Thursday, July 18, 2013

Dennis Burkley

Character actor -- via the Huffington Post.

Marc Simont

Illustrator -- via the New York Times.




Laurie Frink

Trumpeter and educator -- via the New York Times.



Amar Bose

Electrical and sound engineer; inventor of advanced stereo technology; an expert in psychoacoustics -- via the Telegraph.




Senji Yamaguchi

Anti-nuclear activist and Nagasaki bombing survivor -- via the Japan Times.


PJ Torokvei (formerly Peter Torokvei)

Writer for film and TV, producer, comedian, and actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter. She wrote and ran the brilliant TV sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati," as well as for SCTV, and the screenplays for "Real Genius," "Guarding Tess," and "Back to School."


"Texas" Johnny Brown

Bluesman -- via the Houston Chronicle.



T-Model Ford aka aka James Lewis Carter Ford

Blues singer and guitarist -- via the Rolling Stone.





Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Dick Gray

Former MLB infielder; the first Dodger to hit a homer after the move to L.A. -- via dodgersblueheaven.com.

Lewis Lymon

Vocalist -- via the New York Daily News.

Anna Wing

Actress -- via the Telegraph. Best known for her role as matriarch Lou Beale in TV's "Eastenders."

Kate Woodville aka Catherine Woodville

Actress -- via The Stage. Best remembered in America for her role as Natira in an episode of the original "Star Trek" series.



Pran aka Pran Krishna Sikand

Actor -- via the Boston Globe. An outstanding villain and character actor in Indian cinema, he appeared in more than 350 films!

Friday, July 12, 2013

Elliott Reed

Actor -- via Broadway World. Best remembered as Jane Russell's boyfriend in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and as Fred MacMurray's nemesis in the original "Absent-Minded Professor" films. Worked on TV, stage, ad started in radio with the Mercury Theater.


Rick Barber

Radio talk-show host -- via the Denver Post. Rick was a 30-year fixture at KOA-AM on the overnight shift. He could and would talk to anyone about anything, with style, wit and grace.


Vince Montana Jr.

Vibraphonist, percussionist, composer, writer, arranger, and producer -- via The Key. A key member of Gamble & Huff's MFSB, and of Salsoul, one of the primary architects of The Sound of Philadelphia.





Roger LaVern aka Roger Keith Jackson aka El Lobo Plateado

Keyboardist, best known for his work with the Tornados, who had a #1 hit with 1962's "Telstar" -- via the Telegraph.

John D. Wilson

Animator and illustrator -- via the Guardian. Worked on a number of significant projects, both large and small, including "Petrouschka," "Peter Pan," "The Lady and the Tramp," commercial work with Stan Freberg, "Irma la Douce," "Grease," "Thief of Baghdad" (1940), Lean's "Great Expectations," and many more.