Boticelli

Yes

Are you Ansel Adams?

Yes! Your turn.

B

Are you still living?

No

Are you a man?

Yes

Are you an artist?

No

I am off to sleep, I'll check back in the morning.

So far we're only doing dead men :-(

they tell no tales - sorry I couldn't resist

The namesake of the game is a dead man, so frequently many do come up ... I'll do a dead lady next no worries.

Are you a musician?

No

Are you/were you a politician?

No

are you an author?

Yes

Were you generally known as a spaced out wacko in your time?

Are you American?

Was not known as a spaced out wacko. and not an American

Are you/were you European?

Yes (in the modern sense)

Were you French?

No

Were you a composer?

No

Did you write plays?