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Deaths In May 2023
May 2023 1 * Per Åhlin, 91, Swedish animator ('' Out of an Old Man's Head'', '' Dunderklumpen!'', '' The Journey to Melonia''). * Lotta Bouvin-Sundberg, 63, Swedish journalist and news presenter ('' SVT Rapport''), cancer. * Dick Burwell, 83, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs). * M. Chandran, 76, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (2006–2016). * Felipe Colares, 29, Brazilian mixed martial artist, traffic collision. * Moustafa Darwish, 43, Egyptian actor. * Calvin Davis, 51, American hurdler, Olympic bronze medalist ( 1996). * Andrew Delaplaine, 73, American novelist and screenwriter ('' Meeting Spencer''), stomach cancer. * John Dunmore, 99, French-born New Zealand academic, historian and author. * Llambi Gegprifti, 81, Albanian politician, mayor of Tirana (1986–1987, 1989–1990). * Paul Giambarba, 94, American graphic designer and cartoonist ('' This Week''). *Gordon Lightfoot, 84, Canadian Hall of Fame singer-songwriter (" Sundown", " The Wreck of the ''Edmund Fitzgera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Åhlin
Per Johan Axel Åhlin (7 August 1931 – 1 May 2023) was a Swedish artist and director of animated films. He is known for his collaborations with the comedy duo Hasse & Tage and for his own projects such as the animated short film and television film ''Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton'' and the feature film ''The Journey to Melonia, Voyage to Melonia''. Life and career Åhlin started his career as an artist for the Hasse & Tage production ''Svenska bilder'' from 1964. After that he worked on several other Hasse & Tage films, including the largely animated ''Out of an Old Man's Head'' from 1968, and ''The Adventures of Picasso'' from 1978, where he provided and animated Pablo Picasso, Picasso's paintings. In 1970 he started his own animation studio, PennFilm Studio AB situated in Hököpinge, and directed many feature-length films and several shorts, including ''Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton'' which is shown on television every Christmas Eve in Sweden, Norway, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Tirana
The Mayor of Tirana () is the head of the General Assembly in Tirana, Albania. The mayor including with his cabinet, exercises the executive power of the city and is directly elected together with the ''City Council'', directly for 4-year term. The city council () is made up of 61 members. It exercises the legislative power of Tirana. The City Hall of Tirana is the seat of the council and located at the Skanderbeg Square. The current officeholder is Erion Veliaj of the Socialist Party who was elected for his first four-year-term on 21 July 2015. He was re-elected for another four-year-term on 16 May 2023. History 1913–1990 After the General Assembly of Tirana in 1913, Zyber Hallulli elected as the first mayor of Tirana. He served from 1913 to 1914 as the mayor. Ali Bakiu became the 19th mayor of Tirana. He served after the World War II, from 1945 to 1947. In 1986, Llambi Gegprifti became the mayor of the city, selected twice. First from 1986 to 1987 and 1989 to 1990 (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corticobasal Degeneration
Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is a rare neurodegenerative disease involving the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia. CBD symptoms typically begin in people from 50 to 70 years of age, and typical survival before death is eight years. It is characterized by marked disorders in movement and cognition, and is classified as one of the Parkinson plus syndromes. Diagnosis is difficult, as symptoms are often similar to those of other disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, and dementia with Lewy bodies, and a definitive diagnosis of CBD can only be made upon neuropathologic examination. Signs and symptoms Because CBD is progressive, a standard set of diagnostic criteria can be used, which is centred on the disease's evolution. Included in these fundamental features are problems with cortical processing, dysfunction of the basal ganglia, and a sudden and detrimental onset. Psychiatric and cognitive dysfunctions, although present in CBD, are much l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pugh Rogefeldt
Anders Sture Torbjörn "Pugh" Rogefeldt (, ; 2 March 1947 – 1 May 2023) was a Swedish singer, musician, guitarist and songwriter. Musical career Rogefeldt made his breakthrough in the late 1960s with albums such as ''Ja, dä ä dä'' and ''Pughish''. Unlike most other Swedish pop musicians who wanted to achieve international success, he sang in Swedish language, Swedish. One song which is commonly associated with Rogefeldt is "Små lätta moln". Other major hits include "Här kommer natten", "Föräldralåten", "Hog Farm", "Dinga Linga Lena" and "Stockholm". In the 1970s, he toured with this band Rainrock, together with Ola Magnell and Janne Lucas Persson. A live double LP was released from this tour, entitled ''Ett steg till''. Rogefeldt was passionate about Old Norse religion and developed a personal outlook where the god Thor was particularly important to him. He said rock music and Old Norse religion share central attributes and sought to fuse them together on the album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aswesuma
''Aswesuma (The Compensation)'' is a 2001 Sri Lankan crime drama film directed by Bennett Rathnayake and produced by his wife Samanmalee Hewapanna. It stars Joe Abeywickrama, Sangeetha Weeraratne, and Jackson Anthony in lead roles along with Saumya Liyanage and Mahendra Perera in supportive roles. The film was released on Visual Compact Disc (VCD) and Digital Video Disc (DVD) format by Torana Home Video in March 2003. Cast *Joe Abeywickrama as Guneris – Old age *Jackson Anthony as Guneris – Young *Giriraj Kaushalya as Hunter *Saumya Liyanage as Thug 2 *Mahendra Perera as Thug 1 *Douglas Ranasinghe as Police O.I.C. *Ravindra Randeniya as Doctor *Susil Gunarathna *Edward Gunawardhana *Gamini Hettiarachchi as Complaint officer *Sangeetha Weeraratne as Menika *Nalin Pradeep Udawela as Kaseem *Hemasiri Liyanage as Appuwa * G.R Perera as Arnolis Production and acclaim The film is Based on John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck ( ; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli
''Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli'' (, English: ''Firearms and Fireworks'') is a 1998 Sri Lankan crime film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Ranjith Jayasuriya, based on a popular fictitious novel written by Anura Horatious. The plot revolves around the ascension and downfall of Padmasiri ( Jackson Anthony), a gang leader in Sri Lanka. The film also provides a clear overview of the underworld thuggery and political corruption during the latter part of the 1980s in Sri Lanka. ''Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli'' is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever produced in Sri Lanka, mainly due to its depiction of the emergence of gang-based violence in the country. It was also selected to represent Sri Lanka in the 1998 Singapore International Film Festival. The sequel of the film titled '' Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli 2'' was released in September 2024. Plot Since the entire film is focused on the rise and demise of Padmasiri, the storyline will be described according to im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welikathara
''Welikathara'' (Sinhala, ''වැලි කතර''), is a 1971 action thriller drama film made by Sri Lankan director D. B. Nihalsinghe. Screen play and script by Dr. Tissa Abeysekara. It is the maiden film directed by D. B. Nihalsingha. The film stars Gamini Fonseka and Suvineetha Weerasinghe in lead roles along with Joe Abeywickrama, Piyasena Ahangama and Kithsiri Perera in supportive roles. Since ''Welikathara'' was the first film in CinemaScope in Sri Lanka, it faced many obstacles, first of which was the lack of access to cinemas capable of showing that format. (Most of them had been reserved for US films). This was solved by arranging a cross circuit release, combining cinemas in the three competing circuits at that time- another first. The film was a box office success as well as being critically appreciated, going on to be presented by a Sri Lankan Presidential Award as one of the Ten Best Sri Lankan films of all time. Production The film is about the clash between G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Neely
On May 1, 2023, in New York City, Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, was killed after being put in a chokehold by Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old United States Marine Corps veteran while riding the New York City Subway. Neely, who was reportedly agitated and threatening passengers, was subdued by Penny, leading to his death. Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, and a charge of second-degree manslaughter was dismissed. Neely's death prompted protests and a debate around Penny's actions and Neely's circumstances. Neely boarded a subway train at the Second Avenue station, violently threw his coat on the ground and reportedly began screaming. According to one of the passengers, Neely yelled that "he had a rough day, that he don't care about what happens today, he don't care about going to jail, but someone's dying today". Another passenger stated that Neely came in yelling that he was looking for food and that "basically he was ready to risk it...he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Could Read My Mind
"If You Could Read My Mind" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Lightfoot wrote the lyrics while he was reflecting on his own divorce. It reached 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart on commercial release in 1970 and charted in several other countries on international release in 1971. Theme Lightfoot cited his divorce for inspiring the lyrics, which came to him as he was sitting in a vacant Toronto house one summer. The song compares events in his relationship to a ghost movie and a paperback romance novel. The lyrics include the words: "I don't know where we went wrong. But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back." At the request of his daughter Ingrid, he performed the lyrics with a slight change: the line "I'm just trying to understand the feelings that you lack" is altered to "I'm just trying to understand the feelings that we lack." Lightfoot said in an interview that the difficulty with writing songs inspired by personal stories is that there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
"The Wreck of the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' is a 1976 folk rock ballad written, composed and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to memorialize the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald, SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Lightfoot considered this song to be his finest work. Appearing originally on his 1976 album ''Summertime Dream'', Lightfoot re-recorded the song in 1988 for the compilation album ''Gord's Gold, Vol. 2''. "The Wreck of the ''Edmund Fitzgerald''" was a hit song, hit for Lightfoot, reaching number 1 in his native Canada in the ''RPM (magazine), RPM'' chart and number 2 in the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 in the United States. Lyrics The song chronicles the final voyage of the ''SS Edmund Fitzgerald, Edmund Fitzgerald'' as it succumbed to a massive late-season storm and sank in Lake Superior with the loss of all 29 crewmen. Lightfoot drew inspiration from news reports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot Song)
"Sundown" is a song by Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot, from the titular album, released as a single in March 1974. "Sundown" reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and easy listening charts and number 13 on the Hot Country singles chart, as well as number one in Canada on ''RPM''s national singles chart. It was Lightfoot's only single to reach number one on the Hot 100. Content The lyrics describe a troubled romantic relationship (often cited as Cathy Smith), with the narrator recounting an affair with a "hard-loving woman ho'sgot me feeling mean". In a 2008 interview, Lightfoot said: Personnel Engineered by Lee Herschberg Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *Gordon Lightfoot: Lead and background vocals, 12-string guitar *Red Shea: Lead electric guitar *Terry Clements: Lead acoustic guitar *John Stockfish: Bass * Jim Gordon: Drums Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications In popular cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Music Hall Of Fame
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame was established in 1978 by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) to honour Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. The award presentation is held each year as part of the Juno Award ceremonies. Since 2012, the inductee also performs at the ceremony, almost always as the final performer. A hall facility was opened in Calgary in 2016 located within The National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta. It can be found on level five of the Studio Bell, a floor entirely dedicated to celebrating and recognizing Canadian music creators and artists who have left their mark on this country and beyond. Inductees As of 2025 CARAS has honored 70 bands or individual musicians. To date, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings are the only artists to be inducted twice, once for their work with The Guess Who and again for Bachman's work with Bachman–Turner Overdrive and Cummings for his solo work. 2025 2024 2023 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
