Legendary baseball player -- via CBS Sports. My grandpa's favorite player -- a big hero!
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.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Earl Weaver
Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles -- via the Baltimore Sun. A brilliant, exciting, and funny leader whose strategic gifts were off the charts. Known for his gruff behavior, constant conflicts with umpires, and flamboyant and obscene patter. Thrown out of a record 91 major league games.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips aka Abigail Van Buren aka Dear Abby
Advice columnist -- via the Denver Post. From 1956 to 1987, she wrote her immensely popular feature; from 1987 to 2002 she shared writing duties with her daughter Jeanne, who nows pens it. Abby's twin sister, by the way, had her own column -- as Ann Landers.
Vivian Brown
Vivian's on the right. |
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Charles Chilton
Radio producer and writer -- via the Guardian. One of the great geniuses of sound narrative, hew produced the groundbreaking "Journey Into Space" in 1953, as well as a program that later ecame "Oh What a Lovely War."
Conrad Bain
Actor -- via Fox News. He will be best remembered for his prominent roles on TV sitcoms such as "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Maude."
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Nagisa Oshima
Film director -- via the Guardian. An exceptionally subversive creator, he is best known for films such as "Death by Hanging," "In the Realm of the Senses," and "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence."
Monday, January 14, 2013
J. Mark Travis
Producer -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Responsible for filmed shows such as "Give 'em Hell, Harry!" and "Richard Pryor Live in Concert."
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Jon Finch
Actor -- via the Guardian. A highly gifted classical performer, he considered his best work to be in the BBC's "Complete Shakespeare" cycle for TV, in which he played Bolingbroke/Henry IV in "Richard II," "Henry IV Part I" and "Henry IV Part 2." He will be best remembered in films as the title character in Polnaski's "Macbeth," and as the falsely accused suspect in Hitchcock's "Frenzy."
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