Saturday, November 29, 2014

Johnny Okura

Musician and actor -- via news.nom.com.

Jose "Pepe" Eliaschev

Journalist and writer -- via worlddesk.org.

Wanda Blenska

Tapan Raychaudhuri

Historian -- via The Hindu.

Stanislaw Mikulski

Actor -- via gazeta.pl.

Friday, November 28, 2014

Chespirito

Comedian -- via Variety. AKA Roberto Gomez Bolanos.

Hermione Hobhouse

Bob Baker

Puppeteer -- via the L.A. Times.

Bernie Fleischer

Lester Bernstein

Journalist and editor -- via the New York Times.

Bunny Briggs

Tap dancer -- via the New York Times. AKA Bernard Briggs.

Mickey Champion

Blues singer -- via the L.A. Times.

Saeed Akl

Poet -- via the Washington Post.

Sabah

Singer and actress -- via CNN. AKA Jeanette Feghali.

Steve Hed

Master of bicycle aerodynamics -- via Velo News.

Thursday, November 27, 2014

P.D. James

Writer -- via the BBC. One of the greatest writers of detective fiction, her long series of Adam Dalgliesh novels are priceless, moving beyond genre conventions to provide indelible portraits of society, the criminal procress, and the internal lives of its characters. In my opinion her two Cordelia Gray novels are even better. Among her miscellaneous works is the great science fiction novel "The Children of Men."




Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Agustin Briolini

Rock vocalist -- via the New York Daily News.

Annemarie Duringer

Actress -- via Die Kleine Zeitung. Best known for her work with Fassbinder, in "Berlin Alexanderplatz" and the evil Dr. Katz in "Veronika Voss."

Petr Hapka

Composer and singer -- via ceskenoviny.cz.

KL Tha General

Rapper -- via the New York Daily News. AKA Kevie Durham.



Paul Vaughan

Claire Barry

One half of the Yiddish jazz-singing duo the Barry Sisters -- via legacy.com. AKA Clara Bagelman.

Helene Duc

Actress -- via purepeople.com.

Bernard Heidsieck

Poet -- via Liberation.

Allan Kornblum

Poet, editor, printer, and publisher -- via the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Sitara Devi

A master of Indian classical dance -- via the Economic Times.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Clive Palmer

Michael Shanahan

Journalist and educator -- via the Washington Post.

Bob Conners

Radio host -- via WTYN.

Lewis Baltz

Photographer -- via the Washington Post.

Don Grate

Former MLB pitcher -- via the Highland County Press.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Wang Kun

Opera singer -- via South China Morning Post. Famous as the original lead in the Chinese revolutionary opera "The White Haired Girl." (PLEASE NOTE: In the 1950 film version referenced below, Tian Hua plays the lead role -- I include the clip for contextual purposes.)




Arthur Butterworth

Composer, conductor, performer, and educator -- via Music Web International.

G.C. "Rusty" Meek

Assistant and second-unit director; production manager -- via legacy.com. OK, here's one of the unsung heroes. Here's some of what he worked on: "The Bad Seed," "Giant," tons of early TV Westerns, "77 Sunset Strip," the original "Star Trek," "The Partridge Family," "Wonder Woman," and "Police Squad!" Hell, he did "Frogs"!


Cleve "Chu Chu" Warren

Actor -- via Urban Islandz.

Brad Hancock

Singer -- via The Hornet.

DEATHCETERA: The weekly roundup of stories worldwide on death and dying

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DEATH



University students learn mortuary science – from Nicholas Moffitt at the Daily Iowan



MOURNING

Mourning a friend – from Kathy Hamilton at Today’s Zaman




It’s never too early to mourn Kim Jong Il! – from Choi Song Min at the Daily NK


FUNERALS

How much does a funeral cost? – by Selena Maranjian at the Motley Fool; also, see her take on pre-paid funeral plans

Now there’s a mobile mortuary – via Grace White of KHOU



END-OF-LIFE




Struppi Hanneford

Aerialist -- via legacy.com. Known professionally as Princess Tajana.

Arthur L. Quirk Jr.

Former MLB pitcher -- via legacy.com.

Emy Storm

Actress -- via aftonbladet.se.

Jovan Cirilov

Goran Graffman

Actor and director -- via aftonbladet.se.


Sunday, November 23, 2014