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.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Frank Braña aka Francisco Braña Perez aka Frank Blank aka Francisco Brana aka Frank Brana aka Frank Branya aka Francisco Braña aka Paco Braña
Pola Illery aka Paula Illiescu
Actress in silent and sound film -- via fan.tcm.com. She will be best remembered as the female lead in Rene Clair's groundbreaking 1930 early-sound musical, "Under the Roofs of Paris."
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Kay Davis aka Katherine McDonald Wimp
One of Duke Ellington's great vocalists -- via the New York Times. She can be heard on classic tunes such as "Creole Love Call," "Transbluency," and "Lush Life."
http://growingbolder.com/media/entertainment/music/the-voice-of-the-duke-ellington-254618.html
http://growingbolder.com/media/entertainment/music/the-voice-of-the-duke-ellington-254618.html
Ronald Fraser
Historian -- via the New York Times. A "people's" historian who specialized in gathering oral histories.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Davy Jones
Singer and actor -- via msnbc.com. First gaining notice as th original Artful Dodger in "Oliver!", he will be indelibly linked with The Monkees.
Jan Berenstain
Dick Anthony Williams
Actor on stage ,and in film and television; theatrical producer -- via the New York Times.
Charles Anthony aka Calogero Antonio Caruso
Tenor -- via the New York Times. This remarkable singer of comprimario roles holds the record for appearances at the Metropolitan Opera -- 2,928 times between March 6, 1954 and January 28, 2010.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Neil Hope
Actor and lost soul -- via the New York Times. Although he died on Nov. 25, 2007, his death was not generally known until recently.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Theodore Mann aka Theodore Goldman
Theatrical producer and director; co-founder (with Jose Quintero) and artistic director of Circle in the Square Theater and School -- via the New York Times. He championed the plays of Williams, McNally and Shanley; his groundbreaking production of "The Iceman Cometh" persuaded O'Neill's widow to allow him to stage the playwright's late work, most notably "Long Day's Journey Into Night." He also regularly staged classics.
He demanded that American theater have a broad range, depth and versatility -- an approach which strongly influenced my studies as a writer and performer. I am proud to have attended his school and been part of that tradition!
He demanded that American theater have a broad range, depth and versatility -- an approach which strongly influenced my studies as a writer and performer. I am proud to have attended his school and been part of that tradition!
Erland Josephson
Acting great on stage and in film -- via Newsday. He appeared in 14 Ingmar Bergman films over the course of nearly 60 years, most notably in "Cries and Whispers," "Scenes from a Marriage," and "Fanny and Alexander." He also worked for Tarkovsky ("Nostalghia," "The Scarifice"), and in "Hanussen," "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," and "Montenegro."
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