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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1884: Joseph Farnham (46 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Title Writing
     Oscar Nominee: Title Writing

1894: Viola Lawrence (78 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1899: Peter Herman Adler (90 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Musical Score

1902: Howard Koch (92 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Screenplay

1912: Harry Sukman (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Musical Score
     Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score

1914: Adolph Green (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay

1925: Julie Harris (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress

Died

1968: Edward Stevenson (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1984: Harry Sukman (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Musical Score
     Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score

1985: Joseph Than (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story

1990: Aaron Copland (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score

1995: Ira Wallach (83)

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

1995: Alan Splet (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

Released

1942: Star Spangled Rhythm (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“That Old Black Magic”), Score of a Musical

1945: Leave Her to Heaven (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Gene Tierney), Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Sound Recording

1949: The Hasty Heart (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor (Richard Todd)

1953: Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color)

1963: The Red Lanterns (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

1972: Brother Sun Sister Moon (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

1988: Tequila Sunrise (31) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1994: Tom & Viv (25) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Miranda Richardson), Supporting Actress (Rosemary Harris)

2005: Transamerica (14) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Felicity Huffman), Original Song (“Travelin’ Thru”)

2016: Jackie (3) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Natalie Portman), Original Score, Costume Design

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