Thursday, December 11, 2014

Jane Freilicher

Artist -- via the New York Times. I like her. She did what she thought was right. A quote from her from the NYT obit: "To strain after innovation, to worry about being on the 'cutting edge' (a phrase I hate), reflects a concern for a place in history or one's career rather than the authenticity of one's painting."

Lark Galloway-Gilliam

Activist -- via the L.A. Times.

Margaret Aston

Historian -- via the Telegraph.

Ralph Giordano

Writer -- via focus.de.

Delbert "Demz" Rodriguez

Graffiti artist -- via the Miami New Times.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Surgeon-Commander Herbert Ellis

Doctor who invented vehicles' warning beeps, and helped invent the crash helmet -- via the Telegraph. He volunteered for many medical and physiological experiments. And, have to admit, love the title.


Lydia Mordkovitch

Violinist -- via The Slipped Disc.

Garry Brown

Sheila Stewart

Singer and storyteller -- via Scottish Culture Online.

Mark Lewis

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Mary Ann Mobley

Actress, TV personality, and beauty pageant winner -- via the Clarion-Ledger. Was crowned Miss america in 1959. She was wholesome -- hey, she was in TWO Elvis movies!

Knut Nystedt

Composer -- via vl.no.

Eddie Rouse

Actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Nedunuri Krishnamurthy

Singer -- via Outlook India.

Brian "Wimpy Roy" Goble

Bassist and vocalist -- via the Vancouver Sun.

Giuseppe "Pino" Mango

Singer -- via Le Repubblica. AKA Mango.



Jeremy Haberman

Club owner -- via the Detroit Free Press.

Khalilullah Khan Khalil

Actor -- via the Daily Star. AKA Khalil.

Menis Koumantareas

Novelist -- via ActuaLitte.

Luis Herrera de la Fuente

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.