But the term had been in use at least two years before, and in a 1974 biography written by Whitney Stine with commentary from Davis, Davis wrote "I relinquish once and for all any claim that I was the one — so, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the honor is all yours.
bˌʌt ðə tˈɜːm hɐdbɪn ɪn jˈuːs æt lˈiːst tˈuː jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈoːɹ, ænd ɪn ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ wˈɪtni stˈaɪn wɪð kˈɑːməntˌɛɹi fɹʌm dˈeɪvɪs, dˈeɪvɪs ɹˈoʊt "aɪ ɹᵻlˈɪŋkwɪʃ wˈʌns ænd fɔːɹ ˈɔːl ˌɛni klˈeɪm ðˈæt aɪ wʌzðə wˌʌn — sˈoʊ, ɐkˈædəmi ʌv mˈoʊʃən pˈɪktʃɚɹ ˈɑːɹts ænd sˈaɪənsᵻz, ðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹ ɪz ˈɔːl jˈoːɹz.