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.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Birgitta Valberg
Actress -- via news.cision.com. Best known for her role as Mareta, the daughter in Bergman's "The Virgin Spring."
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Joe Frazier
From left, Mike Kobluk, Chad Mitchell, and Joe Frazier. |
Monday, March 31, 2014
Eddie Lawrence aka The Old Philosopher aka Lawrence Eisler
Wikipedia says "monologist, actor, singer, lyricist, playwright, director and television personality" . . . He perfected a gimmick that would serve him for decades -- the comic persona of The Old Philosopher. His nutty soliloquy was a hit in 1956, and it still cracks me up. "NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER GIVE UP!" -- via the New York Times.
Marc Platt aka Marcel LePlat
Dancer and actor -- via the Hollywood Reporter. He was trained by and danced for Massine at the Ballet Ruse de Monte Carlo. He had significant roles in film and on stage -- he was one of the brothers in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," and was the original Dream Curley in the Agnes DeMille ballet portion of "Oklahoma!" in 1943.
Marc Platt - Dream Curly, 2005 from Todd Sivard on Vimeo.
Here he is with Katharina Sergava in the original production of "Oklahoma!" |
Marc Platt - Dream Curly, 2005 from Todd Sivard on Vimeo.
Lorenzo Semple, Jr.
Screenwriter and playwright -- via the L.A. Times. After writing much for TV, his career took off when he created the original "Batman" series in 1966. He was equally adept at writing thrillers and dramas ("The Parallax View," "The Super Cops," "Papillon," "Never Say Never Again," "The Drowning Pool," "Three Days of the Condor") and "comic-book" films such as the De Laurentiis "King Kong," the 1980 "Flash Gordon," and "Sheena."
Kate O'Mara
Actress -- via the Guardian. Best remembered in America for soap opera work, she was a Hammer heroine ("The Vampire Lovers," "The Horror of Frankenstein") and a memorable role in the Doctor Who series as The Rani, a renegade time lord.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
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