spiderwort
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Post by spiderwort on Jan 18, 2023 1:40:48 GMT
Part five of my talents born in flyover states, in this case Indiana. Actors, actresses, directors - talents from any medium.
The first that come to mind:
James Dean Steve McQueen Clifton Webb Carole Lombard Booth Tarkington (novelist -- The Magnificent Ambersons, et al) Theodore Dreiser (novelist -- An American Tragedy, aka the film A Place in the Sun) Hoagy Carmichael (musician, composer, actor)
Please feel free to add more names. I'm sure there are many more.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jan 18, 2023 2:54:54 GMT
Born in Georgia but raised in INDIANA !!!  Character Actor Claude Akins"The son of Ernest, a former stonecutter who later became a policeman, and Maude Akins, Claude had an older sister named Hazel. The family moved from Nelson, Georgia to Bedford, Indiana when Claude was six months old. Bedford, Indiana, hosts the Claude Akins Memorial Golf Scramble each September. The tournament is a 6-person scramble format. Proceeds from the scramble fund two scholarships for graduating seniors of the local high school, Bedford-North Lawrence." Debut in From Here to Eternity followed by a long career in features and TV westerns and "cop" shows !  more images here ... |
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jan 18, 2023 3:00:54 GMT
John Mellencamp was born on October 7, 1951 in Seymour, Indiana He is a music artist and actor, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Colors (1988) and Footloose (1984).  If you visit Seymour, the visitors center has a map to the places in town associated with Mellencamp including the High School and settings for his film Falling From Grace which costarred Claude Akins as his father ! 
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Post by MCDemuth on Jan 18, 2023 3:14:44 GMT
For Starters:
James Best, actor (Corydon)
Avery Brooks, actor (Evansville)
Dan Butler, actor (Fort Wayne)
Embeth Davidtz, actress (Lafayette)
Joyce DeWitt, actress (Speedway)
Adam Driver, actor (Mishawaka)
Irene Dunne, actress (Madison)
Jenna Fischer, actress (Fort Wayne)
Vivica A. Fox, actress (Indianapolis)
Brendan Fraser, actor (Indianapolis)
Florence Henderson, actress (Dale)
Jake Lloyd, actor (Carmel)
Shelley Long, actress (Fort Wayne)
Karl Malden, actor (Gary)
Jack Mercer, voice actor (Worthington)
Anthony Montgomery, actor (Indianapolis)
Betsy Palmer, actress (East Chicago)
Sydney Pollack, actor, producer, director (Lafayette)
Michael Rosenbaum, actor (Newburgh)
Robert Wise, director (Winchester)
Jo Anne Worley, actress (Lowell)
Dick York, actor (Fort Wayne)
Scatman Crothers, musician, actor, voice actor (Terra Haute)
David Letterman, comedian, television personality, and former longtime host of The Late Show (Indianapolis)
Red Skelton, comedian (Vincennes)
Bobby Helms, singer (Bloomington)
John Mellencamp, singer-songwriter, musician (Seymour)
Cole Porter, songwriter (Peru)
David Lee Roth, Van Halen singer (Bloomington)
Connie Smith, singer (Elkhart)
Janet Jackson, singer, dancer, songwriter (Gary)
Jermaine Jackson, singer (Gary)
La Toya Jackson, singer-songwriter, musician (Gary)
Michael Jackson, singer-songwriter (Gary)
Randy Jackson, singer (Gary)
Tito Jackson, singer (Gary)
Jane Pauley, television journalist (Indianapolis)
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spiderwort
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Post by spiderwort on Jan 18, 2023 13:57:15 GMT
That's a lot of talent, MCDemuth ! Wow and thanks. |
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