Monday, August 3, 2015

John Culhane

Animation historian, writer, and educator -- via legacy.com. Best known for his scholarship on Disney, Culhane is immortalized twice in Disney cartoons: as Mr. Snoops in "The Rescuers" and as Flying John in the "Rhapsody in Blue" sequence in "Fantasia 2000."




Sebastiano Vassalli

Writer -- via the Guardian.

Takeshi Kato

Actor -- via the Sponichi Annex. A member of the Kurosawa repertory company, he also was a favorite of directors such as Ichikawa and Fukasaku.




T.T. Cloete

Poet -- via Channel 24.

Ed Griffin

Writer -- via the Surrey Leader.

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Cilla Black

Singer, actress, and TV host -- via the BBC.AKA Priscilla Maria Veronica White.






Jack Eubanks

Guitarist -- via legacy.com. A legendary 30-year session man in Nashville, with much solo work as well.



James Jude

CPR pioneer -- via MPR News.

Lee Grabel

Magician -- via legacy.com.



Adjigijaga

Actor -- via the Daily Post (Nigeria). AKA Mufutau Sanni Abdulahi. 

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.