Actor -- via CBS. Unfortunately, he may be best remembered for his work playing an idiot in a best-forgotten TV show; however, he was an excellent actor who appeared in film and TV for 65 years. I will remember his work in "Shock Corridor" and "Ride Lonesome."
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.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Monday, April 6, 2015
Deathcetera: the week in death and mourning
DEATH
Genius
– Robin Williams restricts right of publicity for his image for 25 years –
via Eriq Garner at the Hollywood Reporter
The
Terry Schiavo right-to-die decision, 10 years after – from Arthur Caplan
via NBC News
Japan’s
Lonely Deaths Squads clean, process that left behind by those who die in isolation
– via John Hall for the Daily Mail
What
happens when you have a Death Row but no death penalty? – by Kevin
McSpadden in TIME
New from the Order of the Good
Death: ‘Last Meals and Fossilized Poop’ --- from Caitlin Doughty on YouTube
Deathbed
tweeting or no? – from Steven Petrow in USA Today
Witnessing
capital punishment – from Maggie Allder in the Guardian
MOURNING
Photographer
inserts dead husband into family photo – via Morgan Chesky at WTHR
FUNERALS
Local
funeral directors object to funeral corporation’s tactics – by Patti Mengers
at the Delaware County Daily Times
Chevra
Kadisha leader plans her own funeral – via the Jewish Journal
Oh, dear –
making a funeral into a multimedia show – via Roddie Burris at The State
Childrens’
deaths make funeral plans a volatile experience – from Marney Rich Keenan
at the Detroit News
A mortician’s life in China
– via New China TV and YouTube
Seniors
nix funeral home across street – via Shannon Mullen at the Asbury Park
Press
OBITS
Self-penned
obit goes viral – from Ed Mazza in the Huffington Post
Friday, April 3, 2015
Ralph Sharon
Jazz pianist; long-time Tony Bennett accompanist who suggested he sing "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" -- via the Denver Post. Ralph lived in Boulder, Colorado for many years after his "retirement," and was a pleasure as a talent and as a person.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Manoel de Oliveira
Film director and screenwriter -- via EFE. He began working in film in 1927, and completed his first in 1931. Focused originally on short films and documentaries, with time he began producing narrative features as well, creating an amazing body of work (62 films) that spanned many styles. He is best known in America for his 2001 "I'm Going Home." An amazingly versatile storyteller who illuminated the human.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
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