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People died on 12 August

(14 found)

Bill Yeoman
football, coach

Real/Birth Name:
Bill Yeoman
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
26 December 1927
Death Date:
12 August 2020
Age at Death:
92
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Elnora, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Center. Team United States Military Academy ("Army"). Coach, teams Michigan State University, University of Houston.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

College Football Hall of Fame 2001.
Federation of Christian Athletes Hall of Champions 2011.
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame 2001.
Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013.
Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
University of Houston Cougars Hall of Honor 1998.

Lauren Bacall
actor, model, writer, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:
Betty Joan Perske
Nickname(s):
Betty
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
16 September 1924
Death Date:
12 August 2014
Age at Death:
89, 35 days before her 90th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, USA

Relationships:

wife of
Humphrey Bogart, until his earlier death.
Younger than Humphrey Bogart by 24 years.
ex-wife of
Jason Robards
Younger than Jason Robards by 2 years.
mother of
Sam Robards
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Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Movies The Big Sleep, Dark Passage, Key Largo, The Shootist, The Mirror Has Two Faces. Book By Myself and Then Some.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cecil B DeMille Award 1993.
International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame List 2000.
Kennedy Center Honors 1997.
Theater Hall of Fame 1998.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1724 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry
Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 135 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way10 January 1997

Merv Griffin
singer, business, tv, actor, producer, director, writer, composer, bandleader, game show

Real/Birth Name:
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
6 July 1925
Death Date:
12 August 2007
Age at Death:
82
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
San Mateo, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Song I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts. Created TV game shows Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune. Composed a theme for Jeopardy. Host of his TV talk show The Merv Griffin Show.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame 2009.
Gaming Hall of Fame 2002.
Television Academy Hall of Fame 2008.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1541 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry
Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 265 S. Palm Canyon Drive15 October 1998

Enos Slaughter
baseball

Real/Birth Name:
Enos Bradsher Slaughter
Nickname(s):
Country
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
27 April 1916
Death Date:
12 August 2002
Age at Death:
86
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Roxboro, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Outfielder. Teams St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1999.
National Baseball Hall of Fame 1985.
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame 1964.
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame.

Loretta Young
actor

Real/Birth Name:
Gretchen Michaela Young
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
6 January 1913
Death Date:
12 August 2000
Age at Death:
87
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Relationships:

half-sister of
Georgiana Young
Older than Georgiana Young by 10 years.
annulled ex-wife of
Grant Withers
Younger than Grant Withers by 7 years.
mother of
Judy Lewis
younger sister of
Polly Ann Young
Younger than Polly Ann Young by 4 years.
younger sister of
Sally Blane
Younger than Sally Blane by 2 years.
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Brief Facts:

Member of WAMPAS Baby Stars (1929). TV show The New Loretta Young Show. Movie The Farmer's Daughter. Married Grant Withers at age 17; marriage was annulled.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame List 1982.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6100 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6135 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry
Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 121 S. Palm Canyon Drive19 May 2011

John Cage
composer

Real/Birth Name:
John Milton Cage Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
5 September 1912
Death Date:
12 August 1992
Age at Death:
79, 24 days before his 80th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Avant-garde composer. Longtime partner of choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham.

Dorothy Mackaill
actor

Real/Birth Name:
Dorothy Mackaill
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
4 March 1903
Death Date:
12 August 1990
Age at Death:
87
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1924), Movies The Face at the Window, The Man Who Came Back, Love Affair. TV series Hawaii Five-O. Naturalized citizen of the US.

Ethyl Eichelberger
actor, stunts, writer, female impersonator, Broadway, singer, suicide

Real/Birth Name:
James Roy Eichelberger
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 July 1945
Death Date:
12 August 1990
Age at Death:
45, 26 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Pekin, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Fire eating, splits, gymnastics. Wrote plays. Broadway play 3 Penny Opera. Suicide when AIDS medications could not be tolerated.

Sally Long
actor, dancer

Real/Birth Name:
Sally Long
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
5 December 1901
Death Date:
12 August 1987
Age at Death:
85
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1926). Movies The Fighting Buckaroo, King of the Jungle, a serial with Elmo Lincoln.

Henry Fonda
actor, producer, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:
Henry Jaynes Fonda
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
16 May 1905
Death Date:
12 August 1982
Age at Death:
77
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

Relationships:

grandfather of
Bridget Fonda
ex-husband of
Frances Ford Seymour
Older than Frances Ford Seymour by 2 years.
father of
Jane Fonda
ex-husband of
Margaret Sullavan
Older than Margaret Sullavan by 4 years.
father of
Peter Fonda
ex-husband of
Susan Blanchard (socialite)
Older than Susan Blanchard (socialite) by 22 years.
grandfather of
Troy Garity
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Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Movies On Golden Pond, 12 Angry Men, The Grapes of Wrath, The Cheyenne Social Club, How the West Was Won, The Return of Frank James, The Longest Day, The Ox-Bow Incident, Mister Rogers.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cecil B DeMille Award 1980.
Dodge City Trail of Fame.
Hall of Great Western Performers 2005.
Kennedy Center Honors 1979.
Theater Hall of Fame 2005.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1601 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Ian Fleming
writer, military, spy

Real/Birth Name:
Ian Lancaster Fleming
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
28 May 1908
Death Date:
12 August 1964
Age at Death:
56
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Mayfair, London, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Naval intelligence officer in World War II who wrote espionage novels made into movies Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. These all had the central character/role James Bond. Others added later written or co-written by others. Children's book Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car, movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Chalky Wright
boxing, accident

Real/Birth Name:
Albert Wright
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
10 February 1912
Death Date:
12 August 1957
Age at Death:
45
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Durango, Mexico

Brief Facts:

Died after a fall in the bathtub. World featherweight champion. Served as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress Mae West.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Boxing Hall of Fame 1997.

Joseph Kennedy Jr.
aviator, air crash, accident

Real/Birth Name:
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
25 July 1915
Death Date:
12 August 1944
Age at Death:
29, 18 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Relationships:

uncle of
Bobby Kennedy III
uncle of
Caroline Kennedy
uncle of
Christopher Lawford
older brother of
Edward Kennedy
Older than Edward Kennedy by 16 years.
older brother of
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Older than Eunice Kennedy Shriver by 5 years.
older brother of
Jean Kennedy Smith
Older than Jean Kennedy Smith by 12 years.
older brother of
John F. Kennedy
Older than John F. Kennedy by 1 year.
uncle of
John Kennedy Jr.
uncle of
John Schlossberg
son of
Joseph Kennedy Sr.
uncle of
Joseph P. Kennedy II
uncle of
Joseph P. Kennedy III
uncle of
Katherine Schwarzenegger
uncle of
Kerry Kennedy
uncle of
Kyra Kennedy
uncle of
Maria Shriver
older brother of
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
Older than Patricia Kennedy Lawford by 8 years.
uncle of
Patrick Schwarzenegger
older brother of
Robert F. Kennedy
Older than Robert F. Kennedy by 10 years.
uncle of
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
son of
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
uncle of
Rose Schlossberg
older brother of
Rosemary Kennedy
Older than Rosemary Kennedy by 3 years.
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Brief Facts:

Bomber pilot during World War II. Killed when his plane exploded in flight - it had a load of explosives and was planned to be crashed as a bomb.

Anna Held
actor, singer

Real/Birth Name:
Helene Anna Held
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
8 March 1872
Death Date:
12 August 1918
Age at Death:
46
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire

Brief Facts:

Birth date uncertain. Common-law "wife" of Ziegfeld - helped him start revue Ziegfeld Follies.
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