Saturday, January 25, 2014

Michael Sporn

Animator -- via the L.A. Times. Noted for his adaptations.

Flavio Testi

Composer -- via giornaledellamusica.it.




Jim Jacks

Film producer -- via Variety. Worked on such great films as "Dazed and Confused," "A Simple Plan," "Raising Arizona," and "Tombstone"; revived the "Mummy " franchise as well.

Jerome Willis

Actor -- via Doctor Who Online.

Hal Sutherland

Animator -- via startrek.com.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Ruth Ducinni

Actress; last of the living female Munchkins from "the Wizard of Oz" -- via the L.A. Times.

Sarah Marshall

Actress -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Was in two significant sci-fi TV episodes -- "Star Trek"'s "the Deadly Years," and the "Little Girl Lost" episode of "the Twilight Zone," the latter of which was a great influence on the original "Poltergeist" film.



http://www.hulu.com/watch/283846

Maciej Dunal

Actor and singer -- via kultura.trojmiasto.pl.


Paul du Toit

Artist -- via remembered.co.za.

Mihai Fotino

Actor -- via antena3.ro.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Madeline Arakawa Gins

Architect, poet, and painter -- via the New York Times. Created "Reversible Destiny" housing -- eccentrically and nonintuitively designed in order to keep the inhabitants' senses off-balance, with the professed result of staving off death. Indefinitely. It didn't work, but it sure looks cool!

http://fora.tv/2010/10/02/New_Aging_Visiting_the_Future




Levon Khechoyan

Writer -- via aysor.am.

Armen Mazmanyan

Director and actor -- via Armenpress.

Hugo de la Torre

Folk musician -- via Diario La Provincia.




Luc Romann

Singer and songwriter -- via elianedaphy.org.