This Day in Oscar History: October 23

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1892: Seymour Felix (68 at death) {Oscar Winner: Dance Direction – 1 Noms, 1 Wins}
1901: Arthur Jacobson (91 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
1925: Manos Hadjidakis (68 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Song – 1 Noms, 1 Wins}
1925: Nanni Loy (69 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
1936: Philip Kaufman (74) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
1942: Michael Crichton (66 at death) {Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate) –
0 Noms, 1 Wins}
1954: Ang Lee (56) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Directing; Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing –
3 Noms, 1 Wins}

1942: Ralph Rainger (41) {Oscar Winner: Song – 3 Noms, 1 Wins}
1952: Susan Peters (31) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
1957: Christian Dior (52) {Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White) – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
1964: Jo Swerling (71) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
1974: Melchior Lengyel (94) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
1984: Oskar Werner (61) {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
1997: Bert Haanstra (81) {Oscar Winner: Documentary Short;
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short – 3 Noms, 1 Wins}
2002: Adolph Green (87) {Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
2002: Nathan Juran (95) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White) – 2 Noms, 1 Wins}
2008: Gianluigi Braschi (45) {Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}