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13 People Died On August 17


Albert Austin

(Actor)

Albert Austin
Born on Dec 13, 1882 in Birmingham, England
Died on Aug 17, 1953 in North Hollywood, CA
Fan Favorite Films: Behind the Screen, Easy Street, The Adventurer, The Count and The Cure

Richard Barthelmess

(Actor)

Richard Semler Barthelmess
Born on May 09, 1895 in New York City, NY
Died on Aug 17, 1963 in Southampton, NY
Fan Favorite Films: The Enchanted Cottage, The Spoilers, Only Angels Have Wings, Heroes for Sale and Experience

Michael Garrison

(Producer)

Michael Garrison
Born on Dec 19, 1922 in unknown, NJ
Died on Aug 17, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA
Fan Favorite Films: The Dark at the Top of the Stairs,

Horace McMahon

(Actor)

Horace McMahon
Born on May 17, 1906 in South Norwalk, CT
Died on Aug 17, 1971 in Norwalk, CT
Fan Favorite Films: The Detective, Marie Antoinette, Rose of Washington Square, Another Thin Man and Beau James

Edgar Dearing

(Actor)

Edgar Dearing
Born on May 04, 1893 in Ceres, CA
Died on Aug 17, 1974 in Woodland Hills, CA
Fan Favorite Films: The Plainsman, Million Dollar Legs, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry, The Crusades and Barbary Coast Gent

Sig Arno

(Actor)

Siegfried Aron
Born on Dec 27, 1895 in Hamburg, Germany
Died on Aug 17, 1975 in Woodland Hills, CA
Fan Favorite Films: Diplomatic Courier, On Moonlight Bay, Song of the Open Road, Diary of a Lost Girl and Hellzapoppin'

Delmer Daves

(Director)

Delmer Lawrence Daves
Born on Jul 24, 1904 in San Francisco, CA
Died on Aug 17, 1977 in La Jolla, CA
Fan Favorite Films: Task Force, Demetrius and the Gladiators, Kings Go Forth, Cowboy and The Very Thought of You

Vivian Vance

(Actress)

Vivian Roberta Jones
Born on Jul 26, 1909 in Cherryvale, KS
Died on Aug 17, 1979 in Belvedere, CA
Fan Favorite Films: I Love Lucy, The Great Race, The Great Houdinis, The Blue Veil and The Great Ziegfel

Clarence Brown

(Director)

Clarence Leon Brown
Born on May 10, 1890 in Clinton, MA
Died on Aug 17, 1987 in Santa Monica, CA
Fan Favorite Films: The Eagle, Chained, The White Cliffs of Dover, Angels in the Outfield and National Velvet

Jack Cutting

(Director)

Jack Cutting
Born on Jan 19, 1908 in New York City, NY
Died on Aug 17, 1988 in North Hollywood, CA
Fan Favorite Films: The Reluctant Dragon,

Pearl Bailey

(Actress)

Pearl Mae Bailey
Born on Mar 29, 1918 in Newport News, VA
Died on Aug 17, 1990 in Philadelphia, PA
Fan Favorite Films: All the Fine Young Cannibals, Porgy and Bess, Carmen Jones, Isn't It Romantic? and Variety Girl

Don Dubbins

(Actor)

Donald George Dubbins
Born on Jun 28, 1928 in New York City, NY
Died on Aug 17, 1991 in Greenville, SC
Fan Favorite Films: Tribute to a Bad Man, The Caine Mutiny, From Here to Eternity, Enchanted Island and These Wilder Years

Yvonne Craig

(Actress)

Yvonne Joyce Craig
Born on May 16, 1937 in Taylorville, IL
Died on Aug 17, 2015 in Pacific Palisades, CA
Fan Favorite Films: Kissin' Cousins, In Like Flint, By Love Possessed, The Gene Krupa Story and Advance to the Rear


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