Saturday, March 30, 2013

Richard Griffiths

Actor -- via the New York Times. A marvelous performer on stage and in film and television, he will be best remembered as Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, Uncle Monty in "Withnail and I," and Hector in "The History Boys."




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.