Sunday, September 13, 2015

Candida Royalle

Feminist pornographic filmmaker -- via the New York Times.




Guillermo Rubalcaba

Pianist, bandleader, composer, and orchestrator -- via Billboard. AKA Guillermo Gonzalez Camejo.






Bryn Merrick

Former bassist for the Damned -- via Wales Online.

Bobby Bennett

Disc jockey -- via the Washington Post. AK The Mighty Burner.


William Grier

Psychiatrist -- via the New York Times.


Friday, September 11, 2015

Dickie Moore

Child actor; writer, public relations exec, and editor -- via the New York Times. AKA John Richard Moore, Jr. He first appeared in film in 1927. He was a member of Our Gang, and racked up over 100 credits before he left  the profession in 1957. He wrote a wonderful study of the lives of child actors, titled "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (But Don't Have Sex or Take the Car)." He was quite a good actor, not just a cute little face; for instance, his brief role as a deaf-mute in "Out of the Past" sticks in the mind.











Franco Interlenghi

Actor -- via La Repubblica. Noted for his work with De Sica, Antonioni, Fellini, and Visconti.


John P. Connell

Ilja Bergh

Pianist and composer -- via kommponistforenigen.dk.

John Perreault

Art critic, poet, and painter -- via the New York Times.



Gabrielle Burton

Barney Schultz

Former MLB relief pitcher -- via CBS St. Louis.

Gene Elston

Gaylord Shaw

Pulitzer-winning journalist -- via the New York Times.


Aadesh Shristastava

Composer and singer -- via IBN Live.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Joaquin Andujar

Former MLB pitcher -- via ESPN.

Jacques Israelievitch

Violinist -- via zoomerradio.ca.



Colin Faver

DJ -- via the Telegraph.



Rainer Kirsch

Writer -- via WDR.

Max Kruse

Writer -- via Der Spiegel.

Warren B. Murphy

Frederick "Dennis" Greene

Roland Rees

Stage director -- via the Guardian.


Giuseppe Petitto

June Winters

Singer and actress -- via Playbill. She was in the legendary Olesen and Johnson vaudeville revue "Hellzapoppin" from 1938 through 1941; she late become the storyteller "Lady  in Blue" on records and radio.





Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Don Griffin

Singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer -- via Soul Tracks. Replace Marv Tarplin in the Miracles; can be heard  on "Love Machine."



John Gibbens

Poet and musician -- via the Telegraph.

Gino Hollander

Artist -- via the Aspen Times.



Margie O'Dair

Actress, singer, and radio personality -- via the New Orleans Times-Picayune.


Kathe Recheis

Writer -- via Die Presse.

Judy Carne

Actress -- via the BBC. AKA Joyce Audrey Botterill.

Takuma Nakahira

Photographer -- via EFE.

Stan Kane

Actor, singer, and painter -- via obitsforlife.com.

Brianna Lee Pruett

Mauro Vestri

Actor -- via Corriere.

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Alan Steel

Actor -- via Spettacoli e Cultura. AKA Sergio Chiani. Star of many of the peplum (word-and-sandal) epics of Italy in the 1950s and 1960s.




Sylvie Joly

Actress and comedian -- via Le Monde.






Robyn Beeche

Photographer -- via the Telegraph.

Joy Golden

Ad exec and copywiter par excellence -- via the New York Times.


Alberta Wright

Restaurateur -- via the New York Times.


Jean Darling

Actress, singer, writer, and journalist -- via Broadway World. AKA Dorothy Jean LaVake. One of the Our Gang child actors from the silent era, she was also the first Carrie Pipperridge in "Carousel."






Bob Munson

Electrical engineer and farmer -- via the Daily Camera.



Steve Haun

Keyboardist and composer -- via legacy.com.

Rhoda Lerman

Novelist -- via the New York Times.


Graham Brazier

Singer and songwriter -- via the New Zealand Herald.



Monday, September 7, 2015

Martin Milner

Actor -- via Variety. Best  remembered as Office Pete Molloy in TV cop show "Adam-12," and Tod Stiles in the earlier "Route 66." His 50-year career in film, TV, stage, and radio began in 1947 with "Life with Father." He turned a memorable performance as Steve Dallas in "The Sweet Smell of Success."