Saturday, July 30, 2011

Milly Del Rubio

The last of the performing Del Rubio triplets -- via alleewillis.com.

Rick Kaminski

Vendor -- via the Seattle Times. The beloved "Peanut Man"!

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Hideki Irabu

Former MLB pitcher -- via TMZ.

Polly Platt

Excellent screenwriter ("Pretty Baby"), production designer ("The Last Picture Show," "Paper Moon," "Terms of Endearment"), and producer ("Broadcast News", "Say Anything...", "Bottle Rocket") -- via the L.A. Times.

Tim Smooth

Rapper -- via the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Christopher "Chip" Mayer

Actor -- via tv.msn.com.

Akhyuk Rinpoche, Jamyang Lungtok Gyaltsen aka Drubwang Lungtok Gyatso

Meditation master -- via the Huffington Post.

James C. Klingensmith

Klingensmith's iconic photo of Bill Mazeroski.
Photographer -- via the Westport News. Best known for his famous photo of Bill Mazeroski's celebratory run around the bases after his walk-off, game-winning homer in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

David Pawlyn

Organ builder and preservationist -- via the Telegraph.

Simon Bond

Cartoonist and illustrator -- via the Independent.

Mike Palm

Relief pitcher -- via legacy.com.

Gilbert "Magu" Lujan

Artist -- via KPCC.

Ravichandran

Actor -- via the Times of India.

Frank Foster

Jazz master -- via the New York Times. Played sax with Basie; great composer, magnificent arranger.

Monica Bosei and Trond Berntsen

Two who gave their lives trying to stop the Utoya, Norway killer -- via Al Jazeera. Let their names stand for all those who did the right thing. If you look at the video posted below, it will show you just a few of those who were murdered. Nothing can ever justify the taking of these young lives.

Joe Arroyo

Composer and singer, salsa great -- via USA Today.

Margaret Olley

Artist and arts patron -- via the BBC.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Bob Trendler

Bandleader -- via the Chicago Tribune. He led the WGN Orchestra and Bozo's Big Top Band.

Helen Beverley

Actress -- via Playbill.

Dan Peek

Songwriter and musician -- via Billboard.Co-founder of the band America.

Gloria Sawai

Writer -- via the CBC.

Fran Landesman

Lyricist, songwriter, poet and performer -- via the Telegraph. She wrote the lyrics for "Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most."

Monday, July 25, 2011

G.D. Spradlin aka Gervase Duan Spradlin

Top-notch character actor -- via the L.A. Times. His best performances? The corrupt Senator in "Godfather II," and the officer who sends Martin Sheen on his mission in "Apocalypse Now."

Paul Bagge

Good Samaritan -- via MassLive.com. He died defending a woman from harassment.

Greg Poe

Stunt pilot -- via the AOPA.

Ifti Nasim

Poet, radio host and gay rights activist -- via the Chicago Sun-Times.

George Ramos

Journalist and mentor -- via the L.A. Times.

Michael Cakoyannis aka Mihalis Kakogiannis

Director/writer in film and theater -- via ekathimerini.com. He is best known for directing "Zorba the Greek"; lest he be remembered as a one-hit wonder, he directed other fine film adaptations of plays such as "Iphigenia," "The Trojan Women" and "The Cherry Orchard."


Linda Christian aka Blanca Rosa Welter

Actress -- via Yahoo News.

Tom Aldredge

Actor -- via the TheaterMania.

Hyman Bookbinder

Activist, lobbyist and writer for Jewish and social action causes -- via the Washington Post.

Brian Vallee

Journalist, author and activist against domestic violence -- via the Nova Scotia Chronicle Herald.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Herb Tanney

Herb Tanney (left) and Blake Edwards on the set of "Blind Date."
Doctor and actor -- via legacy.com. A friend and doctor to film director Blake Edwards, he appeared in many of his films.

Jean Hartley

Publisher -- via the Guardian.

Dale Pontius

Political science professor and social activist -- via the Chicago Sun-Times. He heckled Joseph McCarthy.

Elliot Handler

Toymaker -- via the Washington Post. He invented Hot Wheels, and named the Barbie doll.

Jennifer Linn

Fundraiser -- via bloomberg.com.