DCS: william christopher
He was a gentle bit of jocularity among the meatball surgery.
Archive of posts filed under the death category.
Monday Artday: frida kahlo
After a long, five year absence and an awkward “passing of the baton,” the Monday Artday blog has resurfaced like the Phoenix (the mythical bird, not the city in Arizona). I received an email from the original host and I have accepted the invitation to participate. So, here’s the deal: much like the venerable Illustration …
DCS: george michael
Before this river Becomes an ocean Before you throw my heart back on the floor Oh oh baby I reconsider My foolish notion Well I need someone to hold me But I’ll wait for something more
IF: talk
Debbie Reynolds went from her breakout role as “Kathy Selden” doing the talking for vain superstar “Lina Lamont” to becoming an actual superstar doing the talking for herself.
DCS: lupita tovar
After several silent films in her native Mexico, Lupita Tovar signed with Universal Pictures. She starred in 1930’s La Voluntad del Muerto, a Spanish-language version of The Cat Creeps. The atmospheric horror film was shot at the same time as its English counterpart, using the same sets. Luptia was then cast as “Eva” in a …
DCS: carrie fisher
I met Carrie Fisher a few years ago at a horror and science-fiction convention in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. It’s a convention that I have attended on-and-off over the past fifteen years. While I am amused by the various costumed attendees and the unusual items of memorabilia on display, I mostly go to add to my …
DCS: bernard fox
Bernard Fox was one of those “Oh! That guy!” actors, despite having a career that spanned six decades. He made his acting debut at 18 months, launching a career that touched both television and films in both drama and comedy. He was featured in numerous films, mostly broad comedies like Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, …
DCS: gunpei yokoi
Upon his graduation from college, Gunpei Yokoi was hired as a maintenance man at the Nintendo Corporation. His job was to maintain the machinery on the assembly line that produced the company’s main product, Hanafuda cards, a deck of playing cards used for various games. In 1966, after a year in his position, Hiroshi Yamauchi, the president …
IF: rock
In the opening scenes of the 1976 concert/fantasy/chronicle film The Song Remains the Same, Robert Plant can be seen strolling through the fields of his Kidderminster farm with his son Karac. Plant cradles the boy in the crook of his arm as the sun shines down, giving their lion’s mane-like hair an ethereal glow. The smile …
DCS: susan hayward
Twenty-year-old photographer’s model Susan Hayward headed to Hollywood in 1937. Her goal was to land the coveted role of “Scarlett O’Hara” in the big-screen adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s epic novel Gone with the Wind. She lost the role to Vivien Leigh, but was cast in bit parts until her breakout role opposite Gary Cooper in …