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Category: Academy Awards History

  • This Day in Oscar History: April 3

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  • Oscar Profile #31: Clarence Brown

    Born May 10, 1890 in Clinton, Massachusetts, Clarence Brown was a used car salesman before starting out in films as an assistant director to Maurice Tourneur in 1915. After a stint as a fighter pilot during World War I, he returned to Hollywood. By 1920 he was receiving co-directing credit with Tournear for The Great…

  • This Day in Ocsar History: March 31

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Sarah Y. Mason (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Adaptation – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1904: Sam Zimbalist (54 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Picture – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1905: Robert Stevenson (81 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Directing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907: C. C.…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 30

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Archie Stout (86 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color) – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1892: Ellsworth Hoagland (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1894: Ray Cory (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1897: Robert Riskin…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 29

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Robert J. Kern (87 at death) {Oscar Winner: Editing – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1889: Warner Baxter (62 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1894: Franz Planer (68 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 5 Noms, 0…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 28

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Flora Robson (82 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1905: Eleanor Perry (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1905: Pandro S. Berman (91 at death) {Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award;Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 27

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Ferde Grofe (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1895: Ray June (63 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1897: Gloria Swanson (86 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1898: Norma…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 26

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Alfred Cohn (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adaptation – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907: Leigh Harline (62 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Song, Original Score;Oscar Nominee: Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score,Adaptation or Treatment Score – 8 Noms, 2 Wins} 1911: Tennessee Williams (71…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 25

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Bella Spewack (91 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Ed Begley (69 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1901: Richard Myers (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1908: David…

  • Oscar Profile #30: Dorothy McGuire

    Born June 14, 1918 in Omaha, Nebraska, Dorothy McGuire was one of three actresses who came to prominence in the original Broadway production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Both she and Teresa Wright had been original star Martha Scott’s understudy, with McGuire eventually replacing Scott when she went to Hollywood. Several Broadway roles later, she…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 24

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Stephen Goosson (84 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction,Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color) – 5 Noms, 0 Wins} 1894: Ralph Hammeras (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Special Effects,Engineering Effects – 3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1901: Ub Iwerks (70 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 23

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Cedric Gibbons (67 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Art Direction,Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color) – 39 Noms, 11 Win} 1896: George James Hopkins (88 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction,Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color) – 13 Noms, 4 Wins} 1905: Joan Crawford (72 at…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 22

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Joseph Schildkraut (67 at death) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1901: John Link (67 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1908: Louis L’Amour (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – Not Official: Removed by Producers…

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