The Art of the Obituary (5): Ike Turner
Ike Turner (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) Though his musical and entrepreneurial talent was enormous, he had been slow to break out of…
The Art of the Obituary: Janet Frame
Janet Frame (August 28, 1924 - January 29, 2004) She needed ‘treatment’— electro-convulsive therapy at the Seacliff hospital in Dunedin. Every part of this therapy…
The Art of Obituary: Anna Nicole Smith
Anna Nicole Smith (November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007) She acted too, though it was the Breasts that stole every scene, full in Leslie Nielsen’s…