Friday, November 16, 2012

Martin Fay

Fiddler and co-founder of The Chieftains -- via the New York Times.



Lucille Bliss

Voice actress; best known for her portrayal of Crusader Rabbit an Smurfette -- via the L.A. Times.



Richard Robbins

Film composer -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Back-to-back Oscar noms for the scores to "Howards End" and "Remains of the Day."



Isaiah Sheffer

Founder of Symphony Space -- via the New York Times.

David Blicker

A guy who did good for others -- via the Sacramento Bee.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Chen Zude

Master of strategy game Go -- via the American Go Association.


Donald Gruender aka Raw Don

Musician -- via the Sheboygan Express.


Bill Tarmey

Actor, singer, and writer -- via the Telegraph. Best known for his long-running portrayal of Jack Duckworth on the British series "Coronation Street."

Robert W. Castle Jr.

Activist priest -- via the New York Times. He was the subject of Jonathan Demme's documentary "Cousin Bobby"; he later made some acting appearances in Demme's and others' films.

Roger Wood

Newspaper editor -- via the New York Times. At the New York Post, he coined the immortal front-page headline, "Headless Body in Topless Bar."



Monday, November 12, 2012

Gyan Singh

Bassist -- via the Times of India.

Frank Peppiatt

TV producer and writer; co-creator of "Hee Haw" -- via the L.A. Times.


Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.

Science fiction writer - via sfwa.org.

Sattar Beheshti

Rights activist and blogger -- via the BBC.

Mac Ahlberg

Director and cinematographer -- via Variety. Directed several Danish "erotic classics," most notably 1965's "I, A Woman."