Remembering John Singleton, Gino Marchetti, Peter Mayhew, Jo Sullivan Loesser

John Singleton was the director of the classic inner city movie Boyz n the Hood (1991). He was the youngest director ever to be nominated for an Academy Award as Best Director, and also the first African-American to earn such a distinction. Gino Marchetti was the legendary defensive end for the great Baltimore Colt teams of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. Peter Mayhew was the British actor who portrayed the character Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. Jo Sullivan Loesser was the wife of Broadway legend Frank Loesser. She was nominated for a Tony Award in 1957 for her role in Loesser’s The Most Happy Fella.