Obituaries in Brief

British actor John Scott Martin died 6 January 2009. Born 1 April 1926 in Liverpool, England, he was best known for operating Daleks in numerous Doctor Who episodes. His other genre appearances include Erik the Viking (1989), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), The Meaning of Life (1983), The Blood Beast Terror (1968), and A for Andromeda (1961). His IMDB entry is on this page. Kasterborous has an obituary on this page.
British-born composer Angela Morley died 14 January 2009 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Born Wally Stott on 10 March 1924 in Yorkshire, England, he underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1972. Morley won Emmy Awards for Music Direction in 1988 and 1990, and was nominated for seven other Emmys and two Academy Awards. Her genre work as composer, conductor, music arranger, or other musical titles includes: Hook (1991), The Day After (1983), E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Superman (1978), Watership Down (1978), and Star Wars (1977). Morley’s own web site is at angelamorley.com. The Guardian has her obituary on this page.
Illustrator Blair Lent died 27 January 2009 of pneumonia. Born 20 January 1930, he won the Caldedcott Medal for children’s book illustration in 1973, for his work on Arlene Mosel’s retelling of the Japanese folk tale The Funny Little Woman. Lent was best known for his children’s book illustrations, but he also wrote and illustrated several of his own books, including Pistachio (1964, about a green cow and a circus). He also wrote, under the name Ernest Small, the retelling of Baba Yaga (1966). Much of his art is on display at the Kerlan Collection of the University of Minnesota, and the Mazza Museum of the University of Findlay (Ohio). The full New York Times obituary is on this page.