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.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Dorothy Krasovec Ebersbach
Member of the Womens Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in WWII, and nurse -- via the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Loretta Loach
Journalist, broadcaster, historian, documentary filmmaker, activist -- via the Guardian.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Spencer Berry
Bassist, songwriter, DJ, engineer, roadie and music-scene fixture in Austin, TX -- via the Austin Chronicle.
Don't tell the newspaper your mom is dead! Fake obit prompts charges
Scott Bennett of Brookville, Pennsylvania wanted paid time off from work. Bereavement time. So he told everyone his mom was dead. But she wasn't. The story via pennlive.com.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Judd Woldin
Composer and pianist -- via the New York Times. Best known as the composer of the Ton Award-winning musical "Raisin."
Jerry Robinson
Comic-book artist, comics historian and editorial cartoonist -- via the New York Times. Creator of both The Joker and Robin.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Stanley Ned Rosenbaum
Professor of Jewish Studies -- via the Eulogizer. Written by the wonderful Alan D. Abbey!
Robert Spiegel
Professor -- via the Washington Post. The quirky obituary his son composed went viral and lightened the hearts of many. Here's a link to the original on legacy.com --
Roger Crouch
Anti-bullying campaigner -- via the Daily Mail. His teenaged son killed himself after suffering from homophobic bullying. Crouch fought to prevent further tragedies such as this. Unfortunately, Roger succumbed to the urge to kill himself as well. Rest in peace.
Partap Sharma
"Playwright, novelist, children's book writer, commentator, actor and documentary filmmaker" -- via indiantelevision.com.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Harry Morgan aka Harry Bratsburg
Brilliant character actor in film and television, and on stage -- via the New York Times. He was in the original cast of Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy" in 1937. He went on to many supporting roles in films, notably in "The Ox-Bow Incident." He went on to appear in early TV sitcoms such as "December Bride" and "Pete & Gladys." He will be best remembered for playing Joe Friday's sidekick Bill Gannon on "Dragnet," and Col. Potter for many years on "M*A*S*H."
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