Deaths: August 10
by bcampos862 | created - 06 Aug 2017 | updated - 10 Aug 2020 | Public
1. Eydie Gormé
Soundtrack | Nobody
Eydie Gorme was born in New York on August 16, 1928 to Sephardic Jewish parents. Her father, Nessim Gormezano, was a Turkish-born tailor who changed his last name when he arrived in the United States. She began singing straight out of high school, with various big bands. But her big break came ...
2. Ann Snitow
Ann Snitow was born on May 8, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Ann was married to Daniel Goode. Ann died on August 10, 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
3. Carlo Rambaldi
Special_effects | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Carlo Rambaldi was born on September 15, 1925 in Vigarano Mainarda, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is known for E.T. (1982), King Kong (1976) and Alien (1979). He was married to Bruna Basso. He died on August 10, 2012 in Lamezia Terme, Calabria, Italy.
4. Cynthia Szigeti
Actress | Repo Man
Cynthia Szigeti was born on October 26, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Repo Man (1984), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) and Midnight Ride (1990). She died on August 10, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
5. Danny Mummert
Actor | It's a Wonderful Life
Danny Mummert was born on February 20, 1934 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Blondie's Big Moment (1947) and Footlight Glamour (1943). He was married to Linda Louise Earl Moreno, Mae Louise Horwitz Helms, Helene L Harnett and Joan H. Hummel. He died on...
6. David L. Wolper
Producer | L.A. Confidential
David L. Wolper was born on January 11, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Murder in the First (1995) and The Race for Space (1959). He was married to Gloria Hill, Dawn Richard and Toni Carroll. He died on August 10, 2010 in ...
8. Dick Foran
Actor | Fort Apache
Dick Foran was the matinée idol of the B movies. He started as a band singer and then sang on the radio. He was hired by Warner Brothers as a supporting actor who could croon a tune when called upon. His good looks and good natured personality made him a natural choice for the supporting cast. His ...
9. Douglas Kennedy
Actor | The Land Unknown
A tall, powerfully built man, Douglas Kennedy entered films after graduating from Amherst. Making his debut in 1940, he appeared in many westerns and detective thrillers, often as a villain. World War II interrupted his career, and he spent the war years as a Signal Corps officer and an operative ...
10. Frank Lloyd
Director | Mutiny on the Bounty
Frank Lloyd was an unpretentious, technically skilled director, who crafted several enduring Hollywood classics during the 1930's. He started out as a stage actor and singer in early 1900's London and was well-known as an imitator of Harry Lauder. After several years in music hall and with touring ...
11. Freda Dowie
Actress | The Omen
Freda Dowie was born on July 22, 1928 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Omen (1976), Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) and The Old Curiosity Shop (1979). She was married to David Thompson, John Harding Goodrich and Lionel Tolson Butterworth. She died on August 10...
12. George W. Hill
Director | The Midnight Express
Beginning his career at age 13 as a stagehand for D.W. Griffith, George W. Hill worked his way up through cinematography and screenwriting to finally begin directing films in the early 1920s. His later films took on a stark, brutally realistic atmosphere and were renowned for their effective use of...
13. Gustavo Valenza
14. Irving Fein
Producer | The George Burns One-Man Show
Born in Brooklyn, New York on June 21, 1911, Irving Ashley Fein was found to be an excellent student and skipped several elementary school grades. His interest in acting and writing was developed during the summer months between college terms at various summer camps. After working in the publicity ...
15. Isaac Hayes
Actor | Escape from New York
Isaac Hayes, the second-born child of Eula and Isaac Hayes Sr., was raised by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wade Sr. The child of a poor family, he grew up picking cotton in Covington, Tennessee. He dropped out of high school, but later his former high-school teachers to get his diploma, ...
16. Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein was born on January 20, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He died on August 10, 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
17. Jennifer Paterson
Actress | What Rats Won't Do
Jennifer Paterson was born on April 3, 1928 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for What Rats Won't Do (1998), Fish and Milligan (1966) and Two Fat Ladies (1996). She died on August 10, 1999 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
18. Jody Payne
Actor | Honeysuckle Rose
Jody Payne was born on January 11, 1936 in Gerrard County, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Red Headed Stranger (1986) and Monk (2002). He was married to Vicky and Sammi Smith. He died on August 10, 2013 in Stapleton, Alabama, USA.
