Friday, January 17, 2014

Suchitra Sen

Actress -- via the BBC.






Ronny Jordan

Jazz guitarist -- via Billboard.





Endre Senkálszky

Actor and director -- via mno.hu.


Sissel Sellaeg

Actress -- via Aftenposten.no.

Eugene Elman

Actor -- via the L.A. Times.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Dave Madden

Actor -- via USA Today. Best known as the slimy manager Reuben Kincaid on TV's "The Patridge Family" -- however, he was a prominent part of "Laugh-In" before that. I am ashamed to say that I even remember him in the short-lived 1965 sitcom "Camp Runamuck."






Russell Johnson

Actor -- via TMZ. He will be remembered as the beloved Professor on TV's "Gilligan's Island." He worked extensively in television, and in classic B movies in the '50s and '60s.



Sheila Guyse

Singer and actress -- via the New York Times.



Roger Lloyd Pack

Actor -- via the BBC.




Dick Shepherd

Film producer -- via the L.A. Times.


Juan Gelman

Poet -- via the BBC.

Aram Gharabekian

Conductor -- via the Armenian Weekly.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Roy Campbell Jr.

Trumpeter -- via the New Yorker.

Freddie "Fingers" Lee aka Frederick John Cheesman

Pianist and songwriter -- via the Northern Echo. He played with Screaming Lord Sutch, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Gene Vincent, among others.

Faith Geer

Actress -- via berkeleyside.com.


John Horsley

Actor -- via chortle.co.uk.

Gary Grimshaw

Poster artist -- via Detroit Free Press.

Maria Lidka aka Marianne Louise Liedtke

Violinist -- via the Telegraph.


Cliff Carpenter

Actor -- via New York Daily News. He worked on Broadway; he acted on radio for Norwin Corwin, among others, and was one of the Terrys on the radio adaptation of "Terry and the Pirates." His support for blacklisted actor Philip Loeb in 1942 led to his own blacklisting.

Judy Protas

Advertising copywriter -- via the New York Times. One of the best -- she did both the "You don't have to be Jewish to love Levy's real Jewish rye" and "candy-coated popcorn, peanuts, and a prize" for Crackerjack.

Yes, that is Malcom X. He loved the photo!



Arnoldo Foa

Actor and director -- via the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Alvin Bernard Aubert

Poet -- via James Madison University.


Monday, January 13, 2014

Aitzaz Hasan

Sacrificed himself to save others from a bombing -- via the Mirror.

Robert Hess

Former Commissioner of Homeless Services for NYC -- via the New York Times.

Rynn Berry

Writer and advocate of vegetarianism -- via the New York Times.

Vincent J. Termine

Pastor who fought racism -- via the New York Times.

Allard van der Scheer

Actor -- via volkskrant.nl.


Alexandra Bastedo

Actress -- via the BBC. May be best remembered for her role as Dr. Sharron Macready in the short-lived British sci-fi series "The Champions" (one of my all-time faves!).



Frank Marth

Character actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Another often-seen supporting performer -- a solid, dependable artist!


Anjali Devi

Actress and producer -- via Film Circle.

Keiko Awaji

Actress -- via Kyodo News. Best known for her work in Kurosawa's "Stray Dog" and Mrk Robson's "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" -- via the Japan Times.


Keiko Awaji by francomac

"Frantic Fran" Lilienfeld

Singer, entertainer, and TV host -- via the New York Times.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Franklin McCain

Civil rights activist; one of the "Greensboro Four" -- via the New York Times. He and his comrades' attempt to desegregate the Woolworth's lunch counter via sit-in on Feb. 1, 1960 was one of the most iconic and effective protests of the era.



H. Owen Reed

Composer and conductor -- via legacy.com.

Sam Ulano aka "Mr. Rhythm"

Drummer and educator -- via samulano.com.



William "Gabe" Gabler

Former MLB player -- via Baseball Fever.

Danica Acimac

Actress -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.


Saturday, January 11, 2014

Lorella De Luca

Actress -- via cineblog.it.

Nelson Ned aka The Little Giant of Song

Singer -- via the New York Times.

K. P. Udayabhanu

Playback singer and music director -- via the Times of India.

Herman Pieter de Boer aka Johnny Austerlitz

Writer, journalist, and lyricist -- via nos.nl.

Uday Kiran

Actor -- via The Hindu.

Alma Muriel

Actress -- via the Huffington Post.

Hryhoriy Kokhan

Director and screenwriter -- via en.for-ua.com.

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!).








Jeanne Brabants

Dancer and choreographer -- via focus.knack.be.