Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Born
1890: Chester Franklin (63 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film
1901: Harry Stradling (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{14 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
1907: Nathan Juran (95 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White)
1909: Beirne Lay Jr. (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
1913: Christian Nyby (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1920: Richard Farnsworth (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
1929: Anne Ramsey (58 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1939: Lily Tomlin (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
Died
1972: John Cox (64)
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing
1977: Ethel Waters (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1979: Aaron Rosenberg (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture
1981: Ann Harding (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress
2001: Jack Maxsted (85)
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
2005: Clave (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color), Costume Design (Color)
2012: Hal David (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
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