Join us in a look back at some of the most notable lives that ended in August 2021.
Read the full Legacy obituaries for the life stories of the people featured in this video:
Brian Travers (1959–2021), UB40 founding member
Lee “Scratch” Perry (1936–2021), legendary reggae singer and dub pioneer
Jay Pickett (1961–2021), “Port Charles,” “General Hospital” actor
Jane Withers (1926–2021), child star and “Josephine the Plumber” in commercials
Michael Nader (1945–2021), “Dynasty” star
Rod Gilbert (1941–2021), New York Rangers legend
Tony Esposito (1943–2021), legendary Chicago Blackhawks goalie
Jimmy Hayes (1989–2021), former NHL player
Pat Hitchcock (1928–2021), actor and daughter of Alfred Hitchcock
Paul Cotton (1943–2021), guitarist with Poco
Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas (1951–2021), founding member of Kool & the Gang
Trevor Moore (1980–2021), comedian with “The Whitest Kids U’ Know”
Sean Lock (1963–2021), English comedian known for “8 Out of 10 Cats”
Una Stubbs (1937–2021), “Sherlock” actor
Bobby Bowden (1929–2021), longtime Florida State football coach
Alex Cord (1933–2021), actor who starred on “Airwolf”
Saginaw Grant (1936–2021), character actor known for “Breaking Bad,” “The Lone Ranger”
Sonny Chiba (1939–2021), “Kill Bill” star and martial arts legend
Jeanne Robertson (1943–2021), humorist known for family-friendly laughs
Tom T. Hall (1936–2021), country music’s “storyteller”
Don Everly (1937–2021), one-half of rock & roll pioneers the Everly Brothers
Nanci Griffith (1953–2021), Grammy-winning singer and songwriter
Charlie Watts (1941–2021), Rolling Stones drummer
Ed Asner (1929–2021), actor known for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Up”
Markie Post (1950–2021), “Night Court” star
Revisit last month’s video:
