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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1883: Sam Wood (66 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing


1893: Jimmy McHugh (75 at death)

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


1901: Ralph Jester (90 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color)


1905: Thomas Gomez (65 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor


1905: Urie McCleary (75 at death)

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


1922: Robert Alan Aurthur (56 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Screenplay


1931: Nick Adams (36 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor


1947: Richard Schmiechen (45 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


1954: Kim Sinclair (70)

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


1957: Vincent Arnardi (67)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing


1959: Ellen Kuras (65)

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


1973: Annie Mumolo (51)

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


1973: Hiromasa Yonebayashi (51)

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


1977: Chiwetel Ejiofor (47)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


Died


1972: Harmon Jones (61)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1973: Scott Beal (83)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing
     Oscar Win: Assistant Directing


1993: Sam Rolfe (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay


1996: Paul King (69)

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


2019: Valentina Cortese (94)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress


2019: Danny Gordon Taylor (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


Released


1930: The Dawn Patrol (94)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1930/31 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Original Story


1931: The Smiling Lieutenant (93)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1942: The Magnificent Ambersons (82)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead), Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design


1955: Mister Roberts (69)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actor (Jack Lemmon), Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (Jack Lemmon)


1985: Silverado (39)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1985 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Sound


2020: Greyhound (4)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound