Born

• 1886: Michael Curtiz (75 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Directing – 4 Noms, 1 Wins}
• 1893: Ruth Chatterton (67 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1893: Harry Warren (87 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Song – 11 Noms, 3 Wins}
• 1898: Bernard W. Burton (92 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1901: Tom Reed (59 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1906: Franz Waxman (60 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score;
  Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score,
  Substantially Original Score – 12 Noms, 2 Wins}
• 1921: Paul Zastupnevich (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Costume Design – 3 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1922: Ava Gardner (67 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1945: Nicholas Meyer (65) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1959: Lee Daniels (51) {Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}

Died

• 1958: Nicholas Brodszky (53) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 5 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1975: Bernard Herrmann (64) {Oscar Winner: Drama Score; Oscar Nominee: Original Score,
  Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score – 5 Noms, 1 Wins}
• 1983: Edward Paul (87) {Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1987: Josef Myrow (77) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1994: John Osborne (65) {Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Noms, 1 Wins}
• 2008: Harold Pinter (78) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}

Released

• 1986: Platoon (Wide Release) {Best Picture Winner, 1986}