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.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Lowell Randall
Pioneering rocket scientist -- via the Washington Post. Never went to college; got a job with Robert Goddard as a flight engineer while he was laying carpet in his home.
Hideaki Nitani
Actor -- via the Japan Times. Appeared in films such as "Tokyo Drifter," "Underworld Beauty" -- and "Frankenstein Conquers the World"!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
From R. Andrew Chestnut: "Santa Muerte"
The author of "Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint" with a nice story on Huffington Post about this strange topic.
Paul Fauks
Director of minor-league operations for the Cardinals -- via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Bob Weston
Rock guitarist -- via Reuters. Best known for his work with Fleetwood Mac, in particular his affair with Mick's wife, which precipitated major changes in the band.
Frederica Sagor Maas
Playwright, screenwriter, memoirist and author -- via the L.A. Times. She lived to the age of 111, and had worked on such silent film screenplays as "The Plastic Age" and "Flesh and the Devil."
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