Saturday, May 16, 2015

Gideon Singer

Actor -- via Haaretz.


Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou

Alan Borovoy

Civil rights activist -- via the CBC.

Stan Cornyn

Jef Geeraerts

Writer -- via deredactie.be.


Derek Colquitt

Bassist -- via the Washington Post. AKA House.

Anita Gordon

Actress and singer -- via dignitymemorial.com. AKA Anita Gordon Chan. She started as a teen vocalist on the Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy radio show in 1939. She was the voice of the Singing Harp in "Mickey and the Beanstalk" in 1947, and sang for non-singing actresses, such as Jean Seberg in "Paint Your Wagon." After many years in entertainment, including lots of appearances in early TV, she moved on to writing music and producing videos.






Victor Salvi

Donald Neff

Journalist and writer -- via the Washington Post.

Alex Marquez Rodriguez

Writer -- via Notiglobo.


Friday, May 15, 2015

Rachel Rosenthal

Performance artist -- via the New York Times.



Charles "Etok" Edwardsen Jr.

Inuit activist -- via Alaska Dispatch News.


Michael O'Brien

Historian -- via the Guardian.


Ann Shaw

Activist and civic leader -- via mynewsla.com.

Alan Marcus

Novelist, short-story writer, essayist, writer for radio, film and TV; advocate for bilingual education; pianist -- via legacy.com. His story "Wives Ahoy" became the brief TV series "Here Come the Brides."




Felicity Powell

Shawn Tyler Chavez

Guitarist for HAVOK -- via blabbermouth.net.

Drew Cook

Guitarist -- via contactmusic.com.

Marjorie Townsend

William Delafield Cook

Artist -- via the Independent.


B.B. King

Legendary bluesman; singer, songwriter, and guitarist -- via CNN. AKA Riley B. King. His amazing ability gave his music an intensity and emotional honesty that really reached people. Besides his anthem "The Thrill is Gone," songs such as "Caldonia," "Three O'Clock Blues," and "Sweet Sixteen" gave us all a lot of joy and comfort through the years.






Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Zoltan Lalovic

Musician -- via story.rs.

Sam Gordon

Drummer, songwriter, and talent manager -- via legacy.com. AK Samuel Goldberg.


Jose Maria Castiniera de Dios

Poet -- via Diario la Provincia.

Ma Shui-long

Composer -- via Focus Taiwan.

Audree Norton

Actress -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Reportedly the first deaf actor to work in American television.

Ninad Bedekar

Historian and writer -- via the Times of India.

Ragne Tangen

Children's TV host -- via nrk.no. AKA Aunt Ragne.

John Dangar Dixon

Vanesa Motto Guastoni

Actress -- via tn.com.ar.

James Watson

Novelist -- via the Guardian.

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