Nirmala Srivastava, Indian spiritual leader, founder of Sahaja Yoga religious movement, died she was , 87

Nirmala Srivastava (née Nirmala Salve, more widely known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi) was the founder of Sahaja Yoga, a new religious movement  died she was , 87.^[1] She proclaimed that she was the complete^[2] incarnation of the Adi Shakti, and is recognized as such by devotees in 140 countries.^[3][4]

(March 21, 1923 – February 23, 2011)

Early life

Nirmala Srivastava was born in Chindawara, India to Christian parents Prasad and Cornelia Salve. Her parents named her Nirmala, which means "immaculate".^[5][6] She said that she was born self-realised.^[7] Her father, a scholar of fourteen languages, translated the Koran to Marathi, and her mother was the first woman in India to receive an honours degree in mathematics.^[4] Nirmala Srivastava said she was descended from the royal Shalivahana/Satavahana dynasty.^[7] The Salve surname is one of a number included in the Satavahana Maratha clan.
Nirmala Srivastava passed her childhood years in the family house in Nagpur.^[8] In her youth she stayed in the ashram of Mahatma Gandhi.^[5] Like her parents, she was involved with the struggle for Indian independence and, as a youth leader when a young woman, was jailed for participating in the Quit India Movement in 1942.^[5][9][10] She studied at the Christian Medical College in Ludhiana and the Balakram Medical College in Lahore.^[8]
Shortly before India achieved independence in 1947, Nirmala married Chandrika Prasad Srivastava,^[9] a high-ranking Indian civil servant who later served Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri as Joint Secretary, and was bestowed an honorary knighthood by the Queen of England. They had two daughters, Kalpana Srivastava^[11] and Sadhana Varma.^[12] In 1961, Nirmala Srivastava launched the "Youth Society for Films" to infuse national, social and moral values in young people. She was also a member of the Film Censor Board.^[8]

Sahaja Yoga

Nirmala Srivastava was known to have been concerned with the damage being done to society by 'false gurus'^[13] and because of this visited a meditation camp in Nargol that was presided over by Rajneesh (later known as Osho). She "was shocked to see him loot people under the guise of spirituality"^[14] and said that he was mesmerizing people.^[15] The camp ran from 2 May to 5 May 1970, and Rajneesh led sessions in an early form of dynamic meditation, discoursed on kundalini and other matters, and answered a question about Sahaja Yoga.^[16]
Judith Coney wrote that Nirmala Srivastava can be seen in a video of the camp.^[17] Sudhir Kakar wrote that Nirmala Srivastava was "closely associated" with Rajneesh in her "apprenticeship years".^[18] Nirmala Srivastava said that she had also visited Muktananda and that Rajneesh was 'very much after' her.^[19] Interviewed in the movie "Nirmala Devi: Freedom and Liberation", Nirmala Srivastava said that these supposed spiritual people were greedy and promiscuous rather than spiritual and that this caused her to give up hopes and begin searching within herself.^[20]
Nirmala Srivastava said that while in Nargol, on May 5, 1970, she witnessed the rising of the Primordial Kundalini. Later she described the experience as follows: "I saw my kundalini rising very fast like a telescope opening out and it was a beautiful color that you see when the iron is heated up, a red rose color, but extremely cooling and soothing."^[21] She stated that the potential for all humanity to gain spiritual self awareness was realized at this time, which she characterizes as a "historical process of en-masse self-realization and inner transformation". Soon after she founded Sahaja Yoga in Mumbai.

