Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Mel Smith


Actor, writer, and director; best remembered in America for his role as The Albino in "the Princess Bride" -- via the Guardian.


Matt Batts

Former MLB catcher -- via the Boston Globe.

Dennis Farina

Police detective, and actor -- via the New York Times.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Page Morton Black

Singer; best known for her iconic rendition of the "Chock Full O'Nuts" jingle -- via the New York Times.



Here's Miss Morton in one of the world's most disturbing commercials --

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.