Actor; best known for his role as Bill the candy-shop owner in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," in which he sang "The Candy Man."
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, May 21, 2013
Bernard Waber
Children's author; best known for "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile" -- via the Christian Science Monitor.
Alan O'Day
Songwriter, singer, musician, and producer -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Though best remembered as the writer and performer on the 1977 pop hit "Undercover Angel," he also crafted many other hits, such as "Rock 'n' Roll Heaven" for the Righteous Brothers, "Angie Baby" for Helen Reddy, "The Drum" for Bobby Sherman, and "Train of Thought" for Cher.
He had a catchy way with a tune, and crafted bright, sunny ballads and strange, dark narratives as well. "Undercover Angel" remains a guilty pleasure for me -- bouncy, yearning, and absolutely absurd at the same time. (This is a prominent member of the vaguely masturbatory "dream" love songs of the period, which include "I Like Dreaming," "Dream Weaver," and "Imaginary Lover.")
Thanks, Alan! The world needs people who help us have fun! Thanks to you, I can still work on my White Man's Overbite funk dancing. Where are my acrylic shirts?
He had a catchy way with a tune, and crafted bright, sunny ballads and strange, dark narratives as well. "Undercover Angel" remains a guilty pleasure for me -- bouncy, yearning, and absolutely absurd at the same time. (This is a prominent member of the vaguely masturbatory "dream" love songs of the period, which include "I Like Dreaming," "Dream Weaver," and "Imaginary Lover.")
Thanks, Alan! The world needs people who help us have fun! Thanks to you, I can still work on my White Man's Overbite funk dancing. Where are my acrylic shirts?
Monday, May 20, 2013
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Anne Valery
Writer, best remembered for her World War II TV drama "Tenko." According to her Guardian obit she did the following: "training for war combat, working in army intelligence, being a doyenne of the Fitzrovia literary set in postwar London, modelling on Paris catwalks, working as an actor, television presenter and cabaret performer, and running a junk shop on the Portobello Road, she finally found her vocation as a scriptwriter."
Hedda Bolgar
Psychoanalyst -- via the L.A. Times. She attended Freud's lectures; she escaped the Nazis; she was working until last week. Amazing!
Friday, May 17, 2013
Christine L. White
Actress -- via legacy.com. She was James Dean's girlfriend while they lived in New York; her best-remembered role is probably that of William Shatner's character's wife in the "Twilight Zone" episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet."
"The Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" - 1963 Version from Dylan JamesT on Vimeo.
"The Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" - 1963 Version from Dylan JamesT on Vimeo.
Peter Worthington
Journalist -- via the Toronto Sun. Here's his self-composed obituary, which is comprehensive and lengthy -- but he is beyond the reach of editors now! A satisfying last word on his own life.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Fred White
Long-time broadcaster for the Royals -- via the Kansas City Star. He was there for the miracle Highway 70 Series in 75!
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