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RIP OTD in 2015, ballet dancer and actress (Batgirl, Marta on Star Trek) Yvonne Craig died; breast cancer at her home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, at the age of 78. Cremation. Memorial plaque; The City of Hope’s Rose Garden in Duarte, California https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/17/day-in-history-17-august-conrad-aiken/
Born OTD 1936. Robert Redford was born in Santa Monica, California, USA. He’s one of the finest film actors. His many films include: Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, The Sting, Indecent Proposal, The Candidate, All The President’s Men, The Great Gatsby, and Out of Africa.
RIP OTD in 1992 film director (Bad Day at Black Rock, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Ice Station Zebra, Marooned, McQ, Joe Kidd), John Sturges died from a heart attack; San Luis Obispo, California aged 82. Cremation https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/18/day-in-history-18-august-honore-de-balzac/
RIP OTD in 1998 actress (Star Trek, Nighthawks) Persis Khambatta died from a heart attack at Marine Hospital in south Mumbai at the age of 49. Cremation https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/18/day-in-history-18-august-honore-de-balzac/
RIP OTD 2017. Bruce Forsyth died (aged 89). He was the presenter of a number of TV shows, including The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right, and You Bet!. He also co-presented Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2013.