Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty

female, deceased (2001) (Jackson, Mississippi, United States)
University of Wisconsin-Madison, A Worn Path, Columbia Business School, Mississippi University For Women, UnitedStatesNationalMedalofArtsrecipient, death by pneumonia…Death of a Traveling Salesman, A Curtain of Green, Southern United States, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni
Eudora Welty (b. April 13 1909, Jackson, Mississippi - d. July 23 2001, Jackson, Mississippi) was an award-winning author and photographer who...
Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

male, 82 years old
Jamaican American, calypso, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Award winner, UnitedStatesNationalMedalofArtsrecipient
Harold George Belafonete, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is a musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican...
Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

male, 90 years old
Turn, Turn, Turn!, Pantheist, Spanish Civil War, Leadbelly, UnitedStatesNationalMedalofArtsrecipient, Fast Folk artist…Communist Party of the United States of America, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
Peter Seeger (born May 3, 1919), almost universally known as Pete Seeger, is a folk singer, political activist, and author. As a member of the...
Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax

male, deceased (2002)
music historian, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, University of Texas at Austin alumni, music critic, folk music, Folk-song collector…UnitedStatesNationalMedalofArtsrecipient, University of the West Indies, received the National Medal of Arts, made a Library of Congress Living Legend
Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 - July 19, 2002) was an important American folklorist and musicologist. He was one of the great field collectors of...
George Jones

George Jones

male, 78 years old
country musician, Baptist, UnitedStatesNationalMedalofArtsrecipient, From Beaumont, Texas, Grand Ole Opry member, American…United States Marine
George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931), is an American country music artist known for his distinctive voice and phrasing that frequently...
Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

male, deceased (1996)
University of Pittsburgh alumni, Traditional pop music singer, Emmy Award winner, César Award winner, death by stroke, UnitedStatesNationalMedalofArtsrecipient…Academy Honorary Award recipient, Légion d'honneur recipient, Greatest Male Star of All Time, Hollywood Walk of Fame
Eugene Curran Kelly, better known as Gene Kelly, was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer. Kelly was a major...
Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma

male, 54 years old
cellist, American classical cellist, French, Grammy awards, UnitedStatesNationalMedalofArtsrecipient, From Ningbo…Juilliard School of Music alumni
Yo-Yo Ma (b. October 7, 1955) is a French-born American cellist of world renown and the winner of multiple Grammy Awards.
Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud

male, 88 years old (Sacramento, California, United States)
Toilet, boot, California artist, UnitedStatesNationalMedalofArtsrecipient, pastry, California State University, Sacramento alumni…University of California, Davis
Wayne Thiebaud (born Mesa, Arizona,November 23, 1920) is an American painter whose most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys...
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

male, deceased (2003)
a boy named sue, country music, Man in Black, guitarist, musician, rock and roll…ring of fire, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, United States Air Force airman, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Baptist from the United States
Johnny Cash was an influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. Cash was the husband of country singer and songwriter June...