Part of his relative obscurity came from being so thoroughly enmeshed in the intricate machinery of the studio system in the thirties and forties.
Strawberries aside, others say that Oxnard's obscurity as a weekend destination comes from its clunky moniker.
Additionally, it prevents "security by obscurity", whereby the bulk of the protection comes from people not knowing how the security software works – which can result in the whole edifice tumbling down if that confidential information is released or discovered externally.
Joe Newman, Thom Green, Gus Unger-Hamilton and Gwil Sainsbury, who formed at Leeds University in 2007, have been one of the surprise successes of the year, coming from obscurity to become the favourite for the prize which was celebrating its 20th year.
How did Olympic Gold Medalist in swimming Dara Torres win four Olympic Silver medals at age 41? How did 48-year old Scottish singer Susan Boyle come from obscurity to number one on the worldwide charts after improbably winning Britain's Got Talent (and bucking every pop music tenet (except "practice")?
Unlike Basso, Arroyo and Nibali both came from relative obscurity.
He came from relative obscurity to make his Olympics debut in 2008, and won both the 100m and 200m sprint.
A spokesman for music retailer HMV said: "In terms of sheer impact, where a band has come from virtual obscurity to achieve huge, overnight success, we haven't seen anything quite like this since the Beatles".
"When you can't say 'I'm a member of the Groundlings' or Second City and you're this person coming from complete obscurity, that's a challenge," Mrs. Garcia said.
Part of the reason for his long obscurity might be that he came from the American West, which until recently was ignored by the international art world - he says it was like living in Eastern Europe, with the Mississippi River as the Berlin Wall.
