Thursday, August 1, 2013

Mick Farren

Singer, songwriter, activist, journalist, novelist, and writer -- via the Guardian. A member of the Deviants, he also wrote some of the best work about rock in the past 50 years, including "Elvis in his Own Words," "Who Put the Bomp!," and many others.





Herb Kaplow

Journalist -- via the New York Times.





Tadayoshi Himeda

Documentary filmmaker and folklorist -- via the Japan Times.

Sheila Whitaker

Film festival director, film expert, and editor -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Garry Davis

Peace activist and founder of the One World movement -- via the New York Times.

Willie Louis aka Willie Reed

The man who, as an 18-year-old, braved the Klan to testify and put Emmett Till's killers in jail -- via the New York Times.


Frank Morriss



Film and television editor -- via the Hollywood Reporter. He edited such great work as "Duel," "Romancing the Stone," and "The Execution of Private Slovik."

Rona Anderson

Actress -- via Herald Scotland.

Art Ginsberg

Restaurateur -- via the L.A. Times.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Eileen Brennan

Actress and singer -- via the L.A. Times. Ridiculously talented as a dramatic and comedic actress, as well as a vocalist, she never really got her due. Appeared to great effect in films such as "The Last Picture Show," "Private Benjamin," "Scarecrow," "Clue," and "The Sting."

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.