Top 10 Most Reclusive Celebrities

[Dave Monroe]

Top 10 Most Reclusive Celebrities
Vanishing Act
* 8 of 10

Thomas Pynchon

Even among reclusive novelists, Thomas Pynchon reigns anonymously
supreme. Almost nothing is known about the author of some of the most
seminal, mysterious and generally difficult works of 20th century
fiction, and the novelist would like to keep it that way. Pynchon has
avoided nearly all media since the 1963 publication of his first book,
V., and only a few known photos of him exist. When his 1973 novel
Gravity's Rainbow won the National Book Award, Pynchon had someone
else accept on his behalf. He has denied all publicity requests but
one: in 2004, he agreed to appear on The Simpsons. Pynchon even lent
his own voice to his character, which was drawn with a bag over its
head

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1902376_1902378_1902438,00.html

Complete List
Vanishing Act

    * J.D. Salinger
    * Howard Hughes
    * Greta Garbo
    * Harper Lee
    * Emily Dickinson
    * Syd Barrett
    * Bill Watterson
    * Thomas Pynchon
    * Dave Chappelle
    * Marcel Proust

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1902376,00.html