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Born


1882: Max Parker (81 at death)

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


1886: Jean Hersholt (69 at death)

  {0 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Wins: Special/Honorary
     Academy President #11: 1945-49, 3 terms


1894: Hunt Stromberg (74 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Irving G. Thalberg Award


1895: Oscar Hammerstein II (65 at death)

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


1897: Sam Mintz (60 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Adaptation


1905: Edward Bernds (94 at death)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}


1914: Luigi Scaccianoce (67 at death)

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


1920: Beah Richards (80 at death)

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


1933: Donald E. Westlake (75 at death)

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


1939: Eiko Ishioka (72 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design
     Oscar Win: Costume Design


1943: Walter Murch (81)

  {9 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing, Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Wins: Editing, Sound


1948: Ben Burtt (76)

  {10 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Documentary Short
     Oscar Wins: Sound Effects/Editing, Special/Honorary


1948: Anna Thomas (76)

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


1951: Brian Grazer (73)

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


1975: Phil Lord (49)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature


1980: Jerusha Hess (44)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Anim Short


Died


1948: Carl Weyl (57)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


1960: Buddy Adler (51)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award


1974: Georges Annenkov (84)

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


1976: James Wong Howe (76)

  {10 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1988: Joshua Logan (79)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing


2001: James Bernard (75)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story


Released


1935: She (89)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction (“Hall of Kings”)


1939: She Married a Cop (85)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1950: Three Little Words (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1958: The Road a Year Long (66)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1989: When Harry Met Sally… (35)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1991: Boyz N the Hood (33)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (John Singleton), Original Screenplay


2002: Road to Perdition (22)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Paul Newman), Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


2023: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (1)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2023 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound, Visual Effects