Errors and Omissions

Additional pain & suffering: obituary errors #10

An obituary yesterday about Eric Rofes, a gay activist and author, rendered the surname of a survivor incorrectly and misstated her relationship to Mr. Rofes. Paula Rofes-Casey — not Casey-Rofes — of Boynton Beach, Fla., is his mother, not his sister. (Go to Article)

An obituary on June 7 about the keyboard player Billy Preston included an erroneous credit. He did not play on Bob Dylan's album "Blood on the Tracks." (Go to Article)

An obituary on Sunday and in some copies on Saturday about the television producer Aaron Spelling misstated the given name of his brother. He is Daniel, not Randy. The obituary also gave an incorrect title in some copies for the title of a play Mr. Spelling performed in while recovering from a wound sustained in World War II. It was "O Mistress Mine," not "Old Mistress Mind." It also gave an incorrect spelling in some copies for the surname of an actress in that play. She was Lynn Fontanne, not Fontaine. (Go to Article)

posted by Unknown @ 6/30/2006 08:35:00 AM