This Day in Oscar History: April 2 (2021)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Oscar Ceremonies

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Born

1899: William Garity (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

1902: Edward Eliscu (96 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1908: William Kiernan (65 at death)

{6 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1914: Alec Guinness (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Actor, Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay

1934: Richard Portman (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {11 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sound
     Oscar Nominee: Sound

1942: Joel Cox (79)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1945: Linda Hunt (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1946: Lajos Koltai (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1954: Lili Fini Zanuck (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Picture
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

1959: David Frankel (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Live Action Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film

1972: Paul Machliss (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Film Editing

1977: Michael Fassbender (44) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1978: Jaime Ray Newman (43) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1967: Victor A. Gangelin (68)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1970: Castleton Knight (76)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

1982: Sam Coslow (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Two-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film

2002: Jack Kruschen (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2011: Bill Varney (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

Released

1931: Skippy (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1930/31 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Directing (Norman Taurog) Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Norman Taurog), Actor (Jackie Cooper), Adaptation