Monday, July 29, 2013

Kongar-ol Ondar

Tuvan throat singer -- via Reuters.



Albert Ching Jr.

Magician and restaurateur -- via the Pasadena Star-News.


Franco de Gemini

Harmonica player; best known for his work on the soundtrack of "Once Upon a Time in the West" -- via playhohner.com.





Bernadette Lafont

Actress; one of the prominent players in French New Wave cinema -- via the Guardian. She appeared in Truffaut's "Les Mistons" and "Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me"; Chabrol's "Le Beau Serge" and many more; Eustache's "The Mother and the Whore" and on and on.









Angus Mackay

Actor -- via the Indepenent.


Saturday, July 27, 2013

JJ Cale aka John Weldon Cale

Songwriter, performer, and musician -- via CNN. One of the craftsmen of the laid-back "Tulsa sound," his songs are covered in profusion by discriminating artists everywhere.








Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Mel Smith


Actor, writer, and director; best remembered in America for his role as The Albino in "the Princess Bride" -- via the Guardian.


Matt Batts

Former MLB catcher -- via the Boston Globe.

Dennis Farina

Police detective, and actor -- via the New York Times.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Page Morton Black

Singer; best known for her iconic rendition of the "Chock Full O'Nuts" jingle -- via the New York Times.



Here's Miss Morton in one of the world's most disturbing commercials --