Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Nicholas Courtney

Ubiquitous actor best known in the role of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in the long-running British sci-fi series, "Doctor Who" -- via The Doctor Who News Page. A beloved actor -- the Guardian.

From Morbid Anatomy: "La Santa Muerte" Doc Screening

This looks interesting: the website Morbid Anatomy discusses the upcoming screening of the documentary film "La Santa Muerte" by Eva Aridjis in Brooklyn on Feb. 24 at the Observatory at 543 Union St. http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2011/02/la-santa-muerte-saint-death-film.html

Monday, February 21, 2011

William Blanc Monroe Jr.

Journalist and moderator of "Meet the Press" -- via the Washington Post.

Perry Moore

Author, screenwriter, director and producer -- via the New York Daily News.

Syed M. Irfan

Bhopal survivor and activist -- via sify news.

Harry Fogle

Bridge worker in San Francisco was the last surviving man who worked on both the Golden Gate and Bay Bridge projects -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.

Joe Frazier

Outfielder and manager in the MLB -- via NBC Sports.

John Strauss

Composer for film and television -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Here's a different perspective from the Washington Post --

Vajna Aljinovic

Film professor -- via the Santa Fe New Mexican.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Miriam Hansen

Film scholar -- via the Chicago Tribune.

Yancy Spencer III

Surfer -- via ESPN.

Alan Shallcross

TV producer -- via the Guardian. He produced some great television, including many of the "Complete Plays of Shakespeare" series for the BBC.

Inge Laird

Poet -- via the Independent.

Maureen Lehane

Mezzo-soprano -- via the Guardian.

Eddie Joe Lewis

Singer -- via the Quad-City Times.

Brian Barritt

Writer -- via the Independent.

Cliff Dapper

Baseball player -- via signonsandiego.com. The first player ever traded for a broadcaster (at least it was Ernie Harwell).

Justinas Marcinkevicius

Poet and playwright -- via the Baltic Review.

Edgar Hetteen

The "grandfather of snowmobiling" -- via the Wall Street Journal.

Louis Balta

Social studies teacher, drive-in theater manager, Serbian music expert and radio host -- via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Omer Baumgartner

A man with an unforgettable obituary -- via Defamer.

Kathleen Nez

Potter -- via News from Indian Country.

Sidney Harth

Violinist, concertmaster and conductor -- via the Louisville Courier-Journal.

David F. Friedman

Film producer -- via the New York Times. He pioneered the "sexploitation" film and the splatter film.

Cecil Kaiser

Masterful Negro Leagues pitcher -- via boston.com.

Margaret K. McElderry

Children's book publisher -- via the New York Times.

Jigme K. Norbu

Tibetan activist -- via the Florida Times-Union.

Joanne Siegel

Model for "Superman" character Lois Lane -- via the New York Times.

Manuel Esperon

Composer and songwriter -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Oakley Hall III

Playwright, director and author -- via blog.timesunion.com.

Mato Damjanovic

Chess grandmaster -- via chessvibes.com

Masahiro Katayama

Animator -- via Anime News.

Gino Cimoli

Major league outfielder -- via the L.A. Times.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Frank Whitten

Actor -- via the Otago Daily Times.

Shoichiro Okubo

Screenwriter for live-action and anime films -- via bellaonline.com.

Rick Kulwicki

Guitarist -- via heyreverb.com.

Len Lesser

Actor in film, TV and on stage -- via Yahoo News. He may be best remembered as Uncle Leo on the TV series "Seinfeld," but his 60-year career encompassed many comic and dramatic roles.