In 1989, Michael Todd's grandson tried to sell Todd's Best Picture Oscar for his 1956 production of Around the World in 80 Days to a movie prop collector.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, mˈaɪkəl tˈɑːdz ɡɹˈændsʌn tɹˈaɪd tə sˈɛl tˈɑːdz bˈɛst pˈɪktʃɚɹ ˈɑːskɚ fɔːɹ hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə wˈɜːld ɪn ˈeɪɾi dˈeɪz tʊ ɐ mˈuːvi pɹˈɑːp kəlˈɛktɚ.