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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

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Born


1920: Lewis Gilbert (97 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1926: Andrzej Wajda (90 at death)

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


1928: Robert Clouse (68 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Live Action Short Film


1931: Hal Needham (82 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Special/Honorary


1941: Ferdinando Scarfiotti (53 at death)

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


1947: Rob Reiner (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1948: Stephen Schwartz (76)

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Comedy/Musical Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Song, Comedy/Musical Score


1955: Steve Golin (64 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture


1971: Alê Abreu (53)

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


Died


1966: Richard Hageman (83)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Win: Scoring


1986: Adolph Caesar (52)

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


1994: Melina Mercouri (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


2005: Teresa Wright (86)

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


2008: Malvin Wald (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


Released


1937: Ready, Willing and Able (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction (“Too Marvelous for Words”)


1942: To Be or Not to Be (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score


1951: Fourteen Hours (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1963: Papa’s Delicate Condition (61)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Call Me Irresponsible”)
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“Call Me Irresponsible”)


1987: Lethal Weapon (37)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound


1991: Ju Dou (33)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2014: The Missing Picture (10)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2020: Onward (4)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature