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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

  • 1881: Harry M. Warner (76 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
    0 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1893: Edward G. Robinson (79 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
    0 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1897: Eddie Imazu (81 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1899: Floyd Crosby (85 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography1 Nom, 1 Win}
  • 1914: William Rose (72 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay;
    Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Story and Screenplay4 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1915: Frank Sinatra (82 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor, Special/Honorary, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award; Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
    2 Noms, 3 Wins}
  • 1925: Anne V. Coates (85) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Editing5 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1927: Roman Kroitor (83) {Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1929: John Osborne (65 at death) {Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay1 Nom, 1 Win}
  • 1929: William McCaughey (70 at death) {Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing5 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1936: Alfred Uhry (74) {Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay1 Nom, 1 Win}
  • 1948: Tom Wilkinson (62) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
    2 Noms, 0 Wins}
  • 1957: Gu Changwei (53) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1970: Jennifer Connelly (40) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress1 Nom, 1 Win}

Died

  • 1939: Douglas Fairbanks (56) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary0 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1960: Ralph Berger (56) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White)1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1973: Ranald MacDougall (58) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1980: Urie McCleary (75) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction, Art Direction (Color);
    Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
    6 Noms, 2 Wins}
  • 1985: Anne Baxter (62) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress; Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress2 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1986: Harry Owens (84) {Oscar Winner: Song1 Nom, 1 Win}
  • 1999: Gaston Diehl (87) {Oscar Winner: Two-Reel Short Film1 Nom, 1 Win}
  • 2005: Gyula Trebitsch (91) {Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film1 Nom, 0 Wins}

Released

  • 1955: The Rose Tattoo (New York City Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1955}
  • 1966: A Man for All Seasons (New York City Release) {Best Picture Winner, 1966}
  • 1967: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (National Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1967}
  • 1974: The Godfather, Part II (New York City Release) {Best Picture Winner, 1974}
  • 1980: Tess (Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1980}
  • 1988: Rain Man (New York City Release) {Best Picture Winner, 1988}
  • 1990: Awakenings (Century City, CA Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1990}
  • 1991: Bugsy (Beverly Hills Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1991}





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