Spreading of Sahaja Yoga

In 1972 Nirmala Srivastava sailed to the U.S. and warned against false gurus.^[8] In 1974 Chandrika Prasad Srivastava was elected to serve as the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations agency based in London, serving a record 4 successive 4-year terms as Secretary-General from 1974 to 1989. After moving to London with her husband, Nirmala Srivastava worked with seven London hippies who became the first Western Sahaja Yogis.^[8] In 1979 Nirmala Srivastava declared herself to be the complete incarnation of the Adi (Primordial) Shakti or Holy Spirit to her devotees.^[22] She has also claimed to be Maitreya and the Mahdi.^[23] Nirmala Srivastava has been described as "a simple Indian housewife... with a motherly and compassionate personality".^[24]
In 1980 Nirmala Srivastava first toured Europe spreading Sahaja Yoga and in 1981 she toured Malaysia, Australia and North America – many other countries were to follow.^[8] In 1989, after the lifting of the Iron Curtain, Nirmala Srivastava began visiting Eastern Europe where Sahaja Yoga spread quickly.^[8] In 1995, Nirmala Srivastava was awarded an honorary doctorate in Cognitive and Parapsychological Sciences by the Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania.^[25] Also in 1995, Nirmala Srivastava gave a speech at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing.^[26][27] In 1997 Claes Nobel, the founder of United Earth, spoke in strong support of Shri Mataji and Sahaja Yoga which he described as a reference point for determining right from wrong. He said he was very comfortable with Shri Mataji and her teachings quoting "you shall know the tree by its fruit" and described Sahaja Yogis as ambassadors for the earth.^[28]

Later work

In 1996 Nirmala Devi established the International Sahaja Yoga Health and Research Centre in Mumbai for the use of practitioners from all over the world. Sahaja Yoga methods are used to achieve better meditations and the technique is studied for its curing effects of various illnesses.^[29] In 2003 a charity house for the rehabilitation of destitute women was set up in Delhi (the Vishwa Nirmala Prem Ashram).^[30] In the same year Nirmala set up an international music school, the Shri P.K.Salve Kala Pratishthan, in Nagpur to promote classical music and fine art.^[31][4]
Until 2004, during her travels, Nirmala Srivastava gave numerous public lectures, pujas, and interviews to newspapers, television and radio. In 2004 the official website of Sahaja Yoga announced that Nirmala Srivastava had completed her work.^[32] She continued to give talks to her devotees^[33] and allowed them to offer her puja.^[34]
Nirmala Srivastava spoke on a number of occasions about the evils of alcohol.^[35] In Australia in October 2007 she spoke at length about the problems associated with alcohol, both in relation to society, its effects upon people and the dangers it poses to the family.^[36]
On 17 August 2005 the official Sahaja Yoga website reported that, on the eve on India's independence day, "an Indian flag was offered to Her and a prayer was recited for the divine blessings and protection of India."^[37] In 2007, two images showing the Indian national flag at the feet of Niramala Srivastava (with her husband seated beside) were circulated by youngsters^[38] on the social network Orkut, provoking "outrage" and "anger" according to one source.^[39] According to India's 1971 Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, it is an offence to show disrespect to the national flag or let it touch the ground. Rajendra Kumar, a trustee of Sahaja Yoga Trust issued an apology on behalf of Nirmala Devi. He said "it is inconceivable that any member of Shri Mataji's family would tolerate even the slightest disrespect to our National Flag".^[40]
Nirmala Srivastava passed away on February 23, 2011, in Genoa, Italy at the age of 87.^[4]

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Brian Bonsor, Scottish composer and music teacher died he was , 84.

James Brian Bonsor MBE  was a Scottish-born composer and teacher specialising in the recorder died he was , 84..

(21 August 1926 – 22 February 2011)

Life and career

Bonsor was born in Hawick in 1926. He was awarded an MBE in 2002 for services to teaching music, especially the recorder.^[1] The Enjoy the Recorder (Schott & Co. Ltd. ISBN 0901938718) book is widely used in schools. His compositions include arrangements for recorders of Mock Morris (Percy Grainger, 1985), Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber) and the Emperor Waltz (Johann Strauss, 1985). Bonsor was a musical director for the Society of Recorder Players^[2] starting in 1957.^[3]
Bonsor spent about 35 years in musical education, latterly as Regional Advisor. He also worked with the recording sisters Alison and Ashli Moody, who are both pianists made famous by their performances at Losa M'uania.^{[citation needed]}
Brian Bonsor wrote the piano piece Dreamy. His piece Feelin' Good was included in ABRSM's 05/06 grade 6 reportoire, and Willie Wagglestick's Walkabout for the ABRSM's 07/08 grade 7 reportoire.
Bonsor died in Hawick on 22 February 2011.^[4]

