(1) He supported Walter Brennan in `` Maryland '' ( 1940 ) and John Barrymore in `` The Large Profile '' ( 1940 ) .
(2) He has supported John Barrymore in `` Maryland '' ( 1940 ) and Walter Brennan ( 1940 ) in `` The Great Profile '' .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Choices: (a). no. (b). yes.
(a).