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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Clive Donner, British film director (The Caretaker, What's New Pussycat?), died from Alzheimer's disease he was , 84

Clive Stanley Donner  was a British film director who was a defining part of the British New Wave, directing films such as The Caretaker, Nothing But the Best, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush and What's New Pussycat?. He also directed television movies and commercials through the mid-1990s.

 


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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Corneille, Dutch artist. died he was 88


Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo , better known under his pseudonym Corneille, was a Dutch artist died he was  88.[1]

(3 July 1922 – 5 September 2010)

Corneille was born in Liege, Belgium, although his parents were Dutch and moved back to the Netherlands when he was 12.[2] He studied art at the Academy of Art in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. He was one of the founders of the REFLEX movement in 1948 and in 1949 he was also one of the founders of the COBRA movement, which has had great influence on Scandinavian art.[3] He was active within the group from the beginning, not only painting but also publishing poetry in the Cobra magazine.[4] He was a cofounder of the Experimentele Groep in Holland.
The poetic Corneille was strongly influenced by Miró and Klee. After the group dissolved in 1951 he moved to Paris and began collecting African art. These primitive artifacts became evident in his works, which began to take on a more imaginative style, like landscapes seen from a bird's eye view, exotic birds and stylised forms.[5] His work is in the collection of the Centre Georges Pompidou.[6]
Until his death Corneille lived and worked in Paris, made visits to Israel where he worked with the Jaffa Atalier. On 24 September 2003 an exhibition of his prints opened at the Ramat-Gan Museum of Art, Israel.[7] He died at Auvers-sur-Oise, France.

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David Dortort, American television producer and writer (Bonanza, The High Chaparral). died he was , 93

David Dortort [1], was a Hollywood producer and writer, best known for his role as producer in the television series Bonanza (1959–1967) and The High Chaparral (1967–1971)  died he was , 93. Much of Dortort's energies in the late 1960s went to the newer series, therefore leaving the production of Bonanza mostly to his associates during its last five and a half years (1967–1973).
Other series produced by Dortort were The Restless Gun (1957–1959), The Cowboys television version (1974), and a prequel series featuring younger versions of the Bonanza characters called Ponderosa (2001), which was produced with Beth Sullivan. In 1979–1980, he created the 13-week CBS miniseries, The Chisholms, starring Robert Preston, Rosemary Harris, and Ben Murphy. Michael Landon appeared in a supporting role in the pilot for The Restless Gun, starring John Payne, aired on March 19, 1957, as an episode of The Schlitz Playhouse of Stars and Dan Blocker played multiple roles in The Restless Gun in the first season.

(October 23, 1916 – September 5, 2010)



Alan W. Livingston of NBC hired Dortort to write the screenplay for the pilot episode of Bonanza.[2] He did it at night, while producing The Restless Gun by day.[3]
In 2001, his alma mater, the alumni association of City College of New York, where he had studied history, honored him with its John H. Finley award.[4]
A native of New York City, Dortort was married for 67 years to Rose Dortort née Seldin, who died September 30, 2007, at age 92. They had two children, Wendy Czarnecki and Fred Dortort. Dortort died in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles, California, on September 5, 2010, a month and a half before his 94th birthday. He had a history of heart problems.[5]

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Writings

Dortort's two published books:

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Jefferson Thomas, American civil rights pioneer, member of the Little Rock Nine, died from pancreatic cancer.he was , 67

Jefferson A. Thomas was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1999, Thomas and the other people of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bill Clinton.

(September 19, 1942 – September 5, 2010)







Early life and education

Jefferson Thomas was born in Little Rock to Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Thomas. He was the youngest of seven children. Thomas first attended Horace Mann High School, a segregated all-black school, where he was a track athlete. In 1957, he chose to volunteer to integrate all-white Little Rock Central High School for the 1957–58 school year as a sophomore.
On September 4, 1957, Thomas and the rest of the Little Rock Nine made an unsuccessful attempt to enter Central High School, which had been segregated. Despite the presence of the National Guard, an angry mob of about 400 surrounded the school and prevented them from going in. The National Guard were removed with the protection of the students left to the local police. On September 23, 1957, a mob of about 1000 people surrounded the school again as the students attempted to enter. The following day, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent U.S. Army troops to accompany the students to school for protection. The troops were stationed at the school for the entirety of the school year, although they were unable to prevent incidents of violence against the group inside.

Career

Despite the harassment, Thomas graduated from Central High School in May 1960, and entered Wayne State University, Detroit. In mid-1961, Thomas relocated to Los Angeles, California. He served as Treasurer of the NAACP Youth Council and State President of the Progressive Baptist Youth Convention. He also attended Los Angeles State College, joined the Student Government, and was elected President of the Associated Engineers. He obtained a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration. Thomas also served as an Infantry Squad Leader during the Vietnam War in 1967.

