Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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1880: Monckton Hoffe (70 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1894: Stephen Dunn (85 at death)
{4 Noms, 3 Wins} |
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1899: Irmgard Von Cube (77 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1914: Richard Widmark (93 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1919: Ken Higgins (88 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1927: Alan King (76 at death)
{0 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1927: Lonne Elder III (68 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1943: Aggie Guerard Rodgers (80)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1956: Jon Kilik (67)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1968: Byron Howard (55)
{3 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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1971: Jared Leto (52)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1972: Tobias N. Siebert (51)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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Died |
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1948: Frederic Ullman Jr. (45)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1974: Jack Benny (80)
{0 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1977: Howard Hawks (81)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1986: Elsa Lanchester (84)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1990: Gene Callahan (82)
{4 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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2000: Jason Robards (78)
{3 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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2001: Nigel Hawthorne (72)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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2003: Francis Thompson (95)
{2 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1935: Captain Blood (88)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards} |
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1936: Camille (87)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards} |
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1937: You’re a Sweetheart (86)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards} |
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1940: The Philadelphia Story (83)
{6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} |
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1946: The Time, the Place and the Girl (77)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards} |
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1951: The African Queen (72)
{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1951 Academy Awards} |
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1955: The Man with the Golden Arm (68)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards} |
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1960: Ballad of a Soldier (63)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards} |
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1962: Days of Wine and Roses (61)
{5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1962 Academy Awards} |
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1963: Raven’s End (60)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards} |
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1973: The Exorcist (50)
{10 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards} |
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1987: Pelle the Conqueror (36)
{2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1988 Academy Awards} |
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1997: Afterglow (26)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards} |
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2001: Gosford Park (22)
{7 Noms, 1 Win @ 2001 Academy Awards} |
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2001: Monster’s Ball (22)
{2 Noms, 1 Win @ 2001 Academy Awards} |
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2008: Revolutionary Road (15)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards} |
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