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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1865: May Whitty (82 at death)

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


1877: Charles Coburn (84 at death)

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


1905: Mildred Natwick (89 at death)

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


1906: Basil Wrangell (70 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1930: Gena Rowlands (94)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1932: Marisa Pavan (91 at death)

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


1939: Jonathan Erland (85)

  {0 Noms, 6 Wins}
     Oscar Wins: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, Medal of Commendation, Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


1939: Tom Rickman (79 at death)

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


1942: Jeff Moss (56 at death)

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


1944: Joel Fein (63 at death)

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


1947: Yuh-jung Youn (77)

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


1954: Kathleen Turner (70)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1970: Brad Zoern (54)

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


1972: Jean Dujardin (52)

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


Died


1956: Lester Lee (51)

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


1962: Frank Borzage (69)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Drama Directing
     Oscar Wins: Directing, Drama Directing


1966: Ed Wynn (79)

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


1991: Jean Arthur (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1993: Lucinda Ballard (87)

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


2020: Ian Holm (88)

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


Released


1930: With Byrd at the South Pole (94)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1945: Captain Eddie (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects


1947: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1953: Dream Wife (71)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1953: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (71)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1959: Say One for Me (65)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1962: Hatari! (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)


1962: Meredith Willson’s The Music Man (62)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Adaptation or Treatment Score, Editing, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound
     Oscar Win: Adaptation or Treatment Score


1963: The Stripper (61)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1986: The Decline of the American Empire (38)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1992: Batman Returns (32)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Visual Effects


1998: Mulan (26)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Musical or Comedy Score


2015: Inside Out (9)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Animted Feature, Original Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Animted Feature, Original Screenplay


2019: The Edge of Democracy (5)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature