Actress and director -- via the Times of India
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.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Martin Towle King
Inventor came up with ways to enable the disabled to communicate -- via the Seattle Times
Jimi Heselden
Multimillionaire owner of Segway personal vehicle company -- via the Guardian. The former miner invented the Bastion, a debris-filled wire cage effective in building blast walls protecting people from rocket and mortar attacks. It made his fortune. In an unfortunate irony, Heselden died falling off a cliff at the controls of his own Segway.
Felix Kok
Violinist and concertmaster of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra -- via the Guardian
Jean Samuel
A Holocaust survivor who later became a pharmacist -- via the Independent. He is made immemorial as remembered by fellow concentration camp inmate Primo Levi in Chapter 2 of Levi's book "If This Is a Man." For the last 25 years of his life, he worked vigorously as a witness and testifier to the horrors he underwent, and the possibility of keeping one's humanity from being extinguished by it.
George Blanda
An amazing athlete -- via the New York Times. He was a gifted, intelligent and enduring part of the NFL from 1949 through 1975. He could pass, he could run, he could kick -- one of the last all-round talents. And, even though I'm a Broncos fan, I admired the way he would tromp us when he was a Raider.
Gloria Stuart
Film actress -- via the Washington Post. She will be best remembered for her role as the present-day Rose in James Cameron's 1997 "Titanic" -- but her film career began in 1932, and included roles in such early Sound Era-gems such as "The Invisible Man," "Gold Diggers of 1935," "The Prisoner of Shark Island" and "Roman Scandals."
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Bob Shaw
MLB pitcher -- via Bill Schenley, groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries and the Palm Beach Post
Friday, September 24, 2010
Grace Bradley Boyd
Actress, fifth and final wife and true love of actor William Boyd, and keeper of the flame for his most famous characterization, that of fictional Western hero Hopalong Cassidy -- via the L.A. Times
Holly Eley aka Holly Mary Belinda Urquhart-Pollard
Writer, editor and gamekeeper -- via the Independent
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Eddie Fisher
Singer -- via Deadline Hollywood. He will perhaps be better remembered as the father of author and actress Carrie Fisher; he famously left wife Debbie Reynolds, Carrie's mother, for Elizabeth Taylor; his three subsequent marriages included one to singer Connie Stevens.
Al Pilarcik
MLB outfielder -- from the intrepid Bill Schenley,groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries and Northwest Indiana Times. He played outfield for the Yankees, Orioles, White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics. A member of the Indiana Ballball Hall of Fame.
Kenneth Franklin Weaver
Writer for National Geographic for 30-plus years, who specialized in stories on the space program -- via warrenmcelwain.com
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Fud Leclerc aka Fernand Urbain Dominic Leclercq
Pianist and singer -- via esctoday. He is remembered for being the first person to acquire no points at all in the Eurovision Song Contest -- but I don't think he sounds that bad. Besides, what a great name -- Fud Leclerc.
Jennifer Rardin
Author best known for her work in the spy-fi/urban fantasy genre -- via expressionstributes
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Ray Coleman
Outfielder for the Browns, Athletics, White Sox and Dodgers -- via the amazing detective abilities of Bill Schenley; groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries and the Oklahoman. Also, here's a nice profile of him from Gary Bedingfield's baseballinwartime.com.
Jimmy McMath
Outfielder with the Cubs in 1968 -- via the indefatigable Bill Schenley, Tim Copeland, and http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries
Funerals go online: the coming rush of Web obituary and rememberance services and sites
A well-done piece by David Elbert in the Des Moines Register talks about online funerals, Web sites devoted to commemoration, and more.
Obituary analysis: how do we define our feelings?
New Indian Express film critic Baradwaj Rangan analyzes the difficulties inherent in obituary writing -- via Blogical Conclusion.
On obituary writing: do's and dont's
A nice little editorial by Cathie Rov at the Coast Reporter that meditates on the do's and dont's of obituary writing.
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