Monday, January 16, 2012

Reginald Hill

Crime novelist -- via the Telegraph.

Charlie Collins

Musician -- via CMT.

Eleanor Ross Taylor

Poet -- via the Washington Post.

Elia S. Parsons

Co-author of "The Mother's Almanac" -- via the Washington Post.

Byron Donzis

Inventor -- via the Washington Post.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Richard Threlkeld

Journalist -- via the Washington Post.

Ion Oita

Restaurateur -- via the Washington Post. The highly-lauded "meatball king" of Romania.

Mary Ellen Avery

Medical researcher -- via the New York Times. It is estimated that her insights into respiratory distress syndrome have to date saved nearly a million premature infants' lives.

Ruth Fernandez

Singer -- via the New York Times.

Richard Alf

Co-founder of Comic-Con -- via Yahoo News.

From PBS: "Fantasy Coffins in Ghana"

Death rites in this African nation are elaborate and costly, but an important social and cultural activity -- via PBS.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Viriato Sencion

Writer -- via repeatingislands.com.

Sizanempi Nxusa

Bassist - via The Citizen.

Israel Baker

Violinist -- via the L.A. Times.

Denise Darcel

Actress -- via the New York Times.

Joey "Fingers" Lombard

Bassist -- via noisecreep.com.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Louise Serpa

Photographer -- via kvoa.com.

Lowell Randall

Pioneering rocket scientist -- via the Washington Post. Never went to college; got a job with Robert Goddard as a flight engineer while he was laying carpet in his home.

Johnny Silvo

Folk and blues singer -- via the Guardian.

Tony Fell

Music publisher -- via the Telegraph.

Harry Fowler

Memorable British character actor -- via the Guardian.

Hideaki Nitani

Actor -- via the Japan Times. Appeared in films such as "Tokyo Drifter," "Underworld Beauty" -- and "Frankenstein Conquers the World"!

Carlock Stooksbury

Folk musician -- via knoxnews.com.

John Celardo

Comic book artist -- via newsfromme.com.

Vivi Friedman

Film director -- via finntimes.com.

Amit Saigal aka Papa Rock

Rocker, promoter, publisher -- via the Hindustan Times.