This Day in Oscar History: January 21

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1896: J. Carrol Naish (77 at death) [Pictured]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1898: Rudolph Maté (66 at death) [Pictured]

{5 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)

1903: William Lyon (71 at death)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1905: Christian Dior (52 at death) [Pictured]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1908: Otto Lang (98 at death)

{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film

1914: Howard G. Minsky (94 at death) [Pictured]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

1915: David Weisbart (52 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1921: Valentin Yoshov (83 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1922: Telly Savalas (72 at death) [Pictured]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1922: Paul Scofield (86 at death) [Pictured]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor

1923: Barney Slater (55 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1929: Denis Sanders (58 at death)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film

1941: Mike Medavoy (71) [Pictured]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

1956: Geena Davis (56) [Pictured]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress

1966: Felipe Fernandez del Paso (46) [Pictured]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction

Died

1954: Betty Reinhardt (44)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1959: Cecil B. DeMille (77)

  {3 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Special/Honorary, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing

1964: Joseph Schildkraut (67)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1989: Vivian C. Greenham (66)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1995: John Halas (82)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film

2002: Peggy Lee (81)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

2006: Robert Knudson (80)

  {10 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

2008: Russell Lloyd (92)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

2010: Larry Johnson (62)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

2011: Theoni V. Aldredge (78)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White)

This Day in Oscar History: January 21

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.