Author: Barbara Quarshie

Christine Farnon was the Recording Academy’s first full-time employee and one of the organization’s longest-serving employees. Christine Farnon had one child. A daughter named  Joanna. There are no public details about her daughter’s life. Farnon began her career as an event producer for the first annual Grammy Awards in 1959. Farnon worked for the Recording…

Christine Farnon was a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Farnon was born on June 24, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, and attended post-secondary business school in Los Angeles. Farnon began her career as an event producer for the first annual Grammy Awards in 1959. Farnon worked for the Recording Academy in…

Dennis Farnon was the husband of Christine Farnon a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Dennis Farnon and Christine Farnon divorced in 1960. Dennis Farnon co-founded the Academy in 1957 with Sonny Burke, Lloyd W. Dunn, Paul Weston and Jesse Kaye.  Farnon worked for RCA. Dennis Farnon passed away in May…

Christine Farnon, the Recording Academy’s first full-time employee and one of its longest-serving, died of natural causes on Monday, October 24, 2022, in the Los Angeles area. She was 97 years old. Farnon worked for the Recording Academy in a variety of capacities. She was appointed executive director of the Los Angeles chapter in the…

Brian Robinson BEM a British road cyclist who competed in the 1950s and early 1960s was the father of Louise Robinson who was born on 12 January 1965. Louise Robinson, Robinson’s daughter, became a cyclocross rider, winning a silver medal at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2000. Brian’s grandchildren, Jake and Becky Womersley, are both…

Audrey Robinson was the wife of Brian Robinson BEM a British road cyclist who competed in the 1950s and early 1960s. Brian Robinson died at the age of 91 on October 25, 2022. His death was announced on Twitter by his grandson, fellow cyclist Jake Womersley: “It’s with great sadness that the family of Brian…

Brian Robinson BEM was a British road cyclist who competed in the 1950s and early 1960s. Robinson grew up during WWII, which began when he was eight years old. In 1950, he finished fifth in the National Cyclists’ Union mass-start championship and third in the Road Time Trials Council (RTTC) hill-climb championship. In 1952, he…

Brian Robinson, the first British rider to win a Tour de France stage, died at the age of 91 on October 25, 2022. His death was announced on Twitter by his grandson, fellow cyclist Jake Womersley: “It’s with great sadness that the family of Brian Robinson have to announce his passing yesterday.” Robinson won Tour…

Michelle McNamara was a true crime author from the United States. McNamara was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. She graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in 1988. McNamara earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Notre Dame in 1992. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with an MFA…

McNamara, an American true crime author, died in her sleep in her family’s Los Angeles home on April 21, 2016. According to the autopsy report, her death was caused by the side effects of multiple prescription drugs (including Adderall, Xanax and the pain medication fentanyl). According to the same article, several of her medications were…