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From ‘The Right Stuff’ to ‘Miami Blues’ and ‘The Player,’ Fred Ward was truly in a class of his own. Photo: Fred Ward in “Henry and June” ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 13 May 2022 | Carmel Dagan | Variety Fred Ward, who starred in films including “Henry and June,” “Tremors,” “The Right Stuff” and “The Player,”…
Though unarmed and not at the scene where a guard was killed, Boudin was sentenced to a prison term of 20 years to life. Photo: Kathy Boudin at a news conference in 1969, when she was part of the radical group the Weather Underground. Credit…Michael Evans/The New York Times 02 May 2022 | James Porteous |…
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His music, Timba, was ‘fast, loud, and characterized by its multiple overlapping rhythms and deep booming bass lines’ Photo: José Luis Cortés leading the band NG La Banda at Lincoln Center in New York in 1997. His performance, one reviewer said, had the audience “up on its feet and screaming.”Credit…Jack Vartoogian 28 April 2022 |…
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Actor Robert Morse was a Tony-winning Broadway star, movie actor and played Bertram Cooper in the hit TV show, Mad Men. Photo: Robert Morse as Bert Cooper in Season 6 of Mad Men.AMC / Everett Collection 21 April 2022 | Robert Berkvist | New York Times Robert Morse, Impish Tony-Winning Comedy Star, Is Dead at…
Francisco González always said ‘We are gardeners of the seeds of our culture. We plant our seeds patiently, and we nurture the plants of our culture’ Photo: In Mexico, musicians said Francisco González’s handiwork with strings made instruments resonate with a sound they hadn’t heard in decades (Scott MacDonald) 04 April 2022 | GUSTAVO ARELLANO…
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Denis O’Dell worked with The Beatles (often), Michaell Cimino, the Carry On Gang and many others. Photo: Denis O’Dell with Paul and Linda McCartney (PA) 22 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media 14 January 2022 | Spencer Leigh | The Guardian | With additional information Working in the film industry, Denis O’Dell, who…
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Read about Sumy Sadurni, the ‘deeply emotional and committed’ photojournalist and her passion for the people and stories of Africa Photo: Sumaya Sadurni: ‘A strong journalist, always humorous, never fearing the powerful’ © Chris Dennis Rosenberg (cropped) 22 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Sumy Sadurni, Photojournalist Whose Focus Was East Africa,…
The journalist reported for 30 years from Latin American countries where grave human rights abuses were being committed 17 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Includes reports from The Guardian and The Irish Times and ‘Chilean coup: 40 years ago I watched Pinochet crush a democratic dream,’ written by Mr O’Shaughnessy. Top…
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‘Living is so torrential, such an amazing experience that we often create moats to keep this vivacity away from our senses,’ William Hurt once said Photo: Actor William Hurt Rich Fury/Invision/AP 13 March 2022 | Christian Zilko | Indiewire | With additional material William Hurt, one of the most esteemed actors of the 1980s with…
John Salt was a British pioneer of photorealist painting, a genre that emerged in late 1960s America Photo: John Salt Bride, 1969 05 January 2022 | Simon Chapman | The Guardian | With additional information John Salt, who has died aged 84, was a pioneer of photorealist painting, a genre that emerged in late 1960s…
Larry Herman was a photographer who aligned himself with his subjects – mainly poor and working communities Photo: © Larry Herman, Clydeside 1974-76, Estate of Larry Herman Photos: National Galleries Scotland © Estate of Larry Herman 02 March 2022 | Tim Gopsill | The Guardian Larry Herman, who has died aged 79, was a news…
Mitchell Ryan appeared in the TV series “Dark Shadows,” played a brutal businessman in “Santa Barbara” and a wealthy father in the sitcom “Dharma & Greg.” Photo: Mitchell Ryan – Actor 06 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Mitchell Ryan, Who Played the Villain in ‘Lethal Weapon,’ Dies at 88 05 March…