List of compositions

• Beguine For Descant, Treble Recorders & Piano 1959
• Dreamy for Piano
• Feelin' Good
• Willie Wagglestick's Walkabout
• Rumba for Descant + Treble Recorders & Piano
• Three Into 5 for Recorders and Piano
• Tig

List of arrangements

• Mock Morris
• Cats
• Emperor Waltz

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Nicholas Courtney, British actor (Doctor Who) died he was , 81.

William Nicholas Stone Courtney was a British television actor, most famous for playing Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who died he was , 81..^[3]

(16 December 1929 – 22 February 2011)

Early life

Courtney was born in Cairo, Egypt, the son of a British diplomat, and was educated in France, Kenya and Egypt. He served his National Service in the British Army, leaving after 18 months as a private, not wanting to pursue a military career. He next joined the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art,^[4] and after two years began doing repertory theatre in Northampton. From there he moved to London.
Prior to Doctor Who, Courtney made guest appearances in several cult television series, including The Avengers (1962, 1967), The Champions (1968) and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) and as a racing driver in Riviera Police (1965).

Doctor Who

Director Douglas Camfield originally considered Courtney for the role of Richard the Lionheart in The Crusade (1965), a role that ultimately went to Julian Glover, kept Courtney in mind for future casting. His first appearance in Doctor Who was in the 1965 serial The Daleks' Master Plan, directed by Camfield, where he played Space Security Agent Bret Vyon opposite William Hartnell as the Doctor. Camfield liked Courtney's performance, and when the director was assigned the 1968 serial The Web of Fear, he cast Courtney as Captain Knight. However, when David Langton gave up the role of Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart to work elsewhere, Camfield recast Captain Knight and gave the part to Courtney instead.^{[citation needed]}

Lethbridge-Stewart reappeared later that year in The Invasion, promoted to Brigadier and in charge of the British contingent of UNIT, an organization that protected the Earth from alien invasion. It was in that recurring role that he is best known, appearing semi-regularly from 1970 to 1975. Courtney made return appearances in the series in 1983, and his last Doctor Who television appearance was in 1989 in the serial Battlefield (although like many other former cast members, he returned to the role for the charity special Dimensions in Time). Coincidentally, he appeared with Jean Marsh in both his first and last regular Doctor Who television appearances.
Courtney has played Lethbridge-Stewart, either on television or in audio plays, alongside every subsequent Doctor up to and including Paul McGann, as well as substitute First Doctor Richard Hurndall. He did not appear in the revived series. While he has acted with Tenth Doctor actor David Tennant in the Big Finish audio dramas Sympathy for the Devil and UNIT: The Wasting, Tennant was playing a different character, Colonel Ross Brimmicombe-Wood, on both occasions. In 2000 he got back in uniform to recreate the character of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart for a couple of sketches in the third season of 'The Harry Hill Show'.^{[citation needed]}
The character is referenced in the Series 4 episode "The Poison Sky" and is said to be "stuck in Peru". Fifteen years after Dimensions in Time, Courtney returned as Lethbridge-Stewart (now, Sir Alistair), freshly returned from Peru, in "Enemy of the Bane", a two-part story in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures aired in December 2008, starring Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. The story pitted Sir Alistair and Sarah Jane against Commander Kaagh and Mrs. Wormwood who try to wake Horath using the Tanguska Scroll. It was intended by the Sarah Jane Adventures production team that Courtney would reappear in the following year's The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith so that Lethbridge-Stewart would meet the Tenth Doctor, but Courtney was recovering from a stroke and unable to take part.^[5]

