POPE.L, aged 68
From a poor background he became America’s finest performance artist with many exhibitions, often very controversial and addicted to crawling the streets.
JUSTO GALLEGO, aged 96
A former Trappist monk he rebuilt a church destroyed in the Spanish Civil War – but he kept going and it became a cathedral, made of scrap
BAXTER BLACK, aged 77
Starting as a vet and a rodeo star he accidentally found himself a radio and television star and also a writer of cowboy inspired poetry.
ROMMY HUNT REVSON, aged 79
A talented New York nightclub singer, she had problems with her hair. So, she invented a hair accessory which she named after her dog – and became a millionaire.
MARY ELLIN BARRETT, aged 95
Born into a wealthy New York family, her father was the famous composer Irving Berlin. She wrote the seminal biography of her father to try to correct his public image.
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