Vocalist, most notably as the original Jay of Jay and the Americans -- via Vintage Vinyl News.
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, January 5, 2014
Barbara Lawrence
Actress and writer -- via the Los Angeles Daily News. Short but memoriable career, with credits in films such as "Captain from Castile," "Thieves' Highway," "Oklahoma!," and the 1957 cult sci-fi film "Kronos."
Interview with Barbara Lawrence from The Midnight Palace on Vimeo.
Interview with Barbara Lawrence from The Midnight Palace on Vimeo.
Phil Everly
Singer and guitarist; as half of the Everly Brothers, a key figure in pop music -- via the New York Times.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Juanita Moore
Oscar-nominated actress -- via Variety. Best remembered for her key supporting role in "Imitation of Life" as the long-suffering, noble Annie Johnson. She began her career as a performer at the Cotton Club!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Joseph Ruskin aka Joseph Schlafman
Actor -- via Deadline Hollywood. A highly recognizable character actor who often played gangsters, "foreigners," aliens, and the like. Star Trek fans will remember him as Galt in "The Gamesters of Triskelion."
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