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American art collectors

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Alice ArlenAuthor · BooksAlice Arlen (November 6, 1940 – February 29, 2016) was an American screenwriter, best known for Silkwood (1983), which she wrote with Nora Ephron.
Alicia KeysPerson · Music memorabiliaShe was born in Hell's Kitchen.
Alma MahlerPerson · Music memorabiliaAlma Mahler-Werfel (born Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879 – 11 December 1964) was an Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite.
Archer Milton HuntingtonAuthor · BooksArcher Milton Huntington (March 10, 1870 – December 11, 1955) was an American philanthropist and scholar, primarily known for his contributions to the field of Hispanic studies.
Ben LyonPerson · Film memorabiliaBen Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century-Fox who later acted in British radio, films and TV.
Bernard BerensonAuthor · BooksBernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance.
Betty ParsonsArtist · SculptureBetty Parsons (born Betty Bierne Pierson, January 31, 1900 – July 23, 1982) was an American artist, art dealer, and collector known for her early promotion of Abstract Expressionism.
Bob GuccionePhotographer · PhotographyRobert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione (December 17, 1930 – October 20, 2010) was an American visual artist, photographer and publisher.
Cheech MarinPerson · Film memorabiliaRichard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor.
Cole PorterPerson · Music memorabiliaCole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter.
Donald Ogden StewartPerson · Film memorabiliaDonald Ogden Stewart (November 30, 1894 August 2, 1980) was an American writer and screenwriter best known for his sophisticated golden age comedies and melodramas, such as The Philadelphia…
Federico CastelluccioPerson · Film memorabiliaFederico Castelluccio (fedeˈriːko kastelˈluttʃo; born April 29, 1964) is an Italian-born American actor. He is best known for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO series The Sopranos.
Francis LedererPerson · Film memorabiliaFrancis Lederer (November 6, 1899 – May 25, 2000) was an Austro-Hungarian Empire-born American actor with his career first in Europe, then in the United States.
Gary WinickPerson · Film memorabiliaGary Scott Winick (March 31, 1961February 27, 2011) was an American filmmaker whose films as a director include Tadpole (2002) and 13 Going on 30 (2004), and who also produced such films as…
Gerard BanckerAuthor · Maps and atlasesGerard Bancker (sometimes Latin Gerardus, or colloquial Dutch Gerrit) (14 February 1740 in Albany, New York – January 1799) was an American surveyor and politician.
Gertrude SteinAuthor · BooksGertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector.
Gloria KatzPerson · Film memorabiliaGloria Katz (October 25, 1942 – November 25, 2018) was an American screenwriter and film producer, best known for her association with George Lucas.
Guy BoltonPerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Reginald Bolton (23 November 1884 – 4 September 1979) was an Anglo-American playwright and writer of musical comedies.
Helen Bigelow MerrimanArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Sarah Wyman Whitman painted by Helen Bigelow Merriman, oil on canvas, 1909-10
Herman MelvilleAuthor · BooksHerman Melville (born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American writer of the American Renaissance period.
Hilary KoprowskiPerson · Music memorabiliaHilary Koprowski (5 December 191611 April 2013) was a Polish virologist and immunologist.
Ian WoodnerDesigner · DesignIan Woodner (January 25, 1903 – November 1, 1990) was an American real estate developer, artist and art collector.
Lincoln KirsteinAuthor · BooksLincoln Edward Kirstein (May 4, 1907 – January 5, 1996) was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, philanthropist, and cultural figure in New York City, noted especially as…
Linda Lee AlterArtist · PaintingsLinda Lee Alter (born 1939) is an American visual artist who is primarily known as an art collector and philanthropist.
Marsha MasonPerson · Film memorabiliaMarsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is an American actress and theatre director. She has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Cinderella…
Miner Kilbourne KelloggArtist · PaintingsMiner Kilbourne Kellogg (1814-1889) was an American painter noted for his Orientalist work, an art historian and art collector.
Paul WittgensteinPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Wittgenstein was an Austrian and American pianist, music educator, composer, art collector and musician (1887–1961). He was born in Vienna and died in Manhasset.
Rachel Lambert MellonDesigner · Modern designRachel Lambert "Bunny" Mellon (August 9, 1910 – March 17, 2014) was an American horticulturalist, gardener, philanthropist, and art collector.
Sarah Choate SearsArtist · PaintingsSarah Choate Sears (1858–1935) was an American art collector, art patron, cultural entrepreneur, artist and photographer.
Sonja HeniePerson · Film memorabiliaSonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star.
Steven SpielbergPerson · Film memorabiliaSteven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one…
Tovah FeldshuhAuthor · BooksTerri Sue "Tovah" Feldshuh (born December 27, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and playwright. She has been a Broadway star for fifty years, earning four Tony Award nominations.
Vincent PriceAuthor · BooksVincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, known to film audiences for his work in the horror genre, mostly portraying villains.

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