Wednesday, April 4, 2012

John Arden

Playwright, novelist, essaysit and poet -- via the Guardian. May be best remembered for his riveting play "Serjeant Musgrave's Dance."




Jennifer Merendino

Cancer activist -- via the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Charles Lockwood

Architectural historian -- via the New York Times. The first, and self-taught, expert on row houses and brownstones.

Alexander Arutiunian

Composer and pianist -- www.artsjournal.com.

Christine Brooke-Rose

Writer and literary critic -- via www.pnreview.co.uk.


Verica Barac

Anti-corruption activist -- via the Independent.

Marina Salye

Geologist and democratic activist -- via the Guardian.

Roger C. Molander

Nuclear protest leader -- via the New York Times.

Tony Giorgio

Actor, magician and expert in magic, gambling, and scams -- via blog.bcdb.com.


Tuesday, April 3, 2012

James Case

Pioneering TV producer -- via the Denver Post.

Khalil Shaheed aka Tommy Hall

Trumpeter -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.

Ademilde Fonseca

Singer; the "queen of choro" -- via oglobo.com.

Nicholas T. Valkan aka Nick Noble

Singer -- via the Chicago Tribune.

Roland Bautista

Guitarist -- via soultracks.com.

Tom Wells

Composer; jingle-writer -- via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He wrote the immortal theme for the TV sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."

Harry Crews

One extraordinary writer -- via the New York Times. His tattoo is my favoite e.e. cummings line: "how do you like your blueeyed boy Mr. Death?"

Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill

Organist -- via musicaltoronto.org.

Rob Bennett

Peace campaigner, human rights activist and civil servant -- via the Guardian.

Jim Duffy

Animator -- via Animation Magazine.


Thursday, March 29, 2012

Warren Stevens

Actor -- via the San Francisco Chronicle. Best remembered as Doc from "Forbidden Planet"; or, ifyou are a Trekkie, as Rojan in the original series episode "By Any Other Name."

Jerry "Boogie" McCain

Bluesman -- via the Gadsden, AL Times.





Giancarlo Cobelli

Actor, director and writer -- via ilsole24ore.com.


Wolfgang Rennert

Music director and conductor -- via Die Presse.

Larry Stevenson

Skateboard designer -- via the New York Times. He invented the kicktail!