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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

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Born


1905: Lionel Lindon (66 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color)


1923: Shinobu Muraki (73 at death)

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


1928: John Armstrong (75 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short


1928: Mel Stuart (83 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature


1929: Hal Ashby (59 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Editing
     Oscar Win: Editing


1966: Salma Hayek (58)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1968: Mark Ricker (56)

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


Died


1974: Walter Strenge (76)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1998: Fernando Carrere (87)

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


2008: Bill Melendez (91)

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


2017: Murray Lerner (90)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


Released


1936: The General Died at Dawn (88)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Akim Tamiroff), Scoring, Cinematography


1936: My Man Godfrey (88)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Gregory La Cava), Actor (William Powell), Actress (Carole Lombard), Supporting Actor (Mischa Auer), Supporting Actress (Alice Brady), Screenplay


1937: The Prisoner of Zenda (87)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Art Direction/Production Design


1938: Carefree (86)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Change Partners”), Scoring, Art Direction/Production Design


1944: Janie (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1949: White Heat (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1955: It’s Always Fair Weather (69)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay, Score of a Musical


1974: The Deluge (50)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film