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Feb 9, 2020 · The year is 1974: 33-year-old Robert Opel, looking for all the world like a fit David Crosby, streaks naked past David Niven, who was about to introduce Elizabeth Taylor.
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Streaking incident at the 1974 Oscars. On April 2, 1974, Opel apparently posed as a journalist to gain entry to the stage at the 46th Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. He ran naked past David Niven flashing a peace sign while Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor .
Mar 30, 2015 · Host David Niven gets a surprise while introducing Elizabeth Taylor at the 46th Academy Awards.
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Jan 30, 2023 · Years later, his son David Niven, Jr., posited that his father would have been “prepared with a line.” But Niven’s other son, Jamie, told me, “No, no. That was spontaneous.”
Feb 20, 2018 · On the night of the 1974 Academy Awards, English teacher Robert Opel made Oscar history when he stripped naked and ran across the stage of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion behind actor and Oscar...
Feb 25, 2014 · In the ensuing uproar, it fell to co-host David Niven, a debonair Brit best known for his portrayal of Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, to keep things moving along.
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Host David Niven gets a surprise while introducing Elizabeth Taylor at the 46th Oscars.See the full clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWBc-ir6IFMSubsc...
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