Baseball great -- via the Sporting News.
Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Richard III aka Richard Plantagenet
Monarch -- via the BBC. This belated obituary is due to the fact that, although he died on August 22, 1485, his bones were only recently discovered, and confirmed to be his yesterday. Painted by popular culture, and the winning faction, as an unrepentant villain, he acheived immortality as the inspiration for one of Shakespeare's best-written and most compelling bad guys. If this helps anyone enjoy the Bard, it's well worth the ruckus.
"Death makes no conquest of this conqueror;
For now he lives in fame, though not in life."
"Death makes no conquest of this conqueror;
For now he lives in fame, though not in life."
Monday, February 4, 2013
James A. Boyd
Actor and voice talent -- via the New York Times. Best remembered as J. Arthur Crank in "The Electric Company."
Paul Taff
TV producer -- via legacy.com. Helped the success of both "Mister Rogers's Neighborhood" and "The French Chef."
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Edward I. Koch
Former mayor of New York City, politician, writer, character -- via the New York Times. He was the mayor when I first came to New York, so for me he will always be "Mistah Mayah." I liked him! Ed, ya did good.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
T.S. Cook
Screenwriter and producer -- via Variety. He wrote or co-wrote "The China Syndrome," "The Paper Chase," and "The Tuskegee Airmen."
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Leroy ‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner
Composer, musician, singer; leader of the Ohio Players -- via Spinner. One of the seminal bands of the era, Ohio Players were the R&B/funk band of choice when I was just the right age for that kind of thing. Does anyone remember the urban legend about "Love Rollercoaster"? We told each other that you could hear a scream during the song that was actually a murder in an adjoining sound studio that made its way onto the recording! Additionally, they produced the sexiest album covers of all time (OK, Roxy Music had some great ones as well). Listening to the music and looking at the album led us to our first stuttering steps toward uninhibited sexuality.
Patty Andrews aka Patricia Marie Andrews
Singer; the last surviving member of the Andrew Sisters -- via the L.A. Times. The trio, consisting of Maxene, Patty, and LaVerne, sold 75 million records -- in the days when that was impressive! Themselves inspired by the Boswell Sisters, they had a brassy, loud, close-harmony swoop hooked to a hip sense of rhythm. Patty was the youngest, and the lead singer.
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