Bo Hopkins was an American actor known for secondary roles in films such as The Wild Bunch (1969), American Graffiti (1973) and Midnight Express (1978).
RIP Hayden White (1928 – 2018)
This happened four years ago but I only found out today, by way of Linda Hutcheon.
Hayden White was an American historian known for his book Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-century Europe (1973).
RIP Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945 – 2022)
Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945 – 2022), also known as Hakim Bey was an American anarchist author and poet, primarily known for his concept of Temporary Autonomous Zones, short-lived spaces which elude formal structures of control. He also coined the term pirate utopia, released books such as Immediatism (1994) and recorded with Bill Laswell on the album T.A.Z. (1994).
RIP Jeffrey Escoffier (1942 – 2022)
Jeffrey Escoffier was an American author, activist, media strategist and pornosopher.
Escoffier has long been an active participant in the American LGBT community. He is the editor of Sexual Revolution (2003).
RIP Vangelis (1943 – 2022)
Vangelis was a Greek composer known for film music such as Blade Runner (1982), “Chariots of Fire” (1981) and “1492: Conquest of Paradise” (1992) on the one hand; and pop songs such as “Let It Happen” (1973), “State of Independence” (1981) and “I’ll Find My Way Home” (1981) on the other.
Continue readingRIP Bob Neuwirth (1939 – 2022)
Bob Neuwirth was an American singer-songwriter best-known for co-writing “Mercedes Benz” (1971).
RIP Bernard Wright (1963 – 2022)
Bernard Wright was an American musician working in funk and jazz, known for such compositions as “Haboglabotribin” (1981) and “Who Do You Love” (1985).
RIP Fred Ward (1942 – 2022)
Fred Ward was an American actor known for parts in films such as Miami Blues (1990), a film I enjoyed immensely and Tremors (1990), which is nearly as good as Miami Blues.
RIP Jerzy Trela (1942 – 2022)
Jerzy Trela was a Polish actor. He was Billaud-Varenne in Danton (1983).
RIP Shivkumar Sharma (1938 – 2022)
Shivkumar Sharma was an Indian classical musician and santoor player best known outside of his country for the album Call of the Valley (1967).