Sunday, December 8, 2013

Barry Jackson

Actor -- via the Telegraph.


Edouard Molinaro

Filmmaker -- via the L.A. Times. Best known for making "La Cge aux Folles"!

Kate Williamson

Actress -- via ABC.


Ruth F. Boorstin

Writer and editor -- via the Washington Post.


Stan Tracey

Pianist -- via the Telegraph.



Lino Grech

Actor -- via the Times of Malta.

Salim Kallas

Actor -- via lbcgroup.tv.

Gerald McDermott

Author, illustrator, filmmaker, and mythology expert -- via Publishers Weekly.

Gary dos Santos

The "mayor of Strawberry Fields" -- via pix11.com.

Yuri Yakolev

Actor -- via rferl.org.

Friday, December 6, 2013

Martin Sharp

Artist -- via the New York Times. Incidentally, he wrote the lyrics for "Tales of Brave Ulysses."


Andre Schiffrin

Publisher -- via the New York Times.

Joseph Richard "Dick" Dodd

Drummer and lead singer for the Standells; their big hit was "Dirty Water" -- via the New York Times.

Peter Kaplan

Editor -- via the New York Times.


Thursday, December 5, 2013

Natalya Yevgenyevna Gorbanevskaya

Poet, translator, activist, and political prisoner -- via the New York Times.

Oliver Cheatham

R & B singer -- via Soul Source. His big hit was "Get Down Saturday Night."




Waldemar Swierzy

Artist -- via polskieradio.pl.



William Adam

Trumpeter and teacher; "If your mind leaves the sound of the horn, obstacles will appear" -- via Trumpet Herald. 

Oralia Dominguez

Mezzo-soprano -- via the Telegraph.






Nelson Mandela

Revolutionary, human rights activist, and political leader -- via Business Insider.


Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Brian Dawson

Folk song collector, singer, and musician -- via the Petersborough Folk Diary.



Bernard Parmegiani

Composer -- via Liberation.



Junior Murvin

Singer -- via the Telegraph. His big hit "Police and Thieves" was famously covered by the Clash.




James Rensenbrink

Publisher and editor -- via the New York Times.

Marcello Gatti

Cinematographer -- via Rai News 24. Best known for his work with Pontecorvo on "The Battle of Algiers."





Monday, December 2, 2013

Jay Leggett

Comedian -- via CNN.

Jean Kent

Actress -- via the Telegraph. Best known for her work in the Gainsborough bodice-rippers of the '40s and '50s and her lead in 1951's "The Browning Version."




Al Forman

Umpire -- via legacy.com.

Ricky "Sugarfoot" Wellman

Drummer -- via the Washington Post.

Elke Niedhardt

Theater and opera director; actress -- via ABC.