Born

• 1890: Frank Butler (76 at death) {Oscar Winner: Screenplay; Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Screenplay - 3 Noms, 1 Win}
• 1908: Lew Ayres (88 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor - 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1934: Herb Gardner (68 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay - 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1934: Maggie Smith (76) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress -
  6 Noms, 2 Wins}
• 1935: Patrick Palmer (75) {Oscar Nominee: Picture - 3 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1954: Denzel Washington (56) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor -
  5 Noms, 2 Wins}

Died

• 1970: Harold Jacob Smith (58) {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay;
  Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay - 2 Noms, 1 Win}
• 1971: Max Steiner (83) {Oscar Winner: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score;
  Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score -
  26 Noms, 3 Wins}
• 1983: William Demarest (91) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor - 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1984: Sam Peckinpah (59) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay - 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1987: Edward Kleban (Unknown) {Oscar Nominee: Song - 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1992: Mort Greene (80) {Oscar Nominee: Song - 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1995: Michel Michelet (101) {Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score - 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1996: Edward Carfagno (89) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color); Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color) -
  10 Noms, 3 Wins}
• 1999: Lee R. Bobker (74) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short - 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 2004: Michael Ahnemann (66) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short - 1 Nom, 0 Wins}

Released

• 1935: Captain Blood (National Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1935}
• 1939: Gone With the Wind (Los Angeles Release) {Best Picture Winner, 1939}
• 1945: Spellbound (National Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1945}