Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1888: Max Steiner (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {26 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score

1890: Clarence Brown (97 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Directing

1894: Dimitri Tiomkin (85 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {23 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score

1899: Fred Astaire (88 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 23rd | 1 times

1902: David O. Selznick (63 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Irving G. Thalberg Award

1902: Anatole Litvak (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing

1945: Christina Smith (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Makeup

1960: Bono (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1974: Hal Mohr (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color)
     Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)

1977: Joan Crawford (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1994: Charles L. Lootens (93)

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

1999: Shel Silverstein (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2012: Joyce Redman (93) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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