Birthdays in Film & TV
- Aug 2 Gary Merrill, American actor (Young Dr. Kildare (TV series); All About Eve), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1990)
- Aug 6 Jim Ameche [James Amici], American voice actor (Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 1983)
- Aug 11 Jean Parker [Luise-Stephanie Zelinska], American actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women), born in Butte, Montana (d. 2005)
- Aug 19 Ring Lardner Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (Woman of the Year, M A S H), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
- Aug 22 Hugh Paddick, English actor (Round the Horne), born in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2000)
- Aug 24 Ronald Ibbs, Irish actor (No Hiding Place, The Saint), born in Hendon, Middlesex, England (d. 1990)
Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982)
Aug 29 Swedish actress (Casablanca, Cactus Flower), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Deaths in Film & TV
- Aug 26 John Bunny American film comedian, dies at 51