Sculptor -- via the Guardian.
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.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Karen X. Gaylord aka Jane Goerner
Actress. Her death is asserted but unsubstantiated on IMDb; still searching for third-party confirmation. However, here is an excellent page of information on her, courtesy obscureactresses.wordpress.com.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Jake Hooker aka Jerry Mamberg
Guitarist and songwriter; best known for co-writing "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"! -- via Highlight Hollywood. PLEASE NOTE: Sharp-eyed reader Viv Holt corrects me -- Jake co-wrote the rock anthem with Alan Merrill, aka Allan Sachs, of the Arrows, who sings the original version shown below.
Marilyn Burns
Actress; best known for her central role in the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" -- via Hollywood Life.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Steve Post
Radio host -- via the New York Times. Just one of those wonderful, intelligent, funny, descriptive voices that make radio so enchanting. A long-time staple of mornings at classical radio WNYC-FM. Here's a great profile of him by that station:
Velma Smith
Guitarist and songwriter -- via tasteofcountry.com A session player, she worked with Willie, Waylon, Hank Snow, Eddy Arnold, Roy Acuff, Jim Reeves, Porter Wagoner, and Patsy Cline!
Monday, August 4, 2014
Benjamin Olmstead
He worked for the Public Works Department of this town for 37 years -- via the Connecticut Post.
Kevin McGroarty
Master of the self-penned obituary -- via the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. Here is his highly entertaining autoeulogy: -- via legacy.com.
WEEKLY READER: International roundup of stories on death, mourning, and more
TOP STORIES
Via Apartment Therapy, the story of
the death mask
Know
your rights: difficult to negotiate funeral costs, but worth it, from
Claire Martin of the Denver Post
Funny,
creative obits stick out – via Bob Kalinowski of citizensvoice.com.
MOURNING
Disturbing or comforting? Photos
of stillborns, dead infants becoming memorial practice – by Joel Landau of
the New York Daily News
Sharon Randall of McClatchy-Tribune on the
need for funerals
Pamela Jay Gottfried on a beautiful
day for a funeral
End-of-life
ethicist reflects on her own mourning for her husband, from Peggy Fletcher
Stack of the Salt Lake Tribune
Howard Barbanel on Huffington Post, on mourning
his mother
OBITS
From Confessions of a Funeral Director: “10
Ways to Make Your Obituary Spicy”
FUNERALS
Funeral
home buries wrong body – from Deborah Hastings at the New York Daily News
Veteran
plans ahead by purchasing Jack Daniels coffin: from Alex Crook at the Daily
Star
Paul Sullivan of the New York Times talks about planning
ahead
From TV New Zealand: ‘Funeral
directors welcome proposed coronial changes’
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Noel Black
Director in film and TV; best known for "Pretty Poison" Oscar-nominated for 1965's "Skaterdater"! -- via the New York Times.
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