Famous People with Name Sherman

Richard M. Sherman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard M. Sherman: is an American songwriter who specializes in musical film with his brother Robert B. Sherman. Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known writing includes the songs from Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Slipper and the Rose and the theme park song, "It's a Small World (after all)".

Patsy O’Connell Sherman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Patsy O’Connell Sherman: was an American chemist.She was the co-inventor along with Samuel Smith of Scotchgard while an employee of the 3M corporation in 1952. Sherman remained at 3M for several years improving on Scotchgard and developed other uses for the product.[1] Scotchgard would become, arguably, the most famous and widely used stain repellent and soil removal product in north America.An accidental spill of a flurochemical rubber on an assistant’s tennis shoe was the beginning to the invention of the product. After exhaustive attempts to remove the spill failed, Sherman moved her intention from removing the spill to using the spill as a protectant from spills. Sherman and Smith received US patent 3574791 on April 13, 1971,

Cindy Sherman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cindy Sherman: an American photographer and film director of Office Killer, best known for her conceptual portraits. Sherman currently lives and works in New York City. In 1995, she was the recipient of a MacArthur Award.Sherman works in series, typically photographing herself in a range of costumes. For example, in her landmark 69 photograph series, the Complete Untitled Film Stills, (1977-1980) Sherman appeared as B-movie, foreign film and film noir style actresses. A series, dated 2003, features her as clowns. Although Sherman does not consider her work feminist, many of her photo-series, like the 1981 "Centerfolds," call attention to the stereotyping of women in films, television and magazines.

John Sherman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Sherman: nicknamed Verm (short for "Vermin") is an American climber and a pioneering boulderer. He is also a writer and photographer. He is the originator of the V-scale for grading boulder problems.

Ahuva Sherman            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Ahuva Sherman: is an Israeli artist who works in oil, pastel, and wall tapestries. She was born in Tel-Aviv, Palestine, and now lives and works in Haifa, Israel, with her studio atop Mount Carmel. Ahuva's studies were with Menachem Shemi and Prof. P. K. Hoenich at the Hammersmith School of Art in London, England, as well as in the Netherlands and the United States.