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, July 19, 2015
Buddy Buie
Songwriter, music producer, and publisher -- via the Dothan Eagle. Wrote or co-wrote more than 300 songs. With James Cobb, wrote the hits "Spooky," "Traces," and "Stormy" for the Classics IV; wrote "So Into You" and "Imaginary Lover" for Atlanta Rhythm Section.
Claudia Alexander
Research scientist and NASA project manager -- via the L.A. Times. She oversaw the Galileo and Rosetta missions.
Alex Rocco
Actor -- via Examiner. AKA Alexander Federico Petricone, "Bobo." A severely underrated performer who was so damn good. Best known for his portrayal of Moe Greene in "The Godfather," he was a former hood, associated with the Winter Hill Gang in Boston. According to Wikipedia, "(a)n unwanted advance toward Petricone's then girlfriend on Labor Day, 1961 touched off the Boston Irish Gang War of the 1960s."
Accordingly, he played a lot of wise guys, and was great at it. But he could do a lot more. See the interesting 1988 horror film "Lady in White." Rocco plays a heroic, regular-guy father with appeal and complexity. A real eye-opener as to what he could do on screen.
Accordingly, he played a lot of wise guys, and was great at it. But he could do a lot more. See the interesting 1988 horror film "Lady in White." Rocco plays a heroic, regular-guy father with appeal and complexity. A real eye-opener as to what he could do on screen.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Aubrey Morris
Actor -- via the Guardian. AKA Audrey Steinberg. Simply put, he was in everything. Immediately recognizable, he usually played either extremely pleasant or rather suspicious people. Here's a bit of a partial list: "Clockwork Orange," "Love and Death," The Wicker Man," "Lifeforce," and an insane amount of television.
"Diamond" Dave Somerville
Lead singer of doo-wop greats The Diamonds -- via the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Trivia: He had a role on an episode of "Star Trek" (Matson in "The Conscience of the King," credited as "David-Troy") and co-wrote "(The Legend of) The Unknown Stuntman," which became the theme song for the TV series "The Fall Guy."
Somerville as Troy as Matson in "Star Trek." |
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015
Michael Masser
Songwriter, composer, and producer -- via the Desert Sun . Wrote tons of hits, such as the "Theme from 'Mahogany'," "The Greatest Love of All," "Touch Me in the Morning," and such.
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