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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Born

1921: Bob Merrill (76 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1926: Stan Jolley (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

1927: Jean-Louis Richard (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1935: Dennis Potter (59 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1936: Dennis Hopper (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay

1940: Marcel Lozinski (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1950: Howard Ashman (40 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1955: Elizabeth McBride (42 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

1961: Enya (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1965: Trent Reznor (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score

1974: Jehane Noujaim (43) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1968: Carroll Clark (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)

1981: Hugo Friedhofer (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {9 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score, Scoring

2004: Tony Randall (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  { Noms, Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 31st-Co | 1 time

2006: Cy Feuer (95) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Scoring, Drama Score, Musical Score

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