• Life magazine photographer Margaret Bourke-White and Random House co-founder Bennett Cerf died on the same date: Aug. 27, 1971.

Harry Morgan, who portrayed Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the sitcom “M*A*S*H,” has said in interviews that he’d like to think that the middle initial of his character stood for:

A) Tough

B) Thaddeus

C) Turner

D) Tecumseh

Previous answer: The five people with the most all-time nominations for Best Song Oscars are all lyricists, who wrote the words to their songs, not the music. Topping the list with 26 nominations is Sammy Cahn.