George Brecht
George Brecht, born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil. He was a key member of, and influence on, Fluxus, the international group of avant-garde artists centred on George Maciunas, having been involved with the group from the first performances in Wiesbaden 1962 until Maciunas' death in 1978.
27 August 1926
Born on the same birth date (27 August 1926): Kristen Nygaard
Born on the same birth day (27 August): Aaron Downey • Bertalan Szemere • Darren McFadden • Derek Warwick • Gavin Pfuhl • Karel Rachůnek • Karl Unterkircher • Kyung Lah • Nat Lofthouse • Peanuts Lowrey • Sebastian Kurz • Stephan Elliott • Tom Berryhill • William Least Heat-Moon
Born in the same month (August 1926): Aaron Klug • Buddy Greco • Denis Atkinson • Donn Fendler • Douglas Croft • Eddie Little Sky • Fidel Castro • Frank Rosolino • George Habash • Hannah Hauxwell • Joe Jones (singer) • Marc Bohan • Marie-Claire Alain • Nancy Spero • Norman Wexler • Perry Moss • René Depestre • René Goscinny