Rapper -- via the Toronto Sun.
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, February 12, 2011
Marie Wuczynski
[Photo courtesy Jim Newberry -- jimnewberry.com] |
Betty Garrett
Actress, singer, dancer , comedian -- via tvseriesfinale.com. She will be best remembered for her TV roles in series such as "All in the Family" and "Laverne & Shirley," but Garrett started out as a theatrical and cabaret actress/singer/dancer before World War II. She made it to Broadway, then in to movies such as "On the Town," "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and "My Sister Eileen." After a period of blacklisting of her and her husband Larry Parks during the Second Red Scare, she came roaring back.
Gladys Caroline Frazier Benbow
Dancer, singer, actress, writer -- via legacy.com and the Winston-Salem Journal.
Tom Carnegie
Announcer most noted for his long association with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway -- via indystar.com.
Ahmed Massiouni
Artist and musician -- via voy.com. Died from asphyxiation due to tear gas during Egyptian street protests.
Joan Bonham
Singer with the Zimmers -- via ledzeppelinnews.com. Also, the mother of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.
Ernie Tyler
Umpires attendant for the Baltimore Orioles -- via baltimore.orioles.mlb.com. He worked for the team for 51 years, with a streak of 3,819 consecutive home games.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Barbara "Bookie" Weiner Grasgreen
An unique individual -- via legacy.com. This beautifully written summation of her life was found and pointed out by Alana Baranick!
Blanche Honegger Moyse
Conductor -- via sentinelsource.com. Often referred to as "one of classical music's best-kept secrets," she was considered the foremost interpreter of Bach in the world. Her concerts created deep new levels of meaning and feeling in their listeners.
Chuck Tanner
Major league baseball player and manager -- via MLB.com. An incurable optimist, he will be most noted as the last skipper to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a World Series championship.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tony Malinosky
Major league player for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers -- via ESPN.At the time of his death, he was the oldest living major-leaguer.
Peggy Rea
Character actress -- via legacy.com. Noted for her many prominent supporting roles in TV series such as "The Dukes of Hazzard," "The Waltons," "Step by Step" and "Grace Under Fire."
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Donald S. Sanford
Screenwriter -- via Legacy.com. A prolific writer for television, he also wrote the film "Midway."
Johannes Somary
Founder and music director of Amor Artis, acclaimed choral/orchestral ensemble -- via the New York Times.
Monday, February 7, 2011
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