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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1895: Arthur Miller (75 at death)

  {6 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1900: Paul Weatherwax (60 at death)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Wins: Editing


1930: John Calley (81 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture
     Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award


1943: David Berry (81)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1951: Anjelica Huston (73)

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


1958: David Parfitt (66)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture
     Oscar Win: Picture


1961: Wally Pfister (63)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematogrpahy
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1983: Petra Costa (41)

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


Died


1952: Gordon Hollingshead (60)

  {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


1964: Max Parker (81)

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


1974: Margaret Furse (63)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)


1998: Dusan Vukotic (71)

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


2002: Ward Kimball (88)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film
     Oscar Win: Animated Short Film


2003: Marjorie Fowler (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


2010: David Blewitt (81)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


2012: Ernest Borgnine (95)

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


Released


1953: The Moon Is Blue (71)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Maggie McNamara), Original Song (“The Moon Is Blue”), Editing