Damien Bona, 56; co-wrote handy guide for Oscar buffs

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Damien Bona, who with his college friend Mason Wiley wrote “Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards’’, a usually affectionate but sometimes acerbic work - now a handy guide for film buffs - died at 56 in New York on Jan. 29 The cause was cardiac arrest, his brother-in-law, Neil Cohen, said.

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