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.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
John Jarvis
Film editor with a sure comic touch -- via the Guardian. He worked on Jones and Palin's brilliant "Ripping Yarns" TV series.
Bill Varney
Oscar-winning sound mixer -- via the Hollywood Reporter. He was amazing -- additionally, he worked with Walter Murch to restore the definitive cut of Orson Welles' "Touch of Evil."
Thoger Birkeland
Writer -- via the Dagbladet. One of his many awards was Den danske boghandlermedhjælperforenings børnebogspris -- which sounds mighty impressive.
Vicki Scarlett
"Librarian, socialist, feminist, yoga teacher and campaigner for social justice" -- via Organized Rage and the Guardian. She also volunteered at the Globe Theatre.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Jamyang Jinpa
Buddhist monk -- via AFP. It is alleged that he died as a long-term result of being severely tortured after being arrested for protesting Chinese violations of Tibetan human rights in 2008.
Mandi Schwartz
Hockey player -- via Yahoo Sports. Her struggle with leukemia inspired thousands to register as bone marrow donors.
Dennis Maitland
Sound mixer and engineer -- via the Hollywood Reporter. He pioneered the use of both wireless mics and EQ in film sound production.
Thomas Anthony Starr aka the Duke of Broadway
Restaurateur and firefighter -- via the Winnipeg Free Press.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Iakovos Kambanellis
Playwright and screenwriter -- via the Guardian. His poetic cycle "Mauthausen" memorializes his suffering in a German concentration camp in World War II -- a non-Jew himself, he stayed until the last Jew could leave it.
Tom Silverio aka Tomás Roberto Silverio Veloz
Outfielder for the California Angels -- via almomento.net.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Ulli Beier
Editor, writer and scholar - via the Nigerian Times. He helped to publicize and promote the cultures of both Nigeria and Papua New Guinea.
Claude Stanush
Journalist, writer and screenwriter -- via the San Antonio Express. One of his stories for Life magazine inspired the film "The Lusty Men"; many years later, he wrote the screenplay for "The Newton Boys." Given the number of affectionate tributes to him, he did a lot of good and affected many lives in a positive manner!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Stanley Bogdan
Craftsman -- via the Nashua Telegraph. For decades, he hand-created the finest fly-fishing reels in the world.
Paul Baxley
Stuntman, stunt coordinator and director -- via Memory Alpha. He worked extensively in such TV series as "Star Trek," "The Dukes of Hazzard," and many others; prior to that, he worked on dozens of feature films.
Dino Anagnost
Conductor and music director of the Little Orchestra Society of New York -- via Theater Mania.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Eddie Snyder
Songwriter -- via the Telegraph. He specialized in writing lyrics for tunes by other composers -- as was the case with "Strangers in the Night," his biggest hit. He also wrote the words to "Spanish Eyes."
Harley Allen
Country and bluegrass singer and songwriter -- via the Dayton Daily News. A Grammy winner for his work on "O Brother Where Art Thou?"
Donald Pass
Artist -- via the Guardian. In 1969, he had an ecstatic vision that he worked from for the rest of his career.
John Steane
Musicologist and music writer -- via the Guardian. An expert on opera and vocal music, he wrote extensively on these topics -- most importantly, he did so in an engaging and lively manner.
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