Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
1889: Claude Rains (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1913: Les Bowie (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
1925: Richard Burton (58 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
1928: Ennio Morricone (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
Oscar Nominee: Original Score
1929: Marilyn Bergman (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{16 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
1932: Roy Scheider (75 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
1943: Richard Marks (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1944: Tim Rice (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1963: Sylvain Chomet (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Animated Film, Animated Short Film
Died
1956: Victor Young (57)
{22 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score
1982: Elio Petri (53)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
2006: Jack Palance (87)
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
2010: Dino De Laurentiis (91)
{1 Nom, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Foreign Film, Irving G. Thalberg Award
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film
Released
1974: Lenny [Pictured (hover to see)]
(National Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1974}
1989: My Left Foot [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1989}
Ceremonies
1931: 4th Annual Academy Awards
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1930/31}
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