What Became of the Oscar Streaker? |

 

 "Nearly half a century later, the “Oscar streak” is remembered as a blip of seventies counterculture amid the Hollywood glitz. But who was Robert Opel, and why did he do what he did? Conspiracy theories surfaced immediately. Had Opel been a plant to get ratings? How had he circumvented the “security operation of truly royal proportions”? And how did Niven have such a well-crafted zinger ready?"

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What Became of the Oscar Streaker? | The New Yorker