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
art
Creator/collector/conservationist of art, including musicians and photographers. Actors are under Entertainment.
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
Johnny Allen “Shaft” arranger
Allen was a master music arranger.
From This is True for 2 February 2014
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