Later life

Thomas narrated the United States Information Agency's 1964 film Nine from Little Rock. In the film Thomas said, "If Little Rock taught us nothing more, it taught us that problems can make us better. Much better." The goal of this government propaganda film, in the context of the Cold War, was to show countries concerned about American racism the progress the United States had made with respect to civil rights. It achieved this goal at least in part as the film received wide acclaim (including an Academy Award) and was distributed to 97 countries.[1]
Thomas resided in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, Mary. He served as a volunteer mentor in the Village to Child Program co-sponsored by Ohio Dominican University, where he received his Honorary Degree, “Doctor of Humane Letters”, on May 13, 2001, for his life-long efforts in human rights and equality advancement.
Thomas was a frequent speaker at numerous high schools, colleges and universities throughout the country. He was the recipient of numerous awards from local and federal governmental agencies which include the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Little Rock Nine by President Bill Clinton in 1999. Also, in 1999, he and the other members of the Little Rock Nine received the NAACP’s prestigious Spingarn Award "for their bravery and heroism throughout Central High’s first year of integration".[2]
In August 2005, the State of Arkansas honored the Little Rock Nine with statues of their likeness on the Capitol grounds.
After over twenty-seven years as a civil servant, Thomas retired on September 30, 2004, from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. In his later years, he served on the Board of Directors for the City of Refuge Learning Academy at the First Church of God.
Thomas died in September 2010 from pancreatic cancer in Columbus Ohio. He was fourteen days away from his 68th birthday [3][4] and the first of the Little Rock Nine to have died. After a funeral in Columbus, Thomas was buried near family at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[5]
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Mike Edwards, English cellist (Electric Light Orchestra), died from a car accident. he was , 62

Mike Edwards , known as Swami Deva Pramada or simply Pramada, was an English cellist and music teacher. His wide-ranging career was most widely notable for his membership of the Electric Light Orchestra.

(31 May 1948 – 3 September 2010)



 Early life

Mike Edwards was born in 1948 in London. After secondary school he attended the Royal Academy of Music.[2]

 

 




Career

Mike Edwards joined the Electric Light Orchestra when original 'cellist Hugh McDowell departed with Roy Wood to form Wizzard and he played with the band from their first live gig in Croydon in 1972 until he departed, of his own choosing, in January 1975.[3] Previously he had had little interest in non-classical music, though he had played on recording sessions for Barclay James Harvest.[4]
Although his band-mates remembered him as a small, shy, broadly-smiling classicist in formal attire,[5] his eccentric 'cello playing (fingering the strings with an orange or grapefruit) and bizarre costumes were a major ingredient of early ELO concerts: his 'cello solo spots, often The Dying Swan or Bach's Air, ended with his instrument exploding in pyrotechnics (actually Edwards mimed on a rigged instrument).[5][6] He contributed to the albums ELO II, On the Third Day, The Night The Light Went On (In Long Beach) and Eldorado. He was replaced by Melvyn Gale.
He changed his name to Pramada on becoming a sannyasin of Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh):[7] the name means "divine contentment". During the 80s he lived in the group's large British Medina commune and in Archway, north London. Subsequently he appeared for three years as a duo with dancer Avis von Herder: their show involved improvisation. In later years, his work involved stage plays, arrangements and cross-genre recordings such as the album Terra Incognita. Always considered a "musician's musician", he was a founder member of the Devon Baroque Orchestra[3] after moving to Devon, and also of L'Ardito, a baroque trio ('cello, recorder, harpsichord).




Death

Edwards was killed on the A381 between Harbertonford and Halwell near where he lived in Totnes in Devon, on 3 September 2010, when a cylindrical hay bale weighing 600 kilograms (1,300 lb) rolled down a hillside and collided with the van he was driving.[3] As of September 2010, Devon and Cornwall Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the cause of the accident.[8][9][10]






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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Noah Howard American jazz saxophonist. died he was , 67,

Noah Howard [1] was an American free jazz alto saxophonist died he was , 67,.[2]


(April 6, 1943 – September 3, 2010)



Biography

An American born in New Orleans, Howard played music from childhood in his church. He first learned trumpet and later switching to alto, tenor and soprano saxophone. He was an innovator influenced by John Coltrane[3] and Albert Ayler. He studied with Dewey Johnson first in Los Angeles and later on in San Francisco. When he moved to New York he started playing with Sun Ra.

