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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1888: Beulah Bondi (92 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress


1899: Aline MacMahon (92 at death)

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


1901: Hugo Friedhofer (80 at death)

  {9 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Scoring
     Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score


1902: Seton I. Miller (72 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay


1904: William L. Hendricks (87 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1906: Mary Astor (81 at death)

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


1910: Norman Corwin (101 at death)

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


1913: William Inge (60 at death)

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


1915: Betty Comden (91 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay


1951: Christopher Cross (73)

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


1979: Emily V. Gordon (45)

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


Died


1969: Karl Freund (79)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


1978: A. Arnold Gillespie (78)

  {12 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects
     Oscar Wins: Special Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


1992: George Murphy (89)

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


2011: Jackie Cooper (88)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


Released


1930: The Big Pond (94)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Maurice Chevalier)


1940: Irene (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1944: Going My Way (80)

  {10 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Leo McCarey), Actor (Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald), Supporting Actor (Barry Fitzgerald), Screenplay, Original Motion Picture Story, Original Song (“Swinging on a Star”), Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Leo McCarey), Actor (Bing Crosby), Supporting Actor (Barry Fitzgerald), Screenplay, Original Motion Picture Story, Original Song (“Swinging on a Star”)


1945: The Valley of Decision (79)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Greer Garson), Dramatic or Comedy Score


1979: The Tin Drum (45)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film


2002: Spider-Man (22)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound, Visual Effects


2013: Iron Man 3 (11)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects