Director -- via the Hollywood Reporter.
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.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Robert Ashley
Composer -- via the Guardian.
Celestial Excursions by Robert Ashley - Live @ La Mama, 2009 from Mimi Johnson on Vimeo.
Celestial Excursions by Robert Ashley - Live @ La Mama, 2009 from Mimi Johnson on Vimeo.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Norman Yonemoto
Norman is on the left -- his brother and collaborator Bruce is on the right. |
C.R. Simha aka Channapatna Ramaswami Simha
Actor, director, and playwright -- via the Times of India.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Irving Milchberg aka Ignac Milchberg
Child who smuggled weapons to the Warsaw Ghetto -- via the New York Times.
http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn511633
http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn511633
George (Craig) "Porky" Chedwick
Radio DJ -- via WTAE. One of the greats from the golden era, he was the daddio of the radio and the platter-pushin' poppa!
ArduÃno Colassanti
Actor -- via El Diario de Pernambuco. He starred in the extremely dark Brazilian comedy "How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman."
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Alain Resnais
Director -- via the Guardian. He directed some of the most significant ("Night and Fog," "Hiroshima Mon Amour") and infuriating ("Last Year at Marienbad") films of the last half of the 20th century.
Nuit et Brouillard (1955) from KICK TO KILL on Vimeo.
Nuit et Brouillard (1955) from KICK TO KILL on Vimeo.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Lori Callahan
Comic -- via Colorado Public Radio. We started about the same time, over 30 years ago. She was funny! She had a great work ethic! She was a real, regular human being! To have all three of these in a comic is extremely rare.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Edith Kramer
Artist and art therapist -- via Psychology Today.
Edith Kramer. Art Tells the Truth from LenFim Studio on Vimeo.
Edith Kramer. Art Tells the Truth from LenFim Studio on Vimeo.
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