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more about #deaths more comments → willwriteforfood: The book and movie of TKAM ripped me apart. I had never read the book growing up nor seen the movie, but when I moved to Alabama 10 years ago, I made ... more » dcetstyle: RIP Ms. Wilcox. Her performance in that movie was so good that I almost felt sorry for her character despite her false accusation against the Tom Robi... more » curiousgeorgiana: Amazing actor. #deaths more » TransFat: Aw how sad. She was in "Number Twelve Looks Just Like You" which is one of my Top 10 favorite Twilight Zones. #deaths more » NellMood: Oh, she was so convincing as Mayella! I think I might have to watch To Kill a Mockingbird tonight. Rest in peace, Collin. #deaths more » LucilleMcGillicuddy: SoCal Jezzies, go to the Small Trades exhibit of his photos at the Getty. It is really wonderful. more » Penny: I am having a brain stall at the moment, but he does all the great silo food shots in Vogue, right? If so, I am going to miss those. They were alway... more » kookla: Dick. Merkin. Professional Dandy. Breed. Moustaches. I don't know where to look. more » shorty63136: I JUST polished off a can of Welch's Apple Cranberry juice no more than 15 seconds ago! Thanks, Sylvia! more » randomnessish: Whenever I tell people I've had a Clamato Bloody Mary (a Bloody Caesar), and liked it, people will ask what Clamato is. Normally the response to "tom... more » NefariousNewt: Clamato was a big success for Ms. Schur, but not everything she made was golden. A variant of Clamato called Clamidia, was not so successful. more » Lymed: Will the Canadian Jezebels be drinking Bloody Caesars tonight? more » Spaceman Bill Leah: A Bloody Mary made with Clamato is called a Caesar or Bloody Caesar. According to the ever correct Wikipedia, it is also known as the Canadian Nationa... more » keldo: Who amongst us has tried Clamato? I simply have not been able to do it. more » tailfeather: Clamato is divisive, but I fall firmly on the "pro" side as I can make a mighty fine bloody mary with the stuff. Thank you, Ms. Schur, for your impor... more » -
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R.I.P. Collin Wilcox
Collin Wilcox, an accomplished actress perhaps best known for playing Mayella Ewell, the woman who falsely accuses Tom Robinson of rape in To Kill A Mockingbird, has died at 74. [NYT] -
#cameraobscura
R.I.P. Irving Penn
Irving Penn, one of the most famous and influential fashion photographers of all time, has died at 92. [NYT] -
#makeththeman
R.I.P. Richard Merkin
Richard Merkin, artist, illustrator and "professional dandy," has died at 70. Eulogized Tom Wolfe, "He was the greatest of that breed, the Artist Dandy...Like Dali, he had one of the few remaining Great Mustaches in the art world." [NYT] -
#foodforthought
R.I.P. Sylvia Schur
Sylvia Schur, a food consultant and editor who, in addition to creating recipes and cookbooks, developed Clamato and Cran-Apple juice, has died at the age of 92. [NYT] -
#finewine
R.I.P. Kathryn Kennedy
Kathryn Kennedy, a pioneering California winemaker famed for her cabernet sauvignon, has died at 82. [NYT] -
#silverbelle
R.I.P. Sheila Lukins
Sheila Lukins, the entrepreneur, cook and author whose Silver Palate store and cookbook played a crucial role in the American food revolution of the 1980s, has died at 66. The cause was brain cancer. [NYT, Parade] -
#womanofletters
R.I.P. Karla Kuskin
Karla Kuskin, the author of more than 50 books for children, including many books of verse and the classic The Philharmonic Gets Dressed, has died at 77. [NYT] -
#grandopera
R.I.P. Hildegard Behrens
Hildegard Behrens, a dramatic sopranao famed for her interpretation of Wagner, has died at 72. The cause of death was apparently aneurism. [NYT] -
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#meetingoftheminds
R.I.P. Ruth Ford
Ruth Ford, an actress who became famous for the salons she held in her Dakota apartment, has died at 98. "My life has been too exciting, too wonderful, to let anything else, and that includes acting, to come first." [NYT] -
#stringtheory
R.I.P. Carleen Hutchins
Carleen Hutchins, a violin designer and builder famed for crafting the innovative "new violin family," has died at 98. [NYT] -
#rip
Mutual Appreciation
Today we want to salute two people: Harry F. Klemfuss, the man behind National Secretaries Week, who has died at 88, and Priscilla Duffield, 91, Robert Oppenheimer's secretary and "right hand." A friend calls her "the perfect secretary." [NYT, UPI] -
#mythsandlegends
R.I.P. Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham, the legendary dancer and choreographer, has died at 90. Considered one of the most important figures of 20th Century dance, Cunningham was the recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the MacArthur Fellowship. [NYT, YouTube] -
#queenofthejungle
R.I.P. Brenda Joyce
Brenda Joyce, an actress of the 1940s best known for playing Jane in five "Tarzan" movies, has died at 92. Post-Hollywood, Joyce worked with immigrants, helping them to find jobs and homes. [NYT] -
#womenofletters
R.I.P. Judi Ann Mason
Judi Ann Mason, a playwright and screenwriter, has died at 54. Mason started writing professionally at only 19 and, on shows like A Different World and Sanford, was one of the first female African-American sitcom writers. [NYT] -
#stageandscreen
R.I.P. Karl Malden
Karl Malden, the versatile, Oscar-winning actor who gave memorable performances in such films as On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Patton, has died at 97. [LAT] -
#musicoftime
R.I.P. Pina Bausch
Pina Bausch, the highly influential choreographer and modern dancer, has died at 68, a mere five days after being diagnosed with cancer. At left, her famous "Rite of Spring." [Guardian] -
#iconography
Farrah Fawcett, 1947-2009
Actress Farrah Fawcett has died after a three-year battle with cancer. She was 62.
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#profilesincourage
R.I.P. Jerri Nielsen
Jerri Nielsen, who made headlines in 1999 for diagnosing and treating herself for breast cancer while stationed as a doctor at the South Pole, has died in Massachusetts. She was 57. [CBS] -
#socialorder
R.I.P. Fleur Cowles
Fleur Cowles, famed for helming the short-lived, innovative Flair magazine, her acumen as a hostess on both sides of the pond, and as author of the memoir She Made Friends and Kept Them, has died at 101. [NYT] -
#deaths
RIP Koko Taylor
Born in Tennessee, the "Queen of the Blues" was a cleaning lady in Chicago before landing a Chess records contract. "Blues is my life," she once said. [NY Times, KokoTaylor.com, AP, YouTube]