After Doctor Who

Courtney continued to act extensively in theatre and television after his main Doctor Who appearances, guest-starring in such popular television programmes as Minder (1984), All Creatures Great and Small (1980, episode "Matters Of Life And Death"), Only Fools and Horses (1988) and Yes, Prime Minister (1986). In 1982 he was cast alongside Frankie Howerd in the World War II-set comedy series Then Churchill Said to Me but the series remained untransmitted for over a decade due to the outbreak of the Falklands War. He also had a regular role in the comedy French Fields between 1989 and 1991. He also appeared in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Earthsearch Mindwarp, based on a James Follett novel, broadcast on the digital radio station BBC 7.
He also appeared in an episode of the long-running BBC TV series The Two Ronnies alongside Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett as the character of 'Captain Dickie Chapman', a fellow prisoner-of-war (POW) in Colditz during World War II, in a sketch based on the original BBC serial, Colditz.
In 1985, Courtney played 'The Narrator' in The Rocky Horror Show. Amanda Redman also starred in the production as Janet. In 1989 he portrayed Temple in the BBC Radio 4 adaption of John Wyndham's Survival.
Courtney starred as Inspector Lionheart opposite fellow Doctor Who actor Terry Molloy in the audio series The Scarifyers, from Cosmic Hobo Productions. The first two Scarifyers adventures, The Nazad Conspiracy and The Devil of Denge Marsh, were broadcast on BBC 7 in 2007; the third, entitled For King and Country in 2008, and fourth, The Curse of the Black Comet, in 2010. He regularly made personal appearances at science fiction conventions and was also from 1997 the honorary president of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. His theatrical agent was former Doctor Who actress Wendy Padbury.^{[citation needed]}
In 1998, Courtney released his autobiography, titled Five Rounds Rapid! (ISBN 978-1852277826) after an infamous line of dialogue the Brigadier had in the 1971 Who serial The Dæmons. He recorded his memoirs, subtitled A Soldier in Time for release on CD in 2002 by Big Finish. In 2008 he appeared in the film Incendiary, as the Archbishop of Canterbury, alongside Ewan McGregor.
An updated autobiography, Still Getting Away With It (ISBN 978-1871330731), was published in 2005, with co-author Michael McManus. Until his death, he lived in London with his second wife, Karen.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Courtney's death was reported by SFX^[1] and The Stage^[2] early in the morning of 23 February 2011. The exact cause of death was not given in these early reports. Doctor Who audio play producers Big Finish, with whom Courtney had worked on several releases in his continuing role as the Brigadier, confirmed the date of his death as 22 February 2011.^[6] The BBC reported that he had "died in London at the age of 81".^[7] According to his official web site, he died following a long illness.^[8] Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss called him "a childhood hero and the sweetest of gentlemen".^[7] Former Doctor Tom Baker also paid tribute, having visited him on the Friday before his death. Baker wrote "We shall miss him terribly" in a newsletter on his website, in which he also indicated that Courtney had been battling cancer.^[9]

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Beau Dollar, American singer and drummer, died after a long illness he was , 69.

William Hargis Bowman, Jr. ,^[1] better known by his stage name, Beau Dollar, was a soul vocalist and drummer for King Records (USA) died after a  long illness he was , 69. . He performed on many studio albums for various artists under contract with King, including James Brown. His most prominent work was performed as Beau Dollar & The Dapps and Beau Dollar & The Coins.

(April 21, 1941 – February 22, 2011)

Beau Dollar & The Dapps were formed in Cincinnati in 1965, where they often played the famous Living Room nightclub. The band consisted of Bowman, Eddie Setser, Charles Summers, Tim Hedding, Ron Geisman, Les Asch, and David Parkinson.^[2] The band found success after being discovered by James Brown the same year they were formed. Under Brown's direction, the band produced their first single, "It's A Gas." However, Brown's long-running dispute with King caused the single to be shelved. At the same time, the band also worked with Hank Ballard, who had left The Midnighters in search of solo success. In 1967, they released two singles, "Bringing Up The Guitar" and "There Was A Time" with Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis.
The Dapps eventually broke up in 1969. Brown replaced the band with The Pacesetters, who eventually became the JB's.
Beau Dollar & The Coins had some success with "Soul Serenade" in 1966 (a cover of the King Curtis 1964 single).
Beau Dollar's only solo credited song was "Who Knows" (which is believed to have been backed by The Dapps) in 1970. Beau Dollar also played with Lonnie Mack in the early 60s.

