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.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Geoffrey Hutchings
Prolific English actor -- via the BBC. You may remember him as the father in "Wish You Were Here" or Nym in Branagh's "Henry V."
José María Díez-Alegría Gutiérrez
Liberation theologist lived his beliefs -- he defied Vatican censorship, was thrown out of the priesthood, and dwelt with and ministered to the poor ever after, continuing to write provocative challenges to the Catholic Church -- via the Guardian
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Louis Moyroud
Moyroud at center in photo.
Co-creator of phototypesetting process, which changed the printing industry -- via Print CEO. More info from the New York Times --
Alfred Donath
Professor and activist aided victims of the Holocaust and their families -- via the Philadelphia Inquirer
Burl Franklin Ellison
Honky tonk guitarist -- via http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/topics and the San Antonio Express-News
Joyce Parkinson
A child-welfare worker for most of her life, she entered the Belsen concentration camp and aided the survivors -- via the Guardian
Elliott Kastner
Film producer -- via Variety. I have a lot of personal affection for his work, as he produced such films as "Where Eagles Dare," in which the highest number of Nazis are killed in cinema history, at least until "Inglourious Basterds": the incredibly strange Brando/Nicholson Western "The Missouri Breaks," which must have strained his patience to the limit; the underrated "Harper" with Paul Newman; and three films based on Raymond Chandler novels, all of which I love -- Altman's "The Long Goodbye," and two with Robert Mitchum as the definitive Philip Marlowe -- "Farewell, My Lovely" and "The Big Sleep." Thanks, Mr. K!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Joe Messerli
Artist and illustrator created, among many other things in many media, the iconic "Twilight Zone" logo -- via groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries and http://www.joemesserli.com.
Nicholas Hayek
Business consultant who came up with the idea for the Swatch -- via the New York Times
A silly idea? Maybe. But it was fun, harmless and it saved the watch industry! Thanks, Dr. Hayek!
Corey Allen
Last surviving member of "Rebel without a Cause" cast became prolific TV director -- via Yahoo News. He played Buzz, who went over the cliff in the scene below: darn that leather jacket!
Allyn Ferguson
Film and TV composer will be bet remembered for his co-composition of the themes for "Barney Miller" and "Charlie's Angels" -- via the L.A. Times. He began his career as a jazz arranger and music director for prominent vocalists such as Johnny Mathis and Julie Andrews. His large-scale scores for various TV adaptations of classic tales were lovingly old-school, a la Korngold!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Sergio Vega el Shaka
Mexican musician murdered -- via helium.com
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Frank Giering
Solid German actor -- via Reuters. He may be best remembered for his role as a psychotic killer in Haneke's original version of "Funny Games."
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