19. John Meillon
Actor | Crocodile Dundee II
John Meillon was born on May 1, 1934 in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor and writer, known for Crocodile Dundee II (1988), Crocodile Dundee (1986) and Walkabout (1971). He was married to Bunny Gibson and June Salter. He died on August 10, 1989 in Neutral Bay, Sydney, New ...
20. John Saunders
Self | ABC's Wide World of Sports
John Saunders was born on February 2, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Wanda. He died on August 10, 2016 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA.
21. Juan Carlos Cernadas Lamadrid
Writer | Marco, el candidato
Juan Carlos Cernadas Lamadrid was born on October 26, 1940 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer, known for Marco, el candidato (1994), Compromiso (1983) and Los pasajeros del jardín (1982). He died on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
22. Kenny Baker
Actor | Silver Skates
Kenny Baker was born on September 30, 1912 in Monrovia, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Silver Skates (1943), Hit Parade of 1941 (1940) and The Mikado (1939). He was married to Geraldyne Louise Churchill. He died on August 10, 1985 in Solvang, California, USA.
23. Kin Sugai
Actress | Osôshiki
Sugai Kin was born Susai Kimiko in Tokyo in 1926. She died in August 2018. Upon graduation from high school she worked in the public sector as an office worker around the end of World War II. However, she always wanted to become an actress and did not want to give up on her dream despite the steady...
24. Lilia Michel
Actress | Un beso en la noche
Lilia Michel was born on July 30, 1926 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Un beso en la noche (1945), Vértigo (1946) and La gota de sangre (1950). She was married to Wolf Ruvinskis and Rafael Baledón. She died on August 10, 2011 in Mexico City, Distrito ...
25. Martín Clutet
Director | Los hermanos Coraje
Martín Clutet was born on September 16, 1925 in Argentina. He was a director and producer, known for Los hermanos Coraje (1972), El hombre que volvió de la muerte (1969) and Little Women Forever (1995). He died on August 10, 2003 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
26. Marty Wood
Self | The New Yorker Presents
Marty Wood was born on June 4, 1933 in Carstairs, Alberta, Canada. He was married to Jean Routh. He died on August 10, 2019 in Pendleton, Oregon, USA.
27. Nora Hayden
Actress | The Angry Red Planet
Nora Hayden was born on September 29, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Angry Red Planet (1959), The Thin Man (1957) and The Perils of P.K. (1986). She was married to Theodore W. Geiser, Gary Stevens and John Harrison. She died on August 10, 2013 in ...
28. Patrick O'Connell
Actor | The Brothers
Patrick O'Connell was born on January 29, 1934 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Brothers (1972), North and South (1966) and Cromwell (1970). He was married to Patricia Hope. He died on August 10, 2017 in London, England, UK.
29. Piero Tosi
Costume_designer | Il gattopardo
Piero Tosi was born on April 10, 1927 in Sesto Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy. He was a costume designer and set decorator, known for The Leopard (1963), Death in Venice (1971) and La Traviata (1982). He died on August 10, 2019 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
30. Raquel Torres
Actress | Duck Soup
Fetching Raquel Torres had a very brief but sexy reign in Hollywood with the advent of sound, but late-night viewers can still get a sampling of this spitfire's charms in one zany piece of slapstick with The Marx Brothers.
Born Guillermina Ostermann in Hermosillo, Mexico, on November 11, 1908, she ...
31. Rex Cherryman
Actor | Camille
Rex Cherryman was born on October 30, 1896 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Camille (1921), In for Thirty Days (1919) and Madame Peacock (1920). He was married to Esther Lamb. He died on August 10, 1928 in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France.
32. Terence Rigby
Actor | Get Carter
Terence Rigby was born on January 2, 1937 in Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Get Carter (1971), Watership Down (1978) and Elizabeth (1998). He died on August 10, 2008 in London, England, UK.
33. Vince Barnett
Actor | Scarface
Former vaudevillian, who acquired a solid reputation as a practical joker and master of insult, second only to the great Groucho Marx. Celebrity hosts would often hire Vince to perform gags and put-on jokes at their lavish parties, where he would insult the guests and create mayhem in his wake. He ...
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