What do these people have in common?

[SWC75]

Idi Amin
Cheryl Araujo
Florence Ballard
Blanche Barrow
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus
Judge Roy Bean
Ben Bradlee
Fannie Brice
Erin Brockovich
Bridget Brown
Christy Brown
Claus von Bulow
Truman Capote
June Carter Cash
Ray Charles
George M. Cohan
Benjamin Disraeli
Captain Alfred Dreyfuss
Detective Eddie Egan
Dickie Ecklund
Queen Eleanor of Acquitaine
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
Father Edward Flanagan
Paul Gauguin
King George VI
Mohandes Ghandi
Emma Goldman
Barbara Graham
Stephen Hawking
Anna Held
David Helfgott
King Henry VIII
Katherine Hepburn
Jake LaMotta
Abraham Lincoln
Hughie Long
Bela Lugosi
Loretta Lynn
Harvey Milk
King Mongkut
Sir Thomas More
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna
Louis Pasteur
Patsey
General George Patton
Edith Piaf
Dith Pran
Sister Helen Prejean
Antonio Salieri
Chris Sizemore
Bernadette Soubirous
Annie Sullivan
Crystal Lee Sutton
Brandon Teena
Margaret Thatcher
Leigh Anne Tuohy
Augusta Van Pels
Alice Ward
Ron Woodroof
Aileen Wuomos
Sergeant Alvin York
Eufemio Zapata

 

[OrangeXtreme]

They've never been in my kitchen.

 

[moqui]

they have all been the characters for which an actor portraying them has won an Oscar

 

[SWC75]

they have all been the characters for which an actor portraying them has won an Oscar

Bingo. Now: For how many of those characters can you, (or others), name the movie that was made aobut them and who won an Oscar for playing them?

 

[SWC75]

They've never been in my kitchen.

This is also true. Thank you Mr. Clavin!

 

[moqui]

Bingo. Now: For how many of those characters can you, (or others), name the movie that was made aobut them and who won an Oscar for playing them?

first pass off the top of my head
Idi Amin - Forest Whitaker, Last King of Scotland
Cheryl Araujo
Florence Ballard
Blanche Barrow - Estelle Parsons, Bonnie and Clyde
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus
Judge Roy Bean - Walter Brennan, The Westerner
Ben Bradlee - Jason Robards, All the Presidents Men
Fannie Brice
Erin Brockovich - Julia Roberts, Erin Brokovich
Bridget Brown
Christy Brown - Daniel Day Lewis, My Left Foot
Claus von Bulow -Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune
Truman Capote - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
June Carter Cash - Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Ray Charles - Jamie Fox, Ray
George M. Cohan - James Cagney, Yankeee Doodle Dandy
Benjamin Disraeli
Captain Alfred Dreyfuss
Detective Eddie Egan - Gene Hackman, French Connection
Dickie Ecklund
Queen Eleanor of Acquitaine
Queen Elizabeth I - Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth II - Helen Mirren, The Queen
Father Edward Flanagan - Spencer Tracy, Boys Town
Paul Gauguin
King George VI
Mohandes Ghandi Ben Kingsley, Ghandi
Emma Goldman - Maureen Stapleton, Reds
Barbara Graham - Susan Hayward, I Want to Live (?)
Stephen Hawking - Eddy Redmayne, Theory of Everything
Anna Held
David Helfgott
King Henry VIII
Katherine Hepburn- Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Jake LaMotta - Robert DeNiro, Raging Bull
Abraham Lincoln - Daniel Day Lewis, LIncoln
Hughie Long - Broderick Crawford, All the Kings Men
Bela Lugosi - Martin Landau, Ed Wood
Loretta Lynn - Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter
Harvey Milk- Sean Penn, Milk
King Mongkut
Sir Thomas More
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna
Louis Pasteur
Patsey
General George Patton - George C Scott, Patton
Edith Piaf - Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Dith Pran - didn't he play himself? The Killing Fields
Sister Helen Prejean - Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking
Antonio Salieri F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus
Chris Sizemore
Bernadette Soubirous
Annie Sullivan - Anne Bancroft, Miracle Worker
Crystal Lee Sutton
Brandon Teena - Hillary Swank Boys Don't Cry
Margaret Thatcher - Meryl Streep, Iron Lady
Leigh Anne Tuohy
Augusta Van Pels
Alice Ward
Ron Woodroof - late addition,, I knew I jrecognized that name: Matthew McConnaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Aileen Wuomos - Charlize Theron, Monster
Sergeant Alvin York - Gary Cooper, Sgt.York
Eufemio Zapata

