Customs officer, and mighty charity worker -- via the Toronto Star.
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 19, 2013
Anne Valery
Writer, best remembered for her World War II TV drama "Tenko." According to her Guardian obit she did the following: "training for war combat, working in army intelligence, being a doyenne of the Fitzrovia literary set in postwar London, modelling on Paris catwalks, working as an actor, television presenter and cabaret performer, and running a junk shop on the Portobello Road, she finally found her vocation as a scriptwriter."
Hedda Bolgar
Psychoanalyst -- via the L.A. Times. She attended Freud's lectures; she escaped the Nazis; she was working until last week. Amazing!
Friday, May 17, 2013
Christine L. White
Actress -- via legacy.com. She was James Dean's girlfriend while they lived in New York; her best-remembered role is probably that of William Shatner's character's wife in the "Twilight Zone" episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet."
"The Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" - 1963 Version from Dylan JamesT on Vimeo.
"The Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" - 1963 Version from Dylan JamesT on Vimeo.
Peter Worthington
Journalist -- via the Toronto Sun. Here's his self-composed obituary, which is comprehensive and lengthy -- but he is beyond the reach of editors now! A satisfying last word on his own life.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Fred White
Long-time broadcaster for the Royals -- via the Kansas City Star. He was there for the miracle Highway 70 Series in 75!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Joyce Brothers
The first "television psychologist" -- via the New York Times. She came to fame as one of the few contestants to legitimately win "The $64,000 Question," as an expert on boxing; she later became the first female boxing commentator. Her camera-friendly manner made her an informed, kindly, unintimidating symbol for psychologists everywhere.
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