The 1999 Rose Bowl was the 85th Rose Bowl game and was played on Friday January 1, 1999, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
It was a college football bowl game at the end of the 1998 NCAA Division I- A football season.
Wisconsin defeated UCLA by a score of 38–31.
Ron Dayne of Wisconsin was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.
He tied a modern Rose Bowl record with four touchdowns.
This was the first year that the Rose Bowl became part of the Bowl Championship Series, ending a long- standing agreement between the Big Ten and the" West Representative"( PCC/ AAWU) and the first year that the game was branded with corporate sponsorship.
Unlike the other bowl games, the sponsor was not added to the title of the game, but instead as a presenter, so it became known as The Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T.
Mervyn LeRoy( October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director, film producer, author, and occasional actor.
Oh, Kay! is a 1928 silent film produced by John McCormick and distributed by First National Pictures.
McCormick's wife Colleen Moore starred with Mervyn LeRoy directed.
It is based on the musical" Oh, Kay!".
A copy of" Oh, Kay!" is housed at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.
It is First National's last film released before becoming a division of Warner Bros.
The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center is a pool facility located in Pasadena, California adjacent to the Rose Bowl Stadium.
It is best known as the training facility for the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club, as well as Rose Bowl Masters swimming, Rose Bowl diving teams, and the Rose Bowl water polo club.
The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1( New Year's Day) at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California.
When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2( 15 times now).
The Rose Bowl Game is nicknamed" The Granddaddy of Them All" because it is the oldest currently operating bowl game.
It was first played in 1902 as the Tournament East – West football game, and has been played annually since 1916.
Since 1945, it has been the highest attended college football bowl game.
It is a part of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association's" America's New Year Celebration", which also includes the historic Rose Parade.
Since 2015, the game has been sponsored by Northwestern Mutual and officially known as the" Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual".
In 2015 and 2018, the game was also officially known as the" College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual".
Previous sponsors include Vizio( 2011–2014), Citi( 2004 – 2010), Sony/ PlayStation 2( 2003), and AT&T( 1999 – 2002)
The Rose Bowl Game has traditionally hosted the conference champions from the Big Ten and Pac- 12 conferences( or their predecessors).
Since 2002, the Rose Bowl Game has occasionally deviated from its traditional matchups for use in" national championship" systems.
In 2002 and 2006( the 2001 and 2005 seasons), under the Bowl Championship Series( BCS) system, the Rose Bowl was designated as its championship game, and hosted the top two teams determined by the BCS system.
Beginning in 2015, the Rose Bowl has been part of the College Football Playoff and hosts one of its semifinal games every three years.
During non-Playoff years, the Rose Bowl reverts to its traditional Pac- 12/ Big Ten matchup.
The Rose Bowl Story is a 1952 American romance film directed by William Beaudine and starring Marshall Thompson, Vera Miles and Richard Rober, featuring a young Natalie Wood.
The film was made in Cinecolor.
It follows the relationship between a college football player and his girlfriend.
William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director.
He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.
The 1987 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1987, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
It was the 73rd Rose Bowl Game.
The Arizona State Sun Devils, champions of the Pacific- 10 Conference, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten Conference, 22 – 15.
Arizona State quarterback
Jeff Van Raaphorst was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.
This was the first appearance for Arizona State in the Rose Bowl.
The 1947 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game.
It was the 33rd Rose Bowl Game.
The Illinois Fighting Illini defeated the UCLA Bruins, 45 – 14.
Illinois halfbacks Buddy Young and Jules Rykovich shared the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game award.
They were named the Rose Bowl Players Of The Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.
It was the first Rose Bowl game that featured teams from the Pacific Coast Conference and the Big Nine Conference by the terms of an exclusive five- year agreement.
It is known as the first" modern" Rose Bowl, and the modern Rose Bowl records date back to this game.
This exclusive agreement remained in place until the 1999 Rose Bowl when the Rose Bowl became part of the Bowl Championship Series, with the exception of the games from 1960 onward following the collapse of the PCC and prior to the renegotiation with the newly formed Athletic Association of Western Universities( AAWU), highlighted by the 1962 Rose Bowl where Big Ten champion Ohio State declined the invitation.
The 1934 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1934, was an American football bowl game.
It was the 20th Rose Bowl Game.
The Columbia Lions defeated the Stanford Indians( now Cardinal) 7- 0.
Cliff Montgomery, the Columbia quarterback, was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.
At 35,000, it has the lowest attendance in the Rose Bowl game since the Rose Bowl Stadium was built in 1922.
This was one of the few rainy New Year's Day celebrations in Pasadena, California.
Rain three days before had turned the Rose Bowl stadium into a small lake.

Question: Do both directors of films Oh, Kay! (Film) and The Rose Bowl Story have the same nationality?
Answer: yes