 

[SWC75]

first pass off the top of my head
Idi Amin - Forest Whitaker, Last King of Scotland
Cheryl Araujo
Florence Ballard
Blanche Barrow - Estelle Parsons, Bonnie and Clyde
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus
Judge Roy Bean - Walter Brennan, The Westerner
Ben Bradlee - Jason Robards, All the Presidents Men
Fannie Brice
Erin Brockovich - Julia Roberts, Erin Brokovich
Bridget Brown
Christy Brown - Daniel Day Lewis, My Left Foot
Claus von Bulow -Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune
Truman Capote - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
June Carter Cash - Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Ray Charles - Jamie Fox, Ray
George M. Cohan - James Cagney, Yankeee Doodle Dandy
Benjamin Disraeli
Captain Alfred Dreyfuss
Detective Eddie Egan - Gene Hackman, French Connection
Dickie Ecklund
Queen Eleanor of Acquitaine
Queen Elizabeth I - Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth II - Helen Mirren, The Queen
Father Edward Flanagan - Spencer Tracy, Boys Town
Paul Gauguin
King George VI
Mohandes Ghandi Ben Kingsley, Ghandi
Emma Goldman - Maureen Stapleton, Reds
Barbara Graham - Susan Hayward, I Want to Live (?)
Stephen Hawking - Eddy Redmayne, Theory of Everything
Anna Held
David Helfgott
King Henry VIII
Katherine Hepburn- Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Jake LaMotta - Robert DeNiro, Raging Bull
Abraham Lincoln - Daniel Day Lewis, LIncoln
Hughie Long - Broderick Crawford, All the Kings Men
Bela Lugosi - Martin Landau, Ed Wood
Loretta Lynn - Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter
Harvey Milk- Sean Penn, Milk
King Mongkut
Sir Thomas More
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna
Louis Pasteur
Patsey
General George Patton - George C Scott, Patton
Edith Piaf - Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Dith Pran - didn't he play himself? The Killing Fields
Sister Helen Prejean - Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking
Antonio Salieri F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus
Chris Sizemore
Bernadette Soubirous
Annie Sullivan - Anne Bancroft, Miracle Worker
Crystal Lee Sutton
Brandon Teena - Hillary Swank Boys Don't Cry
Margaret Thatcher - Meryl Streep, Iron Lady
Leigh Anne Tuohy
Augusta Van Pels
Alice Ward
Ron Woodroof - late addition,, I knew I jrecognized that name: Matthew McConnaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Aileen Wuomos - Charlize Theron, Monster
Sergeant Alvin York - Gary Cooper, Sgt.York
Eufemio Zapata

Very good. You must have a lot of room on top of your head!

I'll hold it open a while to see if anyone wants to take a stab at the rest of them.

 

[SWC75]

Idi Amin- played by Forrest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” in 2006

Cheryl Araujo- as “Sarah Tobias” played by Jodie Foster in “The Accused” in 1988

Florence Ballard- as “Effie White” played by Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls” in 2006

Blanche Barrow- played by Estelle Parsons in “Bonnie and Clyde” in 1967

Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus- played by Peter Ustinov in “Spartacus” in 1960

Judge Roy Bean- played by Walter Brennan in “The Westerner” in 1940

Ben Bradlee- played by Jason Robards in “All the President’s Men” in 1976

Fannie Brice- played by Barbra Streisand in “Funny Girl” in 1968

Erin Brockovich- played by Julia Roberts in “Erin Brockovich” in 2000

Bridget Brown- Played by Brenda Ficker in “My Left Foot” in 1989

Christy Brown- played by Daniel Day Lewis in “My Left Foot” in 1989

Claus von Bulow- played by Jeremy Irons in “Reversal of Fortune” in 1990

Truman Capote- played by Phillip Seymour Hoffman in “Capote” in 2005

June Carter Cash- played by Reese Witherspoon in “Walk the Line” in 2005

Ray Charles- played by Jaime Foxx in “Ray” in 2004

George M. Cohan- played by James Cagney in “Yankee Doodle Dandy” in 1942

Benjamin Disraeli- played by George Arliss in “Disraeli” in 1929-30

Captain Alfred Dreyfuss- played by Joseph Schildkraut in “The Life of Emile Zola” in 1937

