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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

  • 1868: Marie Dressler (65 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actress2 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1883: Edna May Oliver (59 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
    1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1886: Ed Wynn (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1904: William A. Horning (54 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction, Art Direction (Color)
    8 Noms, 2 Wins}
  • 1905: Roger Edens (64 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Musical Score;
    Oscar Nominee: Song, Scoring, Musical Score8 Noms, 3 Wins}
  • 1914: Marcel Grignon (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
    1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1922: Dorothy Dandridge (42 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress
    1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1924: John Brabourne (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Picture2 Noms, 0 Wins}
  • 1934: Ronald Harwood (76) {Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay3 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1955: Fernando Meirelles (55) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Directing1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1962: Nathaniel Kahn (48) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short
    2 Noms, 0 Wins}

Died

  • 1942: Edna May Oliver (59) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 1967: Charles Bickford (76) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor3 Noms, 0 Wins}
  • 1985: Helen Rose (81) {Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Black-and-White);
    Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)10 Noms, 2 Wins}
  • 1995: Robert O. Cook (92) {Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate);
    Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing3 Noms, 1 Win}
  • 1999: Jack Le Vien (85) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature2 Noms, 0 Wins}
  • 2003: Frederick J. Brown (68) {Oscar Nominee: Sound Effects/Editing1 Nom, 0 Wins}
  • 2003: Art Carney (85) {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor1 Nom, 1 Win}

Released

  • 1931: The Champ (New York City Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1931/32}
  • 1949: Battleground (Washington D.C. Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1949}
  • 1950: All About Eve (Los Angeles Release) {Best Picture Winner, 1950}
  • 1950: King Solomon’s Mines (New York City Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1950}
  • 1951: An American in Paris (Los Angeles Release) {Best Picture Winner, 1951}
  • 1990: Dances With Wolves (Limited Release) {Best Picture Winner, 1990}
  • 2007: No Country for Old Men (Limited Release) {Best Picture Winner, 2007}




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