“J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II but who then turned his back on success and adulation, becoming the Garbo of letters, famous for not wanting to be famous, died Wednesday at his home in Cornish, N.H., where he had lived in seclusion for more than 50 years. He was 91.”

From The New York Times, “J.D. Salinger, Literary Recluse, Dies at 91” by Charles McGrath, Jan 28, 2010

“Here is a Venn Diagram made with Twitter Venn that shows the relative frequency of tweets made about the recent deaths of three celebrities - Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon. This analysis was done around 7am EST today and the absolute numbers for tweets/day will certainly increase as more people in the US come online. I expect the proportions among the various combination regions to stay roughly the same.

A couple of points of interest:

– Celebrity interest ranked by number of tweets is Michael > Farrah > Ed with ratios 62:6:1
– Ed was mentioned together with both Michael and Farrah more often than he was by himself

To explore the data using the interactive application click on the image below or this link: Twitter Venn for #michaeljackson, #farrahfawcett, and #edmcmahon.”

About Jeff Clark:

“I have been a professional programmer for about twenty years and my current areas of interest include data mining, statistical analysis and visualization. I enjoy discovering the patterns in the apparent chaos of real life data and exploring new techniques for communicating what I discover in a visually compelling manner.

As you might expect from my interests described above I intend to publish here the results of any analytical projects I undertake as well as sharing with you my thoughts on any tools or techniques I learn something about. I will also write some entries pointing you towards some other places on the web related to these topics.” (read more).

Previously on Skandalon : Michael Jackson.

The same photo is displayed on Nygards’ official website.

“‘In 1962 Leif-Erik Nygards was assisting Bert Stern on what became the famous “Last Sitting” with Marilyn Monroe. After several days of shooting Stern walked off the set leaving a recumbent Monroe alone with his handsome young assistant. Without being asked Marilyn removed the sheet that been partially covering her and let Nygards take this one shot.’ - J.D.” (Christie’s). See the entire Bert Stern photoshoot.

“Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, on a lilo in a swimming pool decorated for Christmas, Hollywood, 1954. The Hollywood sign can be seen in the distance.”

Previously on Skandalon

Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and their son.

“Slim Aarons, born George Allen Aarons (October 29, 1916, Manhattan - May 29, 2006, Montrose, New York), was an American photographer noted for photographing socialites, jet-setters and celebrities.” (Wikipedia). More photos by Slim Aarons over at Staley+Wise Gallery