Sunday, November 25, 2012

Lawrence Guyot

Civil rights leader -- via Yahoo News.

Deborah Raffin

Actress and audiobook publisher -- via the New York Times.

Art Ginsburg aka Mr. Food

Chef and educator -- via the New York Times.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Jane Holtz Kay

Writer on the environment and architecture -- via the New York Times.


Leah Gottlieb

Swimsuit designer -- via the New York Times.

Larry Hagman aka the Mad Monk of Malibu

Actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Remembered either as a gleeful villain (J.R. in the TV drama "Dallas") or as a hapless, affable comic lead (Major Anthony Nelson in "I Dream of Jeannie"), Hagman
could actually act, as shown through his brilliant supporting performance as the translator for the U.S. President played by Henry Fonda in "Fail-Safe."

His mother was Broadway superstar Mary Martin. An epic partier, he later quit drinking alcohol and smoking (tobacco at least) and became a vegetarian.









Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Pete La Roca aka Peter Sims

Drummer -- via Jazz Times. Played with all the greats of his time -- Coltrane, Mose Allison, Farmer, McLean, Sonny Clark, Freddie Hubbard, Rollins . . .





Bonita Lynn Fields Elder

Dancer and Mouseketeer -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.

Christian Larde



Flautist -- via artsjournal.com.

Wendell D. Garrett

Antiques expert -- via the New York Times.


Billy Scott

Lead vocalist for The Prophets -- via the Washington Post.

Pete Eneh

Actor -- via allafrica.com.


Khim Maung Toe

Musician -- via irrawaddy.org.

Frode Thingnaes

Trombonist, composer, and conductor -- via nrk.no.

Howard Wallace

Gay rights and labor activist -- via bilerico.com.

Gail Harris

Former MLB player -- via tricities.com. He is the answer to a great trivia question -- he was the last person to hit a homer for the New York Giants.


Monday, November 19, 2012