Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Benjamin Hutto

Robert Curvin

Goran Hagg

Writer -- via Aftonbladet.

Usnija Redzepova

Folk singer -- via inserbia.info.

Frans Pointl

Writer -- via NOS.


Chantal Akerman

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Simon Cowe

Isabella Nock

Trapeze artist -- via the Telegraph.


Rockne Tarkington

Actor -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com. Played the lead in "Black Samson," was the only black actor to appear on "The Andy Griffith Show," and played Morgan on "Danger Island" -- "Uh, oh, Chongo!"





Paul Reed

Artist -- via the New York Times.




Mohan Bhandari

Actor -- via NewsKadda.

Friday, October 2, 2015

Brian Friel

Playwright, writer, translator, and theater director -- via the BBC. Best known for his plays such as "Dancing at Lughnasa" and one of my favorite plays, "Faith Healer". Bore the title of Saoi of Aosdana.



Thursday, October 1, 2015

Vo Phien

Writer, and preserver of Vietnamese literature -- via the L.A. Times. AKA Doan The Nhon.




Tom Kelley

Former MLB pitcher -- via the Manchester Patch.

Ionel Talpazan

Outsider artist -- via the New York Times. AKA Adrian DaVinci.




Joan Mankin

Actor and clown -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.


Marla Krolikowski

Teacher persecuted from being transgender -- via the New York Times.


John Guillermin

Director for film and television -- via the Guardian.


Michael Burgess

Tenor -- via the Toronto Globe & Mail.

Julie Wilson Hochman

Singer with the Deb-Tones -- via legacy.com.

Manuel Oltra i Ferrer

Composer -- via Regio7.

Terry Rosenbaum

Teacher who was persecuted by McCarthy -- via the New York Times.


Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Frankie Ford

Singer famous for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise" -- via the New Orleans Times-Picayune. AKA Frank Guzzo.



Catherine Coulson

Actress -- via the L.A. Times. Best remembered asthe enigmatic Log Lady from Davis Lynch's TV series "Twin Peaks."

Houma Rusta

Actress -- via BBC Persian.


Christopher Jackson

Carol Rama

Artist -- via La Stampa.