Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Adrian Yospe

Actor -- via teleshow.infobae.com.

Petar Krajl

Actor -- via www1.serbiancafe.com.

Ivan Martin Jirous aka Magor

Revolutionary -- poet, artistic director for groundbreaking Czech rock band The Plastic People of the Universe, and organizer of the political underground -- via azcentral.com.

Manuel Carbonell

Sculptor -- via the Miami Herald.

Shelley Hilliard

Transgendered teen -- via Queerty. Frighteningly, she seems to be only one victim in a recent rash of LGBT abuse cases.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Barbara Grier

Writer and publisher -- via the L.A. Times. Strongly advanced the cause and variety of lesbian literature in America.

Jimmy Norman

Songwriter and R & B musician -- via jimmynorman.org. His big hit was "I Don't Love You No More"; he wrote the full lyrics for Jerry Ragovoy's "Time Is on My Side."

F. Springer aka Carel Jan Schneider

Writer -- via destentor.nl.

Mito Loeffler

Guitarist -- via bebopspokenhere.blogspot.com.

Sickan Anna-Greta Carlsson

Actress and singer -- via Stockholm News. A recording star, film idol and popular figure on radio as well.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Andre Hodeir

Violinist, composer, arranger and musicologist -- via Arts Journal.

Bruno Weber

Sculptor, architect and outsider artist -- via the Telegraph.

Dolores Duffy

Actress -- via voy.com.

George Ansbro

Announcer on radio and television -- via musicradio77.com.  He was the longest-tenured employee in the history of American broadcasting -- from May 18, 1934 to January 14, 1990.

Sam Fink

Calligrapher and illustrator -- via the New York Times.

Harry Pachon

Latino scholar and activist -- via the L.A. Times.

Gordon Beck

Jazz pianist -- via Jazz News Magazine.

Reese Palmer

Vocalist -- via he Washington Post. He was the lead singer for the Marquees (one-time member? Marvin Gaye) and also sang with the Legendary Orioles. Can be heard as a backup singer, along with his group and Etta James, on Chuck Berry's "Back in the U.S.A." . . .


Thursday, November 10, 2011