#RIP #OTD 2015 film director (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, The Hills Have Eyes, Red Eye, Swamp Thing) writer, producer, actor, Master of Horror Wes Craven died; brain cancer, his Los Angeles home, aged 76. Lambert’s Cove Cemetery, West Tisbury, Mass. https://t.co/SdpohmjyBh pic.twitter.com/oawz7ikYkx

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

#RIP #OTD in 2019 actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Freebie and the Bean, Chapter Two) Valerie Harper died from lung cancer in Los Angeles aged 80. Hollywood Forever Cemetery https://t.co/diruvaXI3b pic.twitter.com/ASiBIxjdpM

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 30, 2023

31 August 1923. Popular comedian, Larry Grayson, was born in Banbury. He’s best remembered for hosting the BBC1 series The Generation Game, and for his catch phrase: “Shut That Door.” His last appearance in the Royal Variety Show was in 1994. pic.twitter.com/lE5w7lFs5I

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 31, 2023

31 August 1932. All round entertainer, Roy Castle, was born in Scholes, West Yorkshire. He was a versatile multi-instrumentalist on stage, TV and film, but he became most well known to British TV viewers as the presenter of the children’s series, Record Breakers. pic.twitter.com/aR9qgZgHGz

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 31, 2023

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/dEhOGsmIE1

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 31, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1973, US Navy veteran, film director (The Informer, How Green Was My Valley, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Grapes of Wrath), John Ford died in Palm Desert, California aged 79. Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City CA https://t.co/eUzGwXnc7O pic.twitter.com/qzg4GFOQBh

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#RIP #OTD in 1979 burlesque dancer, vedette, actress, noted for her ostrich-feather fan dance & balloon bubble dance, Sally Rand died at Foothill Presbyterian Hospital, Glendora, California; congestive heart failure aged 75 Oakdale Memorial Park, Glendora https://t.co/eUzGwXnc7O pic.twitter.com/PIT5ZIpEC4

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31 August 2012. Popular singer and comedian, Max Bygraves, died (aged 89). He had his own TV shows and was a regular guest on other TV variety shows. He made 20 Royal Variety Show appearances. He introduced his comic monologues with the catchphrase: “I wanna’ tell you a story.” pic.twitter.com/UNvrTc82Lx

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 31, 2023

31 August 2013. David Frost died (aged 74), of a heart attack, while on board a cruise ship. He rose to fame in 1962 on the satire show, That Was The Week That Was. He was the most popular chat show host in the 1960s and held a series of TV interviews with Richard Nixon in 1977. pic.twitter.com/yXco3o7d7T

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 31, 2023

Happy Birthday 🎈🎬#CameronDiaz 5️⃣1️⃣

Top 5

1. Gangs of New York
2. There’s Something About Mary
3. The Mask
4. The Holiday
5. Being John Malkovich pic.twitter.com/QHCgNEL6aA

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1 September 1898. Soap opera star, Violet Carson, was born in Manchester. She’s best known as the opinionated, Ena Sharples, in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1960 to 1980. She’s commemorated by a blue plaque outside Granada Studios in Manchester. pic.twitter.com/PfvLHrBLGC

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 1, 2023

1 September 1902. A Trip to the Moon, which is considered the first science fiction film, was released in France. It follows a group of astronomers who travel to the Moon, in a cannon-propelled capsule, escape from an underground group of lunar inhabitants and return to Earth. pic.twitter.com/NN0P5g8Yxr

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 1, 2023

1 September 1954. Hitchcock’s classic thriller, Rear Window, was released in the USA. It starred James Stewart and Grace Kelly. It features a photographer, stuck in his apartment, recuperating from a broken leg, who spies on his neighbours, and suspects one of them of murder. pic.twitter.com/Iu98Kj9cwj

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 1, 2023

2 September 1964. Hollywood star, Keanu Reeves, was born in Beirut, Lebanon, but brought up in Toronto, Canada. His breakthrough role was in science fiction comedy, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Other films include: Speed, Chain Reaction, The Devil’s Advocate, and The Matrix. pic.twitter.com/pTHaRUYIQw

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 2, 2023

2 September 1974. The first episode of the classic ITV comedy sitcom, Rising Damp, was broadcast. It ran for 4 series and 24 episodes until 9 May 1978. The lead character was the landlord, Rupert Rigsby, played by Leonard Rossiter. pic.twitter.com/NCV7h5pO0l

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 2, 2023

3 September 1913. Hollywood legend, Alan Ladd, was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. He starred in numerous westerns, most notably, Shane, and in film noir movies such as This Gun for Hire, The Glass Key, and The Blue Dahlia. pic.twitter.com/z5UoR8AszZ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 3, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1991, film director (It Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You, It's a Wonderful Life), Frank Capra died in La Quinta, California, of a heart attack in his sleep aged 94. Coachella Valley Public Cemetery in Coachella, California https://t.co/yy7TjruQiP pic.twitter.com/IeKgTNVCZd

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#RIP #OTD in 2012, actor (The Green Mile, Armageddon, The Whole Nine Yards) Michael Clarke Duncan died at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack at the age of 54. Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills https://t.co/yy7TjruQiP pic.twitter.com/KK51WAzmtu

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#RIP #OTD 2015 actress perhaps best remembered for the phrase "Sock it to me!" on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Judy Carne died from pneumonia at a hospital in Northampton, England at the age of 76. Cremation https://t.co/yy7TjruQiP pic.twitter.com/38dlfYKmM2

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) September 3, 2023