Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
- 1878: Waldemar Young (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1899: Charles Laughton (63 at death) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 3 Noms, 1 Win} [Pictured]
- 1902: William Wyler (79 at death) {Oscar Winner: Directing, Irving G. Thalberg Award;
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing – 14 Noms, 4 Wins} [Pictured]
- 1914: Michael Wilson (63 at death) {Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay –
5 Noms, 2 Wins}
- 1916: Olivia de Havilland (94) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actress; Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress – 5 Noms, 2 Wins} [Pictured]
- 1930: John C. Howard (52 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1931: Leslie Caron (79) {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
- 1934: Sydney Pollack (73 at death) {Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing – 7 Noms, 2 Wins} [Pictured]
- 1934: Claude Berri (74 at death) {Oscar Winner: Live Action Short Film; Oscar Nominee: Picture, Live Action Short Film – 2 Noms, 1 Win} [Pictured]
- 1939: Karen Black (71) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1942: Andrae Crouch (68) {Oscar Nominee: Original Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1942: Genevieve Bujold (68) {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} [Pictured]
- 1952: Dan Aykroyd (58) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1954: Martin Childs (56) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction; Oscar Nominee: Art Direction –
2 Noms, 1 Win}
- 1957: Lisa Blount (53) {Oscar Winner: Live Action Short Film – 1 Nom, 1 Win}
- 1963: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (47) {Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature – 1 Nom, 1 Win}
Died
- 1940: Alexander Toluboff (58) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction – 3 Noms, 0 Wins}
- 1983: Charles G. Clarke (84) {Oscar Winner: John A. Bonner Medal,
Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate); Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 4 Noms, 2 Wins}
- 1987: Jerry Livingston (78) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 3 Noms, 0 Wins}
- 1996: Steve Tesich (53) {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 1 Win}
- 1997: Robert Mitchum (79) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1999: Sylvia Sidney (88) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 1999: Edward Dmytryk (90) {Oscar Nominee: Directing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 2000: Walter Matthau (79) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor; Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor – 3 Noms, 1 Win}
- 2004: Peter Barnes (73) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 2004: Marlon Brando (80) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor; Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor,
Supporting Actor – 8 Noms, 2 Wins}
- 2008: Adele Palmer (92) {Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
- 2009: Karl Malden (97) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 2 Noms, 1 Win}
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