William F. Nast buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. William F. Nast William Frederick Nast (1840–1893) was an American diplomat and entrepreneur. He was the third president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Nast was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 14, 1840, the son of Methodist religious leader William Nast. From 1861 to 1865 he served at the American Consulate in Stuttgart, Germany. Upon his return to the United States, Nast entered the brokerage business in New York, New York. On September 2, 1868, Nast became president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, a position he held
Robert Brown (cartoonist) Robert Brown (cartoonist) Robert "Buck" Brown (February 3, 1936 – July 2, 2007) was an African-American painter and cartoonist best known for creating "Playboy" magazine's naughty "Granny" character. Brown was born in Morrison, Tennessee, in the 1930s and moved to Chicago as a child after the separation of his parents. He graduated from Englewood High School in 1954 and then joined the United States Air Force. While in the Airforce He would pinup his cartoons in the barracks getting laughs from the sergeant and fellow soldiers. Brown later received a Bachelor of Arts degree in fine arts from the University