Film Tv Deaths August 7 | History by KabAstro

1938 Konstantin Stanislavski, Russian director and actor (Stanislavski Method for acting), dies at 75

Oliver Hardy (1892-1957)

American comedian (Laurel & Hardy films), dies at 65

1969 Joseph Kosma [József Kozma], Hungarian-French film composer (Les Enfants du Paradis; The Grand Illusion), dies at 63
1971 (Henry) "Homer" Haynes, American country music comedian and guitarist (Homer & Jethro - "The Battle of Kookamonga"), dies of a heart attack at 51
1972 Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown], American model, film and television actress, and nightclub singer (Touch of Evil, Bob Cummings Show), dies of cancer at 43
1976 Cecil Weston, South African-born actress (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86
1985 Grayson Hall [Shirley Grossman], American actress (The Night of the Iguana, Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 62
1990 Eva Sully Block, American vaudeville actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88
1991 Billy T. James, New Zealand comedian and singer (Billy T. James Show), dies of heart failure at 42
1992 John Anderson, American actor (Psycho, Ride the High Country, Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies of a heart attack at 69
1994 Larry Martyn, British comedy actor (Are You Being Served), dies at 60
1994 Robert Hutton [Winne], American actor (Torture Garden, Rocket), dies at 74
1996 Anne Kristen, Scottish actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59
1999 Brian Connell, British writer and broadcaster, dies at 83
1999 Brion James, American actor (b. 1945)

Canadian-American news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies of lung cancer at 67

2007 Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director and producer. (b. 1917)
2009 Gerard van den Berg, Dutch TV host (Like Father, Like Son), dies at 76
2010 Manon Alving, Dutch actress (The Assault, Short American), dies at 87
2012 Judith Crist, American film critic (TV Guide, Today), dies at 90
2013 Kelly Garrett, American actress and singer (The Night That Made America Famous), dies of cancer at 69
2020 Tony Charmoli, American dancer, choreographer, and director (Dinah Shore, Danny Kaye), dies at 99
2021 Jane Withers, American film child star (Bright Eyes; Ginger), character actress (Giant), and commercial spokesperson (Josephine the Plumber), dies at 95
2021 Markie Post, American actress (Night Court, 1984-92 - "Christine"; There’s Something About Mary), dies of cancer at 70
2022 Roger E. Mosley, American actor (Magnum, P.I. -"TC"; Leadbelly), dies due to injuries sustained in a car accident at 83
2023 Jim Price, American baseball catcher (World Series 1968 Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (ESPN, Detroit Tigers Radio Network 1998-2023), dies at 81