Peter Zinovieff Musician
“I personally have had a computer longer than anyone in the world — brilliant!”
From This is True for 28 June 2021
art
Creator/collector/conservationist of art, including musicians and photographers. Actors are under Entertainment.
Graeme Ferguson Filmmaker
A cinematographer, Ferguson was so obsessed with image quality that inventing IMAX was the only way to satisfy him.
From This is True for 9 May 2021
Gianluigi Colalucci Art restorer
Colalucci led the restoration of Michelangelo’s paintings inside the Sistine Chapel.
From This is True for 4 April 2021
Rowena Morrill Book artist
A painter, Rowena specialized in illustrating book covers.
From This is True for 14 February 2021
Mark Wilson TV magician
He created the first-ever TV magic show.
From This is True for 24 January 2021
Dale Baer Animator
Born in Denver, Colo., at 8 years old Baer saw Disney’s animated Peter Pan, and vowed that someday, he’d work for Disney. He attended the Chouinard Art Institute (which Roy and Walt Disney helped merge with the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music to establish the California Institute of the Arts, or “CalArts”), and in 1970 took … Read more
From This is True for 17 January 2021
Baron Wolman Photographer
Wenner convinced him to work for the magazine for free. Wolman had one condition….
From This is True for 8 November 2020
Viola Smith Jazz Drummer
Viola was billed as the “fastest girl drummer in the world.”
From This is True for 26 October 2020
Ed Benguiat Fontmaker
Benguiat created more than 600 font faces.
From This is True for 18 October 2020
Tommy Rall Acrobatic dancer
Rall stood out so much he found himself in demand, including on Broadway.
From This is True for 11 October 2020