Columnist Sidney Skolsky wrote in his 1970 memoir that he came up with the phrase in 1934 stressed for your deadline, mocking Vaudeville comedians who questioned "Will you've got a cigar, Oscar?" The Academy credits Skolsky with "the first verified newspaper reference" to Oscar in his column on March 16, 1934, which was published about that year's

Columnist Sidney Skolsky wrote in his 1970 memoir that he came up Using the expression in 1934 under pressure for the deadline, mocking Vaudeville comedians who asked "Will you do have a cigar, Oscar?" The Academy credits Skolsky with "the very first verified newspaper reference" to Oscar in his column on March sixteen, 1934, which was composed abo

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