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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Glenn Shadix American actor (Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas), died from a fall. he was , 58,

William Glenn Shadix Scott (April 15, 1952 – September 7, 2010), born William Glenn Shadix, was an American actor, known for his role as Otho Fenlock in Tim Burton's horror/comedy film Beetlejuice.

Early life and education

Shadix was born in Bessemer, Alabama, and added the surname "Scott" when his mother remarried a few years after his birth. He attended Birmingham-Southern College for two years, studying with absurdist playwright-director Arnold Powell.[2]


Career

He lived in New York City prior to moving to Hollywood in the late 1970s. He got his breakthrough film role in Beetlejuice while doing a stage play, portraying Gertrude Stein.[citation needed] Beetlejuice filmmaker Tim Burton went on to cast Shadix in 1993's The Nightmare Before Christmas and the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes.
In 2005, Shadix was cast as the voices of the Brain and Monsieur Mallah in season five of the Teen Titans animated series. His other voice work includes the aforementioned Nightmare, and episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures and Justice League Unlimited. He reprised his Nightmare Before Christmas role in the video game The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge, and the Square-Enix video game Kingdom Hearts II.
His television work included the HBO drama Carnivàle, the NBC television comedy Seinfeld, in which he played Jerry's landlord, and playing the roles of giant brothers Typhoon and Typhon in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
On stage, Shadix was set to begin rehearsals for a Birmingham production of Alan Bennett's History Boys.[citation needed]

Personal life

He was openly gay, and wrote that, as a teenager, he underwent electroconvulsive aversion therapy in an unsuccessful attempt to become straight.[3]
In 2007, after spending 30 years in Los Angeles, he returned to his native Bessemer, Alabama, where he purchased a Queen Anne style Victorian era home. The house was completely destroyed in a fire on December 13, 2008; Shadix told reporters that "I have lost my dream."[4]

Death

On September 7, 2010, Shadix accidentally fell at his condominium in Birmingham, Alabama, and died of blunt trauma to his head. Shadix had mobility problems and was in a wheelchair.[5]

Filmography

Television

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Lucius Walker, , American pastor,died from a heart attack he was 80

The Reverend Lucius Walker  was an American Baptist minister who served as executive director of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization in the 1960s and was a persistent advocate for ending the United States embargo against Cuba ,died from a heart attack he was 80. He made multiple trips to Cuba with supplies provided in violation of the embargo.


(August 3, 1930 – September 7, 2010)

Biography

Walker was born on August 3, 1930, in Roselle, New Jersey and was recognized for his preaching skills by the time he was in his teens. He earned his undergraduate degree from Shaw University and then earned a Doctor of Divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological School as part of his "love affair with the teachings of Jesus" and received his ordination in 1958. He later earned a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin, where he majored in social work.[1]
During the 1960s Walker served as executive director of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization, where he pushed for greater cooperation between local religious organizations in helping to improve declining neighborhoods, saying in 1969 that "It's a travesty how much churches have said about social justice and how little they have done". Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum, who had been the foundation's president, pulled the American Jewish Congress out of the organization in protest against a demand that religious organizations allot $500 million as reparations for slavery.[1][2] Walker was named associate general secretary of the National Council of Churches in 1973 and returned to the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization in 1978 after he had been fired for making excessive contributions to community organizers.[1]
In August 1988, Walker was on a river boat that was attacked by Contras in Nicaragua in which two people were killed. Walker said he had come "face to face with the terrorism of our own government" and blamed President Ronald Reagan for the deaths.[3] This event led Walker to create Pastors for Peace, to fight what he saw as American imperialism. The organization made aid shipments to Latin America providing tons of much-needed supplies.[1]
As part of Pastors for Peace, Walker made 21 annual missions to Cuba, what he called "friendshipments", by way of Canada and Mexico. During his final trip, in July 2010, Walker brought medical equipment, including EKG machines, incubators and medicines.[4] Despite offers to assist in all of the processes necessary to obtain licenses needed to make the shipments on a legal basis, Walker refused to cooperate in what he saw as an unjust process. Following his death, Granma, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, stated that "Cubans, in gratitude, have to say that we don't want to think of a world without Lucius Walker".[4]
A resident of Demarest, New Jersey, Walker died at age 80 on September 7, 2010, at his home there of a heart attack. He was survived by three daughters, two sons and three grandchildren. His wife, the former Mary Johnson, died in 2008.[1]

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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]

Contents

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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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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...