2022-2023
Born in Kansas City, Mo., to a clarinetist father and a singer mother, DeRosa went into the family business playing a French horn, usually as a studio musician, available for hire for anyone who needed a horn for a recording. Classical? Jazz? Movie/TV soundtracks? He did it all, playing for Henry Mancini, Lalo Schifrin, John … Read more
From This is True for 24 July 2022
John only played one role, but had a long and influential acting career.
From This is True for 17 July 2022
“Nobody knows how many levels that scene plays on. By the end of it, we were both shaking.”
From This is True for 10 July 2022
Keane’s husband took all the credit for her work, yet he couldn’t paint at all.
From This is True for 3 July 2022
“BEFLIX” (for Bell Flicks) was the first language specific to generating computer-driven animation.
From This is True for 26 June 2022
Cruise’s “angel-on-Quaaludes vocals” helped make ‘Twin Peaks’ a hit.
From This is True for 19 June 2022
Cook’s face had been printed on billions of labels to sell products, but wasn’t allowed to acknowledge that the face was hers.
From This is True for 5 June 2022
Forbes wasn’t just a good designer: he created a structure to ensure his company would outlive him.
From This is True for 29 May 2022
“I didn’t originally plan for the Death Star to have a trench,” but suggested it to George Lucas.
From This is True for 22 May 2022
“I had the program listing beside my telephone at home, and would get telephone calls at home whenever something stopped.”
From This is True for 8 May 2022