THE OBIT PATROL: 2011-11-06

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Ilya Zhitomirskiy

Software developer; co-founder of social networking site Diaspora -- via the Washington Post.

Jamie Pierre

Extreme skier -- via the Salt Lake Tribune.

Jack Arthur McCray

Jazz advocate and writer -- via the Charleston Post and Courier.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Har Gobind Khorana

Biochemist and Nobel Prize winner -- via the New York Times.

Ed Pauls

Inventor of Nordic Track -- via the New York Times.

Doyle Bramhall Sr.

Texas bluesman -- via the Houston Chronicle.

Irving Franklin

With Mike Schmidt, inventor of the batting glove -- via the Palm Beach Post.

Lou Maletta

Founder of the Gay Cable Network -- via the New York Times.

Evelyn Hausner Lauder

Cosmetics executive and advocate for breast cancer awareness -- via the New York Times.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Barbara Grier

Writer and publisher -- via the L.A. Times. Strongly advanced the cause and variety of lesbian literature in America.

Jimmy Norman

Songwriter and R & B musician -- via jimmynorman.org. His big hit was "I Don't Love You No More"; he wrote the full lyrics for Jerry Ragovoy's "Time Is on My Side."

F. Springer aka Carel Jan Schneider

Writer -- via destentor.nl.

Mito Loeffler

Guitarist -- via bebopspokenhere.blogspot.com.

Sickan Anna-Greta Carlsson

Actress and singer -- via Stockholm News. A recording star, film idol and popular figure on radio as well.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Andre Hodeir

Violinist, composer, arranger and musicologist -- via Arts Journal.

Bruno Weber

Sculptor, architect and outsider artist -- via the Telegraph.

George Ansbro

Announcer on radio and television -- via musicradio77.com. He was the longest-tenured employee in the history of American broadcasting -- from May 18, 1934 to January 14, 1990.

Sam Fink

Calligrapher and illustrator -- via the New York Times.

Harry Pachon

Latino scholar and activist -- via the L.A. Times.

Vocalist -- via he Washington Post. He was the lead singer for the Marquees (one-time member? Marvin Gaye) and also sang with the Legendary Orioles. Can be heard as a backup singer, along with his group and Etta James, on Chuck Berry's "Back in the U.S.A." . . .

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Theadora Van Runkle

Costume designer -- via the L.A. Times.

Alan Fudge

Character actor -- via Variety.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Margaret Morlan O'Mahoney Field

Actress -- via the New York Times.

Lisbeth Movin

Actress -- via dr.dk. She appeared in at least two great films -- Carl Dreyer's "Day of Wrath" and Gabriel Axel's "Babette's Feast."

Cynthia Myers

Model and actress -- via Alt Film Guide.

Allen Mandelbaum

Professor of literature, poet and translator -- via the New York Times. Thanks to him, I finally read Virgil's "Aeneid." (I still prefer the Ciardi translation of "The Divine Comedy.") Thank you, sir, for helping me to understand and enjoy this classic work!