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Category: Academy Awards History

  • 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…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 21

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Gilbert M. Anderson (90 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1889: W.S. Van Dyke (53 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Directing – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1892: Bertram Granger (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction (Color) – 2 Noms,…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 20

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Hal Walker (76 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907: Henry Grace (76 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction; Oscar Nominee: Art Direction,Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color) – 13 Noms, 1 Win} 1908: Michael Redgrave (77 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 19

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Edmund Reek (74 at death) {Oscar Winner: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film –7 Noms, 3 Wins} 1897: Betty Compson (77 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Jo Mielziner (74 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom,…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 18

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Truman Talley (50 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1905: Robert Donat (53 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1915: Richard Condon (81 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1923:…

  • Oscar Profile #29: Tim Holt

    Born February 5, 1918, Charles John Holt III, the son of Jack Holt, one of the founding members of AMPAS, young Tim, like his father, became a workaholic actor most famous for his roles in westerns. He had the quickest trigger draw of any actor in films which clocked in at about 1/6 of a…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 17

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Sid Grauman (70 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1888: Nugent Slaughter (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Engineering Effects – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1894: Paul Green (87 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adaptation – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Alfred Newman…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 16

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Gene Havlick (65 at death) {Oscar Winner: Editing – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1897: Conrad Nagel (72 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1908: Robert Rossen (57 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay – 5 Noms, 0 Wins}…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 15

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Arthur Hornblow Jr. (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1913: John Woolf (86 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Picture – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1933: Philippe De Broca (71 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 14

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1864: William N. Selig (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1907: Eddie Heyman (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1916: Horton Foote (92 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay,Adapted Screenplay – 3 Noms, 2 Wins} 1933:…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 13

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Henry Hathaway (86 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Directing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1909: Herbert Kline (89 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1912: Joan Bridge (99) {Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Color) – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1913: Bridget Boland (74…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 12

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1910: Dale Butts (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1911: Angelo Ross (78 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1911: Edmund H. North (79 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1917: Millard…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 11

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Dave Gould (70 at death) {Oscar Winner: Dance Direction – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1901: Richard Flournoy (66 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1909: Karl Tunberg (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay,Adapted Screenplay – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1909:…

  • Oscar Profile #28: John Huston

    Born August 5, 1906 in Nevada, Missouri, a small town that legend has it was won by his grandfather in a poker game, his father was the extraordinary actor and vaudevillian, Walter Huston. Young John had his first professional gig as part of Walter’s vaudeville act when he was just three years old. A frail…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 10

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Barry Fitzgerald (72 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor;Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1891: Sam Jaffe (93 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1892: Gregory La Cava (59 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Directing –…

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