"Nun" showing support for Babs at Academy Awards

A member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence protests that Barbra Streisand's film "Yentl" was not nominated for major categories for the 56th Academy Awards. The "nun" is holding a collection can which reads, "Eddie Murphy Disease Fund." Streisand wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film, and her fans, who viewed the film as a major accomplishment, protested the Academy's minimal acknowledgment of it. The Awards ceremonies were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on April 9, 1984.

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Identifier: w3763690k
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Publisher: Herald Examiner
Date Created: 1984
Genre: Photographs
Subject(s): Academy Awards
Barbra Streisand
Eddie Murphy
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Yentl
Places: California > Los Angeles County > Los Angeles
Topic(s): Demonstrations
Drag
Nuns
Resource Type: Still Image
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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