Thursday, March 15, 2012

Sol Schiff

Table tennis champion -- via the New York Times.

Benedict Freedman

Writer -- via the New York Times. He co-wrote 11 novels with his wife Nancy, including the popular "Mrs. Mike."

Eric Roseberry

"Lecturer, writer, scholar, organist, broadcaster, teacher, pianist, conductor, editor and enthusiast" -- via the Independent.

Simon Marsden

Photographer -- via the Telegraph.

Bugs Henderson

Bluesman -- via the Dallas Observer.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Frank Marocco

Accordionist -- via the L.A. Times. He could swing it!



Lloyd Hittle

Former pitcher for the Senators -- via baseballhappenings.net.

Carl Machover

Computer graphics pioneer -- via prweb.com.

Sayuri Yamauchi

Voice actress -- via blog.bcdb.com.

Steve Romeo and Chris Onufer

Steve
Chris
Skiers -- via the Huffington Post.

Harry Wendelstedt

Umpire -- via the New York Times. He was fair, honest and accurate.

Philip Madoc

Actor -- via the Guardian.

Mark Flint

Conductor -- via the Schenectady Daily Gazette.

Joy Mukherjee

Actor -- via The Hindu.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Robert Temple Ayres

Illustrator -- via the L.A. Times. Best known for his map of the imaginary Ponderosa ranch, home of the characters in TV's "Bonanza."

Steve Bridges

Comedian and impressionist -- via the New York Times.

Louis Carette aka Felicien Marceau

Novelist, essayist and playwright -- via indiebookspot.com.

Don Mincher

Former MLB first baseman -- via the L.A. Times. He was the only player who played for the Washington Sentors and two of its later incarnations -- the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers.

Rose Freeman aka Joan Taylor

Actress and writer -- via the Chicago Tribune.

Ali Ahmed Abdi

Journalist -- via the BBC.

Ray Presto aka David Shaw

Magician and comedian -- via the Guardian.

Richard "Kip" Carpenter

Television writer and actor -- via the Guardian. Best known  as the creator of the TV series "Catweazle" and "Robin of Sherwood."



Crystal Gomes

Costume designer, production assistant, writer and actress -- via the Portland Press Herald.

Tina Strobos

Doctor who aided the Jews and fought the Nazis in WWII -- via the New York Times.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Anna Lou Dehavenon aka Rebecca Anna Lou Melson aka Anna Lou Kapell

Urban anthropologist -- via the New York Times.

Erwin Frankel

World music expert, radio host and concert promoter -- via the New York Times. Via WABC in New York, he did as much as anyone in America to expand our musical consciousness! Thank you, Erwin!

Joe Thompson

Folk fiddler -- via the New York Times.

Vince Dantona, and George

Ventriloquist, and his partner -- via Facebook.

Gerard Rinaldi

Actor, singer and comedian -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Sheldon Moldoff

Comic book artist -- via the New York Times.


Ralph McQuarrie

Illustrator and concept artist -- via the L.A. Times. His work created the look of the "Star Wars" films.

Gladys O'Connor

Actress -- via the Toronto Globe and Mail.

Shaun O'Brien

Dancer -- via the New York Times.

Ed Brigadier

Actor -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.


Peter Bergman

Writer and comedian; founder of Firesign Theatre -- via KPCC. Their subversive, avant-garde, stream-of-consciousness, and otherwise-unhyphenated audio comedy changed my life . . . I think. You should listen to all their original albums. If you do not have them, you can come over and listen to mine.