Saturday, December 5, 2015

Marilia Pera

Actress -- via O Globo.







Wayne Bickerton

Songwriter and music producer --via PRS for Music. AKA Arthur Ronald Bickerton.

Yoka Berretty

Actress -- via de Volkskrant.

Shigeru Mizuki

Manga artist -- via the Japan Times.

Albert D'Annibale

Friday, December 4, 2015

Robert Loggia

Actor and director -- via Variety. AKA Salvatore Loggia. A great meat-and-potatoes actor who could do funny, serious, adventure, whatever you needed. Great in films such as "Jagged Edge," De Palma's "Scarface," and "Big."













Thursday, December 3, 2015

Anthony Valentine

Actor -- via the Guardian.

John "Cha Cha" Ciarcia

Al Markim

Markim at right in photo.
Actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Played Astro on "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet."

Vidonne Sherri Tsamis

Actress -- via Lensing Funeral. AKA Vidonne Sayre Linn. 

Kerry Casey

Actor, writer, director, and teacher -- via the Sydney Morning Herald.


Gabriele Ferzettti

Actor -- via Variety. Best known for his work in films such as "L'Avventura," "Once Upon a Time in the West," "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," "The Night Porter," and "I Am Love."




Arthur Brooks

Vocalist with the Impressions -- via the Chattanooga Free Press.

Warren Miller

Rockabilly singer -- via legacy.com. AKA Cris Kevin.



Eldar Ryazanov

Director and screenwriter -- via the New York Times.

Joseph Silverstein

Violinist and conductor -- via the Forward.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Norman C. Pickering

Engineer, inventor, and musician -- via the New York Times. A polymath who did much; he improved music playback technology to an amazing degree!

Robert Burton 'Mack' McCormick

Folklorist, blues expert and researcher -- via the New York Times.


Ronnie Bright

Ken Johnson

Former MLB pitcher -- via Yahoo Sports. The only pitcher ever to pitch a nine-inning shutout ad still lose the game.


Jan Monrad

Entertainer -- via fyens.dk.

Cynthia Robinson

Trumpeter and vocalist -- via the New York Times.

Trumpet Pt.1 from 10500flz on Vimeo.

Setsuko Hara

One of film's greatest actresses -- via the New York Times. AKA Masae Aida. Best known for her work with Ozu ("Tokyo Story," "Late Spring"), and with Kurosawa ("No Regrets for Our Youth," "The Idiot") and Naruse ("Repast").



David Canary

Actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Elmo Williams

Rex Reason

Actor -- via the New York Times.