Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Milt Lee

Advocate for the poor and mentally ill -- via azcentral.com.

Al Ross

Cartoonist -- via the New York Times.



David L. Waltz

Pioneering computer scientist -- via the New York Times.

Irving Ludwig

Violinist, conductor and music director -- via the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Adam Briesmeister

Actor, activist and substitute teacher -- via minnesota.cbslocal.com. He died saving his friends from a house fire.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Friday, March 23, 2012

Ruby Garrett

The last madam in Butte, Montana -- via the Washington Post.

Noboru Ishiguro

Animator -- via animenewsnetwork.com.

Yuri Razuvaev

Great chess player, author and coach; historian -- via chessbase.com.

Bob Henry


TV producer and director -- via the L.A. Times. He worked on the Nat King Cole and Flip Wilson shows. Plus, he started as a standup comic and radio host, which makes me love him even more!


Steve Schofer

Bassist -- via the Sacramento Bee. A long-time member of Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers.

Robert Fuest

Director, screenwriter and production designer -- via wearemoviegeeks.com. Made his mark first as an art director on "The Avengers" TV series; later directed many of the best episodes of same. Directed both of the "Phibes" films, each a campy cult horror classic.



Bijan Chowdhury

Artist -- via the Times of India.

Andy Brown

Guitarist -- via New Zimbabwe.

Jalal Zolfonun

Setar player -- via presstv.ir.

Hanne Borchsenius

Actress -- via danskefilm.dk.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Samuel Glazer

Co-founder of Mr. Coffee; popularizer of the home drip coffee maker -- via the New York Times. God bless you, sir! I lift my cup of joe in your honor.


Mel Parnell

Former Red Sox pitcher -- via the New York Times. Most wins for a southpaw pitcher for the BoSox.


Murray Lender

Bagelmeister -- via the New York Post.

Tamas Pinter

Actor and stuntman -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Eileen McDonough

Actress -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.


Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Ulu Grosbard

Great theatrical and film director -- via the New York Times. Stage: "The Subject Was Roses," "The Investigation," "The Price," "American Buffalo," the Duvall "View from a Bridge." Film: "The Subject Was Roses," "Straight Time," "True Confessions."

Tonino Guerra

Poet, writer and screenwriter -- via en.ria.ru. He wrote more than 100 screenplays, including many classic films -- "Blow-up," "Nostalghia," "Amarcord," "Red Desert," "The 10th Victim," "L'Aventtura," "La notte," and "L'eclisse."