Saturday, February 18, 2012

Michael Davis

Bassist for seminal hard-rock band MC5 -- via Yahoo News.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Gary "The Kid" Carter

Hall of Fame baseball player -- via Sports Illustrated. Great catcher; savior of the 1986 World Series for the Mets.





Wednesday, February 15, 2012

John Severin

Illustrator -- via Westword. Best known for his work on "Two-Fisted Tales," "Mad" and "Cracked."

Gene "Lefty" Crumling

Baseball player -- via the York Daily Record.

Don Starkell

Adventurer and author -- via the Telegraph.

Patricia Stephens Due

Civil rights activist -- via the Washington Post.

Janice Voss

Scientist and astronaut -- via the New York Times.

Monday, February 13, 2012

David Kelly

Actor -- via the Irish Times. Best known in America for his roles in "Fawlty Towers," "Waking Ned Devine," and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

Philip Bruns

Character actor -- via the Washington Post. His instantly recognizable features were put to best use on the subversive soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," where he played George Shumway.

Ronald L. Smith

Horn player and composer -- via the Miami Herald.

Michael Goodwin

Music director and conductor -- via the Sacramento Bee.

Antoni Tapies

Artist - via the New York Times.