Accordionist and rapper -- via esctoday.com.
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, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Harry Whitaker
Jazz pianist -- via revivalist.okayplayer.com. Here is a comprehensive tribute to his life, personality and work from Andrew Mason at Wax Poetics.
William Self
TV producer -- via the L.A. Times. After many years as a film actor in bit parts, he turned to television and ran a number of hit shows -- "Batman," "The Green Hornet," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," "The Time Tunnel," "Land of the Giants," "Daniel Boone," and more.His work had a big influence on my impressionable young mind. Thanks, Bill! Here's Part 1 of an extensive interview with him about his career:
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Gertrude Fanny Neumark Rothschild
Physicist, researcher and professor who helped develop LEDs -- via the New York Times.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Maureen Muggeridge
Geologist who discovered the world's largest diamond deposit -- via the Telegraph.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Mimi Perrin
Jazz pianist, vocalist and translator -- via qobuz.com. Her biggest claim to fame will be as the founder of Les Double Six, a a capella group that covered jazz standards. Some of its members later developed the better-known Swingle Singers.
Harold Earl "Dutch" Bamberger
Played three games with the New York Giants in 1948 -- via Bill Schenley, http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries and the Reading, PA Eagle.
Mary Long Young
An affectionate and eloquent tribute from a loving child -- via the Knoxville News Sentinel and Legacy.com.
Frederick Alvin "Allie" Briggs
Doughnut shop owner and amateur baseball enthusiast -- via the Providence Journal. He was a friend of Ted Williams, and built a baseball diamond in his back yard, which he let teams play on free of charge.
Hugh Logan Blackett
Forester and forestry consultant -- via the Independent. He worked arduously to promote conservation and industry accountability.
Breck Wall aka Billy Ray Wilson
Comedian and producer of long-lived "Bottoms Up" burlesque review -- via the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
You Dong-sook
Actor Tae-Hee One, director Eunhee Huh and actress Dong-Sook You attend the 'My Heart Beats' premiere during The 5th International Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 29, 2010 in Rome, Italy. [Getty Images]
Actress -- via the Joong Ang Daily.
Actress -- via the Joong Ang Daily.
Ronni Chasen
Hollywood publicist -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Here is a comprehensive tribute to her from Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood, with links to other related stories. This respected industry veteran was murdered in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 16. She was found in her crashed vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.
Messy Mya aka Anthony M. Barre
Rapper/comedian -- via the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He was gunned down at St. Anthony and Rocheblave in the 7th Ward on Sunday night.
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