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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1892: Gordon Hollingshead (60 at death)

  {23 Noms, 7 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing, Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Wins: Assistant Directing, Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film


1903: Robert Webb (87 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing
     Oscar Win: Assistant Directing


1909: José Ferrer (83 at death)

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


1924: Ron Moody (91 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1933: Don K. Sharpless (84 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound


1940: Sid Ganis (84)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy President #32: 2005-09, 4 terms


1942: Richard Beggs (82)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing


1957: David Lang (67)

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


1968: Nicki Ledermann (56)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup & Hairstyling


1979: Sarah Polley (45)

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


1987: Cynthia Erivo (37)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Original Song


Died


1963: Boris Morros (72)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring


1963: Jack Okey (73)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1972: Wesley Ruggles (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing


1976: Herman van der Horst (65)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film


1977: Charles Frend (67)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1977: M. K. Jerome (83)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song


1979: Martin Obzina (73)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1985: Charles Marshall (86)

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


1994: Jay Blackton (84)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Musical Score
     Oscar Win: Musical Score


1999: Harvey Miller (63)

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


2015: Andrae Crouch (72)

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


2020: Buck Henry (89)

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


2022: Marilyn Bergman (92)

  {16 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score


Released


1941: Kitty Foyle (83)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Sam Wood), Actress (Ginger Rogers), Screenplay, Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Actress (Ginger Rogers)


1948: The Paradine Case (76)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Ethel Barrymore)