Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Hugh Ambrose

Historian -- via the Denver Post.

Mary Ellen Mark

John H. Ward

TV producer and director -- via Variety.

Aminah Robinson

Artist -- via Toledo News Now.

Danny Austin

Singer with the Ad Libs -- via classicurbanharmony.net. Their big hit: "The Boy from New York City."




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

Note to the patient reader: A needed break resulted in a backup of new posts to share. This week's edition catches us up, and is quite extensive.

DEATH



Valuable end-of-life lessons learned while caring for the dying – via Paula Span at the New York Times



‘A brave new world of death’ – via D.J. Pangburn in Hopes & Fears


Hard truths about death and dying in America – via Lauren Alix Brown in Slate

Only about 30 percent of British ready for death – via Peter Walker at the Guardian

How will you die? A state-by-state breakdown – via Rachel Rettner at Live Science

AND A MAGNIFICENT ANALYSIS OF SAME – via Baxter B. Allen and Alexander Kent in Wall St 24/7

An abrupt death fosters thoughts on risk – via Jeffrey Wasserman at the Chicago Tribune



On not perceiving death as a failure – via Deborah Lutz in the New York Times




10 classic cemeteries – via the L.A. Times





MOURNING

Memorial Day’s Civil War origins – via John Marks in the Finger Lakes Times



The first 30 days of sheloshim, Jewish mourning – via Mayim Bialik in Kveller



Exhibition demonstrates turn-of-last-century mourning rituals – via Alyssa Skiba at the Peninsula Pulse




The sculpture of mourning – via Wallace Ryce at the Monterey County Weekly


Mourning leads to marriage – via Robert Strauss at the New York Times


FUNERALS


Thousands attend mass funeral for bombing victims – via Ian Timberlake at Yahoo News


The crazy kooky life of a funeral director – via Gabrielle Russon in the Orlando Sentinel


A very dark look at funeral expenses – via Mark Mason at the Spectator

FTC investigation reveals funeral home problems – via David Lazarus in the L.A. Times

Funeral singer becomes Paiute (Utah) chairwoman – via Erin Alberty at the Salt Lake Tribune

Ceremony honors Lusitania dead 100 years later – via Barry Roche in the Irish Times

When funeral homes had the only ambulances – via Rhonda Simmons at the Star Exponent

Women’s numbers increasing in funeral industry – via Sandra Guy in the Chicago Sun-Times




OBITS



Obituarist writes mother’s obit -- via Rick Hamon in USA Today


‘Obituary for a broken man’ – via Emma Mulqueeny at Medium

Tanith Lee

Mike Kandel

Musician; trip-hop pioneer -- via the L.A. Weekly. AKA Tranquility Bass.

Jerrel Dean Nixon

Rose vendor -- via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Chinx

Rapper -- via CNN. AKA Lionel Pickens.


Lauren Davis

Radio host -- via the CBC.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Marion Thomas Harbaugh

McNeil Robinson II

Organist, composer, and educator -- via the New York Times.



Lang Dulay

Weaver and national treasure -- via Inquirer News.



Chavar Snider

Rapper -- via tristatehomepage.com. AKA Nupin.

Edward Chambers

Social-justice activist -- via the New York Times.


Monday, May 25, 2015

Marcus Belgrave

Trumpeter -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Played with many greats, including Ray Charles, Wynton Marsalis, and Motown. That's him you hear playing the trumpet flourish at the beginning of "Dancing in the Streets." Great player and teacher!








Carl Nesjar

Artist -- via Faedrelandsvennen.

Terry Sue-Patt

Frederick "Heinie" Foss

Michael Birkett

Director and producer -- via the Independent. An immensely influential figure who started off working on films such as "The Ladykillers" and "Billy Budd"; he hlped preserve much of Peter Brook's finest work on film -- "Marat/Sade,"  the Scofield "King Lear," and "Mahabarata."





Marques Haynes

Marty Pasetta

Darius Minwalla

Drummer for the Posies -- via Diffuser.

Fred Gladding

Former MLB pitcher -- via the Knoxville News Sentinel.


Mac Poole

Rock drummer -- via Ultimate Classic Rock.

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Oscar Collazos

Writer -- via El Pais.

Shikha Joshi

Actress -- via the Times of India.


Donald Wrye

Director, writer, and producer for film and TV -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Responsible for some of the most affectionately remembered schlock in Hollywood history, including the infamous Linda Blair TV movie "Born Innocent," the Marlo Thomas adaptation of "It's a Wonderful Life," "It Happened One Christmas"; the Soviets-take-over-the-U.S. TV miniseries "Amerika"; most importantly, the seminal sports weepie "Ice Castles," about a blind figure skater.




Jackie Brookner

Artist, writer, and teacher -- via newsgrist.typepad.com. Specialized in ecological art -- biosculptures that also remediate pollution.





Jacob Jensen

Industrial designer -- via the New York Times.

Michael Campus

Director, producer, and writer for film and TV -- via Variety. Ana amazingly diverse career. He will be best remembered for helming the cult classic blaxploitation film "The Mack," but he started in TV talk shows, moved on to TV documentaries. He supervised more than 150 specials at CBS. He also directed sci-fi ("Z.P.G."), Christian conspiracy ("The Passover Plot"), and, well, "Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Home." A pocket Howard Hawks.

Lucy Fabery

Singer -- via  El Nuevo Dia. AKA Luz Ercilia Fabery Zenon.

Maggie Black

Dance teacher -- via the New York Times.


Choya Shane

Stuntman and bullwhip expert -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Luis Calvo Teixeira

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Bruce Lundvall

Jazz exec; the man who brought Blue Note Records back to life -- via Billboard. an insanely influential figure, a guy who snuck into the West 52nd jazz clubs as a teenager. He got to sign Norah Jones, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson, Charlie Hunter, Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, and tons more.

State of Bengal

DJ and music producer -- via Nada Brahma. AKA Saifullah Zaman, Sam Zaman.