Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Gil Noble

Journalist -- via the New York Daily News.

Edmund Epstein

Scholar, editor and publisher -- via the New York Times. He most famously reprinted "Lord of the Flies," making it a popular success.


Jim Mansell

Educator and activist for the learning-disabled -- via the Guardian.

Gerald Estrin

Computer pioneer -- via the Jewish Daily Forward.

James S. Herr

Potato-chip maker -- via the Philadelphia Inquirer. They are delicious!


Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Mike Wallace aka Myron Wallik

Journalist, writer, broadcaster, announcer, game-show host, actor -- via the New York Times. Found his niche and fame as an investigative reporter for the CBS new series "60 Minutes."



Thursday, April 5, 2012

Alfred Aloysius "Allie" Clark

Former MLB player -- via the Star-Ledger.

Jim Marshall aka the Father of Loud

Drummer, and inventor of the Marshall amplifier -- via BusinessWeek. As a teacher, he gave drum lessons to, among others, Mitch Mitchell, Mick Underwood and Micky Waller.

"Banjo" Barney McKenna

Folk musician; last original member of the Dubliners -- via the Associated Press.





Claude Miller

Writer, director and producer -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Cbristopher Martin Hoff

Painter -- via the stranger.com.


Patience Abbe

Writer, environmentalist and sculptor -- via the New York Times.

Armand Crump

Guitar tech for Slayer -- via loudwire.com.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.tv/misc/slayer_guitar_tech_piece_with_armand_crump.html

Irma Kolassi

Mezzo-soprano -- via www.artsjournal.com.

Jimmy Little

Singer, musician, actor and teacher -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.



Cesareo R. Pelaez

Magician and psychology professor -- via salemnews.com.