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Ricky Jay (Richard Jay Potash) was born in Brooklyn, learned magic from his grandfather and performed a magic act on local television when he was only four. Jay liked to perform in small clubs where everyone could clearly see his card tricks and sleight of hand -- and then go crazy trying to figure out how he did them.
Ricky Jay, master magician and actor in Tomorrow Never Dies, Deadwood, Boogie Nights, dies at 72
https://variety.com/2018/film/news/r...ts-1203035879/
Conductor/composer/percussionist Harold Farberman died November 24. He was 89. Farberman made several recordings of symphonies written by Ives, Haydn and Mahler and conducted 17 orchestras including the Oakland Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic. Actress Lisa Kudrow is his niece.
https://www.resmusica.com/2018/11/25...old-farberman/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Farberman
Spoiler alert: In the Italian-French film Last Tango In Paris, Jeanne shoots and kills Paul. In the US, one particularly graphic scene was cut from the film -- and it was still rated X.
Bernardo Bertolucci, Oscar-winning director of The Last Emperor, Last Tango In Paris, dies at 77
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/last-ta...ci-dead-at-77/
SpongeBob debuted in 1999 and has consistently been Nickelodeon's highest-rated series. (Don't ask me why!) Hillenburg was the show's writer, producer and director. He aso produced two SpongeBob movies and since 2011 had put out monthly SpongeBob comic books. Prior to the sponge, Hillenburg worked with a wallaby. Hillenburg was writer, producer and director of Rocko's Modern Life.
SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57
https://www.yahoo.com/news/spongebob...173003126.html
Katz and her husband, producer/director William Huyck, collaborated on several screenplays including Howard The Duck and Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom.
Gloria Katz, American Graffiti writer and Star Wars script doctor, dies at 76
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-76-1164737
The death-metal band Deeds Of Flesh formed in 1993 in Los Osos, California and has released eight albums, an EP and a concert DVD. Lindmark, the band's guitarist, was also CEO of Unique Leader, the record label he founded in 1997.
Deeds Of Flesh guitarist Erik Lindmark dies at 46
https://www.revolvermag.com/music/er...tarist-dead-46
Kuma, a dog who could do 75 tricks, appeared in three movies and two tv series, most notably Disney Channel's Dog With A Blog. Kuma played Stan, a dog who talked -- the kids knew; the parents did not -- and who used a keyboard and computer to make nightly posts to his blog. Actor/comedian Stephen Full provided Stan's voice and Stan really did have an online blog -- but it was created by Disney, not by a dog. Kuma was replaced by a similar-looking dog early in the series' first season.
Kuma, the original 'Dog with a Blog,' dies at 16
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ku...ied/ar-BBQkgEg
Berry also appeared on Dr. Kildare and co-starred in the Disney films Herbie Rides Again and The Cat From Outer Space. When he was in the Army, he entertained troops as a member of the Special Services division. His sergeant helped him launch a career in show business. The sergeant was Leonard Nimoy.
Ken Berry, actor in F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mama's Family, dies at 85
https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ken...-d-1203071348/
Williams released six singles and two albums and played on dozens of albums by Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Otis Spann, Billy Stewart and other artists.
Jody Williams, famed Chicago blues guitarist, dead at 83
The Blues Hall Of Fame member served as Chess Records' house guitarist for a number of years.
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jod...ist-dead-at-83
In her first credited role in a movie, Carey played Josephine "Joey" McReynolds, the rebellious daughter of a wealthy rancher, in El Dorado, released in December 1966 in Japan and June 1967 in the US. She shoots Cole Thornton, played by John Wayne -- but don't worry; the wound isn't fatal. She next co-starred in an Elvis Presley movie, Live A Little, Love A Little, as an eccentric woman who kept changing her name and her personality. The film did poorly and Elvis would make only three more movies.
Michele Carey, actress in El Dorado and Live A Little, Love A Little, dies at 75
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...rPnJ?ocid=AMZN
Bosco -- no relation to the chocolate syrup -- appeared in several Broadway plays including King Lear, Twelfth Night and Finian's Rainbow, in several tv series including Tribeca, Damages and Law & Order, and in 38 movies including Trading Places, The Money Pit, Three Men & A Baby, My Best Friend's Wedding and Children Of A Lesser God. Whew!
