Oscar (Academy Award) (1937)

[Fred Shapiro]

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

>    Merriam-Webster's 11th includes "Oscar."  It says
>    "trademark," but no date is given.
>    We won't have the LOS ANGELES TIMES for this period for a
>    little while, but the Hollywood wire reports in small town
>    newspapers are still worth checking.  The best I could find   >    is
1937, checking "Academy Award" and "Oscar" and "actor."

Note that the OED's first use is Mar 1936.

Fred Shapiro