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.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
John Wooden
Greatest college basketball coach of all time -- via the New York Times. A more comprehensive tribute is here, via the L.A. Times.
Johnny Gibson
Tuscon icon was barber, health enthusiast -- and here he relates his hair-raising memories of battle in World War II -- via KOLD-TV and ww2paratroopers.com.
Joseph Strick
Film iconoclast did the impossible -- adapted James Joyce for the screen. He also won an Oscar for his documentary efforts. Via the L.A. Times
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Giuseppe Taddei
Wonderful operatic baritone, who worked with Callas, Pavarotti, Nilsson, Toscanini and many more -- via Wikipedia
Josefa Cotillo Martinez aka 'La Polaca'
Dancer and actress -- via La Verdad. A summation of her career in English at the excellent requiem site Boot Hill (westernboothill.blogspot.com).
Lorrie Otto
Environmentalist and educator was known as the "mother of natural landscaping" -- via the Seattle Times
Roger Manderscheid
Luxemborgian author -- via Nomadics. Pretty unknown due to his writing in Letzebuergesch, but a translated poem on the referenced page is pretty good!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Yvonne Howell Stevens
Silent-film actress was 107; was one of Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties -- via
Hsiao Li Lindsay
Peeress was part of China's 20th-century tumult; wrote engaging memoir "Bold Plum" -- via the Guardian
William Fraker
Primarily known as a marvelous and indefatigable cinematographer, he also directed a great Western, "Monte Walsh" -- via the L.A. Times
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
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