Jon Gnagy
Jon Gnagy (January 13, 1907 – March 7, 1981) was a self-taught artist most remembered for being America's original television art instructor, hosting You Are an Artist, which began on the NBC network and included analysis of paintings from the Museum of Modern Art, and his later syndicated Learn to Draw series.
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| Date of birth | 13 January 1907
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| Place of birth | Pretty Prairie, Kansas
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| Date of death | 7 March 1981
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| Age | 74 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Idyllwild, California
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Jon Gnagy is known for his role in the TV series Wonderama (1955) as Self (segment "Learn to Draw") (1955-1956).
He is also known for his role in the TV series You Are an Artist (1946) as Himself.
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