Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Bernard Glasser
Film producer -- via the Hollywood Reporter. The man behind such classics as "Return of the Fly," "Day of the Triffids," and "Crack in the World" (the last one of my faves!).
Susanna Pechuro
Activist, political prisoner, and historian -- via http://hro.rightsinrussia.info. An amazing story!
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Larry D. Mann
Actor -- via the Miami Herald. A distinctive and reliable character actor, he may be best remembered as the voice of Yukon Cornelius in the Xmas TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
Simon Hoggart
Journalist and wit -- via the Guardian. A long-time participant in the Conference on World Affairs in Boulder -- I got to do a few panels with him. Nice guy!
Run Run Shaw aka Shao Yifu
Film producer; a vital figure in cinema history -- via the New York Times. As head of Shaw Brothers Studios, he did not invent, but fully developed, the martial arts film. Among the talents he developed: directors King Hu, Chang Cheh, and Lau Kar-leung; actors Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sonny Chiba, Sammo Hung, and Cheng Pei Pei. Among the great films made under his imprimatur: "Come Drink with Me," "The Love Eterne," "The One-Armed Swordsman" series, "Fists of Fury," "Water Margin,"
5 Fingers of Death," "The 36 Chambers of Shaolin," "Blood Brothers," "The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter," and "Five Deadly Venoms."
5 Fingers of Death," "The 36 Chambers of Shaolin," "Blood Brothers," "The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter," and "Five Deadly Venoms."
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Barbara Lawrence
Actress and writer -- via the Los Angeles Daily News. Short but memoriable career, with credits in films such as "Captain from Castile," "Thieves' Highway," "Oklahoma!," and the 1957 cult sci-fi film "Kronos."
Interview with Barbara Lawrence from The Midnight Palace on Vimeo.
Interview with Barbara Lawrence from The Midnight Palace on Vimeo.
Phil Everly
Singer and guitarist; as half of the Everly Brothers, a key figure in pop music -- via the New York Times.
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