Events in Film & TV
- Aug 30 57th Venice Film Festival: "Dayereh" directed by Jafar Panahi wins Golden Lion
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Aug 13 Jaemin [Na Jae-min], South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, (NCT; NCT Dream), and actor (Method To Hate You), born in Jeonju, South Korea
Weddings in Film & TV
Patrick Stewart
Aug 25 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor Patrick Stewart (60) weds film producer Wendy Neuss (39) in Los Angeles
Deaths in Film & TV
Alec Guinness
Aug 5 Alec Guinness, British actor (The Ladykillers, The Bridge on the River Kwai), dies of liver cancer at 86
- Aug 9 Nicholas Markowitz, American teenager kidnapped and murdered by Jesse James Hollywood at 15
Loretta Young
Aug 12 Loretta Young, American actress (Farmer's Daughter, Stranger), dies of ovarian cancer at 87