Ed Asner, the Iconic Lou Grant on Two Acclaimed TV Series, Dies at 91 [Hollywood Reporter, Archive link]
Joseph Galloway (November 13, 1941 – August 18, 2021)
Mr. Galloway, a 24-year-old reporter for United Press International, went on to witness and participate in the first major battle of the Vietnam War, in which an outmanned American battalion fought off three North Vietnamese army regiments while taking…
So Long, Tom T!
Farewell to songwriter Tom T Hall, who wrote one of the most absolutely perfect “fuck you, you smug, highfaluttin’, morally super hypocrites” songs in history. I’m talking, of course, about “Harper Valley PTA”, which was a hit song on the country chart…
Chuck Close 1940 – 2021
Photorealist painter and printer Chuck Close died yesterday at the age of 81. One of the most prominent of the photorealistic painters of the late 60s and early 70s, Close painted immense, highly detailed canvas portraits from photos he would take of h…
Sean Lock (1963 – 2021)
English comedian Sean Lock has died of cancer at age 58. A stand up comedian and mainstay of British panel shows, he was also the winner of Carrot in a Box, and the Carrot in a Box Rematch.
But Wait! There’s No More…
Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86 [AP] Ron Popeil was the sizzle of American ingenuity, personified [AP]
Ron Popeil, TV pitchman who hawked Veg-O-Matic, Mr. Microphone and more, dies [LAT]
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Remembering Bob Moses, 1935–2021
His leadership ushered in alternative conceptions of gender, race, and political power that would, eventually, shake the world.
Até Sempre, Otelo
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, hero of Portugal’s return to democracy, has died. [FT obit: archive version]