Posts tagged as And Now He's Dead
Ronald Searle, 1920-2011
Ronald Searle, "Britain's greatest graphic artist," and, with Geoffrey Willans, creator of what may be the most embarrassing book one can read in public because it is impossible to refrain from laughing aloud, has died at the age of 91.
Russell Hoban, 1925-2011
"I think death will be a good career move for me. People will say, 'Yes, Hoban, he seems an interesting writer, let's look at him again.'" READ MORE
Christopher Logue, 1926-2011
The poet Christopher Logue passed away on Friday. Best known for his modern reconstructions of The Iliad, he also wrote a remarkable memoir called Prince Charming, a terrifically frank and self-critical work which is well worth tracking down. Here's a recording of an excerpt from his All Day Permanent Red. The London Review of Books is featuring two poems, one by him and one dedicated to him, here. And here's an interview from 2003. Logue was 85.
Paul Motian, 1931-2011
The legendary drummer Paul Motian, whose work in the first Bill Evans Trio alone would have made him a member of the jazz canon, has passed away at the age of 80. There's some nice stuff here.
Sherwood Schwartz, 1916-2011
"Sherwood Schwartz, the veteran television producer who created and wrote the theme songs for classic TV shows including The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island, has died." Sorry for the terrible video quality on the clip above, but it is one of the many pieces from the Schwartz oeuvre that sticks with me to this very day. (Also the fake lips Gilligan wore when spy Ginger kissed him with poison.) In any event, Schwartz was 94.
Legendary Art Dealer Robert Miller Dies
Robert Miller, art dealer and sometime-painter, died yesterday in Miami, the Robert Miller Gallery confirmed today. Miller got his start at the André Emmerich gallery in the 60s. After a dozen years there, the Robert Miller Gallery opened (in a partnership with his wife, Betsy) in 1977 at its first location, on Fifth Avenue. READ MORE
Martin Rushent, 1948-2011
"Martin wasn't content that synthesizers produce weird noises; he did his best to use them to convey musical ideas. These days when you listen to music you don't even hear the synthesizers. That is due to Martin, who was at the vanguard of making electronics work for the music." READ MORE
A Tree Peony (The Lives They Lived)
Like so many from the old country, my parents were hard workers. They led quiet lives and poured their hopes into their offspring, of whom I was the eldest. READ MORE
Waking The Dead
"Many of his clients became friends, in particular Jeffrey Steiner, the billionaire head of the Fairchild Corporation, who had wandered into the original Pimlico Road shop one Saturday in 1988 and breezily dropped over £1 million. When staying at Steiner’s villa in the South of France, Hobbs claimed he was prevailed upon to supply a reefer to an elderly guest. The recipient collapsed after partaking and, it was assumed, had died. Panic ensued with Steiner insisting that the body be taken off his premises. But as Hobbs helped his host bundle the 'cadaver' into the boot of a car, it revived, to inquire, not unreasonably: 'What the hell do you think you’re playing at?'" READ MORE
