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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/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (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: Actor, Supporting Actor

1929: Anne Ramsey (58 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1939: Lily Tomlin (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1984: Ludwig Goransson (38) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

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: 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/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)

2012: Hal David (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

Released

1928: Our Dancing Daughters (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Writing, Cinematography

1928: The Patriot (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Writing     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Ernst Lubitsch), Actor (Lewis Stone), Writing, Art Direction/Production Design

1938: You Can’t Take It With You (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (Frank Capra)     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Frank Capra), Supporting Actress (Spring Byington), Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound Recording

1939: Nurse Edith Cavell (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score

1947: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1947 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1948: Sorry, Wrong Number (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Barbara Stanwyck)

1950: The Black Rose (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Color)

1954: The Little Kidnappers (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary Award, Special/Honorary Award

1962: Electra (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

1999: East-West (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film