Illustrator and creator of Rocky, Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, and Crusader Rabbit -- via the Monterey Herald.
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, October 23, 2010
William Otis "Otey" Clark
Former MLB player -- via Bill Schenley, groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries and the Midwest News.
William J. Jennings
Shortstop with the St. Louis Browns -- via Bill Schenley, groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries. Legacy.com and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Anton Ambrose "Tony" Roig
Infielder with the Senators -- via Bill Schenley and groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries and the Thornhill Valley Chapel.
Elizabeth L. Sturz
Social worker, founder of Argus Learning Center -- via the New York Times. She also worked as a writer, poet, acrobat and folk-song collector.
Death on the Internet
An L.A. Times story by Scott Duke Harris on Facebook's approach to a member's death, and developments in online memorials as well.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Robert Paynter
Cinematographer -- via the Telegraph. His biggest claim to fame will undoubtedly be serving as d.p. for the Michael Jackson "Thriller" video; however, he worked extensively on the films of Michael Winner, Richard Lester and John Landis.
Peter M. Jamison
Art director and production designer -- via Screen Daily. He worked on some of my favorite films -- "At Close Range," "Used Cars," "Point Break," "The Big Red One," and "Mulholland Drive." A couple of his films are visually wonderful, but were doomed by bad editing and studio/star interference -- "Mike's Murder" and "Swing Shift" are two prime examples.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Ari Up aka Ariane Forster
Slits founder, lead singer, and further explorer of punk and dub -- via the L.A. Weekly. She was GREAT -- I really dug her.
Graham Crowden
Actor -- via Wikipedia. Best known for his work on BBC television ("Waiting for God," "A Very Peculiar Practice.") See him below in the final scene of Lindsay Anderson's "Britannia Hospital":
Alfred "Tall Ted" Hallaman aka Eleftherios Hallaman
Beloved Cleveland-area disc jockey -- via the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Joseph Motto aka Boom Boom Branniagan
Early rock 'n' roll era disc jockey -- via the Albany Times-Union
Frances R. Wallas
Environmental attorney who loved and celebrated the outdoor life -- via the Tennessean.
Charles Ying
Inventor and entrepreneur -- via the Vail Daily. Most importantly, he helped to craft the technology that replaced the linotype process in printing, speeding the turnaround time between reporting the news and getting it out on the street.
Glenn Eugene Smith
Dedicated middle-school teacher inspired many students -- via the Daily News of Longview, WA.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Tom Bosley
Actor -- via TMZ. He will be best remembered as sitcom dad Howard Cunningham on "Happy Days." He got his start in theater, however, winning a Tony Award for his portrayal of Fiorello La Guardia in the now-obscure Bock/Harnick musical "Fiorello!" He did lots of TV, and after "Happy Days" ended, he portrayed continuing characters in "Murder, She Wrote" and "Father Dowling Mysteries." He narrated "That's Hollywood," a syndicated series on American film. He was a pitchman for many products on TV commercials as well.
Here's the beginning of a long interview with him:
Here's the beginning of a long interview with him:
Monday, October 18, 2010
Johnny Sheffield
Actor -- via the Bellingham Herald, which picked it up from the L.A. Times, although the Times hasn't posted it yet. He got his break as "Boy" in the original Tarzan series, appearing in eight of the films:
And later moved to Monogram for a one-dozen series of Bomba the Jungle Boy movies.
He later went into real estate.
And later moved to Monogram for a one-dozen series of Bomba the Jungle Boy movies.
He later went into real estate.
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