Sunday, March 24, 2013

Allan Lindsay "Chopper" McKinnon

Broadcaster -- via msn.com.



Bebo Valdes

Pianist -- via the Miami Herald.





Walt Bodine

Broadcaster -- via the Kansas City Star.

Pat Keen

Actress -- via the Guardian.

Eddie Bond

Songwriter, performer, and producer -- via wreg.com.




Tom Fujimoto

Cultural leader -- via the Sacramento Bee.

'Dangerous' Dan Toler

Guitarist best known for his work with the Allman Brothers -- via spinner.com.

Willy Rizzo

Photographer -- via the Telegraph.

Pat Derby

Animal trainer turned animal activist -- via the L.A. Times.

Randy Runyon



Clown -- via the L.A. Times.

Olivier Voisin

Photojournalist -- via beforeitsnews.com.

Maria Trevino

Restaurateur -- via mysanantonio.com.

Lanier Grieg

Keyboardist; original member of ZZ Top -- via tigerdroppings.com.

Keiko Fukada

Martial arts master -- via the New York Times.

Barnaby Conrad

Artist, writer, bullfighter, nightclub owner, and much more -- via the New York Times.

Eric Ericson

Masterful choral conductor and teacher -- via artsjournal.com.





Martin Evans

Scholar; expert on John Milton -- via news.stanford.edu.

Goldie Harvey aka Susan Filani

Singer -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Bill Eadington

Economist and gambling expert -- via the New York Times.

Richard L. Murphy

Youth commissioner -- via the New York Times.

Derek Watkins

Trumpeter par excellence; performed on every Bond score since the beginning, to date -- via the Telegraph.



Bud Palmer aka John Shove Flynn

Pioneer of the jump shot, and sportscaster -- via the New York Times. He famously called the Billy Mills Olympic victory in the 10,000 meters in 1964.








George Lowe

Mountaineer, explorer, teacher, film director -- via the Christian Science Monitor.

Joe Weider

Bodybuilding and fitness entrepreneur -- via the New York Times.

Chinua Achebe

Revolutionary master of words: novelist, poet, teacher, and critic -- via the New York Times.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

George Francis "Shadow" Morton

Songwriter and producer -- via the New York Times. He also started the Shangri-Las, and produced JAnis Ian, Vanilla Fudge, and the New York Dolls. His big hits: "Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)" and "Leader of the Pack."






W. Watts "Buck" Biggers

Writer, novelist, and TV animation writer, director, producer; the creator of Underdog, as well as "King Leonardo and his Short Subjects," Tennessee Tuxedo, Commander McBragg, Klondike Kat, and Tooter the Turtle -- via the New York Times.












John Ammonds

TV producer and director -- via the Guardian.

Ann Betz Walko

Poet and playwright -- via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Irving Goldberg

Amtrak trip narrator: docent -- via the Sacramento Bee.


Rise Stevens aka Rise Steenberg

The leading mezzo of her day; one of the ultimate Carmens -- via the New York Times.







Manuel Rojas

Restaurateur -- via the L.A. Times. Creator of the delicious and enormous Manuel's Special and Hollenbeck burritos!

Bill Frueh

Social worker -- via the Times Union.


Ronald Dworkin

Philosopher of law -- via the Guardian.

Bob Godfrey

The godfather of British animation -- via the Telegraph.

Joan Tyers

Community activist and peace campaigner -- via the Guardian.


Harry Reems aka Herbert Streicher

Former porn star -- via the New York Times. Not really into celebrating that part of his life; in fact, he got sober and turned his life around.


Tim Hampton

Film producer -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Michael Rhodes

Baritone and vocal coach -- via the Ottowa Citizen.

Helen Kutsher

Hotelier -- via the Wall Street Journal.

Fran Warren aka Frances Wolfe

Singer and actress -- via the Christian Science Monitor.