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.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Wilma Mankiller
Cherokee chief fought tirelessly for the rights of women and of Native Americans -- via the Oklahoman
Corin Redgrave
Actor and member of theatrical dynasty; he suffered a lack of attention (and paying jobs) as a consequence of his political activism -- via the Telegraph and the Guardian
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Craig Noel
Founding director of San Diego's Old Globe Theater, one of America's great thespian companies -- via the L.A. Times. He helped mount important productions such as Sondheim's "Into the Woods," and several August Wilson works.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Mike Cuellar
Gifted pitcher won the fifth and deciding game of the 1970 World Series. Via the Baltimore Sun. Four times, he won 20 or more games. Seven times, he pitched more than 248 innings in a season! First Latin American to win the Cy Young Award. And he was profoundly superstitious. I loved him! God bless you, Crazy Horse.
"I gave Mike Cuellar more chances than my first wife." -- Earl Weaver
John Forsythe
Dapper actor will always be remembered for his work on TV's "Dynasty" -- via the Insider. Here are tributes from the L.A. Times and the New York Times. Although he had a straight-arrow demeanor, he made some interesting choices -- including playing roles in films such as "In Cold Blood," "Kitten with a Whip," "Scrooged," "...And Justice for All," and two films for Hitchcock.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Who gets an obit?
Good story from the Chicago Reader about the criteria for inclusion in a major paper's obituary section --
Jerald F. terHorst
He served as White House press secretary for 30 days, resigning on principle when Ford pardoned Nixon. A man with character. Via the Washington Post
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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