Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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1890: Paul Eagler (71 at death)
{2 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1908: Gile Steele (43 at death)
{6 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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1909: Ben Oakland (69 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1924: Douglas Gamley (73 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1931: Anthony Newley (67 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1936: Jim Henson (53 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1939: William Neil (85)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1941: Linda McCartney (56 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1945: Catherine Burns (79)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1949: Pedro Almodóvar (75)
{2 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1951: Christopher Greenbury (55 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1961: John Logan (63)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1962: Nia Vardalos (62)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1973: Stephane Ceretti (51)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1940: Grover Jones (46)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1981: Edward Schreiber (68)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1998: Jeff Moss (56)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1932: Smilin’ Through (92)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1932/33 Academy Awards} |
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1942: My Sister Eileen (82)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards} |
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1947: The Foxes of Harrow (77)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards} |
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1949: Once More, My Darling (75)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards} |
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1958: Big Deal on Madonna Street (66)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards} |
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1958: The Defiant Ones (66)
{9 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards} |
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1970: Sunflower (54)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards} |
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1972: Sounder (52)
{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards} |
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1975: Three Days of the Condor (49)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards} |
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1982: Yes, Giorgio (42)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards} |
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2007: Michael Clayton (17)
{7 Noms, 1 Win @ 2007 Academy Awards} |
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2008: The Class (16)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards} |
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