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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1893: David Boehm (69 at death)

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


1894: John Ford (79 at death)

  {6 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing
     Oscar Wins: Directing


1901: Clark Gable (59 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


1901: Benjamin Zemach (96 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction


1904: S. J. Perelman (75 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


1908: George Pal (72 at death)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1910: Michael Kanin (83 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


1912: Clarence Slifer (73 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Effects


1928: Stuart Whitman (92 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1941: Arnold Shapiro (83)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


1946: Chris Clark (78)

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


1957: Alan Baumgarten (67)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1985: Karl Johan Schuster (39)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song


1993: Madeline Sharafian (31)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film


Died


1947: Paul Huldchinsky (58)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1949: Herbert Stothart (63)

  {12 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score
     Oscar Win: Original Score


1950: Karl Hajos (61)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score


1962: Carey Wilson (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1966: Buster Keaton (70)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1967: Richard L. Breen (48)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay


1983: John Tribby (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing


1991: Mauri Grashin (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story


1998: Jack Collis (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1999: Vernon Harris (93)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay


2007: Gian-Carlo Menotti (95)

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


2010: David Brown (93)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture
     Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award


2014: Maximilian Schell (83)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


2021: Robert C. Jones (84)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing, Original Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


Released


1929: The Broadway Melody (95)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Harry Beaumont), Actress (Bessie Love)
     Oscar Win: Picture


1936: The Story of Louis Pasteur (88)

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Paul Muni), Screenplay, Original Story
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Paul Muni), Screenplay, Original Story


1954: Hell and High Water (70)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects


1967: La Guerre Est Finie (57)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1980: My Brilliant Career (44)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


2008: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (16)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Julian Schnabel), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography