Friday, November 29, 2013

Matti Ranin

Actor -- via iltasnaomat.

Gerrit Krol

Writer -- via nos.nl.

Mike Palagyi

Former MLB pitcher -- via the Star Beacon.

Lou Brissie

Former MLB pitcher -- via the Augusta Chronicle.

Stan Stennett

Comedian, actor, and musician -- via the BBC.

Tony Musante

Actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter.







Jane Kean

Actress, singer, and comedian; best known as the "second Trixie" in the extended life of Jackie Gleason's "Honeymooners" TV series -- via the New York Times.


John Galbraith Graham

Minister and cruciverbalist -- via the Scotsman.

Gertrude Grisham

Language and diction coach for the Chicago Symphony Chorus -- via the Chicago Sun-Times.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Gordon Dooley

Trumpeter and bandleader -- via the Denver Post. I got to chat with him when I worked on feature story concerning swing dance and big-band music in the region. He played with Glenn Miller and Tex Beneke.

Juan Pelaez

Actor -- via CNN Mexico.

Alexander Calderwood

Hotelier -- via the New York Times.

David Tynan

TV writer -- via Deadline.

Wayne Mills

Musician -- via CNN.

Monday, November 25, 2013