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.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Frank Driggs
Writer, historian, record producer and collector of jazz photos -- via the New York Times.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
David Pressman
Director on stage and in television, and actor -- via the New York Daily News. A prominent and well-respected Broadway and live-TV director, he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era; he survived and thrived in later years.
Enid Cheavens Schantz
Printer and bookstore owner -- via the Denver Post. With her husband Tom, an owner of the wonderful Rue Morgue bookstore in Boulder. An award-winning champion of mystery and detective fiction. I bought a lot of my Raymond Chandler, and my first Dashiell Hammett, there!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Kurt Sanderling
Conductor -- via the L.A. Times. Little-known due to his isolation behind the Iron Curtain, he was a marvelous interpreter of Shostakovich.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Who rates an "In Memoriam"?
Emmy broadcast omits Jeff Conaway, others -- via Entertainment Weekly. What does one have to do to rate a mention? Evidently, avoid rehab.
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