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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1890: Chester Franklin (63 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Two-Reel Short Film


1901: Harry Stradling (68 at death)

  {14 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)


1907: Nathan Juran (95 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1909: Beirne Lay Jr. (72 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Motion Picture Story


1913: Christian Nyby (80 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1920: Richard Farnsworth (80 at death)

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


1929: Anne Ramsey (58 at death)

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


1939: Lily Tomlin (84)

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


1984: Ludwig Goransson (39)

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


Died


1972: John Cox (64)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing


1977: Ethel Waters (80)

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


1979: Aaron Rosenberg (67)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1981: Ann Harding (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


2001: Jack Maxsted (85)

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


2005: Clave (92)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)


2012: Hal David (91)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Win: Original Song


Released


1928: Our Dancing Daughters (95)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Writing, Cinematography


1928: The Patriot (95)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Ernst Lubitsch), Actor (Lewis Stone), Writing, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Writing


1938: You Can’t Take It With You (85)

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Frank Capra), Supporting Actress (Spring Byington), Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Frank Capra)


1939: Nurse Edith Cavell (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score


1947: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (76)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1947 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


1948: Sorry, Wrong Number (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Barbara Stanwyck)


1950: The Black Rose (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color)


1954: The Little Kidnappers (69)

  {0 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Wins: Special/Honorary Award, Special/Honorary Award


1962: Electra (61)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1999: East-West (24)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film