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.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Alexandra Bastedo
Actress -- via the BBC. May be best remembered for her role as Dr. Sharron Macready in the short-lived British sci-fi series "The Champions" (one of my all-time faves!).
Frank Marth
Character actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Another often-seen supporting performer -- a solid, dependable artist!
Keiko Awaji
Actress -- via Kyodo News. Best known for her work in Kurosawa's "Stray Dog" and Mrk Robson's "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" -- via the Japan Times.
Keiko Awaji by francomac
Keiko Awaji by francomac
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Franklin McCain
Civil rights activist; one of the "Greensboro Four" -- via the New York Times. He and his comrades' attempt to desegregate the Woolworth's lunch counter via sit-in on Feb. 1, 1960 was one of the most iconic and effective protests of the era.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Bernard Glasser
Film producer -- via the Hollywood Reporter. The man behind such classics as "Return of the Fly," "Day of the Triffids," and "Crack in the World" (the last one of my faves!).
Susanna Pechuro
Activist, political prisoner, and historian -- via http://hro.rightsinrussia.info. An amazing story!
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Larry D. Mann
Actor -- via the Miami Herald. A distinctive and reliable character actor, he may be best remembered as the voice of Yukon Cornelius in the Xmas TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
Simon Hoggart
Journalist and wit -- via the Guardian. A long-time participant in the Conference on World Affairs in Boulder -- I got to do a few panels with him. Nice guy!
Run Run Shaw aka Shao Yifu
Film producer; a vital figure in cinema history -- via the New York Times. As head of Shaw Brothers Studios, he did not invent, but fully developed, the martial arts film. Among the talents he developed: directors King Hu, Chang Cheh, and Lau Kar-leung; actors Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sonny Chiba, Sammo Hung, and Cheng Pei Pei. Among the great films made under his imprimatur: "Come Drink with Me," "The Love Eterne," "The One-Armed Swordsman" series, "Fists of Fury," "Water Margin,"
5 Fingers of Death," "The 36 Chambers of Shaolin," "Blood Brothers," "The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter," and "Five Deadly Venoms."
5 Fingers of Death," "The 36 Chambers of Shaolin," "Blood Brothers," "The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter," and "Five Deadly Venoms."
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