Profiles — Creators

Creators

Directors, broadcasters, animators and makers whose work shaped what audiences watched.

American writer (1922–1969)

Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S.

American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)

John Griffith London, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist.

American painter (1912–1956)

Paul Jackson Pollock was an American painter.

German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785–1863)

Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist.

Renaissance painter (1518/1519–1594)

Jacopo Robusti, best known as Tintoretto, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school.

First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis was the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of John F.

French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)

Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author.

French philosopher (1930–2004)

Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher.

French painter (1748–1825)

Jacques-Louis David was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era.