Events in Film & TV
- Aug 5 The UVF plant their first bomb in the Republic of Ireland, damaging the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin
- Aug 16 WATL TV channel 36 in Atlanta, GA begins broadcasting
- Aug 19 Film adaptation of Arlo Guthrie's song "Alice's Restaurant", directed by Arthur Penn, and starring Guthrie premieres
Famous Photo
Aug 22 The Beatles last official group photo session, at John & Yoko's home 'Tittenhurst Park', near Ascot
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Aug 1 David Wain, American actor and director (Wet Hot American Summer), born in Shaker Heights, Ohio
- Aug 4 Michael DeLuise, American actor
- Aug 8 Dick Togo [Shigeki Sato], Japanese professional wrestler, born in Odate, Akita, Japan
- Aug 8 Faye Wong, Hong Kong cantopop singer-songwriter and actress (Chungking Express), born in Beijing, China
- Aug 11 Ashley Jensen, Scottish actress (Extras, After Life), born in Annan, Scotland
- Aug 11 Eddie Garcia, LA, actor/musician (Guys Next Door - "I Was Made For You")
- Aug 12 Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor
- Aug 12 Kitty G [Katia Geiger], Leningrad Russia, cable tv actress
- Aug 15 Cris Judd, American actor/choreographer briefly married to Jennifer Lopez
- Aug 16 Andy Milder, American voice actor
- Aug 17 Donnie Wahlberg, American pop singer (New Kids On The Block - "Hangin' Tough"), actor (Band of Brothers; Boomtown), and producer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Aug 17 Ed Cunningham, American football center (Arizona Cardinals) and broadcaster (CBS Sports, ABC Sports, ESPN), born in Washington, D.C.
- Aug 17 Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean K-pop singer (Rose of Betrayal; Festival), and actress, born in Jecheon-si, South Korea
- Aug 18 Christian Slater, American actor (Robin Hood, Untamed Heart, Heathers), born in New York City, New York
Edward Norton (53 years old)
Aug 18 American actor ("American History X"; "Fight Club"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Matthew Perry (53 years old)
Aug 19 Canadian-American actor (Chandler Bing on Friends), born in Williamstown, Massachusetts
- Aug 19 Patrick Van Horn, American actor (Swingers)
- Aug 20 Duke Droese, American professional wrestler, born in Lodi, California
- Aug 20 Francisco Torres, Mexican actor (Los diez pasos), born in Mexico
- Aug 21 Nathan Jones, Australian professional wrestler and actor, born in Gold Coast, Australia
- Aug 26 Elaine Irwin, American model (Almay Cosmetics, Ralph Lauren) and former wife of John Mellencamp, born in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania
- Aug 27 Chandra Wilson, American actress
- Aug 28 Jack Black, American actor (High Fidelity; Kung Fu Panda), comedian, and singer (Tenacious D), born in Santa Monica, California
- Aug 28 Jason Priestley, Canadian-American actor (Brandon-Beverly Hills 90210), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Aug 31 Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor (Australia Survivor presenter), born in Adelaide, Australia
Deaths in Film & TV
- Aug 9 Robert Lehman, US multi-millionaire/director (Met Museum of Art), dies
Sharon Tate (1943-1969)
Aug 9 American actress (Valley of the Dolls), murdered by Manson's gang at 26
- Aug 12 Dick Ryan, American actor (For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad), dies after long illness at 72
- Aug 14 Sigrid Gurie, Norwegian American actress (Algiers, Sofia, Refugee), dies from a blood clot at 58
- Aug 16 Russ Bender, American actor and writer (Amazing Colossal Man; Space Monster, It Conquered the World), dies at 59
- Aug 18 Mildred Davis, actress (Haunted Spooks), dies of coronary at 68
- Aug 27 Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79
- Aug 28 Clarence Hennecke, American actor (The Strong Man, Murder by Television, Keystone Kops), dies at 74
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