Pianist -- writer -- cartoonist -- movie memorabilia expert -- owner of Saturday Matinee video store, a trove of obscure gems. Via the Hollywood Reporter.
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, March 1, 2011
Eugene Fodor
Violinist -- via violinist.com. A child prodigy from Denver, Fodor was the first American to win the Tchaikovsky in Moscow, in 1974. His later life was marred by substance abuse, but he kept turning out brilliant performances as late as 2008.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Jane Russell
Actress -- via the Hollywood Reporter. A buxom beauty of a film star, she could act but was rarely given the opportunity to do so. She was so breathtakingly attractive that her pairing with Marilyn Monroe in "gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is still a kitschy classic.
She started with a bang in the Howard Hughes drama "The Outlaw":
She did good work in "The Paleface," "His Kind of Woman," and "The Tall Men."
In later life, she became a spokesperson for the Playtex 18-Hour Bra, "for us full-figured gals."
For someone who was judged primarily for her appearance, she displayed great panache on camera. The best analysis of her career is here in the L.A. Times --
She started with a bang in the Howard Hughes drama "The Outlaw":
She did good work in "The Paleface," "His Kind of Woman," and "The Tall Men."
In later life, she became a spokesperson for the Playtex 18-Hour Bra, "for us full-figured gals."
For someone who was judged primarily for her appearance, she displayed great panache on camera. The best analysis of her career is here in the L.A. Times --
Annie Girardot
Actress in film and television -- via contactmusic.com. She was in such landmark films as "Rocco and his Brothers," "The Piano Teacher" and "Cache."
Gary Winick
Director and producer -- via MTV. Among his films: "Tadpole," "13 Going on 30," the live-action "Charlotte's Web" and "Letters to Juliet." As usual, the most effective overview of his career comes from the L.A. Times --
Rob Samsel
Comic-book shop owner, and early writer and editor for Wizard Magazine -- via bleedingcool.com.
Oscar obit reel: who they left out
An interesting bit from E! Online -- who got left out of the Oscar death reel? Why? Deadline Hollywood weighed in as well . . .
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Mark Tulin
Bassist -- via ryanfunk.wordpress.com. His career stretched from the Electric Prunes to Smashing Pumpkins.
Suze Rotolo
Teacher, painter and illustrator -- via the New York Daily News. She will be forever remembered as the girl on the cover of Bob Dylan's "The Freewheeling Bob Dylan" album; she was his girlfriend and muse for a time.
Andy Jurinko
Artist who specialized in art on the subject of baseball. He was a Phillies fan -- via the New York Times.
Greg Goossen
MLB man, boxing trainer, private detective, actor, and long-time stand-in for Gene Hackman -- via the L.A. Daily News. A much more colorful and comprehensive obit from the New York Times is here.
Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider aka The Silver Fox aka The Duke of Flatbush
Hall of Fame center fielder, primarily for the Brooklyn Dodgers -- via the New York Daily News. He was the last surviving player who was on the field when the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series their first and only time in 1955.
Anant Pai aka Uncle Pai
Comic-book writer -- via the dnaindia.com. These educational comics proved extremely popular, and focused on Indian history, mythology, biography and folktales.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Please leave your eulogy after the tone: recorded remembrances coming
A press release posted on boston.citybizlist.com states that the obituary site Tributes.com is teaming up with audio archive service Remembered Voices to provide a service that will "to enable family and friends to leave personalized audio messages within the memory books of obituaries and Eternal Tributes posted to the popular Obituary database to express their sympathy to the immediate family or recall special memories of the deceased."
Len Gilmore
Determined baseball player -- via Baseball Fever. He pitched one game in the majors, for the Pirates, on Oct. 1, 1944.
Chris Dale
Mountaineer -- via the Telegraph. A very unique and outgoing individual! More memories from the Caledonian Mercury.
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