Events in Film & TV
Venice Film Festival
Aug 20 13th Venice Film Festival: "Genghis Khan" directed by Manuel Conde wins the Golden Lion
- Aug 29 New York premiere of history-based film "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima"
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Aug 1 Brian Patrick Clarke, American actor (Eight Is Enough - "Merle"), born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Aug 3 Jay North, American actor (Dennis the Menace, Maya), born in Hollywood, California
- Aug 3 Loles León, Spanish actress (Aquí no hay quien viva), born in Barcelona
- Aug 4 Bobby Buntrock, actor (Harold Baxter-Hazel), born in Denver, Colorado
- Aug 4 Kristoffer Tabori [Siegel], actor (Rappaccini's Daughter), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 7 Alexei Sayle, British comedian, born in Anfield, Liverpool,
- Aug 8 Robin Quivers, radio/TV personality (Howard Stern's sidekick)
- Aug 10 Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor
- Aug 10 Diane Venora, American actress
- Aug 11 Ann Michelle, England, actress (Virigin Witch, Mistress Pamela)
- Aug 12 Chen Kaige, Chinese film director
- Aug 13 Danny Bruno, American stage and screen actor (Grimm - "Bud"), born in The Bronx, NYC
- Aug 13 Marie Helvin, American model and actress (Children), born in Tokyo
- Aug 16 Reginald Veljohnson, actor (Carl Winslow-Family Matters, Die Hard)
- Aug 18 Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (Dirty Dancing; Ghost), and singer-songwriter (She's Like The Wind), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2009)
- Aug 19 Jonathan Frakes, American actor (Commander William T Riker-Star Trek Next Gen), born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
- Aug 21 Keith Hart, Canadian professional wrestler, born in Great Falls, Montana
- Aug 26 Michael Jeter, American actor (The Fisher King), born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee (d. 2003)
Pee-wee Herman (70 years old)
Aug 27 American comic actor (Pee-wee's Big Adventure), born in Peekskill, New York
- Aug 28 Guy Nadon, Canadian actor (L'ange gardien), born in Montréal, Québec
Deaths in Film & TV
- Aug 18 Ralph Byrd, American actor (Dick Tracy TV Show, SOS Coast Guard), dies from a heart attack at 43
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