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Born

1881: Harry M. Warner (76 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

1893: Edward G. Robinson (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

1897: Eddie Imazu (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

1899: Floyd Crosby (85 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1914: William Rose (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Story and Screenplay

1915: Frank Sinatra (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor, Special/Honorary, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 35th, 47th-Co | 2 times

1925: Anne V. Coates (93) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Editing, Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1927: Roman Kroitor (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film

1929: William McCaughey (70 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

1929: John Osborne (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay

1936: Alfred Uhry (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay

1948: Tom Wilkinson (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor

1957: Gu Changwei (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1968: Rory Kennedy (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

1970: Jennifer Connelly (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1996: Lucas Hedges (22) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

Died

1939: Douglas Fairbanks (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Academy President #1: 1927-29, 3 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 1 time

1960: Ralph Berger (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1973: Ranald MacDougall (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1980: Urie McCleary (75)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1985: Anne Baxter (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Actress, Supporting Actress

1986: Harry Owens (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1999: Gaston Diehl (87)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Two-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film

2005: Gyula Trebitsch (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film

2011: Bert Schneider (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

Released

1949: The Bicycle Thief (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Foreign Language Film (Special/Honorary)
     Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1953: Hondo (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress (Geraldine Page), Motion Picture Story

1955: The Rose Tattoo (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Anna Magnani), Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Anna Magnani), Supporting Actress (Marisa Pavan), Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Black-and-White Costume Design

1960: The Angry Silence (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Story and Screenplay

1962: Freud (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Story and Screenplay, Substantially Original Score

1963: The Cardinal (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Directing (Otto Preminger), Supporting Actor (John Huston), Editing, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)

1966: A Man for All Seasons (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 6 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (Fred Zinnemann), Actor (Paul Scofield), Adapted Screenplay, Color Cinematography, Color Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Fred Zinnemann), Actor (Paul Scofield), Supporting Actor (Robert Shaw), Supporting Actress (Wendy Hiller), Adapted Screenplay, Color Cinematography, Color Costume Design

1973: The Last Detail (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor (Jack Nicholson), Supporting Actor (Randy Quaid), Adapted Screenplay

1980: Tess (38) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Roman Polanski), Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

1986: Crimes of the Heart (32) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Tess Harper), Adapted Screenplay

1988: Rain Man (30) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (Barry Levinson), Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Barry Levinson), Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design

1997: Deconstructing Harry (21) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

2002: Twin Sisters (16) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

2003: Girl with a Pearl Earring (15) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

2003: Something’s Gotta Give (15) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Diane Keaton)

2008: Doubt (10) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, Viola Davis), Adapted Screenplay

2014: Inherent Vice (4) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design

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