Dean Potter. Footage of Hunt in video clip below. |
Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Dean Potter and Graham Hunt
Mervyn Burtch
Composer -- via Wales Online. An extremely "practical" composer, he is being termed in his obituaries -- meaning, of course, that he responded to reality. It is fascinating that he composed many fine works for younger performers without abandoning his modernist vocabulary. It is quite a tricky business to write something challenging for less experienced players, but not so challenging that it defeats their will.
Francois Zanella
Shipbuilder -- via Ouest France. Self-taught, he constructed a fully functional 1/8 scale model of cruise ship "Majesty of the Seas," for plying canals.
Luther "Captain Luke" Mayer
Singer; deep-voiced bluesman -- via the Durham Herald Sun.
Captain Luke: Blessed by Blues from Center for Documentary Studies on Vimeo.
Captain Luke: Blessed by Blues from Center for Documentary Studies on Vimeo.
William Zinssler
Writer, editor, and teacher --via the New York Times. Author of the invaluable classic "On Writing Well."
John Stephenson
Prolific and distinctive actor and voice actor -- via Mark Evanier's News from Me. Instantly recognizable visually from his dozens of appearances in film and television from the 1950s through the 1990s. However, his claim to fame comes from his equally familiar voice. Starting in radio, he became a go-to guy for voice work in animation. He was the voice of Mr. Slate in "The Flintstones," Fancy-Fancy in "Top Cat," and the original voice of Dr. Quest in "Jonny Quest" (Don Messick took over after five episodes). He also intoned the verdicts at the end of each episode of "Dragnet."Still working up to the time of his death, he can still be heard as Mr. Fernwell on radio's Accountemps ads.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
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.
Friday, May 15, 2015
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."
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
Audree Norton
Actress -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Reportedly the first deaf actor to work in American television.
John Dangar Dixon
Cartoonist best known for his "Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors" -- via comicoz.com.
Monday, May 11, 2015
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