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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

  • 1890: Fred Sersen (72 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects8 Noms, 2 Wins}
  • 1890: Marjorie Main (85 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1895: Nat W. Finston (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring2 Noms, 0 Wins}
  • 1897: Louis R. Loeffler (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing2 Noms, 0 Wins}
  • 1917: Ed Graves (62 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1923: Fred Steiner (88) {Oscar Nominee: Original Score1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1932: Michel Legrand (79) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Song, Drama Score,
    Original Song or Adaptation Score
    ; Oscar Nominee: Song, Substantially Original Score,
    Non-Musical Score, Drama Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score, Musical Score
    13 Noms, 3 Wins}
  • 1943: George Harrison (58 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Original Song Score
    1 Nom, 1 Win}
  • 1945: Mikael Salomon (66) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Visual Effects2 Noms, 0 Wins}
  • 1946: Michael Radford (65) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Directing, Adapted Screenplay
    2 Noms, 0 Wins}
  • 1947: Edward James Olmos (64) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1947: Gary Jones (64) {Oscar Nominee: Costume Design1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1953: Frederick Zollo (58) {Oscar Nominee: Picture1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1964: Todd Field (47) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Picture, Adapted Screenplay
    3 Noms, 0 Wins}

Died

  • 1961: Harry Wild (59) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1967: Franz Waxman (60) {Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score; Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score12 Noms, 2 Wins}
  • 1970: Conrad Nagel (72) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary0 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1985: Hal C. Kern (90) {Oscar Winner: Editing3 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1985: Joseph Wright (92) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)12 Noms, 2 Wins}
  • 2003: Walter Scharf (92) {Oscar Nominee: Song, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score,
    Musical Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score
    10 Noms, 0 Wins}

Ceremonies

  • 1964: The 36th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement)
    {for the films of 1963}
  • 1969: The 41st Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement)
    {for the films of 1968}
  • 1975: The 47th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement)
    {for the films of 1974}
  • 1980: The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement)
    {for the films of 1979}
  • 2008: The 80th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony)
    {for the films of 2007}





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