Richard Attenborough was an English actor, film director, producer, and entrepreneur. He won two Academy Awards for Gandhi (1982), in 1983. He is best known for his roles in films includes: Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th street, and Jurassic Park. He was President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). His most recent films as director, and producer are Chaplin (1992), and Shadowlands (1993). In 1983 his film Gandhi won for best picture at the Oscars. He died on August 24, 2014. He was 90 years old. R.I.P. Richard Attenborough

Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor, voice actor, and stand-up comedian. He rose to fame in a role as the alien called Mork in the TV show series Mork & Mindy. He had a successful stand-up comedy, and film acting career. His films financial success are Popeye (1980), Hook (1991), Aladdin (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumangi (1995), The Bird Cage (1996), Night at the Museum, (2006), and Happy Feet (2006). He won Best supporting actor at the Academy Awards for his performance in Good Will Hunting (1997). He also won two Emmy awards, four Golden Globe awards, two Screen Actors Guild awards, and five Grammy awards. He died today (August 11, 2014). Cause of death is yet to be determined. He was 63 years old. R.I.P. Robin Williams

Bob Kane was an American comic book artist. He was credited alongside Bill Finger as the creator of the DC superhero Batman. In 1994 he was inducted into the comic book industry’s Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, and in 1996 into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. Bob Kane once quoted of his creation “, …I made Batman as a superhero-vigilante when I first created him.” Batman was created in 1939, and the Joker was created in 1940. Batman first appeared in Detective comics #27 in 1939. The Joker appeared in Batman #1 in 1940. Bob Kane died of natural causes on November 3, 1998. He was 87 years old. R.I.P. Bob Kane

Danny Murphy was an American actor. His best known roles were in the movies There’s Something About Mary, and Me, Myself & Irene. His first movie role was in Kingpin. The last film he starred in was Hall Pass. He died of cancer in August 8, 2014. He was 58 years old. R.I.P. Danny Murphy

Menahem Golan was an Israeli director, and producer. His best known works were Masters of the Universe, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, and Captain America, which were comic book-style movies. Under the pen-name Joseph Goldman, he wrote and “polished” film scripts. He produced around 200 films, and directed 44 films. He died on August 8, 2014. He was 85 years old. R.I.P. Menahem Golan

Judy Garland was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her acting career spanned more than 40 years in musicals, and dramatic roles as an actress. Fred Astaire described her as “The greatest entertainer who ever lived”. Her best known role was as Dorothy in the film, The Wizard of Oz (1939). She also starred in the film, A Star Is Born (1954). She married 5 times, and got divorced 4 times. In her personal life she struggled by film executives, which they constantly manipulated her onscreen physical appearance. She was plagued by financial instability, owing thousands of dollars in taxes. She was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. The American Film Institute placed her among the ten greatest female stars in the history of American cinema in 1999. She had a long battle of drugs and alcohol, that led to her death in June 22, 1969. Her cause of death was “an incautious self-overdose” of barbiturates. She was 47 years old. R.I.P. Judy Garland