Monday, April 23, 2012

Lili Chookasian

Contralto -- via the New York Times.

Maria-Pia Casilio

Actress -- via La Repubblica.

Virginia Spencer Carr

Biographer of McCullers, Bowles and Williams -- via the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.

Yolanda Merida aka Yolanda Noemí Alpuche Morales

Actress -- via television.com.


Hal McKusick

Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and fluist -- via the Sag Harbor News.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Misbach Yusa Biran

Film director, screenwriter, journalist and film archivist -- via the Jakarta Post.

Mohit Chattopadhyay

Playwright, poet and screenwriter -- via the Calcutta Telegraph.

Margarita Lilova

Mezzo-soprano -- via the Daily Star.

Martin Poll

Film producer -- via the L.A. Times. Responsible for films such as "The Lion in Winter" and "Love and Death," he was also instrumental in making New York City industry-friendly in terms of location shooting -- restoring filmmaking to the region.

Lewis Dymeck

Engineer and inventor; best known for creating weightlifting's curl bar -- via the Prescott, AZ Daily Courier.

Levon Helm

Drummer, vocalist, mandolinist; part of the great group The Band and later a renowned soloist and collaborator on traditional-music porjects; actor -- via the Poughkeepsie Journal.










Jonathan Frid

Actor in film, television and on stage -- via We Are Movie Geeks. This fine classically trained actor will be best remembered as the central character, vampire Barnabas Collins, in the wildly popular 1960's ABC daytime "gothic soap opera," "Dark Shadows."








Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Garry Walberg

Actor -- via the Chicago Tribune. A busy character actor who may be best remembered for his role as Lt. Monahan on the TV series "Quincy." This photo is of him in his appearance as Commander Hansen in the Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror."


Andrew Love

Masterful soul saxophonist -- via the New York Daily News. With Wayne Jackson, he constituted the Memphis Horns -- playing on hundreds of hits and helping define that city's unique sound.




Steven Kanumba

Actor and director -- via dailynews.co.tz.

Ernie Edwards

Restaurateur, museum owner, character and legend -- via www.sj-r.com.

Gabriel Tepelea

Philologist and dissident -- via the Washington Post.