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Jean Dinning, American songwriter ("Teen Angel"); sister of Mark Dinning died she was , 86.

Jean Dinning  was an American singer and songwriter, best-known for co-writing, with her then-husband, Red Surrey, the 1959 hit song Teen Angel , the most popular version of which was sung by her brother Mark Dinning.

(March 29, 1924 – February 22, 2011)

Personal life

Born Eugenia Doy Dinning, one of nine children, Jean Dinning's death leaves two surviving Dinning siblings, (Virginia, aka "Ginger", and Dolores, aka "Tootsie").^[1][2][3]

Death

She died on February 22, 2011, aged 86, in Garden Grove, California.

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Bill Nimmo American radio and television announcer (Who Do You Trust?, The Jackie Gleason Show) and game show host (Keep It in the Family) died he was , 93,.

William Lorne "Bill" Nimmo  was a television and radio personality during a career that spanned seven decades died he was , 93,. .

Contents  (June 18, 1917 – February 22, 2011)

Early life and pre-network career

Nimmo was born in 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served in the Army during WWII, receiving the Purple Heart, Silver Star, and Bronze Star. Following a year of diplomatic service in Paris and a shore stint as a teacher,^[3] he returned to Cincinnati in 1947 and took a job as overnight disc jockey at WLW-AM, also working at WLWT-TV as an announcer and host of various shows.^[4]

Career on national television

In 1950, Nimmo moved to New York and went to work for network television. He was probably best known for two roles. The first was Bill the Bartender on the Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts which appeared on CBS, in which he appeared live during the commercials to promote the sponsor, Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. The second, and probably more notable, was as Johnny Carson's sidekick on the show Who Do You Trust?. When Nimmo left the show in 1957, he recommended Ed McMahon as his replacement. Nimmo was also briefly a commercial announcer for The Jackie Gleason Show in 1952-53 and the host of the game shows Keep It in the Family in 1957-1958.^[5] and For Love or Money in 1958. When Carson and McMahon moved to The Tonight Show in 1962, Nimmo returned to Who Do You Trust? as announcer-sidekick for new host Woody Woodbury. During this time, Nimmo received the 'Best Announcer' award from The Auctioneers of America.

Career after national television

After a year working on The Regis Philbin Show in Los Angeles, Nimmo returned to Cincinnati for the remainder of his life, where he taught in college and worked for various television and radio stations. Nimmo continued to work until just before his death.^[6]

Personal Life

Nimmo was married twice and had three children.
Nimmo died on February 22, 2011. He was preceded in death by both wives: Helen (2008) and Marian (1992), and one son, Doug (1998). He is survived by a son, Geoffrey, a daughter, Jane Lejeune, and six grandchildren. He met Marian when the two co-hosted Be Our Guest on WLWT in 1966.

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Dwayne McDuffie, American comic book writer, editor and animator (Milestone Media), died from complications following heart surgery he was , 49.

Dwayne Glenn McDuffie was an African-American writer of comic books and television, known for creating the animated television series Static Shock, writing and producing the animated series Justice League Unlimited, and co-founding the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic-book company Milestone Media died from complications following heart surgery he was , 49..

(February 20, 1962 – February 21, 2011)

Biography

Early life and career

Dwayne McDuffie was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Edna McDuffie Gardner.^[1] He attended The Roeper School and went on to the University of Michigan,^[2] graduating with a bachelor's degree in English, then earning a master's degree in physics.^[1] He then moved to New York to attend film school at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.^[1]
He co-hosted a radio comedy program,^{[citation needed]} and also wrote under a pseudonym for stand-up comedians and late-night television comedy programs.^{[citation needed]} While McDuffie was working as a copy editor at the business magazine Investment Dealers' Digest,^[1] a friend got him an interview for an assistant editor position at Marvel Comics.

