Monday, December 8, 2014

DEATHCETERA: Weekly roundup of stories on death, dying, and more

A photo from Cathrine Ertmann's photo essay "About Dying," as shown at beautifuldecay.com.
TOP STORIES


An interesting thought and responses in the Guardian, initiated by Kathrine Whitehorn – obituary – tribute or truth?

Photographer Cathrine Ertmann makes bold photo essay at morgue – from Leslie Tane at Beautiful/Decay. CAUTION: GRAPHIC AND UNSETTLING.


DEATH

New York City’s mass grave that no one can visit – from Alison Meier at Hyperallergic


MOURNING

Black poets speak out about police homicide cases – via Matt Petronzio in Mashable


Photographer couple explored American funeral services and customs – from Ann Strainchamps at Public Radio Interntional.


FUNERALS

Death without Darkness – a crematory redesign from Caitlin Doughty via Medium/Re-form



END-OF-LIFE



OBITS




Tugce Albayrak

Stella Young

Ken Weatherwax

Richard "Sandy" Beach

Wynn Chamberlain

Artist, filmmaker, and writer -- via the New York Times.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Ralph H. Baer

Father of the video game -- via Game Informer. He invented what came to be known as the Magnavox Odyssey, which featured Shooting Gallery and the classic Pong.

Mick Barry

Legendary road bowler -- via the Southern Star of West Cork. Did you know there was such a thing as road bowling? There is. It looks fascinating!

Gil Marks

Edward "Sonny" Bivins

Original member of the Manhattans -- via soulfuldetroit.com. Their big hits: "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and "Shining Star." I must confess this is the kind of group we would mimic in school, down to the moves. We loved these guys!







John Morton

Gennadi Poloka

Walter Reyno

Actor and director -- via El Pais.

Lyudmila Alekseevna Perepyolkina

Actress -- via kino-teatr.ru.

Renato Mambor

Artist and actor -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Arthur Leipzig

Photographer -- via the New York Times.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Vicente Lenero

Manuel De Sica

Composer -- via Corriere Della Sera.

Danny Lee

Oscar-winning special effects artist -- via the Prescott, AZ Daily Courier and westernboothill.blogspot.com. He created the death scene in "Bonnie and Clyde"; he won the Oscar for "The Black Hole." Ran the special effects department at Disney from 1969 to 1981.

Paul Ferrera

Drummer -- via the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Jon Stallworthy

Friday, December 5, 2014

Bob Montgomery

Singer, songwriter, and music producer -- via ABC. Buddy Holly's best friend, the two started laying together in junior high school as Buddy & Bob. Montgomery co-wrote classics such as "Heartbeat" and "Misty Blue."








Claudia Emerson

Pulitzer-winning poet -- via the Free Lance-Star.

Gravenhurst

Ann Marcus

TV writer and producer -- via deadline.com.

L. Stephen Coles

Researcher on aging -- via the L.A. Times.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Dick Rietveld

Singer with the Deep River Quartet -- via Classic Urban Harmony.

Paige Martinez

Filmmaker -- via the Austin Chronicle.

Mary Burkett

Ann Paludan

Art historian -- via the Guardian.

Paul Buissonneau

Theater director -- via Radio Canada.

Joanna Dunham

Actress -- via the Guardian. A prolific performer of wide range on TV, stage, and film, she is best remembered for roles in films as diverse as "The Greatest Story Ever Told" and "The House That Dripped Blood."

Ian McLagan

Keyboardist for Faces and the Rolling Stones -- via the New York Times. He can be hard on classics such as "Itchykoo Park," "Stay with Me," and "Miss You."






Kazue Ouchi

Actress -- via legacy.com. AKA Mariko Niki. she played the original Lotus Blossom in the original production of "Teahouse of the August Moon."


Mario Abramovich

Violinist and composer -- via telam.com.ar.

Rocky Wood

Expert on the writings of Stephen King -- via the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America.


Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Giulio Questi

Film director and screenwriter -- via artslife.com. His outrageous imagination was shaped by his horrifying experiences in WWII, and resulted in films such as the avant-garde giallo "La morte ha fatto l'uovo (Death Lays an Egg)" and "Django Kill!", the latter of which has been described as the most graphically violent of any spaghetti Western.








C. Ronald Nicoll

Jeff Truman

Screenwriter and actor -- via tvtonight.au.com.

Martin Litton

Environmentalist and writer -- via the L.A. Times. A long-time protector of rivers in the Southwest, he led the trip that inspired the book "Time and the River Flowing." He wrote "The Life and Death of Lake Mead."

Deven Verma

Actor and director -- via the Hindustan Times.

Bunta Sugawara

Actor -- via Mainichi. Best remembered for two roles -- Shozo Hirono in Fukasaku's five-film yakuza series "Battles without Honor or Humanity," and Momojiro Hoshi in the 10-film comedy series "Torakku yaro" ("Truck Guys").






Valentina Leyva

Singer of rancheras -- via the Latin Times.

Radwa Ashour

Novelist -- via Ahram Online.

Cherry Wainer


Pianist and organist -- via the Telegraph.



Brian Macdonald

Choreographer -- via the CBC.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Bobby Keys

Saxophonist best known for his work with the Rolling Stones -- via The Nashville Scene. His career began in 1958 with Bobby Vee and Buddy Holly; he worked with the Stones from 1969-1974 and 1980 to the present. He also played with Joe Cocker, John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, B.B. King, Chuck Berry . . . a long list.

http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2014/12/02/rolling-stones-saxophonist-bobby-keys-dead-at-70

LeRoy Crume, Sr.

Jan Thomas Njerve

Artist -- via the Aftenposten.

Willie Lewis

Rockabilly musician -- via rockabillywillie.com.

George Hilliard

George is at far right in photo.
Tenor in the group the Latineers -- via classicurbanharmony.net. He was replaced as second tenor by George Williams in 1960; the group's name changed to the Tymes, and their big hit "So Much in Love" was recorded in 1963. Classic Urban Harmony reports that he died on Sept. 24.