Sunday, October 21, 2012

Paddy Roy Bates

Pirate radio broadcaster and founder of the nation of Sealand -- via the New York Times.

Bataan Faigao

Master of Eastern arts and tai-chi -- via the Daily Camera.

Azriel Cohen

Artist and healer -- via the Jerusalem Post.

Budd Lynch aka Frank Joseph James Lynch

Long-time Red Wings' public address announcer -- via usatoday.com.

Direk Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Filmmaker -- via philstar.com.

John Tchicai

Saxophonist -- via the Philadelphia Inquirer.






Howard H. Scott

Co-creator of the LP record; classical music producer -- via the New York Times.


Paddy Gunn O'Brien

Art curator -- via lfpress.com.

Ada Yakusheva

Poet, singer, and songwriter -- via russia-ic.com.

Vojin Dimitrijevic

Rights activist and international law expert -- via FOCUS News Agency.


George McGovern

Politician, historian, author, Presidential candidate, and liberal icon -- via the New York Times.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Edvard Mirzoyan

Composer -- via panarmenian.com.






Abdul Haq Ansari

Islamic scholar -- via thenewstribe.com.


Otaki Hideji

Actor -- via tokyohive.com.


Autran Dourado

Novelist -- via Folha de S. Paulo.




Gaarriye aka Mohamed Hashi Dama

Poet -- via jubbalandnews.com.

Nan Huai-Chin

Buddhist scholar -- via the China Post.

Robert Manning

Journalist, editor, and government official -- via the New York Times. A proud member of Nixon's enemies list.

Crispin Aubrey

Journalist and environmental activist -- via the Guardian.


Ahmed Ramzy

Actor -- via english.alarabiya.net.

M.S. Shinde

Film editor, notably of the 1975 classic "Sholay" -- via the Times of India. Sadly, he died for lack of attention and assistance.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Neset Ertas aka the Plectrum of the Steppe

Folk bard -- via todayszaman.com. Master of the baglama!



Eric Ives

Historian -- via historyextra.com.

Jakub Polak

Anarchist, and rights advocate -- via the Czech Press Agency.

Thilakan aka Surendranatha Thilakan

Actor -- via The Hindu.

Mulraj Rajda

Writer, actor, and director -- via the Times of India.

Sylvia Kristel

Actress, model, and singer -- via the BBC. An incredibly beautiful performer whose appearance in the
"Emmanuelle" film series did much to legitimize erotic cinema and bring it into the mainstream.








Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Koji Wakamatsu

Director and producer of exploitation and softcore porn films -- via screendaily.com.

Sam Sniderman aka Sam the Record Man

Music retailer; champion of Canadian musicians -- via the Toronto Star.

Grigory Frid

Composer -- via mvdaily.com.

Yehuda Elkana

Historian and philosopher of science - via jta.org.

Sven Hassel aka Sven Pedersen

Writer -- via the New York Times.


Tom Umphlett

Former MLB center fielder -- via legacy.com.

Eddie Yost aka The Walking Man

Former third baseman, primarily for the Senators -- via MLB.com. He earned his nickname by virtue of being a very astute batter, often drawing bases on balls. Had the most games played at his position at the time upon the end of his playing days.


Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Theodore Barrett "Ted" Hungary

Man of the streets -- via the Denver Post.


Paul Pojman

Teacher -- via the Towerlight.

Dinesh Thakur

Actor and director in film, television and on stage -- via the Hindu Business Online.

Tereska Szwarc Torres

Writer -- via the Telegraph.


Mat Domber

Jazz record label head -- via Jazz Times. His Arbors Records was a haven for under-recorded practitioners of classic jazz!




Leo Goeke

Tenor -- via Opera News.

Luis Goes

Singer -- via expresso.sapo.pt.

John Ingle

Actor -- via the L.A. Times. Best known for his portrayal of "scheming patriarch" Edward Quartermaine on the TV soap opera "General Hospital."

Loose Mohan aka Arumugam Mohanasundaram

Comedic actor -- via The Hindu. (The clip below uses the world's oldest cinema gag -- "L'Arroseur Arrose.")

Suthivelu aka Kurumaddali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao

Actor and comedian -- via The Hindu.