Sunday, April 29, 2012

Bob Smith

Orthodontist and inventor of ski goggles -- via the Associated Press.

Joshua Micheal McMahon

A free spirit -- via the Ponca City News.

Louis le Brocquy

Artist -- via the Guardian.


Amos Vogel aka Amos Vogelbaum

Cineaste, film society director, co-founder of the New York Film Festival, and writer of the great text "Film as a Subversive Art" -- via the New York Times. "The commercialization of art and entertainment is a negative factor in human development," he said.

Randy Purcell

Trombonist -- via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Doris Betts

Writer -- via the New York Times.

Nicholas King

Actor and writer; he helped preserve one of the great monuments of folk art, the Watts Towers -- via the L.A. Times.

Chris Ethridge

Bassist and songwriter; co-founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers -- via the L.A. Times.





Friday, April 27, 2012

Bill "Moose" Skowron

Stellar first baseman -- via the New York Daily News. An eight-time All-Star and a member of five World Series-winning teams -- he hit 211 homers during the course of his career.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Paul Bogart aka Paul Bogoff

Emmy-winning television and film director -- via the New York Times. A master of live television and the situation comedy; also directed one of my favorite filmed performances of all time, Hal Holbrook's "Mark Twain Tonight!"



Dom Valentino

Sportscaster -- via the New York Times.

Anne Drew

Filmmaker -- via IndieWire.

Herbert Maurice William 'Bert' Weedon

Guitarist -- via the BBC.

Jack Ashley aka Lord Ashley

Politician who actually did good things! -- via the Independent.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Howard Mansfield III: "When no one comes to mourn"

Great story by Melanie Creamer about one man who had no mourners, no obituary and no headstone -- via the Portland Press-Herald.


Grant Tilly

Actor -- via stuff.co.nz.

Barry Cahill

Actor -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.


Ritchie Teeter

Rock drummer -- via Dangerous Minds. He played most notably with The Dictators and Twisted Sister.

Karyn Kay

Teacher, writer and filmmaker -- via CBS News.

David Holtzman

Gay activist -- via vancouverdesi.com.