Tony-winning character actor Philip Bosco dead at 88
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/o...osco-dead.html
Burton became a professional jazz trombonist at age 11. He played on albums by Peggy Lee, Frankie Laine, Johnnie Ray, André Previn, Hoagy Carmichael, Nat "King" Cole, the Ink Spots and others. He also played on dozens of tv commercials and movie soundtracks and co-starred in the tv series Baskets and The Cool Kids.
Roger V. Burton, jazz trombonist and television actor, dies at 90
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ro...v3AS?ocid=AMZN
Robinson, the son of folk singer-songwriter Earl Robinson, recorded 11 albums as a bandleader and performed on more than 60 albums for artists such as Dave Brubeck, Archie Shepp, Stanley Clarke, John Fischer and Buzzy Linhart.
Jazz clarinetist Perry Robinson dies at 80
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2018/12/...r-17-1938.html
The Buzzcocks formed in 1976 in Bolton, England. They've released nine studio albums, five live albums, 10 EPs and 24 singles. Among their best-known songs are Promises, Harmony In My Head, Ever Fallen In Love and Everybody's Happy Nowadays.
Buzzcocks lead singer/guitarist Pete Shelley dies at 63
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46476369
Rossovich played for the Eagles, Chargers and Oilers before becoming an actor and stuntman in 1977. He appeared on several tv shows and in several movies, including Night Shift, Avenging Angel, The Main Event, The Sting II and The Long Riders. His brother Rick is also an actor and has appeared in Top Gun, Spellbinder, Future Shock, The Terminator and many other movies and tv shows.
Tim Rossovich, actor and former USC football player, dies at 72
https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/l...207-story.html
The Australian band The Strangers were together from 1961 to 1975 and specialized in remakes of US pop hits including Fever, Elenore, In My Room, Fun Fun Fun, Cool Jerk, Paperback Writer, Proud Mary, Good Vibrations and I Say A Little Prayer. Weiland left the group in 1970 and joined The Mixtures, who had a #2 Australian hit and #44 US hit with The Pushbike Song in 1971.
Fred Weiland of The Mixtures and The Strangers dies of lung cancer at 75
http://www.noise11.com/news/freddy-w...ed-75-20181210
Epstein played Lucky the slave in the original 1956 Broadway production of Waiting For Godot. In 1991, Epstein voiced the bookseller in Disney's Beauty & The Beast. His final acting role was in the 2016 movie Year By The Sea.
Alvin Epstein, actor, director and master of Samuel Beckett plays, dies at 93
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/o...tein-dead.html
The news of Elvis Presley's death spread worldwide in just a couple of hours. The news of Michael Jackson's death spread worldwide in just a few minutes. Sondra Locke died November 3 and the news wasn't reported until today, 40 days later. Somethin' ain't right!
Actress/director Sandra Locke dies at 74
https://variety.com/2018/film/news/s...er-1203089402/
Wilson won three Grammy awards and in 1974-75 hosted a musical variety series on NBC-TV. Among her hits: How Glad I Am, I Wanna Be With You, Peace Of Mind and Face It Girl It's Over.
Nancy Wilson, Grammy-winning jazz singer, dies at 81
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news...D=ansmsnnews11
The first hit single to feature Joe Osborn on bass was Dale Hawkins' Susie Q in 1957. Osborn played on more than 200 top-40 pop hits and more than 400 top-40 country hits by artists including Johnny Rivers, Tommy Roe, Merle Haggard, Kenny Rogers, Reba McEntire, Rick Nelson, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Buffett, Eddie Rabbitt, Hank Williams Jr., Simon & Garfunkel, America, the Monkees, the Carpenters, the Association, the Beach Boys, the Grass Roots, the Mamas & The Papas, the 5th Dimension, the Partridge Family and Gary Lewis & The Playboys. Whew!
Joe Osborn, Wrecking Crew bassist, dies at 81
https://variety.com/2018/music/news/...el-1203090975/