He recorded his first LP “Noah Howard quartet” as a leader in 1965 and his second LP “Noah Howard at Judson Hall“ in 1966 both for ESP Records, but found little critical acclaim in the USA. In the Sixties and Seventies he performed regularly in the USA and Europe and moved to Paris in 1968.
In 1969 he appeared on Frank Wright's album One For John and on Black Gypsie with Archie Shepp. As leader he recorded The Black Ark [4] with Arthur Doyle among others. In 1971 he created his own record label AltSax [5] and published most of his music under that label .
In 1971 he recorded Patterns in the Netherlands with Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink. He moved to Paris in 1972, lived in Nairobi in 1982 and finally moved to Brussels late 1982, where he had a studio and ran a jazz club. He recorded steadily through the 1970s and 1980s, exploring funk and world music in the latter decade and recording for AltSax. In the 1990s he returned to his free jazz origins, releasing on Cadence Jazz among others, and experienced a resurgence in critical acclaim. His last two albums Desert Harmony (2008, with Omar al Faqir) and Voyage (2010) reflected his interest in World Music and were influenced by Indian, Latin American and Middle Eastern music.

Discography

  • Noah Howard Quartet (1966) with Ric Colbeck, Scotty Holt, Dave Grant
  • At Judson Hall (1966) with Dave Burrell, Norris Jones [aka Sirone], Rik Colbeck, Bobby Kapp
  • The Black Ark (1969) with Arthur Doyle, Earl Cross, Muhammad Ali, Juma Sultan, Norris Jones [aka Sirone], Leslie Waldron, Earl Freeman (by Freedom)
  • One for John (1969) with Frank Wright
  • Black Gypsy (1969) with Archie Shep
  • Space Dimension (1970) with Frank Wright, Bobby Few, Art Taylor
  • Uhuru Na Umoja (1970) with Frank Wright, Bobby Few, Art Taylor
  • Live at the Village Vanguard (1972) with Frank Lowe, Robert Bruno, Earl Freeman, Juma Sultan, Rashied Ali
  • Church Number Nine (1973) with Frank Wright, Bobby Few, Mohamed Ali
  • Patterns (1973) with Han Bennink, Steve Boston, Earl Freeman, Misha Mengelberg, Jaap Schoonhoven (by Altsax)
  • Berlin Concert (1975) with Takashi Kako, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson, Lamont Hampton
  • Live in Europe, Volume 1 (1975) with Noah Howard, Takashi Kako, Kent Carter, Muhammad Ali, Oliver Johnson
  • Patterns (re-release 1976) with Han Bennink, Steve Boston, Earl Freeman, Misha Mengelberg, Jaap Schoonhoven (by Sun Records)
  • Red Star (1977) with Bobby Few, Guy Pederson, Richard Williams, Kenny Clarke
  • Schizophrenic Blues (1978)
  • Message to South Africa (1979) with Johnny Dyani, Kali Fasteau, Chris McGregor, Noel McGee
  • Traffic (1983)
  • At Documenta IX (1992)
  • Live at the Unity Temple (1997) with Bobby Few, Wilbur Morris
  • Expatriate Kin (1997)
  • West frm 42nd (1997) with Eve Packer
  • In Concert (1997)
  • Between Two Eternities (1999)
  • Live in Paris (2001)
  • Middle Passage (2001)
  • That Look (2001) with Eve Packer
  • Window 9/11 (2002) with Eve Packer
  • NY woman (2002) with Eve Packer
  • Dreamtime (2002)
  • The Eye of the Improviser (2003)
  • Cruisin w/moxie (2003) with Eve Packer
  • Migration (2007)
  • The Black Ark (re-release 2007) with Arthur Doyle, Earl Cross, Muhammad Ali, Juma Sultan, Norris Jones [aka Sirone], Leslie Waldron, Earl Freeman (by Bo'Weavil Recordings)
  • Desert Harmony with Omar al Faqir, Altsax Records (2008)
  • Transit Mission (2009) with Bobby Kapp
  • Voyage Altsax Records (2010)

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Shoya Tomizawa Japanese Moto2 motorcycle racer, died from race crash he was , 19,

Shoya Tomizawa (富沢 祥也 Tomizawa Shōya?)  was a Japanese motorcycle racer died from race crash he was , 19,. After a successful career in the All Japan Road Race Championship,[1] he switched to MotoGP and competed in the 250cc class during 2009.[2] In the 2010 season he rode in the newly created Moto2 class. Tomizawa won the first race of the new class, at Losail in Qatar, winning by nearly five seconds from Alex Debón and Jules Cluzel.[3] Tomizawa died after sustaining cranial, thoracic and abdominal trauma at the San Marino Grand Prix.[4]
 

  (December 10, 1990 – September 5, 2010)

