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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

  • 1903: Fred Niblo Jr. (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adaptation1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1906: Arthur Lonergan (83 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color)1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1910: Walter Greene (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1910: Irene Sharaff (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color); Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color), Costume Design,
    Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
    16 Noms, 5 Wins}
  • 1942: Dale Hartleben (69) {Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature1 Nom, 1 Win}

Died

  • 1951: Charles Schoenbaum (57) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color)1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1956: Milan Roder (77) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1959: Daniel B. Cathcart (52) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color)2 Noms, 0 Wins}
  • 1978: Jack Oakie (74) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1986: Willard Van Dyke (79) {Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1989: Arthur Lonergan (83) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color)1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1994: Oliver Smith (75) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color)1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 2006: Joseph Newman (96) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director2 Noms, 0 Wins}
  • 2007: David Ronne (63) {Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing3 Noms, 0 Wins}

Released

  • 1937: Three Smart Girls (New York City Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1936}
  • 1943: Casablanca (National Release) {Best Picture Winner, 1943}
  • 1947: The Yearling (New York City Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1946}
  • 2009: Slumdog Millionaire (Wide Release) {Best Picture Winner, 2008}
  • 2009: Frost/Nixon (Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 2008}

Ceremonies

  • 2007: The 79th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2006}



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