Nathan Levinson Special Effects: Nathan Levinson Nathan Levinson (July 15, 1888 – October 18, 1952) was an American sound engineer. He won an Oscar in the category Sound Recording for the film "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and was nominated for 16 more in the same category. He was also nominated seven times in the category Best Special Effects. The Oscar statue that Levinson won for "Yankee Doodle Dandy" was sold for nearly $90,000 at an auction in Dallas in July 2011. Levinson won an Academy Award and was nominated for 16 more in the category Best Sound. He was also nominated seven times
Mrs. Grouch that his mother grew up in Nova Scotia. Saint David Ridge is a rural community near Moores Mills, New Brunswick, which was also mentioned in the appearance. However, these are actually the respective hometowns of the parents of Caroll Spinney, performer of Oscar the Grouch, Mrs. Grouch's son. A running gag between Mrs. Grouch and Oscar is that whenever Oscar would say "please," she would wash his mouth out with vanilla ice cream which is like washing one’s mouth with soap when they say bad words. Mrs. Grouch Mrs. Grouch is the mother of Oscar the Grouch in the long-running