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100 years after the roadside killing of Michael Collins at Béal na Blath, new documentary Cold Case Collins attempts to shed some light on one of Irish history’s darkest corners.#ColdCaseCollins, Wednesday at 9.35pm | @rteplayer pic.twitter.com/uWBbih1F1a

— RTÉ One (@RTEOne) August 22, 2022

Sean Connery was born #OTD in 1930. pic.twitter.com/crUAqSvSbS

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 25, 2022

27 August 1984. Bernard Youens died (aged 69). He is best remembered for playing beer-swilling, Stan Ogden, in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. His relationship with his wife Hilda was a key aspect of the series. pic.twitter.com/OSKLvCcaAM

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 27, 2022

Robert Shaw died #OTD in 1978. Here's his gripping USS Indianapolis monologue, which he co-wrote, in Jaws.
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— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2022

28 August 1987. Hollywood director, John Huston, died (aged 81). He directed 37 films and won 2 Academy Awards. Films include: The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Asphalt Jungle, The African Queen, The Misfits, and Prizzi’s Honor. pic.twitter.com/xKng5XF2IR

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2022

28 August 1943. David Soul was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He’s best known for playing detective “Hutch” in the popular TV detective series Starsky & Hutch. He also had 2 UK No.1 pop hits in 1977 with, Don’t Give up on Us, and, Silver Lady. pic.twitter.com/OwX2BRuwGI

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2022

Hollywood legend, Gene Wilder, died #OTD in 2016. One of his best films is Young Frankenstein. pic.twitter.com/NA7THOxcKC

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 29, 2022

30 August 2003. Hollywood legend, Charles Bronson, died (aged 81). He was the archetypal screen tough guy with one film critic describing him as “a Clark Gable who had been left out in the sun too long”. He starred in the Death Wish series of films and many other classic movies. pic.twitter.com/q9e54Ex5wO

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 30, 2022

Remembering Vera-Ellen who died on this day pic.twitter.com/ExdwxLOyPg

— ClassicActorsOfHollywood (@CAOH110291) August 30, 2022

Born 1921. Died 1981 from ovarian cancer.

We remember that ethereal dancer and actress Vera-Ellen who was born on this day 100 years ago. Here she is dancing with Fred Astaire in THREE LITTLE WORDS ('50). pic.twitter.com/nJvMWlHos2

— TCM (@tcm) February 16, 2021

#RIP #OTD in 1979, actress (À bout de souffle, Bonjour Tristesse, Lilith, Moment to Moment, Paint Your Wagon, Airport,) Jean Seberg died from an overdose of barbiturates in her Renault, near her Paris apartment, aged 40. Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris https://t.co/SdpohmjyBh pic.twitter.com/0CVyGH0Qe2

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 30, 2022

thinking about Jean Seberg today. she had a really promising career ahead of her, and starred in Godard's Breathless. but the FBI started a smear campaign about her - due to her support of the Black Panther party. she died of suicide in Paris at 40, after a sustained depression. pic.twitter.com/AqV46t9u4P

— madeline! (@vhsvvitch) March 10, 2022

31 August 1949. Hollywood star, Richard Gere, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He came to prominence in American Gigolo and went on to star in many other films, including: An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Sommersby, Primal Fear, Chicago and Runaway Bride. pic.twitter.com/uYqW18hvTp

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 31, 2022

31 August 1973. John Ford died (aged 79). He’s regarded as one of Hollywood’s finest directors. Some of his best films were westerns, Including: Stagecoach, The Searchers, and the gripping drama The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. pic.twitter.com/xjAQNjoktY

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 31, 2022

Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film, Rear Window, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, was released in the USA #OTD in 1954. pic.twitter.com/LezxBMPk1a

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 1, 2022

3 September 1991. Italian born Hollywood legend, Frank Capra, died (aged 94). He won three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations. His films include: It’s a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night, You Can’t Take It with You and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. pic.twitter.com/88PoApoXWG

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 3, 2022

4 September 2014. Popular US comedian, Joan Rivers, died (aged 81). She was noted for her often controversial comedy monologues, which were heavily self-deprecating and sharply acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians. pic.twitter.com/x1Ae1mKvkm

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 4, 2022

5 September 1929. Comedian, Bob Newhart, was born in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. He’s best known for his witty historical monolgues which often involved hearing half of a conversation as he speaks to someone on the phone. pic.twitter.com/scdNBEHSYN

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

5 September 1940. Hollywood legend, Raquel Welch, was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She became an “international sex symbol” after appearing in a bikini, and not saying much in: One Million Years BC in 1966. She later starred in Bedazzled, Myra Breckinridge and Hannie Caulder. pic.twitter.com/CCThfhiRxk

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

6 September 1972. Leading British actor, Idris Elba, was born in London. He’s best known for playing the drug trafficker Stringer Bell on the HBO series The Wire, John Luther in the BBC One series Luther and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. pic.twitter.com/imEpcTJ80K

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 6, 2022