Events in Film & TV
- Aug 1 WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Aug 6 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Aug 14 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, NY (NBC) begins
- Aug 15 WCHS TV channel 8 in Charleston-Huntington, WV (ABC) begins
- Aug 22 15th Venice Film Festival: "Romeo and Juliet" directed by Renato Castellani wins Golden Lion
- Aug 22 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Aug 31 WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Aug 2 Lisa Brown, American actress (Guiding Light, Iva-As the World Turns), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Aug 7 Caroline Aaron, American actress (Crimes & Misdemeanors), born in Richmond, Virginia
- Aug 11 Lina Polito, actress (Love & Anarchy), born in Naples, Italy
- Aug 12 Sam J. Jones [Samuel Gerald], American actor (Flash Gordon, Code Red), born in Chicago, Illinois
James Cameron (69 years old)
Aug 16 Canadian film director and writer (Titanic, Avatar), born in Kapuskasing, Ontario
- Aug 20 Al Roker, American weatherman (NBC, Today), born in Queens, New York
- Aug 20 Don Stark, American actor (That '70s Show - "Bob"), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 20 Theresa Saldana, American actress (Raging Bull), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
- Aug 23 Charles Busch, American actor, screenwriter, playwright and drag queen (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife), in Hartsdale, New York
- Aug 26 Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ and actor (Funny Man)
- Aug 30 David Paymer, American actor (Love Mary, Mr Saturday Night), born in Oceanside, New York
- Aug 31 Tula [Caroline Cossey], English transsexual model (For Your Eyes Only), born in Brooke, England
Divorces in Film & TV
Susan Hayward
Aug 18 Oscar-winning actress Susan Hayward (37) divorces actor Jess Barker (42) after nine years of marriage
Deaths in Film & TV
Colette (1873-1954)
Aug 3 French author, novelist (Gigi, La Vagabonde) and actress, dies at 81
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