#RIP #OTD in 1930, actor (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Phantom of the Opera) The Man of a Thousand Faces, Lon Chaney died; throat hemorrhage; Los Angeles aged 47. Entombed; unmarked crypt at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California https://t.co/iyBOy8nRz3 pic.twitter.com/n09cPULKVh

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 26, 2023

26 August 1946. Popular actress, Alison Steadman, was born in Liverpool. She rose to national fame playing Beverley in the one off BBC drama, Abigail’s Party. She also starred later in The Singing Detective, Pride and Prejudice, and comedy sitcom, Gavin & Stacey. pic.twitter.com/Aoln7iA9QX

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 26, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2017 director (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Salem’s Lot, Poltergeist, Lifeforce), screenwriter, producer Tobe Hooper died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles aged 74. Final footprint unknown at this time https://t.co/iyBOy8nRz3 pic.twitter.com/qgyZvCbdqX

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 26, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1964, vaudevillian, singer, actress, comedian, partner/comic foil of husband George Burns, as Burns and Allen, Gracie Allen died from a heart attack in Hollywood, aged 69. Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. Good night Gracie https://t.co/1JQJnhxCLu pic.twitter.com/TYf17IwUcB

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 27, 2023

27 August 1984. Bernard Youens died (aged 69). He’s best remembered for playing the beer-swilling Stan Ogden in the popular ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. His relationship with his wife Hilda was a key aspect of the series. pic.twitter.com/eZJxUYHOx3

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 27, 2023

28 August 1930. Comedy actor, Windsor Davies, was born in London. He’s best known for playing Sergeant Major Williams in the BBC comedy sitcom, It Ain’t Half Hot Mum. His deep Welsh-accented voice was also heard extensively in advertising voice-overs. pic.twitter.com/XeiYn9i8DB

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2023

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/ekitrKsTzr

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2023

#OTD #RIP in 1978 actor (A Man for All Seasons, The Sting, Jaws, From Russia with Love), novelist (The Sun Doctor), playwright Robert Shaw died; heart attack near his home in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland aged 51. Cremation. Memorial in Tourmakeady https://t.co/2TU3ZdX5r9 pic.twitter.com/b4udZcsIqT

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 28, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1985 actress (Rosemary's Baby, What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice, Where's Poppa?, Harold and Maude, Every Which Way but Loose), screenwriter, playwright Ruth Gordon died at her summer home in Edgartown, Massachusetts; stroke aged 88. Cremation https://t.co/2TU3ZdX5r9 pic.twitter.com/9SdroBcHxA

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 28, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1987, director, screenwriter (The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The African Queen, The Misfits, Prizzi's Honor), actor (Chinatown), John Huston died in Middletown RI from pneumonia, aged 81. Hollywood Forever Cemetery https://t.co/2TU3ZdX5r9 pic.twitter.com/vqUm2nQmPF

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 28, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2017 model and actress (Week-end, Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire, Madly, Les seins de glace, L'Homme pressé) Mireille Darc died in Paris at the age of 79. Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris https://t.co/2TU3ZdX5r9 pic.twitter.com/oRm71aWicj

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 28, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2020 actor (42, Get on Up, Black Panther, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), playwright (Deep Azure) Chadwick Boseman died at his Los Angeles home from colon cancer, aged 43. Cremation. Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Anderson, South Carolina https://t.co/2TU3ZdX5r9 pic.twitter.com/2gx3wp5q1k

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 28, 2023

29 August 1915. Hollywood legend, Ingrid Bergman, was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She died (aged 67) on 29 August 1982. She won 3 Academy Awards. Films include Casablanca, Gaslight, Joan of Arc, Spellbound, and Notorious. pic.twitter.com/CAVixB65vV

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 29, 2023

29 August 1958. Popular comedian and actor, Lenny Henry, was born in Dudley near Wolverhampton. He was a co-founder of the charity Comic Relief. He’s appeared in numerous TV programmes including: Tiswas, The Lenny Henry Show and the sitcom, Chef. He was knighted in 2015. pic.twitter.com/dCkrQeNmzx

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 29, 2023

#RIP #OTD n 1987, US Marine Corp veteran, actor (The Killers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Professionals, Cat Ballou, Paint Your Wagon), Lee Marvin died of a heart attack in Tucson, Arizona, aged 63. Arlington National Cemetery @ArlingtonNatl https://t.co/mnm5hr3Uye pic.twitter.com/OFt5XqRZqr

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 29, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2016 actor (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein), screenwriter, director, singer-songwriter, author, husband of Gilda, Gene Wilder died; Alzheimer’s in Stamford CT, aged 83. Cremation https://t.co/mnm5hr3Uye pic.twitter.com/k4CQxFFB7A

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 29, 2023

#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

#RIP #OTD in 2003 actor (The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, Once Upon a Time in the West, Mr. Majestyk, Death Wish, Breakheart Pass) Charles Bronson died; pneumonia, Cedars-Sinai Med Center, Los Angeles, aged 81. Brownsville Cemetery, West Windsor VT https://t.co/SdpohmjyBh pic.twitter.com/v9aBA6ohJC

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