March 5: Capote nominated; Actor Donald Woods.

March 5, 2006 - The movie Capote, filmed mostly in Manitoba, is nominated for 5 Academy Awards. Philip Seymour Hoffman won for best actor.

October 12, 1933, Winnipeg Free Press

March 5, 1998 - Actor Donald Woods dies in Palm Springs, California.

Born in Brandon as Ralph Zink on December 2, 1904, he moved with his family to California as a child.

Between the 30s to 70s he is credited with 75 film roles including The Frisco Kid, The Return of Tin Tin Tin, and True Grit as well as a long string of B movies. He also appeared in 150 TV shows and nearly 100 stage productions.