Sam McKim The imaginative
McKim was instrumental in mapping out Disneyland — literally.
From This is True for 11 July 2004
entertainment
TV, Film, and Music producers, directors, arrangers. (Writers are separate)
Dana Broccoli Bang-up producer
She was one of the brains behind her family’s film franchises.
From This is True for 29 February 2004
Julius Schwartz Scifi agent and editor
“A major figure in the development of the modern-day superheroes.”
From This is True for 8 February 2004
Andrew J. Kuehn Movie trailer reinventor
“He pioneered the idea of previews as a stand-alone piece of entertainment.”
From This is True for 1 February 2004
Madlyn Rhue Character actress
“It became apparent that I would have to invent a giant accident to explain the wheelchair or start telling the truth,” so she did.
From This is True for 14 December 2003
Ethel Winant Pioneering TV executive
Winant started at the bottom, and worked herself to nearly the top of her profession.
From This is True for 30 November 2003
Penny Singleton Actress
Singleton played two different women who turned into icons of the cartoon world.
From This is True for 9 November 2003
Larry Hovis “Hogan’s Heroes” demolitionist
Hovis had comedy in his DNA.
From This is True for 7 September 2003
Brianne Murphy Cinematographer
The first female member of the Cinematographers Guild — and a multiple award winner.
From This is True for 24 August 2003
Sam Phillips Record producer
Who ‘discovered’ Elvis? Sam Phillips.
From This is True for 27 July 2003