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Gene Evans was born in Holbrook, Arizona, on July 11, 1922, and was raised in Colton, California. He served in the Army during World War II as a combat engineer, and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for bravery in action. He began his acting career there, performing in a theatrical troupe of GIs in Europe. After the war, he went to Hollywood, where he made his film debut in 1947's Under Colorado Skies (1947). The rugged, red-headed character actor was a familiar face in such westerns as Cattle Queen of Montana (1954), The War Wagon (1967), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) and Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973). He also starred in the war films The Steel Helmet (1951) and Fixed Bayonets! (1951) and co-starred with future first lady Nancy Reagan (before she became Nancy Reagan) in Donovan's Brain (1953). His other major films include Park Row (1952), The Giant Behemoth (1959), Operation Petticoat (1959) and Walking Tall (1973). He became well known in the 1950s on television, playing the father in My Friend Flicka (1955). He remained active in films and television through the 1980s. Evans subsequently retired to a farm near Jackson, Tennessee. He was a popular guest at the Memphis Film Festival for the past decade.- Lisa Spoonauer was born on 6 December 1972 in Rahway, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Clerks (1994), Clerks (2000) and Bartender (1997). She was married to Tom Caron and Jeff Anderson. She died on 21 May 2017 in Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA.
- Judith-Marie Bergan was born on 25 November 1948 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Abduction (1975), Rage (1995) and Hart to Hart (1979). She was married to João Fernandes. She died on 20 August 2016 in Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, USA.
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Born in Oklahoma in 1915, Witney broke into the business in 1933, working at Mascot, the leading producer of low-budget serials. After Mascot and other small companies merged in 1935 to form Republic, Witney graduated to director (at 21, he was Hollywood's youngest). Witney teamed with director John English on many of the era's best serials, most of them highlighted by kinetic fight and chase scenes that helped change the face of action moviemaking. Witney also directed many features and much TV. Retired since the late 1970s, he has authored two books, "In a Door, Into a Fight, Out a Door, Into a Chase" (about his serial directing career) and "Trigger Remembered" (about Roy Rogers' famed movie horse).- Actress
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Lively childish leading lady on stage and films during the transition to sound. She began on stage at seventeen and went on to films in 1929. She made several early talkies at Paramount but her popularity soon waned.- Dorrie Thomson was born on 23 July 1947 in Manchester, England. She was an actress, known for Operation Petticoat (1977), Switch (1975) and Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974). She died on 15 January 2015 in Jackson, Wyoming, USA.
- She did pioneering research in microelectronics chip design, and is a professor emerita of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan. She is also a transgender activist.
She earned a B.S. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Columbia University. She began her career at IBM, and later worked at Memorex Corporation, the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and the Defense Advanced Research Project's Agency (DARPA). - Composer
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Carl Lee Perkins was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who recorded at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954. Among his best-known songs are "Blue Suede Shoes", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby".
According to Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more so than anybody involved in it, because he never changed." Perkins's songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash and Eric Clapton, which further established his place in the history of popular music. Paul McCartney said "if there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles."
Called "the King of Rockabilly", he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He also received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.- Writer
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Warren Douglas was born Warren Douglas Wandberg on July 29, 1911 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He had one brother, Robert Wandberg, who predeceased him. He was married to Dorothy Kennedy from 1931 to 1957 and had one child, Ann Douglas. He was subsequently married to Eva Lavaughn ("Bonnie") Padgette from 1957 till 1997. He died on November 15, 1997 in Jackson, California, USA.
