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Monday, December 18, 2006 |
Obituary World
Larry Sherry; 71
Via Jon, former Dodger pitcher Larry Sherry, MVP of the 1959 World Series, died Sunday of cancer, at his home in Mission Viejo; he was 71. (Also via AP.) A Los Angeles native, he overcame multiple surgeries to correct club feet to star in several sports in high school. He had a 2-0 record in the 1959 Series, with a 0.71 ERA, playing five seasons with the Dodgers before a April, 1964 trade to the Tigers. Traded in June, 1967 to the Houston Astros, the Astros released him on April 2 the next year; the Angels signed him as a free agent on July 1, appearing in three games before retiring. Later, he was a pitching coach for the Angels and Pirates, and managed in the White Sox organization.Joe Barbera, Cartoonist
Animator Joe Barbera, one half of the Hanna-Barbera duo who gave us Tom & Jerry, the Flintstones, and Yogi Bear, died Monday; of natural causes. He was 95. Their work at MGM to me was still much better than the stuff they put out under their own shingle; unlike the denizens of Termite Terrace, they didn't make the transition to the small screen well, and the quality of their shorts — particularly Tom & Jerry — suffered. Nonetheless, they left behind much that was both memorable and good (the Flintstones in particular) in their later careers."Joe Barbara was a passionate storyteller and a creative genius who, along with his late partner Bill Hanna, helped pioneer the world of animation," said friend, colleague and Warner animation President Sander Schwartz. "Joe's contributions to both the animation and television industries are without parallel — he has been personally responsible for entertaining countless millions of viewers across the globe."
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