Frederick Hart Memorial sculptor
Hart is best known for his bronze statue, Three Soldiers
From This is True for 15 August 1999
art
Creator/collector/conservationist of art, including musicians and photographers. Actors are under Entertainment.
Simon Nkabinde Zulu music legend
Nkabinde helped popularize Zulu music.
From This is True for 25 July 1999
Saul Steinberg Comic artist
Steinberg was an architectural cartoonist known for his satirical style.
From This is True for 9 May 1999
Yehudi Menuhin Violin virtuoso
Menuhin gave his violin premiere performance at age 7.
From This is True for 7 March 1999
Julius Wechter “Spanish Flea” composer
Wechter is best known for writing “Spanish Flea” for Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass.
From This is True for 31 January 1999
Raymond Peynet French illustrator
Peynet spent his life artistically depicting love.
From This is True for 10 January 1999
Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates One-legged tap dancer
A famous dancer for 86 years.
From This is True for 6 December 1998