Friday, August 30, 2013

Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi

Vocalist and music director -- via the Hindustan Times.








Mike Winters aka Michael Weinstein

Comedian, musician, businessman, and writer -- via the Guardian. Straight man to brother Bernie in their double act!





Harry Elliott

Former MLB player -- via the Wacoma Patriot.

Florin Cioaba

"King of the gypsies" -- via the Independent.

Seamus Heaney

Nobel Prize-winning poet, playwright, translator and lecturer -- via the New York Times. Known for not only his own work, but his translation of "Beowulf," which revived interest in this up-to-then painful experience of a poem.









Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Russell S. Doughten Jr.

Film producer; best known for the Christian Rapture tetralogy "A Thief in the Night" -- via the Chicago Sun-Times. Other landmarks in his career: he was the associate producer and uncredited assistant director on "The Blob," and helmed the last films of both John Carradine ("The Hostage") and Nick Adams ("Fever Heat"). Filmed these four films, seen by a purported 300 million people, in Des Moines, Carlisle, and Pella, Iowa.













Jean Kahn

Jewish leader -- via the European Jewish Press.

John Harshman

Former MLB pitcher -- via legacy.com.

Kjell Lund

Architect and songwriter -- via arkitektur.no.

Gilbert Taylor

Cinematographer -- via the New York Times. Among his creations: "A Hard Day's Night," "Dr. Strangelove," the Polanski "Macbeth," "The Omen," and "Star Wars."

Vadim Yusov

Cinematographer -- via the Guardian. Best known for his work with Tarkovsky, including "Ivan's Childhood," "Andrei Rublev," and "Solaris."



Richard Angas

Bass -- via the Telegraph. Best remembered for his titular role in the Jonathan Miller production of "The Mikado."







Lew Wood

Journalist and new anchor -- via the Huffington Post.


Marvin D. Price

Former Negro Leagues baseball player -- via the Chicago Tribune.