Julius Shulman, 98, a famed architectural photographer, died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home.
Shulman had more than 260,000 images in his archive when it was purchased by the Getty Center in 1995. Shulman’s photos at one time sold for less than $50 each, but in later years, his photos brought between $2,000 and $20,000. His most famous work was called Case Study House No. 22, a black-and-white photo of a glass and steel-frame home built by architect Pierre Koenig in the Hollywood Hills.
Michael Klenfne, 62, a former Atlantic Records music executive who helped transform the Blues Brothers from a “Saturday Night Live” skit into Grammy Award-nominated recording artists, died Tuesday in New York City from complications of congestive heart failure, said daughter Kate Klenfner.
In the 1970s, Klenfner helped comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi take their “SNL” act about an American blues and soul revivalist band to the top of the charts.
Klenfner later helped steer Cher’s comeback with her 1998 hit “Believe.” He promoted hundreds of other musicians in a career of more than 30 years.
