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A: Notable people with ties to Sacramento include designer architect Ray Eames, painter Wayne Thiebaud, photographer Michael Williamson, philosopher Cornel West, astronaut Stephen Robinson, U.S. Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy, actress Milla Jovovich, record producer Charlie Peacock, and writer Joan Didion. Journalist Mary K. Shell, the mayor of Bakersfield from 1981-1985, and her husband, the then petroleum lobbyist Joe Shell, lived in Sacramento during the 1970s. In addition to Huntington, Hopkins, Stanford, and Crocker, the city's more successful entrepreneurs have included Russ Solomon (Tower Records) and Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson (Shakey's Pizza). Actors, singers, rap artists, bands, and other performers with ties to the city can be found under Sacramento entertainers. For sports figures with ties to Sacramento see Sacramento sports figures.