Game show host Peter Marshall passed away on August 15, 2024, in Los Angeles at the age of 98 due to kidney failure. He was best known for hosting over 5,000 episodes of “Hollywood Squares.”
Singer Jack Russell, frontman of the hard rock band Great White, died on August 7, 2024, at the age of 63 after battling Lewy body dementia.
Talk show host Phil Donahue died on August 18, 2024, in New York City at the age of 88 following a long illness. He was renowned for his award-winning talk show, “Donahue,” which aired for 29 seasons.
Actor John Aprea, known for his role in “The Godfather Part II” and the sitcom “Full House,” died on August 5, 2024, in Los Angeles at the age of 83 from natural causes.
Dirt track motorsports champion Scott Bloomquist died in a plane crash on August 16, 2024, at the age of 60. He was celebrated for winning over 600 races during his 40-year career.
Ruth Johnson Colvin, a prominent advocate for adult literacy and founder of Literacy Volunteers of America, passed away on August 18, 2024, at the age of 107 in Syracuse, New York.