Oscar bait success of summer blockbusters like "Jaws" and "Star Wars" (both of which had also been nominated for Best Picture), independent filmmakers refined Carr's methods of exploiting the Oscars. Merchant Ivory, who produced lavish costume dramas, often based on novels by Henry James or E. M. Forster, began to time their releases to align with the awards season. Their 1985 adaptation of Forster's "A Room with a View" won three of the eight Oscars it was nominated for. By 1991 the modern film-release calendar, in which studios released the movies they had the highest Oscar hopes for in autumn and December,
Oscar Clute went back to ministry. In 1864 Oscar married Mary Merrylees, who was the sister of Mrs. T.C. Abbot. Together the two had six children: William Merrylees, Oscar Clark, Lucy Merrylees, Katherine Spencer, Edward Hale and Marie Morrill. He died near Los Angeles, California, on January 27, 1902. Oscar Clute Oscar Clute (1837-1902) was president of the U.S. state of Michigan's State Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) from 1889 to 1893. Oscar Clute was born in Albany, New York. From 1855-1859 Clute taught high school. In 1862, Clute graduated from State Agricultural College where he eventually taught math for four