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Title: Help me identify these people
Post by: sofadoc on February 17, 2012, 08:20:45 am
This new "Urban Anthropology" pattern from Greenhouse has sparked a lot of debate in my shop. There are 42 different faces. All were famous people who died young.  
https://www.greenhousefabrics.com/fabrics/203252s-celebrity

I've identified JFK, John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elvis, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Bob Marley.  I'm not sure about the rest. Is that Princess Diana just to the right of John Lennon?
And John Belushi right below Elvis?
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: lamx on February 17, 2012, 09:47:59 am
I think that is Princess Di.  Top row, first picture on the left looks like "Mama Cass" Elliot. Directly to her right looks like Clark Gable. Below her and one to the right in the hoodie - is that Tupac Shakur? I think John Belushi is directly below Marilyn.

Ed
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: sofadoc on February 17, 2012, 10:05:17 am
I think you're right about Mama Cass, and Tupac. But I'm not seeing Clark Gable. And I'm surprised that I don't see anyone that looks like MLK to me.
Is that Karen Carpenter right below Mama Cass?
My customer guesses have been all over the place. One lady insisted that the one diagonnaly above James Dean is Lucielle Ball. I tried to explain to her that the prevailing theme seems to be "people who died young".
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: Joys Shop on February 17, 2012, 10:10:43 am
I see Ann Frank---just above Elvis

and

Patsy Cline       2nd row, 4th from the left

Carol Lombard
James Dean
Grace Kelly
Freddy Mercury

can't remember the name of the man next to Jim Morrison--------A civil rights activist

Is that MLK just above Ann Frank?

Hard to tell.  Is there a way to enlarge the picture?





Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: sofadoc on February 17, 2012, 11:01:16 am
Quote from: Joys Shop on February 17, 2012, 10:10:43 am
can't remember the name of the man next to Jim Morrison--------A civil rights activist
Malcom X?
I think you nailed Patsy Cline. Which one are you saying is Carol lombard?
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: Joys Shop on February 17, 2012, 11:06:59 am
Carol Lombard
2nd from the bottom, 3rd from the right

Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: Joys Shop on February 17, 2012, 12:21:33 pm
Figured out some others

Kurt Cobain
River Phoenix
Che Guevara
Eva Peron
Heath Ledger

and
one might be Bobby Darrin----not sure about that one

Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: sofadoc on February 17, 2012, 12:38:20 pm
OK starting from Mama Cass in the upper left corner (going right until she repeats) number them. 1 thru 42. Give me your answers please. ???

BTW lamx: Clark Gable lived more than 20 years after informing Scarlett that he didn't give a damn. So he really doesn't fit the criteria. ;)
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: Danny D. on February 17, 2012, 12:42:47 pm
I see Jimi Hendrix in the mix.  By the way, what's the cutoff date for dying young?  I'm thinking Elvis was about 42 when he died.  Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin were all about 27 when they died.

Danny D.
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: gene on February 17, 2012, 01:01:49 pm
I've got this fabric that has a 6 dead people vertical repeat and a 7 dead people horizontal repeat. I'm thinking maybe using a blood red fabric for my contrast welt. What do you think?

Luciano Pavarotti 5 over and 6 down


Marilyn Monroe 4 over 5 down

James Dean 4 over and 3 down he even has a cigarette in his mouth

David Berkowitz  4 over and 6 down

Janis Joplin could be 4 over and 2 down.


When we get this all figured out, he's the next one:

Can you name the famous virus?

https://www.greenhousefabrics.com/fabrics/11310-fandango

3 over and 5 down is Botulism

2 over and 1 down is syphilis.

I think 4 over and 4 down is typhoid, but I'm not sure.

gene

PS: it's Friday and sunny!

Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: sofadoc on February 17, 2012, 01:08:54 pm
Quote from: gene on February 17, 2012, 01:01:49 pm
Luciano Pavarotti 5 over and 6 down
If that indeed is Pavarotti, then that blows my theory of "Famous people who died YOUNG" out of the water.
Elvis and JFK appear to be the most senior of citizens in this pattern.
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: Joys Shop on February 17, 2012, 01:18:50 pm
That's not Pavaratti,   that's MLK

Here's the image it was taken from

If you look up MLK in Google, then look at images, that image is there

https://www.google.com/search?q=nat+king+cole&hl=en&prmd=imvnslo&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=-7U-T9apKcH30gHz3uzoBw&sqi=2&ved=0CEoQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=760#hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=mlk&oq=mlk&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=1929195l1931299l0l1931712l13l8l0l0l0l2l240l704l2.3.1l8l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=5cf3e2b1a650982b&biw=1600&bih=760

2nd row, 3rd from the right
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: gene on February 17, 2012, 01:18:56 pm
2 over and 5 down: is that the image on the shroud of Torin?

There was something special about Pavarotti. Even if you don't like opera, like I don't, I still was amazed with his singing, as I am with Andre Bucheli.

2 over and 4 down could be Malcolm X

gene
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: gene on February 17, 2012, 01:28:18 pm
You may be right about MLK. Good find.

He was 39 when he was killed. I wonder what sofadoc considers 'young'?

I'm surprised Sam Kineson isn't on there.

I wonder what they had to do, and how much it cost, to be able to use all those images. That fabric only sells for $20 a yard.

5 over and 5 down looks like a girl I used to date. I think she's still alive. And I think she never became famous. I'm sure that if she did she would have called me to rub it in.

gene
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: sofadoc on February 17, 2012, 01:41:11 pm
Did everyone else's screen go extra wide after Joy posted that long link?

Gene: I turned 54 the other day. I consider anyone below that age to be young. ;)
BTW where did you see 20 bucks a yard?
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: Mike on February 17, 2012, 04:24:53 pm
Just to marylns right is that Gilda Radner ?
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: sofadoc on February 17, 2012, 06:58:25 pm
Quote from: Mike on February 17, 2012, 04:24:53 pm
Just to marylns right is that Gilda Radner ?
It very well could be.
So here's what I got so far:
Row 1 (L to R) Mama Cass, ?, ?, Kurt Cobain, Anne Frank, RFK (Maybe), ?
Row 2             Karen Carpenter, Tupac Shakur, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, Elvis, John Lennon, Princess Di
Row 3             ?, ?, ?, James Dean, ?, Jimmi Hendrix, Carol Lombard
Row 4             Jim Morrison, Malcom X, ?, ?, ?, Grace Kelley, River Phoenix(Right?)
Row 5             ?,?,?, Marilyn Monroe, Gilda Radner, ?,?
Row 6             JFK, ?,?,?, MLK, ?,?

Which ones are Freddy Mercury, and Heath Ledger?
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: Joys Shop on February 18, 2012, 06:06:33 am
My take

Mama Cass, ?, Freddy Mercury, Kurt Cobain, Anne Frank, River Phoenix, ?
Karen Carpenter, Tupac, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, Elvis, John Lennon, Princess Diana
Jimmi Hendrix, Grace Kelly, ?, James Dean, John Belusha, Bob Marley, Carol Lombard
Jim Morrison, Malcom X, ?, ?, Che Guevera, Eva Peron,?
?, Heath Ledger, ?, Marilyn Monroe, ?, ?, ?
JFK,?, James Dean, ?, MLK, ?,Charley Parker

There is another Civil Rights activist in there, and another Rapper, but don't know them
I would have expected to find any of these

Jean Harlow
Rudolph Valentino
Nat King Cole
Gilda Radner
Tyrone Power
Steve McQueen
Medgar Evars
Emmet Till
Robert Kennedy

But not there
Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: Joys Shop on February 18, 2012, 06:42:12 am
Is the one above Charley Parker Brandon Lee?

Title: Re: Help me identify these people
Post by: gene on February 18, 2012, 08:07:33 am
sofadoc, I did a google search with the name and number of the fabric in quotes and found several places selling it for around $20 per yard.

Interesting factoid: When Charlie Parker died he fell onto the floor of his apartment. When his body was found, his body was on it's side and his hands were in the position of holding a sax, even though he did not have his sax.

gene