This Day in Oscar History: May 3

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1888: Beulah Bondi (92 at death) [Pictured]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1899: Aline MacMahon (92 at death) [Pictured]

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

1901: Hugo Friedhofer (80 at death) [Pictured]

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

1902: Seton I. Miller (72 at death) [Pictured]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation, Screenplay

1904: William L. Hendricks (87 at death) [Pictured]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short

1906: Mary Astor (81 at death) [Pictured]

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

1910: Norman Corwin (101 at death) [Pictured]

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

1913: William Inge (60 at death) [Pictured]

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

1915: Betty Comden (91 at death) [Pictured]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay

1951: Christopher Cross (61) [Pictured]

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

Died

1969: Karl Freund (79)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)

1978: A. Arnold Gillespie (78)

  {12 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Special Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1992: George Murphy (89)

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

2011: Jackie Cooper (88)

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

Released

1944: Going My Way [Pictured]

(New York City Release — LA on 8.16.1944) {Best Picture Winner, 1944}