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Steven Witser L.A. Philharmonic's Principal Trombonist Dies
Steven Witser, principal trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, died of an apparent heart attack Monday night in Pasadena, the orchestra announced. He was 48. FOR THE RECORD:The obituary of trombonist Steven Witser in Wednesday's A section stated that the Philharmonic would dedicate its May 30 concert to his memory. In fact, that concert will be ...
Frankie Manning Dies at 94; Helped Popularize the Lindy Hop
Frankie “Musclehead" Manning, a Harlem dancer and Tony Award-winning choreographer widely celebrated as one of the pioneers of the Lindy Hop, a breathlessly acrobatic swing dance style of the 1930s and '40s, died April 27 at New York City's Lenox Hill Hospital of pneumonia. He was 94. The effortlessly nimble Manning was a star attraction of ...
John King, Who Made Ukulele Ring with Bach Dies
John King adored Hawaii, though he lived there for only a few years as a boy. The Hawaiian room in his Florida home was stuffed with hundreds upon hundreds of hula dolls, leis and other artifacts. He once owned 400 Hawaiian shirts, more than enough to wear a different one every day of the year which ...
Jack Cardiff Oscar-Winning British Cinematographer Dies
Jack Cardiff, the British cinematographer who won an Academy Award for his stunning color work on the 1947 drama “Black Narcissus" and later became an Oscar-nominated director, has died. He was 94. Cardiff, who as a cinematographer was known as a pioneer of Technicolor and a “master of light," died Wednesday of age-related causes at his ...
Clement Freud Sigmund's Grandson, Writer, Politician, Radio Figure Dies
Clement Freud, 84, a grandson of Sigmund Freud who became a well- known writer, politician and urbane regular on British radio, died Wednesday at his home in London. Freud was best known from his three decades appearing on the BBC game show “Just a Minute," in which panelists compete to see who can talk the longest ...
Rubin 'Zeke' Zarchy Big Band Trumpeter Dies
He was best known for his association with Glenn Miller's orchestra, but he also played with Joe Haymes, Tommy Dorsey and Bob Crosby, among others. Rubin “Zeke" Zarchy, a trumpeter for a number of leading big bands who was best known for his association with Glenn Miller's orchestra in the 1940s, has died. He was 93. ...
Charles Teitel Theater Operator Brought Foreign Art Films to Chicago Dies
Charles Teitel, who operated one of the first foreign art houses in Chicago, screening such seminal films as “The Bicycle Thief" and “Z" as well as movies that city censors tried to ban for racy content, died of congestive heart failure April 4 at his home in Laguna Woods, his daughter Roberta Teitel Zweig said. He ...
Wally Marks Delevoper Made Room for the Jazz Bakery
Wally Marks, whose family real estate firm helped develop Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade and preserve the Helms Bakery building, has died. He was 78. Marks, who was also a philanthropist and human rights activist, died Monday of cancer at his West Los Angeles home, said his wife, Suzy. In 1956, his father founded the Beverly ...
Manny Oquendo, Latin Band Leader and Stylistic Innovator, Dies
Manny Oquendo, the Latin band leader, timbale player and percussionist who was an expert with the tpico Cuban rhythmic style and later infused it into Latin jazz, died on March 25 in the Bronx. He was 78. The cause was complications from a kidney operation, said Andy Gonzlez, his musical director of 35 years in their ...
Charlie Kennedy Alto Saxophonist Played in Gene Krupa's Big Band Dies
Charlie Kennedy was in many bands and, as a studio musician, played on the scores for West Side Story and My Fair Lady. Charlie Kennedy, a talented alto saxophonist who was best known for his association with Gene Krupa's big band in the 1940s, has died. He was 81. Kennedy died April 3 of pulmonary disease ...
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