Chuck Barry - September 10, 2023

 Charles Edward Anderson Berry, better known as Chuck Berry, was a legendary American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who played a vital role in pioneering the rock and roll genre. He was often referred to as the "Father of Rock and Roll" due to his significant contribution to refining and developing rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive. Some of his most famous songs include "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Rock and Roll Music", and "Johnny B. Goode". Berry's music style, which included guitar solos and showmanship, greatly influenced subsequent rock music. He will always be remembered as a true icon of the industry.

Oliver Hardy

 

mid century Comedian Oliver Hardy in color

 

Pencil sketch of comedian, Oliver Hardy

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Sketch of the Day: Martin Balsam

 

Martin Balsam

Sketch of the Day: Martin Balsam
Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New York stage, winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Robert Anderson's You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (1968). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Thousand Clowns (1965).
His other notable film roles include Juror #1 in 12 Angry Men (1957), private detective Milton Arbogast in Psycho (1960), Hollywood agent O.J. Berman in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Bernard B. Norman in The Carpetbaggers (1964), Lt. Commander Chester Potter, the ship doctor, in The Bedford Incident, Colonel Cathcart in Catch-22 (1970), Admiral Husband E. Kimmel in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Mr. Green in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Signor Bianchi in Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and Howard Simons in All the President's Men (1976). He had a recurring role as Dr. Milton Orloff on the television drama Dr. Kildare (1963–66), and Murray Klein on the sitcom Archie Bunker's Place (1979–83).
In addition to his Oscar and Tony Awards, Balsam was also a BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Emmy Award nominee. With Joyce Van Patten, he was the father of actress Talia Balsam.

Walter Matthau

 

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