This Day in Oscar History: February 15 (2017)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Oscar Nominations

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1996: The Oscar Guy Launched on GeoCities (21)

Born

1893: Walter Donaldson (54 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1896: William H. Pine (59 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1899: Gale Sondergaard (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1905: Harold Arlen (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {9 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1914: Kevin McCarthy (96 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1920: Harold Michelson (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

1943: Dennis Skotak (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects

1945: Christine Edzard (72)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay

1978: Ruairi Robinson (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1964: Frederic Knudtson (57)

{6 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1985: Leonard Spigelgass (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story

1998: George White (86)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

2001: Roy N. Sickner (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

2007: Ray Evans (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

Released

1939: Stagecoach (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (John Ford), Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell), Scoring, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Art Direction

1978: Coming Home (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actor (Jon Voight), Actress (Jane Fonda), Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Hal Ashby), Actor (Jon Voight), Actress (Jane Fonda), Supporting Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (Penelope Milford), Original Screenplay, Editing