Friday, July 12, 2013

Elliott Reed

Actor -- via Broadway World. Best remembered as Jane Russell's boyfriend in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and as Fred MacMurray's nemesis in the original "Absent-Minded Professor" films. Worked on TV, stage, ad started in radio with the Mercury Theater.


Rick Barber

Radio talk-show host -- via the Denver Post. Rick was a 30-year fixture at KOA-AM on the overnight shift. He could and would talk to anyone about anything, with style, wit and grace.


Vince Montana Jr.

Vibraphonist, percussionist, composer, writer, arranger, and producer -- via The Key. A key member of Gamble & Huff's MFSB, and of Salsoul, one of the primary architects of The Sound of Philadelphia.





Roger LaVern aka Roger Keith Jackson aka El Lobo Plateado

Keyboardist, best known for his work with the Tornados, who had a #1 hit with 1962's "Telstar" -- via the Telegraph.

John D. Wilson

Animator and illustrator -- via the Guardian. Worked on a number of significant projects, both large and small, including "Petrouschka," "Peter Pan," "The Lady and the Tramp," commercial work with Stan Freberg, "Irma la Douce," "Grease," "Thief of Baghdad" (1940), Lean's "Great Expectations," and many more.




Saturday, July 6, 2013

Diane Clare

Actress -- via the Telegraph. Worked extensively in British film and TV; I remember her best as the heroine of Hammer's cheesy "Plague of the Zombies."



Diosa Costello aka Juana de Dios Castrello aka "The Latin Bombshell"

Performer, producer, and club owner -- via the National Museum of American History.



Danny Kravitz

Former MLB catcher -- via Homer Funeral Home.

Gene Freese

Former MLB third baseman -- via sportsnola.com. The man who dubbed Pete Rose "Charlie Hustle."