Famous People Who Died on August 12

• Bacall, Lauren (2014)

  Bogart's co-star in To Have and Have Not

• Blake, William (1827)

  The mystic English poet who wrote "Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright"

• Cage, John (1992)

  Composer of the silent piano piece 4' 33"

• Child, Julia (2004)

  The popular chef who wrote Mastering the Art of French Cooking

• Fleming, Ian (1964)

  The creator of James Bond 007

• Fonda, Henry (1982)

  Tom Joad in the movie The Grapes of Wrath

• Griffin, Merv (2007)

  TV host who created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!

• Heche, Anne (2022)

  The one-time partner of Ellen DeGeneres who starred in Six Days Seven Nights

• Kennedy, Joseph Jr. (1944)

  The older brother of president John Kennedy

• Young, Loretta (2000)

  The star of TV's The Loretta Young Show

See also: Born on August 12