Monday, November 19, 2012

Elliott Stein

Journalist and historian, focused especially on film -- via Gay City News.


Iurie Darie

Actor -- via foxcrawl.com.

Charles Stalnaker

Actor -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com

Ray Zone

The "king of 3D" -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Roger Hammond

Actor -- via The Guardian.

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."