George Catlin (musical instrument maker) first successful manufacturers of bass clarinets in the world. An alto clarinet, unsigned but of similar design to Catlin's bass clarinets and very probably by him or one of his students, has survived; made circa 1820, it is one of the first known examples of the instrument. George Catlin (musical instrument maker) George Catlin (1778-1852) was a prominent American maker of musical instruments. He worked in Hartford, Connecticut from 1799 or earlier until about 1814, when he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to his advertisements in Connecticut newspapers he made pianofortes, harpsichords, violoncellos, guitars, bassoons, clarinets, "hautboys" (oboes), flutes, and
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension about being there no matter where you go, are about to enter the popular argot on the scale of "Where's the beef?"; his prediction has been proved right. "Entertainment Weekly" ranked "Buckaroo Banzai" as No. 43 in their Top 50 Cult Movies. The film was also ranked No. 21 on the magazine's "The Cult 25: The Essential Left-Field Movie Hits Since '83" list. "The Guardian" has also cited "Buckaroo Banzai" as one of their "1,000 films to see before you die". The current incarnation of the comic strip "Dick Tracy" has seen two subtle references to the film in the