Marvel and Milestone

Going on staff at Marvel as editor Bob Budiansky's assistant on special projects,^[3] McDuffie helped develop the company's first superhero trading cards.^[1] He also scripted stories for Marvel. His first major work was Damage Control, a miniseries about the company that shows up between issues and tidies up the mess left by the latest round of superhero/supervillain battles.
After becoming an editor at Marvel, McDuffie submitted a spoof proposal for a comic entitled Teenage Negro Ninja Thrashers in response to Marvel's treatment of its black characters.^[4] Becoming a freelancer in 1990, McDuffie wrote for dozens of various comics titles for Marvel, DC Comics, and Archie Comics. In addition, he wrote Monster in My Pocket for Harvey Comics editor Sid Jacobson, whom he cites on his website as having taught him everything he knows.^{[citation needed]} In early 1991, he divorced his first wife, Patricia D. Younger, in Seminole County, Florida.^[5]
In the early 1990s,^[1] wanting to express a multicultural sensibility that he felt was missing in comic books, McDuffie and three partners^[1] founded Milestone Media, which The Plain Dealer of Cleveland, Ohio, described in 2000 as "the industry's most successful minority-owned-and operated comic company."^[6] McDuffie explained:

If you do a black character or a female character or an Asian character, then they aren't just that character. They represent that race or that sex, and they can't be interesting because everything they do has to represent an entire block of people. You know, Superman isn't all white people and neither is Lex Luthor. We knew we had to present a range of characters within each ethnic group, which means that we couldn't do just one book. We had to do a series of books and we had to present a view of the world that's wider than the world we've seen before.^[7]

Milestone, whose characters include the African-American Static, Icon, and Hardware; the Asian-American Xombi, and the multi-ethnic superhero group the Blood Syndicate, which include black, Asian and Latino men and women, debuted its titles in 1993 through a distribution deal with DC Comics.^[1] Serving as editor-in-chief, McDuffie created or co-created many characters, including Static.

Television and video games

After Milestone had ceased publishing new comics, Static was developed into an animated series Static Shock. McDuffie was hired to write and story-edit on the series, writing 11 episodes.
His other television writing credits included Teen Titans and What's New, Scooby-Doo?.
McDuffie was hired as a staff writer for the animated series Justice League and was promoted to story editor and producer as the series became Justice League Unlimited. During the entire run of the animated series, McDuffie wrote, produced, or story-edited 69 out of the 91 episodes.
McDuffie also wrote the story for the video game Justice League Heroes.
McDuffie was hired to help revamp and story-edit Cartoon Network's popular animated Ben 10 franchise with Ben 10: Alien Force, continuing the adventures of the ten-year-old title character into his mid and late teenage years. During the run of the series, McDuffie wrote episodes 1-3, 14, 25-28, 45 and 46 and/or story-edited all forty-six episodes. McDuffie also produced and story edited for the second sequel series Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, which premiered April 23. 2010. He wrote episodes 1, 10, 11, 16 and 21.
McDuffie wrote a number of direct-to-DVD animated films featuring DC Comics characters.^[8] His final animated project was scripting the direct-to-DVD adaptation of All-Star Superman,^[9] which was released one day after his death.^[8]

Return to comics

After his popular work in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, McDuffie returned to writing comic books. He wrote the Marvel miniseries Beyond!.
In 2007, McDuffie wrote several issues of Firestorm for DC Comics, starting in January through to its cancellation. Later that year, he became the regular writer on Fantastic Four, scripting issues #542-553 (cover-dated Dec. 2006 March 2008).^[10] As well, he wrote Justice League of America vol. 2, writing virtually every issue from #13-34 (Nov. 2007 - Aug. 2009).^[11] He was fired from that series following a Lying in the Gutters compilation of his frank answers to fans about the creative process.^[12]
He married comic book and animated-TV writer Charlotte Fullerton in 2009.^[1]
McDuffie wrote Milestone Forever for DC Comics, a two-issue, squarebound miniseries chronicling the final adventures of his Milestone characters before a catastrophic event that fuses their continuity with the continuity of the DC Universe.

