Daniel Bellany
Using new(er) web-based media such as Wikipedia, Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter, and a variety of search engines, Bellany looks for interesting stories and bits of information that he then incorporates into his own creative writing and graphic design pieces. In particular, he is interested in how our access to almost unlimited information has changed the way we view our own personal stories.Excerpts from Bellany's recent book,
"Wiki-People Who Died At Age 32"
Since 2006, Bellany has scoured Wikipedia for people who died at his exact age. When he was 32, he found 117 figures - some obscure and others notable, who had died at that tender age. In addition to writing up a short biography for each 'character', Bellany created original black and white portraits using illustrations he uncovered on image searches.
"Being the same age as each person I researched (when they died), I naturally felt a strong personal connection to their stories. I compared our accomplishments, social situations, and the eras in which we lived. It was a new way of looking at both history and myself. Now that I have moved on to age 33, I find myself contemplating the strange fact that I have lived longer than Bruce Lee, King Richard III and Alexander the Great. It definitely motivates me to work harder and make a difference."
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・Bruce Lee
・Buzz Sawyer
・Davey Allison
・Dick Turpin
・Eadred of England
・Elizabeth Siddal
・Galeazzo Maria Sforza
・Glen Kidston
・Hernan Gaviria
・Jedediah 'Strong' Smith
・Joseph I
・Keith Godchaux
・Lya De Putti
・Mike Lockwood
・Ota Benga
・Ottavio Bottecchia
・Proof
・Regnier De Graaf
・Steve Chiasson
・Thomas Ashe
・Vladimir of Novgorod
・William Cartwright
・Wyndham Hallswelle
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Wiki-People Who Died At Age 32
Glen Kidston (1899-1931)Best known as one of the 'Bentley Boys', Glen Kidston was a wealthy British gentleman who lived for speed and danger.
When Kidston wasn't charming the skirts off the ladies or entertaining London high society at the famous 24-hour parties he threw at his posh Grosvenor Square digs, he was slapping thick goggles over his eye sockets and donning a leather racing cap. If it was motor-powered, Kidston would drive, ride or pilot the machine to speeds that the manufacture's could hardly recommend (or in some cases believe).
As a race car driver, Kidston drove his Bentley Speed Six to victory in the famed 1930 Le Mans and competed in races such as the Monte Carlo Rally, the Isle of Man TT and the Shelsey Walsh Hillclimb. Equally comfortable in the cockpit of his personal plane, Kidston recorded what was at the time the fastest London to Cape Town flight in history (6 days!).
Having previously survived accidents involving automobiles, airplanes, motorcycles, boats and even submarines, Kidston was probably feeling quite invincible when his de Havilland Puss Moth disintegrated in a dust storm over the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa. He was 32.