Monday, October 17, 2011

Janos Hershko

Actor and director -- via hvg.hu/kultura.

Chris Doig

Opera singer and sports administrator -- via the New Zealand Herald.

Vibeke Mowinckel Falk

Actress -- via blog.norway.com.

Ralph Temple

Lawyer who focused on civil liberties -- via the Mail Tribune.

Arthur Dubin

Railway historian and architect -- via the New York Times.

Mildred Savage

Writer -- via the New York Times.

Joel "Taz" DiGregorio

Keyboardist and composer -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Maricela Ochoa

Actress -- via the Galveston Daily News.

Heinz Bennent

Actor in film, TV and on the stage -- via mubi.com. He appeared in such notable films as "The Last Metro," "The Tin Drum" and "The Serpent's Egg."

Shirley Prestia

Actress and comedian -- via nola.com.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Gary Holcombe

Actor -- via the Kansas City Star.

Kim Brown

Musician -- via voy.com.

Freddie Gruber

Drummer -- via musicradar.com.

George "Mojo" Buford

Harmonica master -- via the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Paul Kent

Actor and artistic director -- via Broadway World.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Patricia Breslin Modell

Actress -- via the New York Times. She appeared on two well-done episodes of "The Twilight Zone" -- "Nick of Time" and "No Time Like the Past."

Donald Banks

Vocalist; bass with the group The Tymes -- via voy.com.

Ray Aghayan

Costume designer -- via the L.A. Times.

Piet Noordjik

Saxophonist -- via Dutch News.nl.

Cyril Owen "Cy" Buker

Former MLB pitcher -- via the all-seeing Bill Schenley! (how do you do it?) and http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Nina Sorokina

Ballerina -- via bakutoday.net.

David Hess

Grindhouse-film actor and pop songwriter -- via wearemoviegeeks.com. Best known for his terrifying role as a sadistic killer in "Last House on the Left."

Here is a link to his demo reel. PLEASE NOTE: it is not appropriate for shildren nor safe-for-work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoJhA53NCqk

Edward Loper Sr.

Artist -- via Delawareonline.com.

Jagjit Singh

Singer and composer -- via the Telegraph.

Paula L. Ettelbrick

Gay rights activist -- via the New York Times.

Anthony Ivanovich

Just a regular guy -- but one who overcame crippling polio by living a full, productive life and giving tons of time and energy to the community -- via the Sacramento Bee.

Felix Romeo

Writer -- via 100gf.wordpress.com.

Elmer "Ralph" Hodgin

Former MLB outfielder -- via legacy.com.

Derrick Bell

Legal scholar and rights advocate -- via the New York Times.

Aaron Jamison

Comedian -- via KMTR. Impoverished and faced with aggressive colon cancer, he chose to face it with humor and innovation -- he sold ad space on his cremation urn to make money to pay for his funeral.