Harvey Milk was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the first…
Dead of the Day
Dead of the Day: November 26, 2017: Bandleader Tommy Dorsey
Before Elvis, before the Beatles – even before Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis –…
Dead of the Day: Quentin Crisp, November 21, 1999
The fabulous, formidable and flamboyant Quentin Crisp died on November 20th, 1999, at the ripe…
Dead of the Day November 20, 2017: Robert Altman, 2006
Robert Altman (February 20, 1925 to November 20, 2006) was one of America’s greatest and…
The Talking Dead: Obit’s Quote of the Day: November 19, 2017: Charles Baudelaire
In every clime and under every sun, Death laughs at ye, mad mortals, as ye…
Obit’s Dead of the Day: Doris Lessing, October 22, 1919 – November 17, 2013
Doris Lessing, was a Nobel laureate winning British author, who was known for combining what…
Obit’s Dead of the Day: Edie Sedgwick, April 10, 1943 to November 16, 1971
Edie Sedgwick was the very first woman to be hailed as an “It Girl” –…
Obit’s Dead of the Day: Elsa Schiaparelli, September 10, 1890, to November 13, 1973
Elsa Schiaparelli was a prominent Italian fashion designer, influenced by contemporary designers Paul Poiret and…
Obit’s Dead of the Day: Ken Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001)
Ken Kesey, American author of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” passed away at age…
Obit’s Dead of the Day November 9: Writer Stieg Larsson August 15, 1954 – November 9, 1954
Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson, known internationally for the “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”…