Sunday, June 1, 2014

Ann B. Davis

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.










Mike Gordon

Former catcher with the Cubs -- via legacy.com.

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.

(Mariano) Uña Ramos

Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat

Writer and politician; preserved Rajasthani folklore and rejected purdah -- via the New Indian Express.

Father Shaheed aka Scott Phillips

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.

Bob Bailey

Charlie Porter

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.



Wilson Gomes Barreto

Acrobat who died in stage fall -- via the Daily Mail.

Nikolai Pastukhov

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Tuesday, May 27, 2014