Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019 (Lentz’s Performing Arts Obituaries)

Product Description The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2019, including television icon Doris Day, iconic novelist Toni Morrison, groundbreaking director John Singleton, Broadway starlet Carol Channing and lovable Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew. Obituaries of actors, filmmakers, musicians, producers, dancers, composers, writers, animals and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2019 are included in this edition. Date, place and cause of death are provided for each, along with a career recap and a photograph. Filmographies are given for film and television performers. Review “A one-stop resource summarizing the deaths of all major individuals in the fields of television, film cartoons, theater music and popular literature throughout the world. Each obituary is well written and concise…a great resource…recommended”― Choice “a solid reference work that deserves inclusion in all public libraries. Recommended”― ARBA “an absolute must…indispensible…informative, thorough, and interesting…most highly recommended”― Examiner.com “indispensable reference sources for obit information”― Classic Images “magnificent research tools…invaluable…value packed with data, and written in an engaging, interesting manner that never becomes dull and statistical”―James L. Neibaur, writer. About the Author Harris M. Lentz III, independent scholar and prodigious researcher, is the author of numerous reference works. He lives in Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas.