Mundell Lowe Jazz guitarist
“Mundell was one of the most important guitarists in jazz history.”
From This is True for 3 December 2017
art
Creator/collector/conservationist of art, including musicians and photographers. Actors are under Entertainment.
John Mollo Cosplay hero
“Luckily, my total ignorance of science fiction wasn’t a problem.”
From This is True for 5 November 2017
David Yewdall Sound editor
Yewdall literally wrote the textbook for his profession: Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound.
From This is True for 9 July 2017
Barbara Carroll Jazz pianist
A 1978 two-week booking in one New York lounge was so successful it was extended …for 25 years.
From This is True for 19 February 2017
Tyrus Wong Illustrator
When the animation director saw what Wong came up with, “He said, ‘Maybe we put you in the wrong department’.”
From This is True for 1 January 2017
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
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