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Did he win any oscars for best score?

No, but I'll add a hint that he did win an Oscar in a different category.

Is it John Williams?

No. That's Doug7878's free guess.

Is it James Horner?

No. That's Ferdack's free guess.

Is he Leonard Bernstein?

No. That's SenatorNyxen's free guess.

I think you'll get it soon.

ANSWERS / KNOWN FACTS / HINTS:
1. Male.
2/9/14. English-speaking, non-black American.
3/4. Died after 1950.
6/8/13/16. Composer; but not a performer or an instrument player.
17. Won an Oscar, but not for Best Score.

NOT:
5. Notable for any particular diet.
7. Involved in politics.
10. Particularly a TV personality;
11. Comedian;
12. Father of children who went on to become celebrities.
15. Music producer.

INCORRECT GUESSES:
Hulk Hogan (Jamiet99uk).
John Williams (Doug7878).
James Horner (Ferdack).
Leonard Bernstein (SenatorNyxen).

Did he win an Oscar for best original song?

Did he win an Oscar for best original song?

Yes.

ANSWERS / KNOWN FACTS / HINTS:
1. Male.
2/9/14. English-speaking, non-black American.
3/4. Died after 1950.
6/8/13/16. Composer; but not a performer or an instrument player.
17/18. Won an Oscar for Best Original Song, but not for Best Score.

NOT:
5. Notable for any particular diet.
7. Involved in politics.
10. Particularly a TV personality;
11. Comedian;
12. Father of children who went on to become celebrities.
15. Music producer.

INCORRECT GUESSES:
Hulk Hogan (Jamiet99uk).
John Williams (Doug7878).
James Horner (Ferdack).
Leonard Bernstein (SenatorNyxen).

Is his last name included in the list below?

Rodgers, Hammerstein, Sondheim

Is his last name included in the list below?

Rodgers, Hammerstein, Sondheim

I hate this kind of question but can’t think of any rule that excludes it.

Answer is Yes.

cdngooner wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:35 pm

Is his last name included in the list below?

Rodgers, Hammerstein, Sondheim

I hate this kind of question but can’t think of any rule that excludes it.

Answer is Yes.

I really don't think that question should be allowed.

I rather like it, to be honest. No harm in casting a wider net, as long as it's treated as a question and not a guess

I guess add a rule like "questions must be characteristics and not batches of names?"

I can substitute "was he nominated or awarded a Tony for best original score for a musical whose title contains the word Pacific?" but it would have the same intent.

To be clear, I answered that the person was on that list. No one has yet guessed which one is the correct person. The game is still afoot.

I don't think asking if a person is among a list of names is qualitatively different than asking if he is among a list of winners of a certain award, or even persons of a certain nationality. The group is smaller, but its still a group. If you guess a group too small, you are more likely to get a "No." If you make it too large, you waste questions narrowing down the group.

I can substitute "was he nominated or awarded a Tony for best original score for a musical whose title contains the word Pacific?" but it would have the same intent.

I can substitute "was he nominated or awarded a Tony for best original score for a musical whose title contains the word Pacific?" but it would have the same intent.

This guess comes very close to covering two people, actually. Rodgers and Hammerstein won for South Pacific, and Stephen Sondheim was nominated for Pacific Overtures.

So we have two questions left.

Did he win more than one Academy Award?

Is it Steven Sondheim?

cdngooner wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:37 pm

Rodgers and Hammerstein won for South Pacific, and Stephen Sondheim was nominated for Pacific Overtures.

That was the point though, it was an alternative way to narrow it down to those 3 in particular.

Incidentally I almost prefaced my Spector guess with "did he die in 2021?" but I figured the producer question was more likely to yield useful information. Perhaps I was wrong on that count

Is it Steven Sondheim?

Yes! But I feel we kind of limped over that finish line.

Over to you, Doug7878.

Standings after 21 games:
VillageIdiot: 4 (Game 2 - Colonel Kurtz; Game 10 - Trish Stratus; Game 11 - Judas; Game 12 - H.G. Wells)
Cdngooner: 4 (Game 1 - Henry Hill; Game 14 - Vanna White; Game 19 - AOC; Game 21 - Thomas Jefferson)
Doug7878: 4 (Game 13 - Pablo Escobar; Game 16 - Confucius; Game 20 - Johnny Rotten; Game 22 - Stephen Sondheim)
Hamish: 2 (Game 4 - Mozart; Game 6 - Dalai Lama)
Damo666: 1 (Game 3 - Kieffer Moore)
Trigfea63: 1 (Game 5 - Anne Frank)
Ginge86: 1 (Game 7 - Woody)
aadvarkarmy: 1 (Game 8 - Elizabeth II)
Octavious: 1 (Game 9 - Mahatma Gandhi)
Ferdack: 1 (Game 15 - Napoleon)
SenatorNyxen: 1 (Game 17 - Olivia de Havilland)
Jaguar: 1 (Game 18 - Alan Calhamer)

I know. I read the previous messages a few times over to make sure that no one actually guessed him.