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, October 3, 2011
Emanuel Litvinoff
Poet and memoirist -- via the Telegraph. He notably stood up to the horrible anti-Semitism of T.S. Eliot.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Brooke Ostrander
Keyboardist -- via samessenger.com. He started the band Rainbow with Chaim Witz and Stanley Eisen; later they became Wicked Lester. Finally Ostrander quit, becoming a studio musician and music educator. His bandmates? They changed their names to Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, and the band changed its name to Kiss.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Marv Tarplin
Guitarist and songwriter -- via the Detroit News. A great American musician, he also wrote or co-wrote such classics as "The Tracks of My Tears," "Ain't That Peculiar," "I'll Be Doggone," and "Being with You."
Sylvia Robinson
Singer, songwriter and music producer; the "Mother of Hip-Hop" -- via the New York Times. Half of the vocal duo Mickey and Sylvia, she later produced the pioneering rap tracks -- "Raper's Delight" and "The Message."
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Shirley Chambers
Actress -- via voy.com. Almost forgotten, she had small parts in a number of highly significant films -- "Gone with the Wind," "The Women," "Nothing Sacred," "Viva Villa!" and Lubitsch's "Merry Widow." She worked with the Three Stooges, Eddie Cantor and Wheeler and Woolsey.
David Zelag Goodman
Don't let the sour look fool you. Out of the frame, he is making Sam Peckinpaugh hold his leg ala Harpo Marx. |
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Jonathan Cecil aka Jonathan Hugh Gascoyne-Cecil
Actor -- via the Guardian. Best remembered as Hastings to Ustinov's Poirot in numerous projects.
Leroy Looper
Activist and humanitarian -- via the San Francisco Chronicle. After getting his own act together, he helped thousands in amazing ways. Proof positive that you don't need money or power or position to make a difference!
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