This author has contributed to the following articles in the Encyclopedia.Andrews, DanaRemembered for the diffident and handsome average-Joe characters he often played, Dana Andrews was one of Hollywood’s leading men during…Burnett, CharlesWhile perhaps not a well-known name in mainstream media, Charles Burnett has written and directed critically acclaimed films that create…Greenfield, Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth Taylor Greenfield was one of the first African American singers to cross nineteenth-century America’s formidable racial barrier and garner…Herrera, AnthonyAnthony Herrera, best known for his role as James Stenbeck on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, was…Ladd, Diane (Rose Diane Ladner)Diane Ladd was a talented actress, writer, director, and singer who received three Academy Award nominations. She was born Rose…Mara, ThaliaThalia Mara, a celebrated ballet teacher, dancer, and author of several textbooks on ballet, founded and directed the USA International…McRaney, GeraldGerald Lee McRaney, the star of television series Simon & Simon (1981–85) and Major Dad (1989–93), was born on 19…Mississippi Picnic in Central ParkEvery summer since 1980, Mississippians and others have gathered in New York City’s Central Park to eat catfish and peach…Nye, CarrieCarrie Nye, a Tony-nominated actress and a native of Greenwood, Mississippi, is best remembered for her throaty, southern dialect and…Semon, LarryBorn in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on 16 July 1889, Lawrence “Larry” Semon rose to considerable fame as a silent film actor…
Andrews, DanaRemembered for the diffident and handsome average-Joe characters he often played, Dana Andrews was one of Hollywood’s leading men during…
Burnett, CharlesWhile perhaps not a well-known name in mainstream media, Charles Burnett has written and directed critically acclaimed films that create…
Greenfield, Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth Taylor Greenfield was one of the first African American singers to cross nineteenth-century America’s formidable racial barrier and garner…
Herrera, AnthonyAnthony Herrera, best known for his role as James Stenbeck on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, was…
Ladd, Diane (Rose Diane Ladner)Diane Ladd was a talented actress, writer, director, and singer who received three Academy Award nominations. She was born Rose…
Mara, ThaliaThalia Mara, a celebrated ballet teacher, dancer, and author of several textbooks on ballet, founded and directed the USA International…
McRaney, GeraldGerald Lee McRaney, the star of television series Simon & Simon (1981–85) and Major Dad (1989–93), was born on 19…
Mississippi Picnic in Central ParkEvery summer since 1980, Mississippians and others have gathered in New York City’s Central Park to eat catfish and peach…
Nye, CarrieCarrie Nye, a Tony-nominated actress and a native of Greenwood, Mississippi, is best remembered for her throaty, southern dialect and…
Semon, LarryBorn in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on 16 July 1889, Lawrence “Larry” Semon rose to considerable fame as a silent film actor…
