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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1893: Lillian Gish (99 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1899: A. Arnold Gillespie (78 at death)

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


1909: Dorothy Kingsley (87 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1911: Leo Katcher (79 at death)

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


1913: Larry Russell (40 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Drama Score
     Oscar Win: Drama Score


1916: Jack Arnold (75 at death)

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


1936: Tim Harvey (88)

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


1937: Carroll Ballard (87)

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


1952: Russell Williams II (72)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing


1965: Steve Coogan (59)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1982: Benh Zeitlin (42)

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


Died


2020: Herbert Kretzmer (95)

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


2023: Piper Laurie (91)

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


1953: Arthur Wimperis (78)

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


1971: Samuel Spewack (72)

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


1976: Edith Evans (88)

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


1977: Bing Crosby (74)

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


1990: Leonard Bernstein (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score


1993: Walter Newman (77)

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


2016: Pierre Etaix (87)

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


Released


1938: Suez (86)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Cinematography, Sound Recording


1949: The Red Danube (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1954: White Christmas (70)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep”)


1964: The Lively Set (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Effects


1984: Songwriter (40)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song Score


1988: The Accused (36)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Jodie Foster)
     Oscar Win: Actress (Jodie Foster)


1994: Hoop Dreams (30)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1994: Pulp Fiction (30)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1994 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Quentin Tarantino), Actor (John Travolta), Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman), Original Screenplay, Editing
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay