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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1882: Donald Crisp (91 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor


1908: Nancy Hamilton (76 at death)

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


1914: Miles White (85 at death)

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


1922: Norman Lear (101 at death)

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


1937: Bruce Surtees (74 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1940: Gary Kurtz (78 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture


1978: Jeff Fowler (46)

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


Died


1981: William Wyler (79)

  {14 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing
     Oscar Wins: Directing, Irving G. Thalberg Award


1983: Jerome Moross (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score


1984: James Mason (75)

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


1989: Warren Low (83)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1990: Ernest Archer (80)

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


1995: Miklos Rozsa (88)

  {17 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Wins: Drama/Comedy Score


2003: Bob Hope (100)

  {0 Noms, 5 Wins}
     Oscar Wins: Special/Honorary, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy Awards Host: 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th-Co, 18th-Co, 25th-Co, 27th-Co, 30th-Co, 31st-Co, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 47th-Co, 50th | 19 times


2005: Bob Wright (90)

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


2011: Polly Platt (Unknown)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


2017: Sam Shepard (73)

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


2019: Edward Lewis (99)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


2022: Tom Springfield (88)

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


Released


1945: Guest Wife (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score


1949: Come to the Stable (75)

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Loretta Young), Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm, Elsa Lanchester), Motion Picture Story, Original Song (“Through A Long And Sleepless Night”), Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1949: Mighty Joe Young (75)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Effects


1950: Mystery Street (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1950: Our Very Own (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1979: The Amityville Horror (45)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score


1981: Man of Iron (43)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1984: Purple Rain (40)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song Score
     Oscar Win: Original Song Score