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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1882: John Hughes (72 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1883: Douglas Fairbanks (56 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary
     Academy President #1: 1927-29, 3 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 1 time


1885: James Gleason (73 at death)

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


1894: Benjamin Silvey (53 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing


1903: Walter Reisch (79 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Original Story, Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay


1906: Allan Scott (88 at death)

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


1910: Artie Shaw (94 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Scoring


1921: Grigori Chukhrai (80 at death)

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


1931: Barbara Barrie (93)

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


1944: Ronald L. Schwary (76 at death)

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


1950: Linda Thompson (74)

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


1970: Nanette Burstein (54)

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


1979: Josh Cooley (45)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, Original Screenplay


1986: Ryan Coogler (38)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Song


Died


1959: Eric Orbom (43)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1960: Sol Polito (67)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)


1964: Fred Guiol (66)

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


1969: Jimmy McHugh (75)

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


1972: Richard Day (76)

  {20 Noms, 7 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1983: George Bruns (68)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score


1984: Dario Simoni (83)

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


2002: Roy Field (69)

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


2002: Dorothy Spencer (93)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


2003: Fred W. Berger (94)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


2010: Irwin Rosten (85)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature


Released


1951: On the Riviera (73)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1962: The Miracle Worker (62)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Arthur Penn), Actress (Anne Bancroft), Supporting Actress (Patty Duke), Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Anne Bancroft), Supporting Actress (Patty Duke)


1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (40)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1986: Poltergeist II: The Other Side (38)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (27)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


2014: X-Men: Days of Future Past (10)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects