Alvin Stardust Alvin Stardust Bernard William Jewry (27 September 1942 – 23 October 2014), known professionally as Shane Fenton and later as Alvin Stardust, was an English rock singer and stage actor. Performing first as Shane Fenton in the 1960s, Jewry had a moderately successful career in the pre-Beatles era, hitting the UK top 40 with four singles in 1961–62. However, he became better known for singles released in the 1970s and 1980s as Alvin Stardust, a character he began in the glam rock era, with hits including the UK Singles Chart-topper "Jealous Mind", as well as later hits such as "Pretend"
Alvin Baltrop Award for the Arts. Alvin Baltrop had few exhibits in his lifetime; his work gaining international fame only after his death. In 2008, University of Rochester art professor Douglas Crimp wrote an article about Alvin Baltrop for "ARTFORUM Magazine" that regenerated interest in Baltrop's work. In 2012, the artist's solo exhibition titled "Perspectives 179— Alvin Baltrop: Dreams into Glass", in the Contemporary Art Museum Houston included almost 100 gelatin silver prints that were shot between 1969 and 1980. The most captivating and intimate images in the show were shot while Baltrop was in the Navy. These are dated between 1969-1972