Thursday, May 26, 2011

William Kloefkorn

Poet and educator -- via the Omaha World-Herald.

Stephen De Staebler

Sculptor -- via the Philadelphia Inquirer.

John Cigna

Radio host -- via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Delphine McClellan

Activist -- via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Sid Cutter

Founder of the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta -- via KASA.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Leonard Kastle

Opera composer and film director -- via the New York Times. His single film is a classic -- the low-budget, compelling and critically acclaimed "The Honeymoon Killers."

Bob Gould

Bookseller -- via the Sydney Morning Herald.

Kathy Kirby

Singer -- via the Telegraph.

Paul Splittorff

Long-time pitcher and broadcaster for the Kansas City Royals -- via the Kansas City Star.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Walter Soboleff

Tribal leader, minister and activist -- via Alaska Dispatch.

Dick Wimmer

Writer and educator -- via the L.A. Times. He holds the distinction of being the most-rejected published novelist in history. His first novel was rejected 162 times. Way to hang in there, Dick!

Jim Pyburn

Long-time assistant coach in college football, he played outfield for the Orioles for three seasons -- via the Daily Journal.

Dagmar E. Burbriski

"Community activist, commentator, columnist, radio host, gadfly and energetic proponent of civic engagement" -- via iberkshires.com. She must have been quite a character -- she inspired another remembrance here in the Berkshire Eagle.

Willard S. Boyle

Physicist and inventor -- via the L.A. Times. He co-created the charge-coupled device, the basis of all digital imaging.

Ron Bone

Artist -- via the Guardian.

Marian Pankowski

Writer, critic and translator -- via the Guardian.

Michael Ward

Photographer -- via the Guardian.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Donald Krim

President of Kino International -- via the New York Times. His taste and sense of the possible made Kino one of the primary sources of endangered and esoteric films. He worked with Wong Kar-Wai, Haneke and Gitai. He issued the definitive Keaton and Fairbanks restorations -- he saved "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," "The Last Laugh" and "Metropolis." Kino distributes Klimov's wrenching 1985 "Come and See," Tartovsky's "Stalker," the bewitching 1935 "She," "Fantomas." Thank you, sir!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Bill Hunter

Actor -- via ABC News. A sterling example of the Australian regular guy in film. "Muriel's Wedding," "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," "Gallipoli," "Strictly Ballroom," . . .

Friday, May 20, 2011

"Macho Man" Randy Savage aka Randall Mario Poffo

Professional wrestler, actor and spokesperson for Slim Jims -- via the L.A. Times.

Anton Hammerl

Photojournalist -- via the Atlantic. He was killed on April 5; those who witnessed his death were imprisoned by the Libyan government until two days ago.