Deaths in August - 2019

Author who wrote about law and finance, Martin Mayer died August 1 at the age of 91. His many books include The Bankers and The Fed: The Inside Story of How the World's Most Powerful Financial Institution.

Wrestler Harley Race died August 1 at the age of 76. He wrote King of the Ring: The Harley Race Story and The Professional Wrestlers' Instructional and Workout Guide.

Highly regarded Shakespeare scholar and editor David Bevington died August 2 at the age of 88. He edited the widely used Bantam editions of Shakespeare's works (touchstones omitted since all complete Shakespeares are folded into one 'work'). His other publications included From Mankind to Marlowe, Action Is Eloquence: Shakespeare's Language of Gesture, Shakespeare: Script, Stage, Screen, Tudor drama and politics; a critical approach to topical meaning, and many more. He was a concert-level classical violist and a gracious mentor to many.

Dartmouth prof and prolific sports historian Harvey Frommer died August 1 at the age of 83. His more popular books were New York City Baseball: The Last Golden Age and ghost writer of Throwing Heat: The Autobiography of Nolan Ryan.

Prolific author Toni Morrison died August 5 at the age of 88. She is best known for Beloved, The Bluest Eye , and Song of Solomon .

Singer Joe Longthorne died August 3 at the age of 64. His autobiography was called Joe Longthorne - Sugar in the Morning : The Autobiography.

Saxophonist Bob Wilber died August 4 at the age of 91. His autobiography was called Music was not Enough.

U.S. Congressman Paul Findley died August 9 at the age of 98. His books include They Dare to Speak Out: People and Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby and Silent No More: Confronting America's False Images of Islam .

Feminist teacher Ann Snitow died August 10 at the age of 76. Her books include Powers of Desire and The Feminist Memoir Project.

Children’s poetry anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins died August 8 at the age of 81. His works include Surprises and My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States.

Nobel winning chemist Kary Mullis died August 7 at the age of 74. His books include Dancing Naked in the Mind Field and The Polymerase Chain Reaction.

Photographer Barbara Crane died August 7 at the age of 91. Her books include Barbara Crane, Photographs, 1948-1980, Barbara Crane: Challenging Vision and Urban anomalies : Chicago.

Children’s book illustrator Charles Santore died August 11 at the age of 84. His many works include The Knight of the Water Lilies, The Silk Princess and A Stowaway on Noah’s Arc.

Actor Peter Fonda died August 16 at the age of 79. He wrote Don’t Tell Dad.

The animator behind Roger Rabbit, Richard Williams died August 16 at the age of 86. He wrote The Animator’s Survival Kit.

Poet and sociologist Carole Satyamurti has died at the age of 80. Her works include Broken Moon, Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling, Stitching The Dark and Striking Distance.

Novelist Paule Marshall died August 10 at the age of 90. Her books include Brown Girl, Brownstones and Praisesong for the Widow.

Psychiatrist Donald F. Klein has died on August 7 at the age of 90. His books include Understanding Depression: A Complete Guide and Do You Have a Depressive Illness.

Graphic novelist Ernie Colon died August 8 at the age of 88. He co-authored The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation and many other works.

Broadcaster Jack Perkins died August 19 at the age of 85. He wrote Finding Moosewood.

Fantasy novelist Barry Hughart died August 1 at the age of 85. He wrote the award-winning The Bridge of Birds, and two other novels about Master Li and Number Ten Ox.

Arts patron Werner Kramarsky died August 22 at the age of 93. His books include On Drawing: A Conversation and The New Generation: An Exhibition.

Investigative reporter for the Boston Globe, Gerard O’Neill died August 22 at the age of 76. He co-wrote Black Mass and Whitey.

>18 varielle:

Fwiw, wrong touchstone.
It's this guy: http://www.librarything.com/author/oneillgerard-1

Thanks. I’m overseas on an itty bitty phone. Hard to navigate.

In the meantime, Brazilian actress and writer Fernanda Young died August 25 at the age of 49. Her work includes Tudo que voce nao soube, Carta para Alguem Bem Perto and Vergonha dos Pes.

Shakespeare scholar, actor and director Paul Nelsen died August 19 at the age of 72. He wrote many journal articles and co-edited Acts of Criticism: Performance Matters in Shakespeare. Appreciation here: https://www.shaksper.net/33273-in-memory-of-paul-d-nelsen

Actress Valerie Harper died August 30 at the age of 80. She wrote I, Rhoda and Today I am a Ma’am.

Former American communist who became disillusioned after 16 years in a Chinese prison, Sidney Rittenberg died August 24 at the age of 98. He wrote The Man Who Stayed Behind.

Fashion Designer Isabel Toledo died August 26 at the age of 59. She wrote Roots of Style: Weaving together life..

Chess grandmaster Pal Benko died August 26 at the age of 91. He wrote The Benko Gambit.

Volkswagen executive Ferdinand Piech died August 25 at the age of 82. He wrote Auto.Biography.

Journalist Leslie H. Gelb died August 31 at the age of 82. He wrote The Irony of Vietnam and Power Rules, among others.

Popularizer of Jewish-Italian food, Edda Servi Machlin died August 16 at the age of 93. Her books include The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews: Traditional Recipes and Menus and Classic Italian Jewish Cooking: Traditional Recipes and Menus .

Tibetan Lama Sogyal Rinpoche died August 28 at the age of 72. His books include The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying and Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying .

Dr. Donald Lindberg died August 16 at the age of 85. He wrote Health Hotlines (Toll Free Numbers from the National Library of Medicine) and The growth of medical information systems in the United States .

Body builder Frank Columbu died August 30 at the age of 78. His books include The Bodybuilder's Nutrition Book , Winning Bodybuilding and Coming on Strong.

Economist Martin Weitzman died August 28 at the age of 77. His books include Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet and The Share Economy: Conquering Stagflation.

Former president of Gambia Dawda Jawara died August 27 at the age of 95. He wrote his memoir Kairaba .

Former CIA spy Marita Lorenz died August 31 at the age of 80. She wrote Marita: One Woman's Extraordinary Tale of Love and Espionage from Castro to Kennedy and Marita: The Spy Who Loved Castro.

Physicist Steven Gubser died August 3 at the age of 47. He wrote The Little Book of String Theory and The Little Book of Black Holes (Science Essentials).

Book seller Richard Booth died August 19 at the age of 80. He wrote My Kingdom of Books and Book of Book Collecting .

Human rights activist Jan Ruff-O'Herne died August 19 at the age of 96. She wrote Fifty Years of Silence: The Extraordinary Memoir of a War Rape Survivor .

Public relations executive for Margaret Thatcher, Tim Bell died August 25 at the age of 77. He wrote Right or Wrong: The Memoirs of Lord Bell.

Sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein died August 31 at the age of 88. His books include World Systems Analysis, The Modern World System I and Race, Nation, Class.

Editor and publisher of horror books Charles M. Collins died August 26 at the Age of 83. His work included Harvest of Fear, A Feast of Blood and others. Appreciation here: http://wormwoodiana.blogspot.com/2019/09/rip-charles-m-collins-1935-2019.html?ut...

Jazz trumpeter Clora Bryant died August 25 at the age of 92. She wrote Central Avenue Sounds.