Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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1894: Willard Van Der Veer (68 at death)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1901: William Hornbeck (82 at death)
{4 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1902: John Lee Mahin (81 at death)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1912: Gene Kelly (83 at death)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1925: Robert Mulligan (83 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1933: Ian Fraser (81 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1940: Tony Bill (83)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1947: Willy Russell (76)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1952: Kirby Dick (71)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1961: Alexandre Desplat (62)
{11 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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1965: Roger Avary (58)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1969: Alexandre Gavras (54)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1970: River Phoenix (23 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1978: Kobe Bryant (41)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1980: Scott Franklin (43)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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Died |
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1939: Sidney Howard (48)
{3 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1960: Oscar Hammerstein II (65)
{5 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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1968: Hunt Stromberg (74)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1975: Sidney Buchman (73)
{4 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1977: Jerry Bresler (69)
{5 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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1986: Adrienne Fazan (80)
{2 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1986: Marvin Hatley (81)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1990: David Rose (80)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1999: Norman Wexler (73)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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Released |
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1948: The Loves of Carmen (75)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards} |
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1982: Private Life (41)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards} |
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2013: The Grandmaster (10)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards} |
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