Warren and Dorothy began their careers as stage actors at the University of Minnesota, moving to New York in the 1930s and going on the road with several plays during the depression. Under contract to Warner Brothers and later Republic Pictures, Warren starred in several films, including The Magnificent Rogue (1946), The Inner Circle (1946), Cuban Fireball (1951), Homicide for Three (1948), The Chinese Ring (1947), and God Is My Co-Pilot (1945). In the 1950s, he wrote screenplays for feature films including Cry Vengeance (1954) and in 1952, he wrote and associate produced the television series, The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1952), starring his old friend Don Haggerty. In the 1960s, he wrote screenplays for the western series' of the time, including Bonanza (1959), Gunsmoke (1955), Sugarfoot (1957), Maverick, Cheyenne (1955), and the feature film, The Night of the Grizzly (1966) with Clint Walker.- Medgar Evers was born on 2 July 1925 in Decatur, Mississippi, USA. He was married to Myrlie Evers-Williams. He died on 12 June 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
- Esther Minciotti was born on 20 May 1888 in Provincia di Torino, Piemonte, Italy. She was an actress, known for Marty (1955), The Wrong Man (1956) and Playhouse 90 (1956). She was married to Silvio Minciotti. She died on 15 April 1962 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
- Mike Leach was born on 9 March 1961 in Susanville, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Friday Night Lights (2006), SEC on CBS (1982) and ESPN College Football (1979). He was married to Sharon Smith. He died on 12 December 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
- Roy Bryant was born on 24 January 1931 in Charleston, Mississippi, USA. He was married to Vera Jo Orman and Carolyn Bryant. He died on 1 September 1994 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
- Jerry Clower was born on 28 September 1926 in Liberty, Mississippi, USA. He was married to Homerlene Wells. He died on 24 August 1998 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
- Jerry Tullos was born on 5 January 1940 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Risky Business (1983), The Awakening Land (1978) and The Naked Face (1984). He died on 11 June 1995 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
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Lloyd Turner was born on 14 August 1924 in Winnemucca, Nevada, USA. He was a writer, known for Get Smart (1965), The Bullwinkle Show (1959) and Good Times (1974). He died on 30 November 1992 in Jackson, Oregon, USA.- Eudora Welty was born on 13 April 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. She was a writer, known for American Playhouse (1980), The Frost Whistle (2008) and The Purple Hat (2010). She died on 23 July 2001 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
- Anita Wood Brewer was born on 27 May 1938 in Bells, Tennessee, USA. She was married to Johnny Brewer. She died on 29 June 2023 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
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Willie Morris was a versatile writer of both fiction and nonfiction, who often drew upon his experiences in the South to reflect on the controversial issues of his time. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, but raised in Yazoo City, about an hour's drive north, Willie Morris was born into a family of storytellers. After graduating from high school as class valedictorian, he attended the University of Texas in Austin. During his senior year, Morris became editor of the Daily Texan, the school's newspaper, and soon drew the wrath of the University's Board of Regents for his biting attacks against racism, censorship, and the highly influential petroleum industry. Upon his graduation, Morris became a Rhodes Scholar, studying history at Oxford University.
Upon his return to the United States, Morris became the editor of the Texas Observer, a crusading weekly newspaper. In 1963, he was named associate editor of Harper's, becoming their editor-in-chief four years later, just as his autobiography, North Toward Home was being published. The book became a national bestseller. At Harper's, Morris transformed the magazine by hiring several notable young writers including recent Pulitzer Prize winner David Halberstam as editors. He also attracted prominent contributing writers including Arthur Miller and Ralph Ellison, and Norman Mailer.
In the wake of an editorial dispute with Harper's, Morris resigned in 1971. That same year, his book,Yazoo: Integration in a Deep-Southern Town, a look at forced public school desegregation in home town, was published as well as Good Old Boy, a children's novel. The latter was made into the film, The River Pirates (1988) several years later. Morris go on to publish several volumes of fiction and nonfiction work for the remainder of his life.
In 1980, Morris became a writer-in-residence at the University of Mississippi, where he encouraged several aspiring young writers. These included Donna Tartt and a young law student named John Grisham, who was working on a novel called, A Time to Kill (1996).
After writing an article for New Choices for Retirement Living about the third trial of Byron de la Beckwith (the accused killer of prominent civil rights leader, Medgar Evers) , Morris convinced his friend Frederick Zollo to produce the film, Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). Morris would serve as a consultant on the film.
His bestselling 1995 novel, My Dog Skip (2000), would be made into a film of the same name. Sadly, Morris would not live to see the completed film. He died August 2, 1999 as a result of a massive heart attack at the age of 64.- Byron de la Beckwith was born on 9 November 1920 in Colusa, California, USA. He was married to Mary Louise Williams and Thelma Lindsay Neff. He died on 21 January 2001 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
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Dep Kirkland was born on 9 November 1949 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Toast, Perfect and The Last Plantation. He died on 4 September 2022 in Lake Jackson, Jasper County, Georgia, USA.- Actor
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Dan Healy was born on 3 November 1888 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Glorifying the American Girl (1929), The Unfair Sex (1931) and The Laughing Lady (1929). He was married to Helen Kane. He died on 1 September 1969 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.- Cinematographer
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Enzo A. Martinelli was born on 29 September 1907 in Union City, New Jersey, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Contender (1980), Gemini Man (1976) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1972). He was married to Valerie. He died on 5 February 1997 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA.- Lecile Harris was born on 6 November 1936 in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977), The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986) and The Bob Braun Show (1967). He was married to Ethel Elizabeth Bledsoe. He died on 13 February 2020 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
- LaConte McGrew was born on 8 August 1982 in Port Gibson, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for A Time to Kill (1996). He died on 30 August 2003 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.