When recognizing Mae Clarke from the podium, James Cagney recalls that originally the script had called for an omelet, not a grapefruit, in the face.
Last public appearance of Allen Jenkins. He died only a few weeks later from complications following heart surgery.
Three of the stars in the audience that evening--George Burns, Clint Eastwood and Mae West--had each portrayed themselves in a separate episode of the sitcom Mister Ed (1961).