- Aug 19 George Gamow, Ukrainian-born American nuclear physicist and cosmologist (Big Bang Theory, DNA), dies at 64
- Aug 19 Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44
- Aug 25 John George [Tufei Fatella], Syrian actor (Black Orchids, Don Juan, Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies from emphysema at 70
- Aug 26 Kay Francis, American actress (Charley's Aunt, False Madonna), dies of cancer at 63
- Aug 29 Victor Sutherland, American actor (Captive City), dies at 79
- Aug 30 William Talman, American actor (Crashout, The Hitch-Hiker, Perry Mason), dies of lung cancer at 53
- Aug 31 Dennis O'Keefe, American actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60
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