Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) a comedy/horror film directed by
Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, and
Boris Karloff was released August 10, 1953.
Peter Cushing died at age 81 of prostate cancer on August 11,
1994. Cushing was known for his many
appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played the Baron Frankenstein,
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Van Helsing. He appeared as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star
Wars (1977) and Dr. Who in Dr. Who and the Daleks
(1965) and Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966). 
Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1941) an American horror film directed
by Victor Fleming, director of Gone with the Wind (1939) and The
Wizard of Oz (1939)was released August 12, 1941. This film version featured an all-star cast
including Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner.
H. G. Wells, an English writer known for his work in the
science fiction genre died on August 13, 1946. His most notable science fiction works included The War
of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor
Moreau. 
Béla Lugosi (Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó) a Hungarian-American
actor, famous for his starring role in Dracula(1931) and in other horror
films, died of a heart attack on August 16, 1956 in his Los Angeles home. He
was 73.
Mae Clarke was born on August 10, 1910. Clarke is most noted for her role as Henry
Frankenstein's bride in Frankenstein (1931) and for the scene
in Public
Enemy (1931) in which James Cagney smashes a grapefruit into her face.
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