Post by petrolino on Apr 28, 2017 20:37:46 GMT
It's been reported that novelist and screenwriter William Hjortsberg has died. Hjortsberg was born in New York on February 23rd, 1941. He penned a screenplay in the 1970s for prolific film producer Roger Corman, 'Thunder And Lightning' (1977) which featured a cameo from pulp writer Charles Willeford, and later contributed to the teleplay for Corman's tv production 'The Georgia Peaches' (1980). Like several of his contemporaries - Michigan men Jim Harrison & Thomas McGuane who also worked as scriptwriters, Washington poet Richard Brautigan, travelogue spinner Tim Cahill of Tennessee - Hjortsberg held down connections to a rich literary scene that made its base in Livingston, Montana, and it was in Livingston where he passed away aged 76.
Greece's King of Slapstick, Stathis Psaltis, has passed away aged 66 following a long period of illness. Psaltis maintained a remarkable level of popularity at home for his work in television and theatre, reaching a wider audience through his films. He was also an accomplished musician.
R.I.P.
Greece's King of Slapstick, Stathis Psaltis, has passed away aged 66 following a long period of illness. Psaltis maintained a remarkable level of popularity at home for his work in television and theatre, reaching a wider audience through his films. He was also an accomplished musician.
R.I.P.