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.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
William H. Goetzmann
Historian and writer -- via the New York Times. His "The West of the Imagination" is one of my favorite books.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Irwin Silber
Journalist, editor, publisher, political activist -- via AP. Most importantly, he co-founded Sing Out ! magazine with Pete Seeger and Alan Lomax, and spent the bulk of his life collecting, preserving and promoting American music of the vernacular --labor songs, folk songs, protest songs, and music and lyrics that defined every period of American history.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Edward M. Swartz
Lawyer fought hard on safety issues, especially for children -- via the Washington Post
Michael Cherubino
Optical manufacturing salesman who also raised lots of money for good causes -- and loved the Pirates -- via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Riad al-Saray
Iraqi journalist -- via the BBC. The number of journalists killed in Iraq since 2003? 230.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Jefferson Thomas
One of nine students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 -- via the New York Times. A brave guy.
David Dortort
Writer for film and TV, and producer whose claim to fame will always be his creation of "Bonanza" -- via the L.A. Times
And hey, remember "The High Chaparral"? He created that, too.
And hey, remember "The High Chaparral"? He created that, too.
Sam Sittipong Kalayanee
Activist, humanitarian worker, photographer, documentary filmmaker; most recently involved with the Oscar-nominated film "Burma VJ" -- via the Irrawaddy
Michael Burn
Author and journalist -- via BBC News. He was initially enamored of Nazi Germany, but then became a war hero and survived the infamous Colditz prison. And he later became a left-winger, and came to terms with his bisexuality as well, according to this story in the Telegraph.
Clive Donner
Director best known for "The Caretaker," "What's New, Pussycat?" and the George C. Scott "Christmas Carol" -- via the Guardian
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Noah Howard
Jazz saxophonist -- via allaboutjazz.com. I can't embed a video sample of him at work, but you can find it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N2A1g2du1o.
Oleg Bebenin
Web activist and opposition leader -- via Aljazeera. His supposed suicide is extremely suspicious and it is thought the totalitarian government of Belarus played a role in his death.
Larry Ashmead
A brilliant editor -- via the New York Times. Not only that, but he compiled the hilarious "Bertha Venation and Hundreds of Other Funny Names of Real People"!
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