Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Jeanne Manford

Gay rights activist -- via the New York Times.

Harvey Shapiro

Poet and editor -- via the New York Times.

Enrique Meneses

Photojournalist -- via the Telegraph.


Hal Draper

Actor and comedian -- via limpingchicken.com.


Tingye Li

Scientist who pioneered laser development -- via the Telegraph.

Alexander Leaf aka Alexander Livshitz

Physician and research scientist -- via the New York Times.

Klemens von Klemperer

Historian -- via the Independent.


Freddy E. Buhl aka Freddy E.

Rapper -- via the New York Daily News.


Edward P. Melia

Pediatrician and public health official -- via the Sacramento Bee. He worked hard to get quality health care to the poor, especially children and pregnant women.

Suheil al-Ali

Broadcast journalist -- via sana-syria.com.

Lord Nickens

Civil rights activist -- via the Fredrick, MD News Post.

Frank P. Caputo aka Frank Christian

Guitarist and songwriter -- via legacy.com.

Tony Lip aka Frank Anthony Vallelonga

Actor -- via the New York Times.


Bisi Komolafe

Actress -- via nigeriafilms.com.

Daphne Oxenford

Actress -- via the Guardian.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Michael Winner

Director -- via the L.A. Times. He will be best remembered for his "Death Wish" films, and other efforts with Charles Bronson.


Sunday, January 20, 2013

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Stan Musial aka Stan the Man

Legendary baseball player -- via CBS Sports. My grandpa's favorite player -- a big hero!






Earl Weaver

Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles -- via the Baltimore Sun. A brilliant, exciting, and funny leader whose strategic gifts were off the charts. Known for his gruff behavior, constant conflicts with umpires, and flamboyant and obscene patter. Thrown out of a record 91 major league games.






Thursday, January 17, 2013

Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips aka Abigail Van Buren aka Dear Abby

Advice columnist -- via the Denver Post. From 1956 to 1987, she wrote her immensely popular feature; from 1987 to 2002 she shared writing duties with her daughter Jeanne, who nows pens it. Abby's twin sister, by the way, had her own column -- as Ann Landers.




Vivian Brown

Vivian's on the right.
With her twin Marian, a bon vivant and living San Francisco landmark -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.

John Forte

Research physiologist who helped "cure" ulcers -- via newcenter.berkeley.edu.

Jorge Seladron

Artist; creator of the Escadaria Selaron in Rio de Janiero -- via the BBC.

Gigi Gianuzzi aka Luigi Gianuzzi

Publisher of great photographic books -- via the Guardian.


Rex Trailer

TV host, kids' idol, and recording star -- via boston.com.



Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Gerda Lerner

Historian -- via the New York Times.

J.B. Holdren aka Bardo the Clown

Clown, artist, and sign painter -- via the Kansas City Star.

Miles Austrevich

Cancer victim who inspired Jokes4Miles.com -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Director and actor -- via the New York Times.

Charles Chilton

Radio producer and writer -- via the Guardian. One of the great geniuses of sound narrative, hew produced the groundbreaking "Journey Into Space" in 1953, as well as a program that later ecame "Oh What a Lovely War."

Conrad Bain

Actor -- via Fox News. He will be best remembered for his prominent roles on TV sitcoms such as "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Maude."

Geza Koroknay

Actor -- via nepszava.hu.

Karel Caslavsky

Film historian and TV host -- via Radio Prague.

Philip Coppens

Author and commentator on the strange -- via inquisitr.com.

Velta Line

Actress -- via diena.lv/kd. Best remembered for her role as the Tsarina in Klimov's "Agony."

Jean Topart

Actor and voice artist; the "voice of French television" -- via laparisien.fr.