of the New York Philharmonic with a number of accomplishments and recordings Stacey Bailey, football player, graduated Terra Linda HS 1978, played college ball at San Jose State and went on to a career with the Atlanta Falcons from 1982 to 1990 Alvah Bessie, noted Hollywood screenwriter and author blacklisted during the McCarthy era, died in Terra Linda in 1985. Ann Curtis Cuneo , multiple gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic swimmer, operated the private Ann Curtis Swim Club and swim team in Terra Linda for 20 years Susan DeMattei, mountain biker who won the bronze medal in Mountain Biking at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, was born and raised in nearby San Rafael Rick DeMont, swimmer, gold medal winner at the 1972 Olympics whose medal was revoked when the U.S. Olympic Committee failed to notify the IOC that Rick was taking asthma medicine that caused ephedrine to show up in a drug test, attended Terra Linda High School and graduated in 1973 Michael Gold, novelist, author of the famous Depression era semi-autobiographical novel Jews Without Money. James Hetfield, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the thrash metal band Metallica, moved to Terra Linda [approx. 2009] after residing for years in nearby Novato Bill Lee, MLB pitcher with the Boston Red Sox and the Montreal Expos, graduated from Terra Linda High School in 1964 References Neighborhoods in San Rafael, California