August 23
1975 – Ray Park who played “Darth Maul” in “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace,” and “Toad” in “X-Men.”
1970 – The late River Phoenix, who starred in the films “Stand By Me” and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”
1963 – Chan-wook Park, Korean director of such films as “Oldboy”, “Thirst” and “Stoker”.
1934 – Barbara Eden who played the title role in the TV series “I Dream of Jeannie,” and appeared in the films “Voyage To the Bottom of the Sea,” “The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm” and “The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao.”
1929 – Vera Miles, who starred in the films “Psycho,” “Brain Waves” and “Psycho II.”
