This Day in Oscar History: November 22 (2014)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1895: John Monk Saunders (44 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1899: Hoagy Carmichael (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1915: Oswald Morris (98 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1923: Arthur Hiller (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Oscar Nominee: Directing
     Academy President #29: 1993-97, 4 terms

1923: Mel Bourne (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

1924: Geraldine Page (62 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress

1932: Robert Vaughn (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1940: Terry Gilliam (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1941: Tom Conti (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1943: Roger L. Simon (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1961: Mariel Hemingway (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1965: Sam Fell (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Film

1967: Mark Ruffalo (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1969: Marjane Satrapi (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Film

1978: Karen O (36) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1949: Richard Connell (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1958: Frank Harling (71)

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

1964: George Tomasini (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1979: George Froeschel (88)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

Released

1940: The Letter (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (William Wyler), Actress (Bette Davis), Supporting Actor (James Stephenson), Original Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography