Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Born
1921: Bob Merrill (76 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1926: Stan Jolley (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
1927: Jean-Louis Richard (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1935: Dennis Potter (59 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1936: Dennis Hopper (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay
1940: Marcel Lozinski (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short
1950: Howard Ashman (40 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1955: Elizabeth McBride (42 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design
1961: Enya (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1965: Trent Reznor (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Score
Oscar Nominee: Original Score
1974: Jehane Noujaim (43) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
Died
1968: Carroll Clark (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
1981: Hugo Friedhofer (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{9 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score
Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score, Scoring
2004: Tony Randall (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{ Noms, Wins}
Academy Awards Host: 31st-Co | 1 time
2006: Cy Feuer (95) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{6 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Scoring, Drama Score, Musical Score
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