Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Cliff Bole

TV director best known for his extensive work on the "Star Trek" TV franchise -- via Variety.


Robert M. Fresco

Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, and screenwriter -- via the New York Times. He made "Czechoslovakia 1968," and "Trial: The City and County of Denver vs. Lauren R. Watson," a six-hour TV documentary that was the first complete account of a trial on American television. Earlier in his career, he wrote some of my favorite chesy horro movies -- "The Monolith Monsters," "The Alligator People," and "Tarantula".









John Christoforou

Painter -- via kathimerini.gk.

Calvin Russell

Sculptor -- via the Guardian.


Terry Adkins

Artist, musician, and teacher -- via Gallerist.

Horst Rechelbacher

Founder of Aveda; father of the non-toxic cosmetics movement -- via the New York Times.

Teruaki "Jimmy" Murakami

Animator and director -- via avclub.com.



Robert Descharnes

Photographer and expert on Salvador Dali -- via artmediaagency.com.

Drew Denson

Former MLB player -- via cincinnati.com.

Balu Mahendra

Director -- via the Times of India.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Chad Kellogg

Climber -- via the New York Times.

Bob Harris

Singer and performer -- via The Hollywood Reporter.

Christopher Malcom

Actor -- via TMZ. He played Brad Majors in the original stage production of "Rocky Horror."



Toni Ucci

Actor and comedian -- via musical.it.

Marvin Spencer

Singer -- via the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier.






Harold Ramis

Improvisational comic, joke writer and editor, performer on "The National Lampoon Radio Hour" and "The National Lampoon Show," head writer and featured performer on Second City TV. He co-wrote "Animal House"! He co-wrote "Meatballs"! He co-wrote and directed "Caddyshack"! He directed "National Lampoon's Vacation"! He co-wrote and co-starred in "Stripes"! He co-wrote and co-starred in "Ghostbusters"! HE CO-WROTE, AND DIRECTED, "GROUNDHOG DAY"! He directed the very under-regarded "The Ice Harvest" -- via the Chicago Tribune.

One of the primary inspirations for our generation of comic writers and performers! Even his supporting roles were exquisitely delivered -- Egon Spengler in "Ghostbusters," Russell in "Stripes," Don Durkett in "Orange County," and Ben's Dad in "Knocked Up." I miss him already. P.S. He took a bunch of meth to fail his physical and get out of the draft, and he loved the Cubs.
























Paul Colby

Long-time manager, and second owner, of the Bitter End -- via the New York Times.

Mavis Gallant aka Mavis de Trafford Young

Writer -- via the New York Times.

Mansour Koushan

Writer, poet, playwright, and director of theater and film -- via icorn.org.

Angelo Henderson

Journalist, broadcaster, and activist -- via The Detroit News.

Bun Heang Un

Artist -- via the Sydney Morning Herald.


Saturday, February 22, 2014