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) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

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

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

1923: Arthur Hiller (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

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 (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1940: Terry Gilliam (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1941: Tom Conti (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1943: Roger L. Simon (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1961: Mariel Hemingway (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1965: Sam Fell (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1967: Mark Ruffalo (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1969: Marjane Satrapi (44) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

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 [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (New York City Release — National on 11.23.1940) {Best Picture Nominee, 1940}