Friday, July 31, 2015

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Wrestler and actor; star of John Carpenter's cult classic "They Live" -- via TMZ. AKA Roderick George Toombs, the Hot Scot. Loved his goofy energy. Great fight with Keith David in "They Live" . . . and he also did "Hell Comes to Frogtown." Good times.










Billy Piercce

Alan Cheuse

Shunsuke Tsurumi

Antony Holland

Actor, playwright, and director -- via the Georgia Straight.


Alina Rodriguez

Actress -- via Mid Day.



Ndidane

Singer --- via eNCA. AK Mtshengiseni Gcwensa, iThwasa Langempela. A singer of Maskandi.






Rickey Grundy

Lynn Anderson

Country singer -- via the Tennessean. Best known for her hit "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden."




Irvin Bauer

Playwright, screenwriter, and teacher -- via the New York Times.

Shiina Mota

Composer and music producer -- via Anime News Network. AKA Powapowa-P, Ryo Mizoguchi.




Maryvonne Micale

Director, producer, and writer -- via legacy.com.


Sean Malone

Actor -- via the New York Daily News.


N. Brock Winkless IV

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Buddy Emmons

Steel guitarist -- via Country Music Bistro. AKA Big E.





Elaine Kent Oppenheim

Radio actress -- via legacy.com. She appeared in such shows as "Our Gal Sunday," "Grand Central Station," "County Seat," "Little Women," and "Lora Lawton."




James Allen

Television kids' show host -- via oregonlive.com. AKA Rusty Nails.


Ann Marie Petrone

Aurelia DeFelice Mills

Actress -- via legacy.com.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Ivan Moravec

Pianist -- via Gramophone.






Patsy Stoneman

Musician -- via the Tennessean. AKA Pattie Inez Stoneman.



Griffin Kolinski

Heavy metal vocalist -- via the PRP.


Danny Klega

Actor -- via the Los Angeles Daily News. AK Dusan Klega. Best remembered as Ivan the Cosmonaut in an episode of the TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island."






Charles B. Slackman

Illustrator -- via The East Hampton Star.


Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Vasili Pichul

Director -- via ABC News. Best known for "Little Vera" (1988).


Vic Firth

Timpanist and drumstick manufacturer -- via the Boston Globe.




Robin Phillips

Wolfgang Gonnenwein

Conductor and music director -- via Slipped Disc.

Iceu Wong

Singer -- via CNN Indonesia.


Monday, July 27, 2015

Mario Sereni

Baritone -- via Slipped Disc. Had a 27-year career at the Met; best known for his performance as Germont in the famous "Libson Traviata" with Callas and Kraus, March 27, 1958.










William C. Brown III

Vocalist with the Mad Lads; sound engineer for Stax Records -- via the Memphis Commercial Appeal.





Curtis Anderson

Singer and DJ -- via Go Fund Me.

Corsino Fortes

Poet -- via Ocean Press.

Yasuo Minagawa

Framer -- via the New York Times.

Cirilo Vila Castro

Composer and pianist -- via bethovenfm.cl.




Norbert Schwefel

 Musician -- via morganweb.de.



Robert Davis Harris Jr.

Actor -- via the Greensboro News & Record. Best known as Old Man Cadwell in Roth's "Cabin Fever."



Jose "Saza" Sazatornil

Actor -- via El Nuevo Dia.


Doug Rowe



Musician -- via noise11.com.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

James L. White

Screenwriter -- via the Hollywood Reporter.


Natasha Parry

Actress -- via the Hollywood Reporter. 

Eddie Hardin

Singer and keyboardist -- via Ultimate Classic Rock. Replaced Steve Winwood when he left the Spencer Davis Group.

A.S. Ibrahim Rowther

Producer -- via the Indian Express.


Daron Norwood

Country singer -- via Taste of Country.

T. Kanakam

Actress -- via sakshi.com.

Justin Lowe

Guitarist -- via Hollywood Life.

Mitch Aliotta



Bassist -- via Oldies Music News.


Tom Beard

Actor -- via Playbill.


Robert Broberg

Singer and songwriter -- via the Aftonbladet.