Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1868: Marie Dressler (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1883: Edna May Oliver (59 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1886: Ed Wynn (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1904: William A. Horning (54 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction, Art Direction (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Color)

1905: Roger Edens (64 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Musical Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Scoring, Musical Score

1914: Marcel Grignon (75 at death)

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

1922: Dorothy Dandridge (42 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1924: John Brabourne (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

1934: Ronald Harwood (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay

1955: Fernando Meirelles (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Directing

1962: Nathaniel Kahn (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short

Died

1942: Edna May Oliver (59)

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

1967: Charles Bickford (76)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1985: Helen Rose (81)

  {10 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)

1995: Robert O. Cook (92)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

1999: Jack Le Vien (85)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

2003: Frederick J. Brown (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Sound Effects/Editing

2003: Art Carney (85)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor

Released

1931: The Champ [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (New York City Release — LA on 11.13.1931 / National on 11.21.1931) {Best Picture Nominee, 1931/32}

1950: King Solomon’s Mines [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (New York City Release — National on 11.24.1950) {Best Picture Nominee, 1950}