Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Yash Chopra

Screenwriter, producer, and director -- via the Guardian.

Rick Chadock

Guitarist -- via ultimateclassicrock.com.



Larry Sloan

Funny-book publisher; co-creator of Mad Libs -- via the L.A. Times.

John Clive

Actor and writer -- via the Guardian. Best known for his roles in "The Italian Job," as the voice of John Lennon in "Yellow Submarine," and "A Clockwork Orange."

Mike Singleton

Writer and video game developer -- via the Guardian.

The death of David Rose, who never existed

Not "David Rose," but Hunter Dunn, who is alive and well.
A report that a 24-year-old deaf paraplegic Internet sensation had died turned into a story about impersonation, big-time fiction making, and the lure of misrepresentation -- via theCHIVE and the Huffington Post.

B.B. Cunningham

Musician, frontman, songwriter, session player, engineer and producer -- via the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Marc Swayze

Comic-book artist; first to draw Mary Marvel -- via the Monroe News-Star.


Saaichi Maruya aka Saaichi Nemura

Writer, translator, and literary critic -- via the Kyodo News.

Bretislav Pojar

Puppeteer, animator, and film director -- via awn.com.





Frank Alamo aka Jean-Francois Grandin

Singer -- via artsjournal.com.

Erik Moseholm

Bassist and composer -- via dsise.blogspot.com.



Marina Golub

Actress -- via the Moscow Times.

Bidit Lal Das

Singer, songwriter; folklorist -- via newagebd.com.



Ken Sansom

Actor and voice actor -- via the Salt Lake Tribune.


Mersad Berber

Painter -- via croatianews.com.


Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Friday, October 19, 2012

Edvard Mirzoyan

Composer -- via panarmenian.com.






Abdul Haq Ansari

Islamic scholar -- via thenewstribe.com.


Otaki Hideji

Actor -- via tokyohive.com.


Autran Dourado

Novelist -- via Folha de S. Paulo.




Gaarriye aka Mohamed Hashi Dama

Poet -- via jubbalandnews.com.

Nan Huai-Chin

Buddhist scholar -- via the China Post.

Robert Manning

Journalist, editor, and government official -- via the New York Times. A proud member of Nixon's enemies list.

Crispin Aubrey

Journalist and environmental activist -- via the Guardian.


Ahmed Ramzy

Actor -- via english.alarabiya.net.

M.S. Shinde

Film editor, notably of the 1975 classic "Sholay" -- via the Times of India. Sadly, he died for lack of attention and assistance.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Neset Ertas aka the Plectrum of the Steppe

Folk bard -- via todayszaman.com. Master of the baglama!



Eric Ives

Historian -- via historyextra.com.

Jakub Polak

Anarchist, and rights advocate -- via the Czech Press Agency.