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.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Raphael D. Silver
Film producer -- via cleveland.com. Best known for the trilogy of films made with his wife, director Joan Micklin Silver -- "Hester Street," "Between the Lines," and "Crossing Delancey."
Campbell Armstrong aka Campbell Black aka Thomas Altman
Novelist, playwright, and memoirist -- via campbellarmstrong.com.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Annette Funicello
Actress, singer, Mickey Mouse Club member -- via the New York Times. An icon of the squeaky-clean late '50s and early '60s, she will be best remembered for her "beach films" with male heartthrobs of the day. Later, she developed multiple sclerosis, and became a spokesperson and activist on behalf of those with the disease.
Ralph Ballantine
Illustrator and artist -- via storify.com. He created, among other icons, Tony the Tiger, Charlie the Tuna, and the Good Hands of Allstate.
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