Friday, September 20, 2013

Bobby Mansfield

Lead singer for the Wrens -- via the New York Daily News.




Bernie McGann

Saxophonist -- via the Sydney Morning Herald.






Mac Curtis aka Wesley Erwin Curtis

Rockabilly musician -- via the Weatherford Democrat.



Marvin Rainwater

Rockabilly singer and musician -- via the New York Daily News.



Peter Aston

Composer and choir director -- via the Telegraph.




Daniel Diaz Torres

Filmmaker -- via the Havana Times.

Ratiba El-Hefny

Soprano -- via ahram.org.

Joyce Jacobs aka Joyce Williams

Actress -- via the Herald Sun.

Marshall Berman

Philosopher -- via the New York Times.





Saul Landau

Emmy-winning filmmaker, and journalist, writer, and teacher -- via the Guardian.



Thursday, September 19, 2013

Richard Sarafian

Director and actor; crafted the immortal cult film "Vanishing Point" -- via the L.A. Times. Did tons of TV, including the very scary "Living Doll" episode of "The Twilight Zone":

http://www.hulu.com/watch/440807

But really triumphed with the head-scratching symbolism and weirdness of both "Vanishing Point," in which speed-freak Barry Newman as Kowalski bets his dealer that he can drive a '70 Dodge Cahllenger from Denver to L.A. in 15 hours. On the way, guided by blind deejay Little Super Soul (Cleavon Little), he meets religious freaks, weirdo hitchhikers, a naked lad on a motorcycle, and much more.



Not to mention the extremely stilted religious allegory "Man in the Wilderness" (pardon the Spanish overdub):



What a nut! I love him.

Jackie Lomax

Singer and guitarist -- via the New York Times.



Louise Currie

Actress -- at wellesnet.com.



Prince Jazzbo aka Linval Carter

Reggae performer and producer -- via the Miami Herald.



Jimmy Herman

Actor -- via the Edmonton Journal.

Frank Tripucka

Former football player; the first quarterback of the Denver Broncos -- via the New York Times.

Otto Sander

Actor -- via the Guardian.



Don Nelson

Screenwriter -- via the L.A. Times.

Cal Worthington

Car dealer -- via the New York Times. He just wanted to fly.

Lyn Peters

Actress -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Reiko Douglas aka Reiko Hashimoto

Dancer, actress, and comedian -- via the New York Times.

Shalom Yoran aka Selim Sznycer

Resistance fighter and memoirist -- via the New York Times.

Lee Tanner

Photographer -- via the New York Times.


Bill Wallis

Actor -- vi the Guardian.

Lansing Lamont

Journalist and writer -- via the New York Times.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Sushmita Banerjee aka Sushmita Bandhopadhyay aka Sayeda Kamala

Writer and activist -- via the Times of India.

Arthur Malet aka Vivian Malet

Actor -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Bobby Martin

Composer, arranger, and producer; "the Granddaddy of R & B & soul" -- via philly.com. He arranged, "Me & Mrs. Jones," "Cowboys to Girls," and "TSOP," among many other classics. AND . . . he wrote the theme for "Soul Train"!

Dante DiPaolo



Actor and dancer -- via cincinnati.com.

David Garrick aka Philip Core

Singer -- via the Independent.