Death

On February 21, 2011, one day after his 49th birthday, McDuffie died at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, of complications from emergency heart surgery.^[13] He lived at the time in nearby Sherman Oaks, California.^[1] He was survived by his wife and his mother.^[13][8]

Awards

• In 1996, McDuffie won the Golden Apple Award from his alma mater the Roeper School for the "use of popular art to promote and advance human worth and dignity."
• In 2003, McDuffie and co-writer Alan Burnett were awarded the Humanitas Prize in Children's Animation for the "Jimmy" episode of Static Shock, about gun violence.^[1]
• In both 2003 and 2004, McDuffie was nominated, with other Static Shock creators, for daytime Emmy awards.
• In 2005, he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America award in animation, with Rich Fogel and John Ridley for the "Starcrossed" episode of Justice League.
• In 2008, McDuffie was voted 'Favorite Breakout Talent' in the Wizard Fan Awards in Wizard Magazine.
• In 2009, McDuffie won Comic Con International's Inkpot Award.

Filmography

• Justice League: Doom
• All-Star Superman (2011)
• Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
• Ben 10: Alien Force (2008-2010)
• Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010–2011)
• Justice League (2002-2006)
• Static Shock (2000-2004)
• Teen Titans (2004)
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)

Bibliography

Regular writer

• "Overture." Marvel Comics Presents #19 (Marvel Comics, May 1989) - (first Damage Control appearance)
• Damage Control #1-4 (Marvel Comics, May-Aug. 1989) - (miniseries)
• Captain Marvel Giant-Sized Special #1 (Marvel Comics, Nov. 1989) - (one-shot)
• The Sensational She-Hulk in Ceremony #1-2 (Marvel Comics, 1989) - (miniseries)
• Giant Size Special Captain Marvel #1 (Marvel Comics, Nov. 1989) - (one-shot)
• Avengers Spotlight #26-29 (Marvel Comics, Dec. 1989 - Feb. 1990) - (Acts of Vengeance story)
• Damage Control vol. 2, #1-4 (Marvel Comics, Dec. 1989 - Feb. 1990) - (miniseries)
• The Amazing Spider-Man: Children Special #1-3 (Marvel Comics [Canada], 1990)
• Deathlok #1-4 (Marvel Comics, July-Oct. 1990) - (miniseries)
• Monster in My Pocket #1-4 (Harvey Comics, May-Sept. 1991) - (script)
• Damage Control vol. 3, #1-4 (Marvel Comics, June 1991-September 1991) - (miniseries)
• Prince: Alter Ego (DC Comics [Piranha Music, 1991) - (one-shot)
• Deathlok vol. 2, #1-5, #11-16, annual #1 (Marvel Comics, July-Nov. 1991, May-Oct. 1992
• Prince: Three Chains of Gold (DC Comics [Piranha Music, 1992) - (one-shot)
• Double Dragon #1-4 (Marvel Comics, July-Oct. 1991)
• "Rest and Sweet Glory." Marvel Comics Presents #113-118 (Marvel Comics, 1992) - (Giant-Man II story)
• The Demon #26-29 (DC Comics, Aug.-Nov.1992)
• Back to the Future: Forward to the Future #1-3 (Harvey Comics, Oct. 1992 - Jan. 1993)
• Blood Syndicate #1-4 (Milestone Comics, April-July 1993)
• Hardware #1-8,10-19, 25, 29-32 (DC Comics [Milestone], April 1993 - Oct. 1995)
• Icon #1-10,13,15-17,19-31,34-36,38-42 (DC Comics [Milestone], May 1993 - Feb.1997)
• Static #1-4 (DC Comics [Milestone], June-Sept. 1993)
• Shadow Cabinet #0 (DC Comics [Milestone], Jan. 1994) - (co-writer)
• Captain Marvel #1 (Marvel Comics, February 1994) - (one-shot)
• Worlds Collide #1 (DC Comics [Milestone], July 1994) - (one-shot)
• X-O Manowar #17,19-21 (Acclaim Comics, Feb.-June 1998)
• Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse #1 (DC Comics, May 2000) - (one-shot)
• Static Shock! Rebirth of the Cool #1-4 (DC Comics [Milestone], Jan.-Sept. 2001)
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #156-158, #164-167 (DC Comics, Aug.-Oct. 2002, April-July 2003)
• Fantastic Four Special #1 (Marvel Comics, Feb. 2006) - (one-shot)
• Beyond! #1-6 (Marvel Comics, July-Dec. 2006) - (miniseries)
• Fantastic Four #542-553 (Marvel Comics)
• Justice League of America #13-33 (DC Comics, 2007–2009)

