Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
- 1884: Anton Grot (90 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate); Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White) – 5 Noms, 1 Win}
- 1887: Frank Harling (71 at death) {Oscar Winner: Scoring; Oscar Nominee: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score – 3 Noms, 1 Win}
- 1904: Cary Grant (82 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary;
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor – 2 Noms, 1 Win}
- 1906: Louis Harris (85 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1912: Robert Russell (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story –
2 Noms, 0 Wins}
- 1913: Danny Kaye (74 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary,
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award – 0 Noms, 2 Wins}
- 1933: John Boorman (78) {Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay –
5 Noms, 0 Wins}
- 1955: Kevin Costner (56) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing;
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Lead Actor – 3 Noms, 2 Wins}
Died
- 1942: Truman Talley (50) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
- 1946: Lew Pollack (50) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1954: Sydney Greenstreet (74) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1976: Frederick Hollander (79) {Oscar Nominee: Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score –
4 Noms, 0 Wins}
- 1979: Cyril J. Mockridge (82) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1980: Cecil Beaton (76) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Color), Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) – 3 Noms, 3 Wins}
- 1985: George E. Stoll (79) {Oscar Winner: Musical Score; Oscar Nominee: Scoring, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score – 8 Noms, 1 Win}
- 1988: Joseph Gershenson (84) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score –
2 Noms, 0 Wins}
- 1992: Ruby Levitt (84) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Color) – 4 Noms, 0 Wins}
- 2008: Ugo Pirro (87) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Released
- 1935: David Copperfield (New York City Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1935}
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