Detective Eddie Egan- as “Popeye Doyle” played by Gene Hackman in “The French Connection” in 1971

Dickie Ecklund- played by Christian Bale in “The Fighter” in 2010

Queen Eleanor of Acquitaine- played by Katherine Hepburn in “The Lion In Winter”

Queen Elizabeth I- played by Judi Dench in “Shakespeare in Love” in 1998

Queen Elizabeth II- played by Helen Mirren in “The Queen” in 2006

Father Edward Flanagan- played by Spencer Tracy in “Boy’s Town” in 1938

Paul Gauguin- played by Anthony Quinn in “Lust for Life” in 1956

King George VI- played by Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech” in 2010

Mohandes Ghandi- played by Ben Kingsley in “Ghandi” in 1982

Emma Goldman- played by Maureen Stapleton in “Reds” in 1981

Barbara Graham - played by Susan Hayward in “I Want to Live” in 1958

Stephen Hawking – played by Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everyhting in 2014

Anna Held- played by Louise Rainer in “The Great Ziegfeld” in 1936

David Helfgott- played by Geoffrey Rush in “Shine” in 1996

King Henry VIII - played by Charles Laughton in “The Private Life of Henry VIII” in 1932-33

Katherine Hepburn - played by Cate Blanchett in “The Aviator” in 2004

Jake LaMotta- played by Robert DeNiro in “Raging Bull” in 1980

Abraham Lincoln- played by Daniel Day Lewis in 2012

Hughie Long- as “Willie Stark” played by Broderick Crawford” in “All the King’s Men” in 1949

Bela Lugosi- played by Martin Landau in “Ed Wood” in 1994

Loretta Lynn- played by Sissy Spacek in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in 1980

Harvey Milk - played by Sean Penn in “Milk” in 2008

King Mongkut - played by Yul Brynner in “The King and I” in 1956

Sir Thomas More- played by Paul Scofield in “A Man for All Seasons” in 1966

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna- played by Ingrid Bergman in “Anastasia” in 1956

Louis Pasteur - played by Paul Muni in “The Story of Louis Pasteur” in 1936

“Patsey” – played by Lupita Nyong'o in “12 Years a Slave” in 2013

General George Patton- played by George C. Scott in “Patton” in 1970

Edith Piaf- played by Marianne Cottilard in “La Vie En Rose”

Dith Pran- played by Dr. Haing S. Ngor in “The Killing Fields” in 1984

Sister Helen Prejean- played by Susan Sarandon in “Dead Man Waking” in 1995

Antonio Salieri- played by F. Murray Abraham in “Amadeus” in 1984

Chris Sizemore- as “Eve White”, “Eve Black” and “Jane” played by Joanne Woodward in “The Three Faces of Eve” in 1957

Bernadette Soubirous- played by Jennifer Jones in ”The Song of Bernadette” in 1943

Annie Sullivan- played by Anne Bancroft in “The Miracle Worker” in 1962

Crystal Lee Sutton- as “Norma Rae Webster” played by Sally Field in 1979

Brandon Teena- played by Hillary Swank in “Boys Don’t Cry” in 1999

Margaret Thatcher- played by Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady” in 2011

Leigh Anne Tuohy- played by Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” in 2009

Augusta Van Pels- as “Petronella Van Daan” in “The Diary of Anne Frank” in 1958

Alice Ward- played by Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” in 2010

Ron Woodroof – played by Matthew McConaughey in 2013

Aileen Wuomos - played by Charlize Theron in “Monster” in 2003

Sergeant Alvin York- played by Gary Cooper in “Sergeant York” in 1941

Eufemio Zapata- played by Anthony Quinn in “Viva Zapata” in 1952.