Archive of posts filed under the death category.
DCS: hazel scott
Born in Trinidad, Hazel Scott moved to the United States when she was four. Labeled a child prodigy, Hazel began music studies at the Julliard School of Music at 8 years old. She was able to pick out any tune she heard on the piano. At 13, she joined an all-girl jazz band, playing piano …
inktober52: trapped
DCS: effa manley
Effa Manley was born in Philadelphia and , after graduating from vocational school, took a job as a hatmaker. A baseball fan from an early age, she met Abe Manley at a New York Yankees game. Abe owned the Newark Eagles, a popular baseball club in the Negro Leagues. Effa married Abe in 1935 and …
DCS: joyce bryant
Joyce Bryant had aspirations of becoming a teacher. But, at 19, she was dared to participate in an impromptu singalong at a local Oakland club. She noticed that she was the only one singing. The club owner offered her $25 to continue. She accepted, as she need the money to get home. And that was …
inktober52: crunch
Pamela Low graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1951 with a degree in microbiology. She went to work as a flavorist for Arthur D. Little, an international consulting firm based in Boston. In the early 1960s, Pamela was tasked with devising a flavor for a new cereal to be introduced by Quaker Oats, …
DCS: kandi barbour
Pretty Kandi Barbour was discovered by photographer Diana Hardy in the 1970s. As a teenager and under Hardy’s direction, Kandi began posing for various men’s magazines. At 19, she ventured into the world of hardcore pornography, appearing in over 30 films. She eventually left the adult film business to focus on mainstream modeling. She became …
inktober52: cozy
DCS: jane dornacker
Jane Dornacker was born performing. As a precocious elementary school student, she wrote a six-act play. At 8, she performed all the parts of an opera she had written in a secret language that only she understood. In high school, Jane was featured in productions in her native Albuquerque’s theater scene, including The Bad Seed. …
DCS: bob weir
I am a Deadhead by marriage. I met the future Mrs. Pincus — the Deadhead referenced in the first sentence — in February 1982. By April, I found myself attending my first (of many) Grateful Dead concerts. Although we made it a point not to discuss our musical leanings while we were dating… we knew. …