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, November 30, 2014
Frances Nero
Singer -- via soulandjazzandfunk.com. AKA Willie Frances Peak. Her bighit: "Footsteps Following Me."
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Friday, November 28, 2014
Hermione Hobhouse
Architectural historian, writer, journalist, and preservationist -- via the Guardian.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
P.D. James
Writer -- via the BBC. One of the greatest writers of detective fiction, her long series of Adam Dalgliesh novels are priceless, moving beyond genre conventions to provide indelible portraits of society, the criminal procress, and the internal lives of its characters. In my opinion her two Cordelia Gray novels are even better. Among her miscellaneous works is the great science fiction novel "The Children of Men."
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Annemarie Duringer
Actress -- via Die Kleine Zeitung. Best known for her work with Fassbinder, in "Berlin Alexanderplatz" and the evil Dr. Katz in "Veronika Voss."
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Monday, November 24, 2014
Wang Kun
Opera singer -- via South China Morning Post. Famous as the original lead in the Chinese revolutionary opera "The White Haired Girl." (PLEASE NOTE: In the 1950 film version referenced below, Tian Hua plays the lead role -- I include the clip for contextual purposes.)
G.C. "Rusty" Meek
Assistant and second-unit director; production manager -- via legacy.com. OK, here's one of the unsung heroes. Here's some of what he worked on: "The Bad Seed," "Giant," tons of early TV Westerns, "77 Sunset Strip," the original "Star Trek," "The Partridge Family," "Wonder Woman," and "Police Squad!" Hell, he did "Frogs"!
DEATHCETERA: The weekly roundup of stories worldwide on death and dying
TOP
STORIES
The
conversation about death in America is opening up – from Anne Strainchamps
at PRI
The
nurse that helps the terminally ill starve themselves to death – from Nick
Tabor at the Daily Beast
Top funeral song in
England? It’s Monty Python’s “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” – via
the BBC
DEATH
Psychological
therapy for the terminally ill – using LSD – via Eric W. Dolan at PsyPost
Death
with Dignity bill in progress in Colorado – from Ryan Haarer at 9News
University students
learn mortuary science – from Nicholas Moffitt at the Daily Iowan
Awareness
of death as motivator, sure. But to have your estimated date of death posted on
Google Calendar? Um. – via David Zax at Fast Company
MOURNING
Mourning a
friend – from Kathy Hamilton at Today’s Zaman
The
decline of mourning – a historical survey – via the Art of Mourning
Glenda
Toma of Forbes reviews
“Death Becomes Her” exhibit at the Met
It’s
never too early to mourn Kim Jong Il! – from Choi Song Min at the Daily NK
FUNERALS
How
much does a funeral cost? – by Selena Maranjian at the Motley Fool; also,
see her
take on pre-paid funeral plans
Now
there’s a mobile mortuary – via Grace White of KHOU
Gene
Weingarten goes to Ben Bradlee’s funeral, acts not too silly – from the
pages of the Washington Post
END-OF-LIFE
Hospice
enrollments lead to better health, longer lifespans, and lower costs – via Paula
Span at the New York Times
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