Monday, February 6, 2012

Bill Hinzman

Actor who played the iconic zombie in George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" -- via the Beaver County Times.

Christopher Samuel Youd aka Samuel Youd aka John Christopher aka Stanley Winchester aka Hilary Ford aka William Godfrey aka William Vine aka Peter Graaf aka Peter Nichols aka Anthony Rye

Author -- via locusmag.com.

Eddie Brown Jr.

Civil rights activist -- via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

John D. Lowry

Film restoration expert -- via the L.A Times.

Samuel S. Vaughan

Editor and publisher -- via the New York Times.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Dorothea Tanning

Painter and writer -- via the New York Times. "The last of the Surrealists."



David Peaston

Singer -- via the Washington Post.

Mike Kelley

Artist -- via the New York Times.

Angelo Dundee aka Angelo Mirena

Boxing trainer and cornerman -- via the New York Times.

Robert B. Cohen

Founder of the Hudson News chain -- via the New York Times. I like Hudson News!

Omar Brebesh

Diplomat -- via the BBC.

Wislawa Szymborska

Poet and Nobel Prize-winner -- via the New York Times.

Homai Vyarawalla

Photojournalist -- via the New York Times. The link below will take you to a documentary portrait of this extraordinary pioneer.
http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/719/Homai-Vyarawalla/?pp=share

Rosette Lamont

Theater critic, writer, teacher and author -- via Broadway World.

John Rich

Television and film director and producer -- via the L.A. Times.

Henry Davis

Bassist -- via the Washington Informer.

Lyvita Gomes

American political prisoner -- via the Times of India.

Colin Tarrant

Actor -- via the Daily Mail.

Ian Abercrombie

Actor -- via the L.A. Times.

Nick Santino

Actor -- via the New York Post.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Ben Gazzara aka Biagio Anthony Gazzara

Actor -- via the New York Times. Quite simply, one of the best American actors of the second half of the 20th century. He never won a shelfload of awards, but he had integrity, a quiet intensity and an incredibly broad yet subtle palette of emotional expression. He left an indelible impression. On stage, he was the first Brick in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; and originated the role of Johnny Pope in "A Hatful of Rain." On film, he was amazing in the at least the following "Anatomy of a Murder," "Husbands," "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Opening Night," "Saint Jack," "They All Laughed," the TV series "Run for Your Life," and the TV miniseries "QBVII." OK, he was in "Road House" -- a guy's gotta eat.




Camilla Williams

Soprano -- via the New York Times. The first African American woman to win a contract with a major U.S. opera company!

Patricia Neway

Soprano at home in opera and musical theater -- via the New York Times. She originated the role of Magda Sorel in Menotti's vastly underrated opera "The Consul"; she won the Tony for originating the role of Mother Superior in "The Sound of Music."

Dick Kniss

Bassist and songwriter -- via the New York Times.

Andrew MacNaughtan

Photographer -- via Spinner.

Clare Fischer

Composer, arranger, conductor and pianist -- via the New York Times.


Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Don Cornelius

Producer and host of the groundbreaking music TV show "Soul Train" -- via USA Today. As always, we wish you love, peace and soul, sir.


Eiko Ishioka

Art director and costume designer -- via the New York Times.

Paavo Berglund

Conductor -- via the New York Times.

Theo Angelopoulos

Filmmaker -- via the New York Times.

Ruthilde Boesch

Soprano -- via the Boston Globe.

Andy Musser

Sports broadcaster -- via the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012