Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Tony DiPreta
Comic strip artist worked on series such as "Joe Palooka" and "Rex Morgan, M.D." -- via the ctpost.com
Andreas Voutsinas
Greek director, actor and teacher -- via WTOP. Best remembered here as Carmen Ghia in the original film of "The Producers."
Monday, June 7, 2010
Robert L. Healy
Long-time reporter, editor and columnist for the Boston Globe -- via the Globe. He kicked the gun from the hand of Sirhan Sirhan; he later made Nixon's enemies list.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Himan Brown
Radio producer during the medium's glory days; he later created the revival series, CBS Radio Mystery Theatre -- via the New York Times. P.S. -- although the obit writer states that "while radio dramas are now celebrated as wistful nostalgia by people in their 70s and 80s," I can state that my affection for and belief in the power of radio has grown since my boyhood days (I am 49), and that I have created and produced several radio projects, and would love to keep the tradition alive! Thanks, Mr. Brown -- you have been a life-long inspiration!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
John Wooden
Greatest college basketball coach of all time -- via the New York Times. A more comprehensive tribute is here, via the L.A. Times.
Johnny Gibson
Tuscon icon was barber, health enthusiast -- and here he relates his hair-raising memories of battle in World War II -- via KOLD-TV and ww2paratroopers.com.
Joseph Strick
Film iconoclast did the impossible -- adapted James Joyce for the screen. He also won an Oscar for his documentary efforts. Via the L.A. Times
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Giuseppe Taddei
Wonderful operatic baritone, who worked with Callas, Pavarotti, Nilsson, Toscanini and many more -- via Wikipedia
Josefa Cotillo Martinez aka 'La Polaca'
Dancer and actress -- via La Verdad. A summation of her career in English at the excellent requiem site Boot Hill (westernboothill.blogspot.com).
Lorrie Otto
Environmentalist and educator was known as the "mother of natural landscaping" -- via the Seattle Times
Roger Manderscheid
Luxemborgian author -- via Nomadics. Pretty unknown due to his writing in Letzebuergesch, but a translated poem on the referenced page is pretty good!
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