This Day in Oscar History: November 9 (2016)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

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/Production Design, Art Direction (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, 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 (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1955: Fernando Meirelles (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing

1962: Nathaniel Kahn (54) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1942: Edna May Oliver (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1967: Charles Bickford (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1985: Helen Rose (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {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) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2003: Art Carney (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1931: The Champ (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actor (Wallace Beery), Original Story
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (King Vidor), Lead Actor (Wallace Beery), Original Story

1950: King Solomon’s Mines (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Film Editing, Color Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Editing, Color Cinematography

2012: Lincoln (4) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {12 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Art Direction
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Steven Spielberg), Lead Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Supporting Actress (Sally Field), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound/Sound Mixing