Usher for the Orioles; originator of the "Zillbilly" dance during the 7th inning stretch at Camden Yards -- via the Baltimore Sun.
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.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Lillian Leach Boyd
Singer; final surviving member of the proto-doo wop group The Mellows -- via the New York Daily News.
Ben Pleasants
Poet and playwright; spearheaded the resurgence of interest in Colorado writer John Fante -- via the L.A. Times.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Deanna Durbin aka Edna Mae Durbin
Youthful singing sensation and actress -- via the New York Times. Her precocious vocal talents and sweet, wholesome screen image made her popular -- so much so that she is said to have saved Universal Pictures after their string of 1930s horror films lost momentum. When she got older, she quit the biz and lived happily ever after!
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