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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1900: Jacques Prevert (77 at death)

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


1913: Frank P. Keller (64 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Win: Editing


1915: Ray Evans (92 at death)

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Wins: Original Song


1916: Frank Tarloff (83 at death)

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


1927: Arthur Cohn (97)

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Wins: Documentary Feature


1937: David Newman (66 at death)

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


1962: Joanna Quinn (62)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film


1968: Theodore Ushev (56)

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


1970: Lawrence Sher (54)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1970: Jon Spaihts (54)

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


1979: Luke Doolan (45)

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


Died


1989: Ferris Webster (76)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1997: Robert Clouse (68)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Live Action Short Film


2017: John Gay (92)

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


2023: Arnold Schulman (97)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay


Released


1938: The Buccaneer (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1938: The Goldwyn Follies (86)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Art Direction/Production Design


1960: Visit to a Small Planet (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1970: Patton (54)

  {10 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Franklin J. Schaffner), Actor (George C. Scott), Story and Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Special Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Franklin J. Schaffner), Actor (George C. Scott), Story and Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound