August 2008 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Film & TV History

Aug 3 Morgan Freeman is injured in an automobile accident near Ruleville, Mississippi, when his car flipped over several times on the highway

Aug 27 65th Venice Film Festival: "The Wrestler" directed by Darren Aronofsky wins Golden Lion

Film Premiere

Aug 30 "Slumdog Millionaire" based on the novel "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Dev Patel premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2009)

Weddings in Film & TV

Ellen DeGeneres

Aug 16 "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" talk show host Ellen DeGeneres (54) weds actress Portia de Rossi (39) in Beverly Hills, California

James Gandolfini

Aug 30 "The Sopranos" actor James Gandolfini (46) weds former model Deborah Lin (40) at Central Union Church in Honolulu, Hawaii

Divorces in Film & TV

Phil Collins

Aug 17 Genesis drummer and vocalist Phil Collins (57) divorces Swiss-born Orianne Cevey (35) after six years of marriage

Aug 19 Actor-comedian Tom Arnold (48) divorces Shelby Roos (35) after six years of marriage

Deaths in Film & TV

Aug 6 Jud Taylor, American actor (Dr. Kildare (TV series) - "Dr. Gerson"), and director (Tail Gunner Joe), dies at 76
Aug 9 Bernie Mac, American comedian and actor (The Bernie Mac Show, Ocean's Eleven), dies at 50
Aug 11 George Furth, American actor and director (Tammy, Good Guys, Dumplings), dies at 75
Aug 11 Sir William "Bill" Cotton, British television producer and executive (Noel Gay TV), dies at 80
Aug 15 Leroy Sievers, American journalist (CBS News, Nightline), dies of cancer at 53
Aug 17 František Zvarík, Slovakian stage actor (Slovak National Theatre), dies at 87
Aug 19 Marguerite Empey [Diane Webber], American model and Playboy playmate (May 1955, Feb 1956), dies at 76
Aug 20 Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser (BBC), dies at 73
Aug 27 Mark Priestley, Australian actor (b. 1976)
Aug 29 Geoffrey Perkins, British comedy producer (b. 1953)
Aug 30 Walter "Killer" Kowalski, Canadian professional wrestler, dies at 81
Aug 31 Ike Pappas, American news correspondent (CBS), dies at 75
Aug 31 Jerry Reed, American country music singer ("When You're Hot, You're Hot") and actor (Bat 21; Smokey and the Bandit), dies of complications from emphysema at 71