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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1897: Vincent Korda (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)

1900: Harry Leonard (85 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1901: Lionel Banks (48 at death)

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)

1906: Billy Wilder (95 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {21 Noms, 7 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay, Original Story, Story and Screenplay

1909: Buddy Adler (51 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

1909: Michael Todd (48 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1936: Kris Kristofferson (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1941: Michael Lerner (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1943: Klaus Maria Brandauer (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1945: Tom Sherak (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy President #33: 2009-12, 3 terms

1949: Meryl Streep (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {20 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Actress, Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Actress, Supporting Actress

1952: Graham Greene (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1959: Thom Colwell (58)

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

Died

1965: David O. Selznick (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Irving G. Thalberg Award

1967: William Cannon (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director

1969: Judy Garland (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1972: Frances Flaherty (88)

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

1979: Wiard Ihnen (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1987: Fred Astaire (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 23rd | 1 time

2007: Willy Holt (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1961: The Guns of Navarone (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Special Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (J. Lee Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Sound, Special Effects

1966: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {13 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Elizabeth Taylor), Supporting Actress (Sandy Dennis), Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction, Black-and-White Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Mike Nichols), Actor (Richard Burton), Actress (Elizabeth Taylor), Supporting Actor (George Segal), Supporting Actress (Sandy Dennis), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction, Black-and-White Costume Design, Sound

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