Artist -- via the New York Times. I like her. She did what she thought was right. A quote from her from the NYT obit: "To strain after innovation, to worry about being on the 'cutting edge' (a phrase I hate), reflects a concern for a place in history or one's career rather than the authenticity of one's painting."
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.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Surgeon-Commander Herbert Ellis
Doctor who invented vehicles' warning beeps, and helped invent the crash helmet -- via the Telegraph. He volunteered for many medical and physiological experiments. And, have to admit, love the title.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Mary Ann Mobley
Actress, TV personality, and beauty pageant winner -- via the Clarion-Ledger. Was crowned Miss america in 1959. She was wholesome -- hey, she was in TWO Elvis movies!
Monday, December 8, 2014
DEATHCETERA: Weekly roundup of stories on death, dying, and more
A photo from Cathrine Ertmann's photo essay "About Dying," as shown at beautifuldecay.com. |
TOP
STORIES
Protests,
some violent, break out after burial of police victim Eric Garner – by Jennie
Matthew at AFP via Yahoo News
An interesting thought and responses in
the Guardian, initiated by Kathrine Whitehorn – obituary
– tribute or truth?
Photographer
Cathrine Ertmann makes bold photo essay at morgue – from Leslie
Tane at Beautiful/Decay. CAUTION: GRAPHIC AND UNSETTLING.
DEATH
New York City’s
mass grave that no one can visit – from Alison Meier at Hyperallergic
MOURNING
Black poets
speak out about police homicide cases – via Matt Petronzio in Mashable
Rabbis recite
kaddish (memorial prayer) for police-murdered Eric Garner, go to jail – via Antonia
Blumberg at Huffington Post
Photographer
couple explored American funeral services and customs – from Ann
Strainchamps at Public Radio Interntional.
FUNERALS
Death without
Darkness – a crematory redesign from Caitlin Doughty via Medium/Re-form
Confessions of a
Funeral Director’s Caleb Wilde interviewed by Eric Puchner in Medium/Matter
END-OF-LIFE
Elizabeth Reis
tells us why an advance directive is so important, from personal experience – via the New
York Times
OBITS
Did Kirk Douglas
die? No. But People magazine published his obit – via Brittany
King, Hollywood Life
Dictator’s son
disputes his obituary 11 years after it’s published – via Craig
Silverman at Poynter.
Neil Steinberg
discusses being an advance obituarist – in the Chicago Sun-Times
Tugce Albayrak
Student who stood up for harassed women and died from a resulting assault -- via the New York Times.
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Ralph H. Baer
Father of the video game -- via Game Informer. He invented what came to be known as the Magnavox Odyssey, which featured Shooting Gallery and the classic Pong.
Mick Barry
Legendary road bowler -- via the Southern Star of West Cork. Did you know there was such a thing as road bowling? There is. It looks fascinating!
Edward "Sonny" Bivins
Original member of the Manhattans -- via soulfuldetroit.com. Their big hits: "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and "Shining Star." I must confess this is the kind of group we would mimic in school, down to the moves. We loved these guys!
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Danny Lee
Oscar-winning special effects artist -- via the Prescott, AZ Daily Courier and westernboothill.blogspot.com. He created the death scene in "Bonnie and Clyde"; he won the Oscar for "The Black Hole." Ran the special effects department at Disney from 1969 to 1981.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Bob Montgomery
Singer, songwriter, and music producer -- via ABC. Buddy Holly's best friend, the two started laying together in junior high school as Buddy & Bob. Montgomery co-wrote classics such as "Heartbeat" and "Misty Blue."
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