Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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1886: Alfred Junge (78 at death)
{2 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1903: Vina Delmar (86 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1913: Daniel Taradash (90 at death)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1921: Joe Mendoza (103)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1923: Paddy Chayefsky (58 at death)
{4 Noms, 3 Wins} |
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1929: Elio Petri (53 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1931: Leslie Bricusse (90 at death)
{10 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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1939: Polly Platt (72 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1940: Lionel Chetwyn (84)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1940: Katharine Ross (84)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1941: James Hager (61 at death)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1941: Jean-Louis Livi (83)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1954: Oprah Winfrey (70)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1967: Seamus McGarvey (57)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1971: Brian Oliver (53)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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Died |
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1963: Anthony Coldeway (75)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1984: Frances Goodrich (93)
{4 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1985: Don Raye (75)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1986: Arthur Quenzer (80)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1986: Clarence Slifer (73)
{2 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1989: Morton Da Costa (74)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1993: Gustav Hasford (45)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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2002: Harold Russell (88)
{1 Nom, 2 Wins} |
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2012: Damien Bona (56)
{0 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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2015: Rod McKuen (81)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1928: The Noose (96)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1927/28 Academy Awards} |
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1937: The Good Earth (87)
{5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards} |
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1953: The Mississippi Gambler (71)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards} |
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