Actress, screenwriter, and journalist -- via Le Figaro.
Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Tommy Ruger
Tommy is at far left! |
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Jack Fishman aka Jacob Fiszman
Drug researcher; developer of naloxone, which prevents overdose deaths -- via the New York Times.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Audrey Totter
Actress -- via Variety. One of the great, though less-known femme fatales from the classic American noir period. She appeared in classic potboilers such as "Women's Prison," "The Woman They Almost Lynched," "The Set-up," "The Lady in the Lake," and "The Unsuspected."
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Joan Fontaine aka Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland
Actress -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Sister of Olivia de Haviland, she won the Oscar for "Suspicion." Best in that, the Orson Welles' "Jne Eyre," and Hitchcock's "Rebecca."
Peter O'Toole
Actor -- via the New York Times. He said he imagined heaven as a series of smoky pub rooms. He turned down a knighthood.
Here are the top films for me -- "Lawrence of Arabia," "What's New, Pussycat?", "The Lion in Winter," "The Ruling Class," "Man Friday," "The Stunt Man," "My Favorite Year," "Masada," "Troy," "Venus."
Here are the top films for me -- "Lawrence of Arabia," "What's New, Pussycat?", "The Lion in Winter," "The Ruling Class," "Man Friday," "The Stunt Man," "My Favorite Year," "Masada," "Troy," "Venus."
Friday, December 13, 2013
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