Karsten Solheim Inventor
Solheim went from TV designer to golf club designer.
From This is True for 13 February 2000
business
Known for their business and/or finance abilities.
Israel Myers London Fog raincoat designer
Myers’ “trench coats” became popular with civilians.
From This is True for 26 December 1999
Jim Moran Publicist
Moran excelled in making idioms a reality.
From This is True for 17 October 1999
Thomas O. Foster Chicken pioneer
America loves chicken, and Foster Farms has been there to put one in every pot since 1939.
From This is True for 26 September 1999
Aubrey Keel Last AP telegrapher
The last living Associated Press telegrapher.
From This is True for 27 June 1999
Christina Foyle Bookstore magnate
Foyle started working at her father’s bookshop at age 17, and never left.
From This is True for 6 June 1999
Walter D. Scott Color TV broadcast pioneer
Scott pushed NBC into broadcasting in color.
From This is True for 14 March 1999
Mary A. Benjamin Autograph hound
Benjamin was an expert in autographs, thanks to her father rescuing a treasure trove from the trash.
From This is True for 29 November 1998
Wilhelm Karmann Automotive designer
He was the Karmann in the Karmann-Ghia.
From This is True for 25 October 1998