Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Born
1883: Douglas Fairbanks (56 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
Academy President #1: 1927-29, 3 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 1 time
1885: James Gleason (73 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1903: Walter Reisch (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Story and Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay, Original Story, Story and Screenplay
1906: Allan Scott (88 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1910: Artie Shaw (94 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Scoring
1921: Grigori Chukhrai (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1931: Barbara Barrie (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1950: Linda Thompson (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1970: Nanette Burstein (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
Died
1960: Sol Polito (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
1964: Fred Guiol (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1969: Jimmy McHugh (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1972: Richard Day (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{20 Noms, 7 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
1983: George Bruns (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score
2002: Dorothy Spencer (93) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
2010: Irwin Rosten (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
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