Thursday, February 16, 2012

Gary "The Kid" Carter

Hall of Fame baseball player -- via Sports Illustrated. Great catcher; savior of the 1986 World Series for the Mets.





Wednesday, February 15, 2012

John Severin

Illustrator -- via Westword. Best known for his work on "Two-Fisted Tales," "Mad" and "Cracked."

Gene "Lefty" Crumling

Baseball player -- via the York Daily Record.

Don Starkell

Adventurer and author -- via the Telegraph.

Patricia Stephens Due

Civil rights activist -- via the Washington Post.

Janice Voss

Scientist and astronaut -- via the New York Times.

Monday, February 13, 2012

David Kelly

Actor -- via the Irish Times. Best known in America for his roles in "Fawlty Towers," "Waking Ned Devine," and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

Philip Bruns

Character actor -- via the Washington Post. His instantly recognizable features were put to best use on the subversive soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," where he played George Shumway.

Ronald L. Smith

Horn player and composer -- via the Miami Herald.

Michael Goodwin

Music director and conductor -- via the Sacramento Bee.

Antoni Tapies

Artist - via the New York Times.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Nello Ferrara

Candymaker -- via the New York Times. He invented Lemonheads! And Atomic FireBalls! And RedHots! And Boston Baked Beans! How cool is that?

Anil Mohile

Orchestrator and arranger for film -- via the Times of India.

Rick Behenna

Former MLB pitcher -- via the Times-Herald.

Herb Adams

White Sox outfielder -- via Legacy.com.

Bill Mardo aka William Bloom

Journalist who fought racism long before it was acceptable to do so -- via the New York Times.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Whitney Houston

Singer -- via the New York Times.

Peter Breck

Actor -- via the New York Times. Best known for his work on the TV series "The Big Valley," he was the protagonist of Samuel Fuller's "Shock Corridor" as well.


Jill Kinmont Boothe

Skiier and teacher -- via the New York Times.

Jeff Zaslow

Columnist and writer -- via the New York Times.

Silvana Gallardo

Actress, director and acting teacher -- via kentucky.com.

Ted Dicks

Composer of comic songs -- via the Guardian.