R.I.P. August 2021: Celebrities & Newsmakers Who Died

CORRECTION: Charlie Watts' birth year appears onscreen incorrectly. He was born in 1941. We apologize for the error.

We look back on some of the lives of celebrities and newsmakers who died in August 2021. Our video tribute includes UB40 saxophone player Brian Travers; Jamaican reggae and dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry; General Hospital actor Jay Pickett; child movie star and Josephine the Plumber Comet cleanser pitch woman Jane Withers; Dynasty actor Michael Nader; hall of fame New York Rangers forward Rod Gilbert; hall of fame Chicago Blackhawks goalie Tony Esposito; NHL forward Jimmy Hayes; actress and daughter of Alfred Hitchcock, Pat Hitchcock; Poco guitarist and singer Paul Cotton; Kool & the Gang saxophone player Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas; The Whitest Kids U Know comedian Trevor Moore; British panel show comedian Sean Lock; Sherlock actress Una Stubbs; Florida State football head coach Bobby Bowden; Airwolf actor Alex Cord; Breaking Bad actor Saginaw Grant; Japanese martial arts actor Sonny Chiba; southern humorist Jeanne Robertson; country music singer and songwriter Tom T. Hall; Everly Brothers singer/guitarist Don Everly; folk and country singer Nanci Griffith; The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts; The Mary Tyler Moore Show actor Ed Asner; Night Court actress Markie Post.

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Brian Travers https://legcy.co/38iQUb6
Lee “Scratch” Perry https://legcy.co/3zFiThp
Jay Pickett https://legcy.co/2WQTin0
Jane Withers https://legcy.co/3fUlDQi
Michael Nader https://legcy.co/38fACzR
Rod Gilbert https://legcy.co/3znOsfo
Tony Esposito https://legcy.co/3fX5VUt
Jimmy Hayes https://legcy.co/3zkTA43
Pat Hitchcock https://legcy.co/3D2AL7V
Paul Cotton https://legcy.co/3ynZvEW
Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas https://legcy.co/3xHSXQi
Trevor Moore https://legcy.co/2VNQC9x
Sean Lock https://legcy.co/3y3PrzQ
Una Stubbs https://legcy.co/2WbFvHh
Bobby Bowden https://legcy.co/37yYJZZ
Alex Cord https://legcy.co/3AEaKtN
Saginaw Grant https://legcy.co/3lBBDKE
Sonny Chiba https://legcy.co/3AW1b9I
Jeanne Robertson https://legcy.co/3jD4lZT
Tom T. Hall https://legcy.co/3yfe1Ow
Don Everly https://legcy.co/3B7b6JA
Nanci Griffith https://legcy.co/37UidbM
Charlie Watts https://legcy.co/38e17FS
Ed Asner https://legcy.co/3jAqTKV
Markie Post https://legcy.co/3xyJhaU

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