Friday, July 19, 2013

Richard Marlow

Choral director, organist, and composer -- via the Telegraph.

Paul Bhattacharjee

Actor -- via the Guardian.




Victor Lundin

Actor on film and in TV -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Julian "Curly" Lewis

Fiddler -- via the Tulsa World.


Peter Appleyard

Jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer -- via the Toronto Star.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Dennis Burkley

Character actor -- via the Huffington Post.

Marc Simont

Illustrator -- via the New York Times.




Laurie Frink

Trumpeter and educator -- via the New York Times.



Amar Bose

Electrical and sound engineer; inventor of advanced stereo technology; an expert in psychoacoustics -- via the Telegraph.




Senji Yamaguchi

Anti-nuclear activist and Nagasaki bombing survivor -- via the Japan Times.


PJ Torokvei (formerly Peter Torokvei)

Writer for film and TV, producer, comedian, and actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter. She wrote and ran the brilliant TV sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati," as well as for SCTV, and the screenplays for "Real Genius," "Guarding Tess," and "Back to School."


"Texas" Johnny Brown

Bluesman -- via the Houston Chronicle.



T-Model Ford aka aka James Lewis Carter Ford

Blues singer and guitarist -- via the Rolling Stone.





Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Dick Gray

Former MLB infielder; the first Dodger to hit a homer after the move to L.A. -- via dodgersblueheaven.com.

Lewis Lymon

Vocalist -- via the New York Daily News.

Anna Wing

Actress -- via the Telegraph. Best known for her role as matriarch Lou Beale in TV's "Eastenders."

Kate Woodville aka Catherine Woodville

Actress -- via The Stage. Best remembered in America for her role as Natira in an episode of the original "Star Trek" series.



Pran aka Pran Krishna Sikand

Actor -- via the Boston Globe. An outstanding villain and character actor in Indian cinema, he appeared in more than 350 films!