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Larry Herman was a photographer who aligned himself with his subjects ā mainly poor and working communities Photo: Ā© Larry Herman, Clydeside 1974-76, Estate of Larry Herman Photos: National Galleries Scotland Ā© 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 āDark Shadows,ā played a brutal businessman in āSanta Barbaraā and a wealthy father in the sitcom āDharma & Greg.ā Photo: Mitchell Ryan – Actor 06 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Mitchell Ryan, Who Played the Villain in āLethal Weapon,ā Dies at 88 05 March…
In 1985, Mr. Parry broke news of the involvement of Lt. Col. Oliver L. North and the covert operation to support the contras with proceeds from clandestine arms sales to Iran. Photo: The investigative reporter Robert Parry in an undated photograph. His work on the Iran-contra scandal of the 1980s brought him a George Polk…
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Playing to dance-hall audiences, Bob Wills relied on an enormous repertoire that made use of anything that would go over with the rowdy Saturday-night crowds. 28 February 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Original Source: 13 May 2018 Ā | Various Sources | James Porteous | Hawkins Bay Dispatch ā This Day āBob Wills…
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Robert F. Kennedyās death, after his brother and so many others, would all but paralyze an entire generation. 28 Februray 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Originally published: 5 JUNE 2018 | James Porteous | HAWKINS BAY 06 June 1968 |ALDEN WHITMAN | New York Times In his brief but extraordinary political career, the…
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Robert Frank was a the fiercely independent photographer and filmmaker whose bleak yet poetic book āThe Americansā jolted the nationās self-image and sparked a photographic revolution 28 February 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Orignally published: 11 SEPTEMBER 2019 HAWKINS BAY James Portoeus 10 September 2019 | Karen Wada | Los Angeles Times…
The master of lyrics, Robert Hunter, poet and writer providedĀ the Grateful DeadĀ with many of their vivid and enduring lyrics 28 February 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Originally Published: 25 SEPTEMBER 2019 HAWKINS BAY 24 September 2019 |DAVID BROWNĀ &Ā JON BLISTEIN| Rolling Stone |Additional sources ROW JIMMY Garcia/Hunter[Verse 1]Julie catch a rabbit by his…
Bones Hillman, born Wayne Stevens, played for Midnight Oil from 1987 right up until the bandās reunion and tour in 2017. He died in his home in Milwaukee. 27 February 20222 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News 8 NOVEMBER 2020 HAWKINS BAY Midnight Oil has always had one of the best rhythm sections in…
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Procol followed āWhiter Shade of Paleā with over a dozen great albums, remaining one of rock musicās most imaginative and progressive bands. Mr Brooker was its heart and soul throughout. Photo: Gary Brooker 1976 Photo: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns/Getty Images 23 February 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News What can one say about Mr Brooker. The…
āIs he a philosopher, or a crackpot? A lifestyle guru or a libertine? Could he be a madman or might he be perhaps, unsettlingly sane? One thing is for sure: he is one of 20th-century seafaringās most iconic figures.ā Photo: Aboard Annie with his first sea-going partner, Ruth Merseburger. Ruth and James lived and worked together until…
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From Ghostbusters to Animal House, to an off-Broadway Lampoon revue that featured John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray. Photo: Filmmaker Ivan Reitman poses for a portrait at Montecito Restaurant, in Toronto, on June 30, 2016. (Eduardo Lima/The Canadian Press) Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the…
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The visual effects artist and director was known for his innovative work on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Blade Runner Photo: Douglas Trumbull on the set of 1977’s ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’Ā COURTESY EVERETT COLLECTION 11 February 2022 | Ryan Gilbey | The Guardian Asked in 1978 to…
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