Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Tony Malinosky

Major league player for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers -- via ESPN.At the time of his death, he was the oldest living major-leaguer.

Bob Monks

Cartoonist and humorist -- via the CBC.

Willi Dansgaard

Paleoclimatologist -- via icenews.is.

Along Sega

Tribal chief who fought to preserve his homeland -- via the Telegraph.

Peggy Rea

Character actress -- via legacy.com. Noted for her many prominent supporting roles in TV series such as "The Dukes of Hazzard," "The Waltons," "Step by Step" and "Grace Under Fire."

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Bradley Livezey

Ornithologist -- via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Marvin Sease

Singer -- via spinningsoul.com.

Donald S. Sanford

Screenwriter -- via Legacy.com. A prolific writer for television, he also wrote the film "Midway."

Bill Foster

TV director -- via backstage.com.

Jorma Ojaharju

Writer -- via hs.fi.

Roza Baglanova

Singer -- via inform.kz.

Johannes Somary

Founder and music director of Amor Artis, acclaimed choral/orchestral ensemble -- via the New York Times.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Brian Jacques

Author of fantasy novels -- via the BBC.

Emanuel Vardi

Violist -- via the New York Times.

Per Grunden

Singer and actor -- via the Expressen.

Philipp Naegele

Violinist, violist and scholar -- via the Bennington Banner.

Art Guenther

Classical record store owner -- via Oregon Music News.

Jeff Coudriet

Gay rights activist -- via the Washington Blade.

Michael Habeck

Actor -- via westernsallitaliana.blogspot.com.

Marie Lillo

Actress -- via groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries.

Isaiah Stein

Political activist -- via the Independent.

Utpalendu Chowdhury

Folk singer -- via indiablooms.com.

Andree Chedid

Poet -- via the BBC.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Tura Satana aka Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi

Actress and force of nature -- via the Los Angeles Times. A WWII internment camp survivor, she was a nude model and exotic dancer, then an actress. Her signature role was Varla in Russ Meyer's "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" Her iconic portrayal of a blatantly sexual, violent and tough "bad girl" resonated through film history, informing many subsequent strong female characters.

Gary Moore

Blues and rock guitarist and singer -- via the Mirror. He will be best remembered for his many stints with Thin Lizzy.

Woodie Fryman aka the Fleming Flame

Outstanding journeyman left-handed pitcher in the majors -- via the Ledger Independent.

Mary Cleere Haran

Singer -- via the New York Times.

Elsa Rady

Ceramic artist -- via the Los Angeles Times.

Eddie Fowlie

Film special effects man, prop master, location scout and troubleshooter -- via Westerns All'Italiana. More on his remarkable career from the Telegraph.

Ross Merrill

Art conservator and painter -- via the Washington Post.

Geraldine Court

Actress -- via Straus News.

Omir Amiralay

Film director -- via DayPress.

Alex Napier


Bassist -- via Austin 360.

Paul Olive

Journalist, Communist Party functionary and trombonist -- via the Guardian.

Dorothy Thompson

Historian -- via the Guardian.

Tony Levin

Drummer -- via Birmingham Jazz.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Jack McGinnis

Ardent environmentalist -- via the Toronto Star. His claim to fame will be his invention of the home recycling bin -- he was known as "The Father of the Blue Box."

Joyce Sloane

Long-time producer and matriarch at Chicago's Second City -- via the Chicago Tribune.

Warren Tsuneishi

Asian expert -- via the Los Angeles Japanese Daily News.

Julius "Jay" Apt

Newspaperman -- via the Temple University School of Communications.

Jim Ayers

Long-time director the the Mill Mountain Theater -- via the Roanoke Times.

Diego Vallmitjana

Expert mountaineer, paraglider, photographer and researcher -- via the Telegraph.

Donald Carroll

Writer, publisher and agent --via the Guardian. The guiding intelligence behind the literary efforts of Quentin Crisp.

Hugh Goldie

Theater director -- via the Telegraph.

Stanislaw Michalski

Actor -- via e-teatr.pl.

John "Zeke" Gardner

An important regional baseball player -- via the Portland Press Herald. In the uncertain economic times of the Great Depression, he chose to work in business and raise a family rather than try out for the major leagues.

Sidney Cipriano

Vocalist -- via clicrbs.com.br.

Isabella Cerqueira Campos

Actress -- via oglobo.com.

Eric Nichol

Humorous columnist and writer -- via the Times Colonist.

Defne Joy Foster

Actress and VJ -- via Hurriet Daily News.

Armando Chin Yong

Operatic tenor -- via www.sinchew.com.my.

Daniela Castelo

Journalist and radio host -- via www.telam.com.ar.

Tatyana Shmyga

Singer -- via echo.msk.ru.

Mahcan Varghese

Actor and comedian -- via indieglamour.com.