Zoneboy
04-13-2012, 08:22 AM
Link (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=James-Brodhead&pid=156963076)
James Easton Brodhead, character actor, writer, former journalist and atheist activist, died on April 6th, 2012 of a blood infection in Santa Barbara. He was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, the former dancer-choreographer and retired attorney Sue Hawes; their sons Will Brodhead (Dorothy R. Adams) of San Francisco, and Dan Brodhead of Los Angeles; and two sisters, Clover Brodhead Gowing, Ph.D. (Parker) of Sequim, Washington, and Heather Brodhead, also of Santa Barbara. Mr. Brodhead worked as a professional actor and was a member of SAG, AEA and AFTRA for longer than half of each organization's existence. He also worked as a correspondent for Time Magazine. In 1986 he was named Atheist of the Year by the group American Atheists. Contributions in Mr. Brodhead's memory may be made to the Santa Barbara Symphony; the Barter Theatre Foundation of Abingdon, VA; American Atheists of Cranford, NJ; or the Freedom from Religion Foundation of Madison, WI.
James Easton Brodhead, character actor, writer, former journalist and atheist activist, died on April 6th, 2012 of a blood infection in Santa Barbara. He was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, the former dancer-choreographer and retired attorney Sue Hawes; their sons Will Brodhead (Dorothy R. Adams) of San Francisco, and Dan Brodhead of Los Angeles; and two sisters, Clover Brodhead Gowing, Ph.D. (Parker) of Sequim, Washington, and Heather Brodhead, also of Santa Barbara. Mr. Brodhead worked as a professional actor and was a member of SAG, AEA and AFTRA for longer than half of each organization's existence. He also worked as a correspondent for Time Magazine. In 1986 he was named Atheist of the Year by the group American Atheists. Contributions in Mr. Brodhead's memory may be made to the Santa Barbara Symphony; the Barter Theatre Foundation of Abingdon, VA; American Atheists of Cranford, NJ; or the Freedom from Religion Foundation of Madison, WI.