Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Born
1887: Roland Young (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1889: Clifton Webb (76 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
1901: Sam Spiegel (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 4 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award
Oscar Nominee: Picture
1906: George Templeton (73 at death)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film
1909: Robert Ryan (63 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1922: Fred Koenekamp (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
1936: Susan Kohner (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1948: Robert John Lange (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1952: David A. Whittaker (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Sound Effects/Editing
1960: Stanley Tucci (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1974: Leonardo DiCaprio (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
Died
1945: Jerome Kern (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{8 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Musical Score
1950: Hans Kraly (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Writing
Oscar Nominee: Writing, Original Story
1968: Doane Harrison (74)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1979: Dimitri Tiomkin (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{23 Noms, 4 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score
2007: Delbert Mann (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Directing
Oscar Nominee: Directing
Released
1947: Gentleman’s Agreement [Pictured (hover to see)]
(New York City Release — LA on 12.25.1947) {Best Picture Winner, 1947}
1949: Battleground [Pictured (hover to see)]
(New York City Release — LA on 12.1.1949 / National on 1.20.1950) {Best Picture Nominee, 1949}
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