Actress, later minister; best known for her iconic portrayal of housekeeper Alice Nelson in "The Brady Bunch" -- via the New York Daily News. One of America's most loved character actresses, she got her big break as Charmaine "Schultzy" Schultz in "The Bob Cummings Show" (aka "Love That Bob") from 1955 to 1959. In 1969, she gained immortality as Alice. In 1976, she went to work full-time for the Episcopal Church.
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.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Michael Schmidt
Photographer -- via the Independent. His latest work, Lenbenssmittel, was a seven-year study of the global food industry, which won him the prestigious Prix Pictet award -- three days before his death.
Michael Schmidt - Lebensmittel from Institut für Kunstdokumentation on Vimeo.
Michael Schmidt - Lebensmittel from Institut für Kunstdokumentation on Vimeo.
Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat
Writer and politician; preserved Rajasthani folklore and rejected purdah -- via the New Indian Express.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Karlheinz Bohm
Iconic actor best remembered as star of "Peeping Tom" -- via the Hollywood Reporter. A remarkable actor who started off as a pretty face, but developed into much more. After making his name with appearances as Franz Josef I in the Austrian costume melodrama "Sissi" trilogy with Romy Schneider,
he broke away sharply with his portrayal of the insane, murderous photographer Mark Lewis in Michael Powell's transgressive 1960 masterpiece "Peeping Tom."
Later in his career, he worked in four consecutive Rainer Werner Fassbinder films: "Martha," "Fox and his Friends," Effi Briest," and "Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven." A gutsy actor!
He also worked extensively with efforts to provide relief for the people of Ethiopia, founding Humans for Humans.
he broke away sharply with his portrayal of the insane, murderous photographer Mark Lewis in Michael Powell's transgressive 1960 masterpiece "Peeping Tom."
Later in his career, he worked in four consecutive Rainer Werner Fassbinder films: "Martha," "Fox and his Friends," Effi Briest," and "Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven." A gutsy actor!
He also worked extensively with efforts to provide relief for the people of Ethiopia, founding Humans for Humans.
Charlie Porter
Adventurer and scientist; climbing pioneer and innovator; first person to round Cape Horn in a kayak -- via the Telegraph. Here's a 2001 New York Times story on him; and here's a definitive portrait and interview of/with him from Rock and Ice magazine.
Matthew Saeed Muhammad aka Matthew Franklin aka Maxwell Antonio Loach
Champion light-heavyweight boxer who became homeless, then homeless advocate --via the New York Times. Abandoned at 5 by his family, raised by nuns; member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Spent his winnings, became homeless. After turning his life around, he became an advocate and spokesperson for the homeless.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Massimo Vignelli
Designer; created the iconic NYC subway map of the 1970s, the famous Bloomingdale's logo, and other innovative and beautiful creations -- via the New York Times. The map hung on my walls, wherever I lived, for years; absolutely stunning -- and very user-friendly!
Agnes Dodds Kinard
Pioneering lawyer, historian, and community activist -- via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
Jeff Kruger aka Jeffrey Sonny Krugeroff
Club owner instrumental in bringing jazz and R & B to Britain -- via the Independent.
Martin Dent
Educator and activist who advocated cancellation of third-world debt -- via the Guardian.
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