Monday, May 11, 2015

Jack Body

Composer -- via radionz.co.nz.

Rutger Gunnarsson

Bassist for ABBA -- via skynews.com.

Maria Eugenia Davila

Actress -- via rumberanetwork105.com.

Johnny Gimble

Legendary country fiddler -- via the Tennessean. Worked with everyone from Bob Wills to Willie Nelson.

Bobby Irwin

Drummer best known for his work with Nick Lowe -- via Music City Mike. AKA Robert Trehern.




Zeki Alasya

Actor -- via Today's Zaman.

Antoni Fredrik "Ton" Hartsuiker

Pianist -- via rebelmouse.com.

Menashe Kadishman

Sculptor and painter -- via the Jerusalem Post.

Martin Nag

Phil Skoglund

Champion lawn bowler -- via stuff.co.nz.


Sunday, May 10, 2015

Elizabeth Wilson

Tony-winning actress -- via the New York Times. A wonderful actress who never got the attention she deserved, she was equally at home on stage, in film and on TV. A particularly droll deadpan comic performer, I loved he in "Little Murders." She won he rTony for playing Harriet in David Rabe's harrowing comedy, "Sticks and Bones."


Lenny Cocco

Lead singer of the Chimes -- via Facebook. Their big hit: "Once in a While."






Aitor Mazo

Actor, screenwriter, and director -- via Cronica Global.

Aryeh Elias

Actor and director -- via jspacenews.com.


Erima Henare

Maori leader -- via the New Zealand Herald.

Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Dillard

Chris Burden

Artist -- via the L.A. Times. Started his career as a notorious performance artist (having himself crucified to a Volkswagen, getting shot in the arm); later work was conceptual and svulptural.





Frank Olivo

Russ Tutterow

Artistic director of Chicago Dramatists -- via the Chicago Tribune.

Charles Joyner

Fort Worth's unofficial greeter -- via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.


Fanchon Blake

Mary Ann Moultrie

Nurse and activist -- via the Post and Courier.

Friday, May 8, 2015

Weekly reader: a roundup of world news on death, mourning, and more

DEATH

Studying death: forensic investigators step up science of human decomposition – via Mo Costandi at the Guardian. Thorough reporting!


They used to take pictures of the dead – via Mike Cahill at ViralNova

Superrich funding search for immortality – via Ariana Eujung Cha at This Week


How a Death Row inmate’s altruistic request to make organ donations may prevent him from being executed – via Devi Nampiaparampil in Newsweek. A painful and thorough examination, this story is not for the immature. As even-handed a reporting job as I have seen in many a day.


Baghdad cellist transmutes bombing site with solo concert – via Louisa Lovelock at the Telegraph

Keeping Lenin fresh – via Erin Blakemore at Smithsonian


Want to talk about death? Come to dinner – via Leslie McClurg at NPR


MOURNING

Social media and mourning – boundaries – via Leanne Italie at AP


And a response to Sandberg’s message – from Katie Lyon in Medium



FUNERALS

Feds crack down on funeral homes – via Kate Gibson at CBS

Five fascinating funeral rituals – via Jenna Murrell at the Seeker


Finding beauty, closure in another faith’s funeral – via Barb Abramson in the Huffington Post


Funeral directors stashed bodies at their city-morgue jobs –via Susan Edelman at the New York Post


OBITS


How strange: the weird life and death of Leon Shaw – via Andy Binion at the Kitsap Sun



Save time and maintain creative control – write your own obit – via Laura La Rose at the Canadian Press

Jerome Cooper

Jobst Brandt

Cyclist, inventor, engineer, and author -- via beezodogsplace.com.


Ryan McHenry

Director -- via the Daily Record.



Novera Ahmad

Sculptor -- via newagebd.net.

William Bast

Guy Carawan

Folk singer and civil rights activist; one of the creators of "We Shall Overcome" -- via the New York Times. Another exquisitely researched and written obit from Margalit Fox.

John Tout

Keyboardist for Renaissance -- via renaissancetouring.com.

Alexander Kok

Cellist -- via the Telegraph.


Edward Wright

Mystery writer -- via the L.A. Times.


Philip Perlman

Character actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Craig Gruber

Marcia Brown

Multiple Caldecott Medal-winning Illustrator -- via the New York Times. Who doesn't love her?





Katy Jones

Journalist and TV producer -- via the Guardian.

Val E. Lewton

Exhibition designer, and artist -- via the Washington Post.


Anne Warren Smith

Writer -- via the Corvallis Gazette-Times.


Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Errol Brown

Singer and songwriter, best known as the front man of Hot Chocolate -- via the Guardian. Biggest hits: "You Sexy Thing" and the original version of "Brother Louie."



Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Ann Barr

Journalist and writer -- via the Guardian.


Ellen Albertini Dow

Actress -- via Deadline. Best known for her more recent comedic roles, she spent decades on stage, performing comedy, mime, and Yiddish theater.

Eva Aeppli

Artist -- via bzbasel.ch.

Travis Hill

Trumpeter -- via the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Revaz "Rezo" Chkheidze

Film director -- via Democracy & Freedom Watch.

Su Wenmao

Erin Myers

Actress -- via the Chicago Sun-Times.

Norman Thaddeus Vane

Writer and director -- via the Hollywood Reporter. AKA Norman Theodore Vein.