Marni Nixon Unsung Singer
“You have to know how they feel, as well as how they talk, in order to sing as they would sing — if they could sing.”
From This is True for 24 July 2016
art
Creator/collector/conservationist of art, including comic art and photojournalism
Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk Actor
Kwouk’s acting was real: “I don’t know any martial arts.”
From This is True for 29 May 2016
Jane Little Bassist
Little broke the record tenure for a symphony musician.
From This is True for 15 May 2016
Gilbert Kaplan Mahler conductor
Kaplan was an amateur conductor who put so much rigor into it, he was renowned.
From This is True for 3 January 2016
Blaine Gibson Animator and sculptor
Gibson also created most of the figures for the Pirates of the Caribbean.
From This is True for 12 July 2015
Hermann Zapf Typographer
You have seen Zaph’s work countless times.
From This is True for 7 June 2015
Betty Willis Sign designer
Where did the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign come from? Willis’s mind.
From This is True for 26 April 2015
Jan Ekier Chopin expert
He produced a definitive edition of Chopin’s compositions, “free of culminated editorial additions and based wholly on the genius creator’s hand-written manuscripts.”
From This is True for 17 August 2014
Richard E. Smith Makeup artist
“The greatest makeup artist who ever lived.”
From This is True for 3 August 2014
Alice Herz-Sommer Pianist
A short documentary, The Lady in Number 6, was made about her life — and won an Academy Award.
From This is True for 23 February 2014