Johnny Allen “Shaft” arranger
Allen was a master music arranger.
From This is True for 2 February 2014
art
Creator/collector/conservationist of art, including comic art and photojournalism
Morrie Turner Wee Pals cartoonist
Turner lamented to a friend that there were no comic strips with Black characters. His friend, Charles Schulz, suggested he create one.
From This is True for 26 January 2014
Stuart Freeborn Immortal character
“He invented many of the techniques that are standard today.”
From This is True for 10 February 2013
Malcolm Browne Photojournalist
Browne’s photo “put the Vietnam War on the front page more than anything else that happened before that.”
From This is True for 2 September 2012
Jim Unger Cartoonist
“We all think we’re so different and we’re not.”
From This is True for 3 June 2012
Rene Morel Luthier extraordinaire
Morel was “arguably the best violin restorer in the world.”
From This is True for 20 November 2011
Bil Keane Panel cartoonist
“Many of my cartoons are not a belly laugh. I go for nostalgia, the lump in the throat, the tear in the eye, the tug in the heart.”
From This is True for 13 November 2011
Tom Wilson Ziggy creator
An artist and cartoonist, Wilson created Ziggy.
From This is True for 18 September 2011
Vann Nath Khmer Rouge survivor
Only two other inmates from the prison are known to survive him.
From This is True for 4 September 2011
Frank Bender Recomposer
Bender did facial reconstruction of murder victims to help identify them.
From This is True for 31 July 2011