Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Stephen Sutton

Fundraiser -- via CNN. A 19-year-old kid, dying of cancer, who raised 5.4 million bucks for a teenage cancer charity. Amazing.

Andres Carrasco

Molecular biologist who fought Monsanto over glyphosate, a harmful element of the one of the most widely-used weed killers in the world -- via the Times of India. Another great portrait and summary here from Dario Aranda.

Carmen Alardin

Poet -- via Fox News Latino.

Yuji Kodama

Leprosy activist -- via the Japan Times.

Nash the Slash aka Jeff Plewman

Visionary musician -- via o.canada.com.



Gordon Wiles

TV director -- via the L.A. Times.

Ed Gagliardi

Judi Meredith Nelson aka Judith Claire Boutin

Actress -- via the Oregonian.

Jacinto Convit

Rob Rose

Singer and guitarist -- via The Guardian.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Camille Lepage

Photojournalist -- via the Guardian.

Malik Bendjelloul

Dick Orleans

Musician -- via the Trail-Gazette. Great guitarist, nice guy!





Rafael Garcia

Humanitarian -- via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Willie Lara

Master of parang music -- via newsday.co.tt.

Raghuveer

Actor -- via The Times of India.

Robert Symms

Photographer -- via the Augusta Chronicle.

Tommie Wright

Pianist and composer -- via the Tallahassee Democrat.

HR (Hans Rudolf "Ruedi") Giger

Artist and Oscar-winning designer -- via the Guardian. He created the famous look of the "Alien" films, and created much album art, including the controversial "Landscape XX" insert in the Dead Kennedys' "Frankenchrist" LP. A painter of nightmares, a creator of disturbing visions.












Monday, May 12, 2014

Billy Lenhart

Child actor; best known as half of the once-popular team of Butch & Buddy -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com. He died on Feb. 19, 2013, but his death was not announced until recently.



Leo J. Marentette, Jr.

Former MLB player -- via The Cleveland Blade.

Charles Nabess

Musician -- via the CBC.




Mary Ellen Tanner

Singer -- via The River City News.

Bohdan Skaradziński

Writer and social activist -- via podkowaleska.pl.

Leslie Carlson

Actor -- via Entertainment Weekly.

Randal Kinkead

Actor -- via the Guardian.

Naura Hayden aka Nora Hayden aka Helene Hayden

Actress and writer -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com. Her death on August 10, 2013, was only recently reported.

Ben Hoberman

Nancy Malone

Actress, director, and producer -- via The Hollywood Reporter.

William Olvis

Composer -- via Billboard.

Billy Harrell

Former MLB player and basketball star -- via the Times-Union.

Alexander Flyarkovsky

Composer -- via artsjournal.com. An apparatchik, but a talented one.

Jair Rodrigues

Musician and singer -- via notimerica.com.

Elaine Sturtevant

Artist -- via Gallerist.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Joe Wilder

Trumpeter -- via the New York Times.





Amik Kasoruho

Writer -- via the Independent Balkan News Agency.

Eduardo Mac Entyre

Artist -- via La Nacion.

Elena Ryabinina

Human rights activist -- via Human Rights Watch.

Lo Fu

Journalist -- via the South China Morning Post.

Charles Marowitz

Playwright, director, and critic -- via the L.A. Times.


Will Gaines

Hoofer -- via the Telegraph.

Leslie Thomas

Writer -- via the Guardian.

Bobby Gregg

Drummer -- via legacy.com.

Chandra Mohan Sharma

Activist -- via The Hindu.

Friday, May 9, 2014

Glen Stassen

Ethicist and activist -- via the L.A. Times. A noted innovator in implementing constructive, transformative peacemaking techniques.



Clarence "Pete" Mondale

Professor of American civilization -- via the Washington Post.