Events in Film & TV
- Aug 1 WILL TV channel 12 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Aug 7 KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins
- Aug 12 WPBT TV channel 2 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Aug 15 WXEX TV channel 8 in Richmond-Petersburg, VA (ABC) begins
- Aug 25 16th Venice Film Festival: "Ordet" directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer wins Golden Lion
- Aug 26 "Pather Panchali", Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray, starring Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee and Karuna Banerjee, is released
- Aug 26 1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup)
- Aug 31 KTRE TV channel 9 begins broadcasting in Lufkin, Texas (ABC/NBC affiliate)
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Aug 2 Roberta Wallach, American actress (Civil Wars), born in New York City, New York
- Aug 2 Tim Dunigan, American actor, born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Aug 3 Corey Burton [Weinberg], American voice actor (Adventures in Odyssey; Dismey themeparks and films), born in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California
- Aug 4 Billy Bob Thornton, American actor (Sling Blade), born in Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Aug 7 Gregoris Valtinos, Greek actor and director, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Aug 7 Wayne Knight, American actor, born in New York City, New York
- Aug 8 Branscombe Richmond, American actor (Renegade, Commando), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 11 Norio Honaga, wrestler (NJPW)
- Aug 13 Paul Greengrass, English film director (Bloody Sunday), born in Cheam, Surrey, England
- Aug 14 Gillian Taylforth, British actress (EastEnders, 1985-2000, 2015-present - "Kathy Beale"; Footballers' Wives (2002–2006), born in Islington, London, England
- Aug 15 Larry Mathews [Mazzeo], American child actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Ritchie"), born in Burbank, California
- Aug 17 Kevin Welch, American country songwriter ("True Love Never Dies"), born in Long Beach, California
- Aug 19 Peter Gallagher, American actor (Summer Lovers; Sex, Lies, and Videotape; The Player; The O.C. - "Sandy"), and singer, born in New York City
- Aug 20 Jay Acovone, American actor (Det Rado-Hollywood Beat), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 22 Chiranjeevi [Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad], Telugu film actor, dancer and producer, born in Mogalthur, India
- Aug 25 Vijayakanth, Tamil actor and politician, born in Thirumangalam, India
- Aug 27 Diana Scarwid, actress (Extermites, Psycho 3, Heat), born in Savannah, Georgia
- Aug 27 Robert Richardson, American cinematographer
Weddings in Film & TV
Bela Lugosi
Aug 25 "Dracula" actor Bela Lugosi (72) weds Hope Lininger (36)
- Aug 29 American "Untamed Youth" actress Mamie Van Doren (24) weds American trumpeter and actor Ray Anthony (33); divorce 1961
Divorces in Film & TV
Elizabeth Montgomery
Aug 9 Actress Elizabeth Montgomery (22) divorces socialite Frederick Gallatin Cammann after more than a year of marriage
