Thursday, April 25, 2013

Richard Brooker

Stuntman and actor -- via dreadcentral.com. The first to wear the hockey mask as the iconic killer Jason in "Friday the 13th Part III."




Andy Johns

Sound engineer -- via the Guardian. A genius who put together many classic albums, inlcuding Zeppelin's fourth, and "Exile on Main Street." Nice.

Jean Sincere "Sinny" Zambello

Actress -- via Broadway World.


Roy Cox Jr

Bassist in the psychedelic rock band Bubble Puppy -- via caller.com.




Slawek “Mortifier” Archangielskij

Bassist for the death metal band Hate -- via metalinsider.net.


Enzo Toppano

Accordionist -- via the Daily Telegraph.

Piero de Palma

Tenor; one of the great comprimarios -- a master of supporting roles. He had about 200 at his command, and appears on more than 150 recordings. Via Opera Click.

‘Saint Mark’ Wegener

Deli owner -- via The Australian.

Phil Kilbourne

Actor -- via the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Robert Remini

Historian; expert on Andrew Jackson -- via the New York Times.

Jim Mees

Emmy-winning set decorator -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Regina Bianchi

Actress -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Noboru Yamaguchi

Novelist and game writer -- via Anime News Network.

Harry Johnson aka Harry J

Reggae musician and producer -- via Billboard. He is credited with producing the first reggae single, the Beltones' 1968 "No More Heartaches." He went on to help craft some of the genre's best work, including the first four Wailers albums,  "Liquidator," the successful cover of "Young, Gifted and Black," and projects with the Heptones,  the Melodians, Burning Spear, and many more.







Ho Kieng

Actor and poet -- via vietnamnet.vn.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Robert G. Smith

Former MLB pitcher -- via legacy.com.

Peter Scott aka Peter Craig Gulston

King of the cat burglars -- via the Guardian.

Dorothy Taubman

Piano teacher and therapist -- via the New York Times.

Myriam Palacios

Actress -- via emol.com.

Peter Walsh

Classical scholar -- via the Telegraph.

Chrissy Amphlett

Vocalist with the Divinyls -- via the L.A. Times.

Bob Clarke

Illustrator best known for his work with Mad magazine -- via delawareonline.com.


Tomas Pico

Actor and director -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Helena Carroll

Actress -- via the New York Times.


Basil Coleman

Stage, opera, and TV director; actor and teacher -- via the Guardian. He helmed the first productions of Britten's "Billy Budd," Gloriana," and "The Turn of the Screw."




Allan Arbus

Actor and photographer -- via the New York Times. He started as a fashion photographer, working in tandem with his then-wife, Diane. He later quit that profession and started acting, essaying a number of good roles, particularly that of Dr. Freedman on the TV series "M.A.S.H."





John "Johnny V" Mills

Blues guitarist -- via the Vancouver Sun.






Franco Califano

Lyricist, songwriter, singer, actor, and author -- via La Repubblica.





Brian Ackland-Snow

Film production designer; Oscar-winner for "A Room with a View" -- via the Times of London.

Valery Zolotukhin

Actor and director -- via english.ruvr.ru.

Clive Graeme Miles

Songwriter, poet, and artist -- via gazettelive.co.uk.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Richie Havens

Folk singer and guitarist -- via the New York Times. Although he will be remembered in shorthand as "the guy who opened Woodstock," Havens was an important bridge musically, starting off in doo-wop and moving into folk and protest music, who became an icon of world music and heartfelt, impassioned covers and originals.



Carmine Infantino

Comics artist, editor, and publisher -- via the New York Times. Greatly improved the characterizations of such superheroes as The Flash, Batman, and Adam Strange co-created Deadman.


Bigas Luna

Film director -- via the Guardian.


Sara Montiel aka Maria Antonia Alejandra Abad Fernández

Singer and actress -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Huge in Europe, her three American films were "Vercruz," "Serenade," and "Run of the Arrow."

David Shears

Journalist -- via the Washington Post.

Enzo Jannacci

Singer/songwriter, actor, and comedian -- via La Repubblica.

Gus Triandos

Former MLB player -- via the Baltimore Sun.