Monday, September 23, 2013

Amidou aka Mohammed Hamidou Benmessaoud

Actor -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Johnny Laboriel

Rock 'n' roller -- via the L.A. Times.



Pavlos Fyssas

Anti-fascist rapper -- via the Daily Mail.

Rafael Corkidi

Cinematographer, director, and screenwriter -- via correcamara.com. Responsible for the look of all early Jodorowsky films.






Ken Norton

Boxer -- via the New York Times. One of only two men to beat Ali straight up.

Lindsay Cooper

Bassoonist and oboist; composer; political activist -- via tinymixtapes.com.





Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Literary critic -- via the New York Times.


John Wright

Master of the mouth harp -- via the Guardian.


Roger Pope

Drummer -- via ultimateclassicrock.com.

Jimmy Ponder

Jazz guitarist -- via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Richard Sarafian

Director and actor; crafted the immortal cult film "Vanishing Point" -- via the L.A. Times. Did tons of TV, including the very scary "Living Doll" episode of "The Twilight Zone":

http://www.hulu.com/watch/440807

But really triumphed with the head-scratching symbolism and weirdness of both "Vanishing Point," in which speed-freak Barry Newman as Kowalski bets his dealer that he can drive a '70 Dodge Cahllenger from Denver to L.A. in 15 hours. On the way, guided by blind deejay Little Super Soul (Cleavon Little), he meets religious freaks, weirdo hitchhikers, a naked lad on a motorcycle, and much more.



Not to mention the extremely stilted religious allegory "Man in the Wilderness" (pardon the Spanish overdub):



What a nut! I love him.

Jackie Lomax

Singer and guitarist -- via the New York Times.



Louise Currie

Actress -- at wellesnet.com.



Prince Jazzbo aka Linval Carter

Reggae performer and producer -- via the Miami Herald.



Jimmy Herman

Actor -- via the Edmonton Journal.

Frank Tripucka

Former football player; the first quarterback of the Denver Broncos -- via the New York Times.

Otto Sander

Actor -- via the Guardian.



Don Nelson

Screenwriter -- via the L.A. Times.

Cal Worthington

Car dealer -- via the New York Times. He just wanted to fly.

Lyn Peters

Actress -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Reiko Douglas aka Reiko Hashimoto

Dancer, actress, and comedian -- via the New York Times.

Shalom Yoran aka Selim Sznycer

Resistance fighter and memoirist -- via the New York Times.

Lee Tanner

Photographer -- via the New York Times.


Bill Wallis

Actor -- vi the Guardian.

Lansing Lamont

Journalist and writer -- via the New York Times.