mad as hell, and Im not going to take this anymore!'
Finch died at age 60 on January 14th, 1977, 15 days before the Golden Globes ceremony. He was also awarded the first-ever posthumous Academy Award.
The Golden Globes trophy features a engraved plaque on front of the marble stand, which reads, Peter Finch, Best Motion Picture Actor, Drama, Network, 1976, Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The award is accompanied by an original program from the event.
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