Fill-in writer

• "Fall Guy." Solo Avengers #13 (Marvel Comics, Dec. 1988) - (Wonder Man story; co-writer)
• Clive Barker's Hellraiser #2 (Marvel Comics [Epic], 1989)
• St. George #8 (Marvel Comics [Epic], Aug. 1989)
• Iron Man #251-252 (Marvel Comics, Dec. 1989 - Jan.1990)
• Power Pack #55 (Marvel Comics, April 1990)
• Avengers Annual #19 (Marvel Comics, 1990)
• Avengers West Coast Annual #5 (Marvel Comics, 1990)
• Iron Man Annual #11 (Marvel Comics, 1990)
• "Test Run." Marvel Comics Presents #62 (Marvel Comics, Nov. 1990) - (Deathlok story; co-writer)
• "Shadow of a Doubt." Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 3, #4 (Marvel Comics, Dec.1990) - (Black Knight story; co-writer)
• "Cupid's Arrow." Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 3, #9 (Marvel Comics, April 1992) - (Avengers West Coast/Hercules story)
• "Not to Touch the Earth." Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 3, #11 (Marvel Comics, Oct. 1992) - (Giant-Man II story; co-writer)
• "Cupid's Error." Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 3, #12 (Marvel Comics, Jan.1993) - (Falcon story; co-writer)
• Clive Barker's Hellraiser #7-10, 15 (Marvel Comics [Epic], 1991-1992)
• Hardware #25 (DC Comics [Milestone], March 1995)
• "Communications Error." JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant #1 (DC Comics, Feb.1993)
• Static #14 (DC Comics [Milestone], Aug. 1994)
• Blood Syndicate #35 (DC Comics [Milestone], Feb. 1996)
• Impulse #60 (DC Comics, May 2000)
• "Never Say Die." Batman: Gotham Knights #27 (DC Comics, May 2002)

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• Freddy Kreuger's A Nightmare on Elm Street #1-2 (Marvel Comics, Oct.-Nov. 1989)
• Blood Syndicate #1-30 (DC Comics [Milestone], April 1993 - Sept. 1995)
• Hardware #1-10 (DC Comics [Milestone], April 1993 - Dec. 1993)
• Icon #1-8 (DC Comics [Milestone], May-Dec. 1993)
• Static #1-28 (DC Comics [Milestone], June 1993 - Oct. 1995)
• Static #30 (DC Comics [Milestone], Dec. 1995)
• Shadow Cabinet #0 (DC Comics [Milestone], Jan. 1994)
• Xombi #0 (DC Comics [Milestone], Jan. 1994)
• Frank #1-2 (Harvey Comics, March-May 1994) - (limited series)
• "The Call." Superman: The Man of Steel #34 (DC Comics, June 1994) - (Kobalt preview)
• Kobalt #1-10 (DC Comics [Milestone], June 1994 - March 1995)
• Shadow Cabinet #1-17 (DC Comics [Milestone], June 1994 - Oct. 1995)
• Xombi #1-16 (DC Comics [Milestone], June 1994 - Sept. 1995)
• Worlds Collide #1 (DC Comics [Milestone], July 1994) - (one-shot)
• Deathwish #1-4 (DC Comics [Milestone], Dec. 1994 - March 1995) - (miniseries)
• My Name is Holocaust #1 (DC Comics [Milestone], May 1995) - (miniseries)
• Kobalt #14 (DC Comics [Milestone], Aug. 1995)
• Static Shock! Rebirth of the Cool #1-4 (DC Comics [Milestone], Jan.-Sept. 2001)

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