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 Career

Tomizawa was born in Asahi City, Chiba. He started pocket bike racing at age 3 in 1994, and moved on to minibikes around 2001. While attending Sousa High School in Chiba, majoring in English, he started to fully participate in the 125cc class of All Japan Road Race Championship and gained 2nd place for 2006 season. Rookie of the Year was an added bonus to start the fast-paced career.
Tomizawa appeared on both 125cc and 250cc class in the following year, finishing 3rd in the 125, and 8th in the 250 for 2007 season. In 2008, he focused on the 250cc class and finished 2nd with his eyes set for global challenge. Upon his high school graduation in March 2009, Tomizawa was recruited by new CIPMOTO-GP250 Team, ended his full time, first international racing year in 17th place with best results at 10th twice at Motegi and Valencia respectively riding a Honda RS250R.
Tomizawa moved to the new Moto2 class, which replaced 250cc, for 2010. Riding a Suter motorbike, he won the inaugural Moto2 race at Losail, and followed this up with his first Grand Prix pole position and second place at the following round in Spain. He took a further pole position at Brno later in the season. Showing markedly improved form in comparison with his previous years in MotoGP, he was seventh in the championship after ten races. Commentator Toby Moody described him as a "future star".[5]

Death


Jorge Lorenzo wore a replica of Tomizawa's helmet at the 2010 Aragon Grand Prix as a mark of respect.
Tomizawa was competing in the eleventh round of the inaugural Moto2 World Championship, the San Marino Grand Prix at the Misano World Circuit on September 5, 2010. On lap 12, Tomizawa fell at the Curvone, a fast right-hand corner, when he was forced wide and lost grip in his rear tyre. He was then struck by the motorbikes of Scott Redding and Alex de Angelis, and suffered cranial, thoracic and abdominal trauma. He was initially taken to the circuit's medical centre, before being transferred to hospital in Riccione.[6][7] He died from his injuries at 14:20 local time in hospital, aged 19.[4] His death was announced at the end of the MotoGP race. The podium flags were lowered to half-mast, and the podium was celebrated without champagne.
Tomizawa was the first on-track fatality at Grand Prix level since his countryman Daijiro Kato was killed in the senior class at Suzuka in 2003.[8] Tomizawa had placed Kato's racing number 74 on his left shoulder as a tribute to him.[9]
Questions have been raised about the treatment of Tomizawa in the aftermath of the crash. Both he and Redding were hurriedly removed from the scene and bundled onto stretchers; the stretcher carrying Tomizawa appeared to be dropped in the gravel trap before he was removed.[10] MotoGP Doctor Claudio Macchiagodena explained that "Many times it is very important to quickly have support. In this situation if you remove quickly, in my opinion, you have more possibility [to help the patient]" - a statement which ignores the possibility of spinal injuries.[11] Alex Hofmann originally reported on German TV that neither Tomizawa nor Redding had suffered life-threatening injuries; he had apparently received this information from Dorna themselves.
It was reported that Rimini's state prosecutor, Paolo Giovagnoli, would begin an inquest that might involve criminal proceedings against as yet unnamed individuals.[12]

 

Career statistics

Seas Class Moto Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
2006 125cc Honda 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2007 125cc Honda 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2008 250cc Honda 1 0 0 0 0 2 26th
2009 250cc Honda 15 0 0 0 0 32 17th
2010 Moto2 Suter 10 1 2 2 0 82 13th
Total

28 1 2 2 0 116
0

By class

Class Seas 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts WCh
125cc 2006–2007 2006 Japan

2 0 0 0 0 0 0
250cc 2008–2009 2008 Japan

16 0 0 0 0 34 0
Moto2 2010 2010 Qatar 2010 Qatar 2010 Qatar 10 1 2 2 0 82 0
Total 2006–2010 2006 Japan 2010 Qatar 2010 Qatar 28 1 2 2 0 116 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Pts
2006 125cc Honda SPA QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE MAL AUS JPN
Ret
POR VAL
NC 0
2007 125cc Honda QAT SPA TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER CZE SMR POR JPN
22
AUS MAL VAL NC 0
2008 250cc Honda QAT SPA POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER CZE SMR IND JPN
14
AUS MAL VAL 26th 2
2009 250cc Honda QAT
12
JPN
10
SPA
12
FRA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
13
GBR
15
CZE
13
IND
DNS
SMR
12
POR
Ret
AUS
15
MAL
16
VAL
10

17th 32
2010 Moto2 Suter QAT
1
SPA
2
FRA
Ret
ITA
6
GBR
6
NED
5
CAT
Ret
GER
18
CZE
10
IND
DNS
SMR
Ret
ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL 13th 82
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Dickey Betts died he was 80

Early Career Forrest Richard Betts was also known as Dickey Betts Betts collaborated with  Duane Allman , introducing melodic twin guitar ha...