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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1900: Gregory Stone (90 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1920: Denys Coop (61 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1938: Natalie Wood (43 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress


1942: Stephenie McMillan (71 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


1945: Harrison Ellenshaw (79)

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


1952: Adrian Biddle (53 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1968: Carlos Saldanha (56)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, Animated Short Film


Died


1981: Dale Hennesy (54)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1983: Preston Ames (77)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1991: Earl Robinson (81)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


Released


1934: Here Comes the Navy (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1936: Suzy (88)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Did I Remember”)


1944: Dragon Seed (80)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Aline MacMahon), Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1945: A Thousand and One Nights (79)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Special Effects


1950: Broken Arrow (74)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Jeff Chandler), Screenplay, Cinematography (Color)


1950: The Men (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay


1965: Casanova ’70 (59)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1994: The Client (30)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Susan Sarandon)


2001: Ghost World (23)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay