births
August 5, 1941
Bob Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)
Bob Clark
Benjamin Robert Clark was an American film director and screenwriter. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was responsible for some of the most successful films in Canadian film history such as Black Christmas (1974), Murder by Decree (1979), Tribute (1980), Porky's (1981), and A Christmas Story (1983). He won a trio of Genie Awards with two additional nominations.
August 5
August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.