Nicholas Royce Honored

Longtime Academy member Nicholas Royce, who put his dancing talent to work for many humanitarian causes, has received the Southern California Motion Picture Council's Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the entertainment industry and the performing arts. Royce, an activist for the Greek Orthodox Church, was also one of the first males to speak out against gender discrimination in the entertainment industry and one of the first men to join the organization Women in Film. He was best known to TV audiences for his performances on the Milton Berle, Ed Sullivan and Kate Smith shows during the 1950s. The Andrews Sisters presented the award to Royce at a celebration on December 5, 2003, in Studio City.