Fitness and nutrition expert --via Reuters. He really was the founder of the fitness movement, opening his own health spa/gym in 1936. He emphasized good diet and exercise. His TV show, which I grew up watching, was notable for his bouncy, vital address of the viewer and his boundless good will and good humor.
An evangelist of good health, and the mental and emotional peace it brings. God bless you, Jack!
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.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Tullia Zevie
Activist -- via legacy.com. After spending WWII in exile, she returned and became a pillar of Italy's Jewish community.
Donna Atwood
Skater -- via the Kansas City Star. An early Ice Capades star, she one of two human models for the ice-skating sequence in "Bambi."
George Crowe
Fabulous athlete who starred in basketball, and an MLB All-Star -- via the University of Indianapolis.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume designer for stage and screen -- via Playbill. She won an Oscar for "The Great Gatsby"; she won Tonys for "Annie," "Barnum" and "La Cage aux Folles."
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Roy Hartsfield
First manager of the Toronto Blue Jays; earlier, a second baseman for the Boston Braves -- via onenewsnow.com.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Cristian Paturca
Democracy activist -- via the Canadian Press. He wrote the protest song "Imnul Gonlailor," which became a rallying anthem for anti-Communist protestors.
Milton Rogovin
Photographer and social activist -- via the New York Times. He captured the lives of those at the "bottom" of society, with respect and grace.
R. Sargent Shriver
Founding head of the Peace Corps, creator of many national anti-poverty programs, ambassador -- via the New York Times. "In our society that is so self-absorbed, begin to look less at yourself and more at each other. Learn more about the face of your neighbor and less about your own.”
Georgia Carroll Kyser
Model, singer and actress -- via the Chapel Hill News Observer. She was pictured in so many ads from 1936 to 1946 that she has been informally referred to as "the first supermodel."
Michael Langham
Actor, director and influential theatrical manager -- via Playbill. He held sway at such institutions as Stratford, the Guthrie the La Jolla, and Julliard.
Chris Jenkyns
Writer/producer/art director -- via forum.bcdb.com. He worked primarily in animation, especially for Jay Ward ("Rocky & Bullwinkle," "George of the Jungle"), but for live-action shows such as "The Carol Burnett Show" as well.
Don Kirshner
Music publisher, producer and manager -- via Billboard. "The Man with the Golden Ear" started as the manager for Connie Francis; he moved on to co-own Aldon Music, which was a large part of the Brill Building Era of songwriting -- Goffin/King, Mann/Weil, Lieber/Stoller, Neil Sedaka, Phil Spector, Neil Diamond, Burt Bacharach . . . the list goes on and on. He even discovered Kansas -- the band, not the state.
He provided the music for the Saturday morning TV hit "The Monkees"; when the stars insisted on actually playing the music they sang on the show, Kirshner quit and created "The Archies," an animated music/cartoon show based on the classic comic strip. Later still, he created "In Concert"/"Don Kirshner's Rock Concert," an influential live-music series.
Some of the hits he published: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "The Locomotion," "I'm a Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville" . . .
He provided the music for the Saturday morning TV hit "The Monkees"; when the stars insisted on actually playing the music they sang on the show, Kirshner quit and created "The Archies," an animated music/cartoon show based on the classic comic strip. Later still, he created "In Concert"/"Don Kirshner's Rock Concert," an influential live-music series.
Some of the hits he published: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "The Locomotion," "I'm a Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville" . . .
Monday, January 17, 2011
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