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Lynne Overman was born on 19 September 1887 in Maryville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Union Pacific (1939), Reap the Wild Wind (1942) and She Loves Me Not (1934). He was married to Emily Helen Drange and Sylvia Antoinette Hazette. He died on 19 February 1943 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Actor
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Raised in Scottsdale, Arizona and Overland Park, Kansas. Moved more than 22 times. 12 of those happening before graduating high school.
Andrew's first experience performing was as Pacman singing "Pacman Fever" at a second grade talent show. His best friend at the time (who was the Blue Ghost) and he, pretty much swept the elementary school contest. Also, Andrew's older brother, Timothy Ralston, who as a child idolized Steven Spielberg, cast him in most of his short films using his super 8 camera.
Was a fine arts major before switching to theatre.- Dale Carnegie (originally Carnagey) was a pioneer in corporate training programs and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, public speaking and interpersonal skills. His best know book, "How to Win Friends and Influence People," first published in 1936, remains popular ever since.
He was born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey, on November 24, 1888, in Maryville, Missouri. His father, named John William Carnagey, was a poor farmer. His mother, named Amanda Elizabeth Carnagey (nee Harbison), worked with his father on the farm. The family was in debt, and as a young boy he had to get up at 4 A. M. every day to milk the cows and help on the farm, then to go to school. He managed to get through school and graduated from the State Teacher's College in Warrensburg, Missouri.
Dale Carnagey's first job was selling correspondence learning courses to farmers. Then he worked as a salesman for Armour & Company, the largest slaughterhouse and meatpacking company in Chicago. He was selling their meats, soap, lard, and other byproducts. Armour & Company was notorious for low compensation and also for banning unionization. Carnagey was the most successful salesman in Omaha, and made his sales territory the national leader of the company.
In 1911 he quit the job as a salesman in order to pursue a lifelong dream to become a lecturer with then popular adult education courses in Chautauqua, near Jamestown, New York. However, he ended up instead attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, then he tried acting with a touring troupe, but the production where he played a role soon ended. He returned to New York, unemployed and nearly broke, and was living at the YMCA on the 125 Street. There he tried writing but without any success.
In 1912 Dale Carnagey persuaded the YMCA hostel manager to allow him to teach a class on public speaking. He got himself a classroom in return for 80% of the net proceeds. Carnagey was improvising from his first session, and as he run out of material, he suggested that students speak about "something that made them angry." Carnagey noticed that the technique made his students unafraid to speak before an audience. Although the same technique was known since ancient philosophical schools, and has been widely used in group therapy, albeit Dale Carnagey developed his own approach. He quickly became a successful teacher capitalizing on the average American's desire to have more self-confidence.
In 1913 Dale Carnagey published his first bestselling book: "Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business" (1913-1932 with updates and revisions). In 1914 he was earning 500 dollars a week, which at that time was the price of a new Ford Model T. In 1916 Dale Carnagey was able to rent the New York's main venue, the Carnegie Hall, and his lectures were sold out. In 1919 he changed the spelling of his name from Carnagey to Carnegie. In 1926 he published the first collection of his writings titled "Public Speaking: a practical Course for Business Men." The book became a bestseller, and the author became rich. However, he lost all his savings in the stock market crash of 1929.
Dale Carnegie learned to accept the worst that can happen, then proceed to improve on the worst. His own experience was the source for his bestselling books: "Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business" and "How to Win Friends and Influence People" (1936). The latter book had 17 printings in the first year. He also wrote "Lincoln the Unknown," a biography of president Abraham Lincoln. Carnegie developed famous courses on self-improvement, salesmanship, and corporate training programs, as well, as programs for improvement in public speaking skills and interpersonal skills.
Dale Carnegie died at age 66, of a Hodgkin's lymphoma, complicated with uremia, on November 1, 1955, in Forest Hills, New York. He was laid to rest in the Belton cemetery, Cass County, Missouri, USA.
Over 50 million copies of Dale Carnegie's books were sold worldwide, translated in about 40 languages. In the late 1950s Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited America with top Soviet experts for learning and using the most efficient American business techniques in the Soviet government. Carnegie's books were then translated into Russian for exclusive use by the privileged leadership of the Soviet Communist party and the KGB. Carnegie's books were disallowed to general Russian public until 'perestroika' reforms were initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev.
The Dale Carnegie Course is a popular tool for a shy person to overcome social anxiety in a tough business environment. It was completed by millions of students in 75 countries. Though the course has been criticized by some for it's somewhat manipulative techniques and self-promotional goals, it remains in demand. The Dale Carnegie course teaches that students should be sincere and genuine in their interests to their partner or to the object of their business. Carnegie was an early proponent of responsibility assumption; his core idea was that behavior of other people may be changed by changing one's reaction to them. - Tommy Boling was born on 5 July 1957 in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Jolie Boling. He died on 18 November 1977 in Norwood Park Township, Illinois, USA.
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Stephen Lee Davis was born on 15 December 1955 in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for The Hunger Games (2012), Money Train (1995) and 30 Rock (2006). He died on 18 January 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.- Smokey Yunick was born on 25 May 1923 in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. He died on 9 May 2001 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.
- Jack Greene was born on 7 January 1930 in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. He died on 14 March 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Wes Murphy was born and raised in Tennessee and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a degree in Communications. As an athlete in high school and cheerleader in college, he flexed his physical comedic muscles in his first leading role as 'Rocky,' a redneck obsessed with softball in "Boys of Summerville." Ironically, he plays another character with a strange obsession for softball in "Crackerjack," a Jeff Foxworthy film targeted for a 2014 theatrical release. He has appeared on SyFy's original film "Furnace", Lifetime's "Army Wives," ABC's "Nashville," and can be seen as 'Little Red' on the upcoming CW drama "Star-Crossed."
In addition to acting, Wes is a talented and successful host. His first hosting role was on AMC's "Date Night." Thanks in part to the success of his uncanny Matthew McConaughey impersonation on Youtube, he toured with the Rascal Flatts Band for two consecutive tours, introducing them to fans in sold out arenas across the United States and Canada. He co-hosts "Dates and Mates" on UBN Radio and begins filming "Celebrity Bowfishing," a reality series from the producers of "Survivor" in 2014. He also represents multiple brands like Ammo.net and Honda. Wes' humor, strong opinions and authenticity has made him a highly sought after guest on some of the top radio stations and TV programming.- Writer
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Homer Croy was born on 11 March 1883 in Maryville, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and director, known for They Had to See Paris (1929), The Harvester (1936) and I'm from Missouri (1939). He was married to Mae Bell Savell. He died on 24 May 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.- Writer
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Blake Eckard was born on 4 February 1980 in Maryville, Missouri, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Bubba Moon Face (2011), Coyotes Kill for Fun (2017) and Backroad Blues (2006).- Producer
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Paul Wontorek is best known as Editor-in-Chief of the leading theater website Broadway.com, a role he's held since its launch in 2000. In addition to guiding the voice of the site's editorial content, he's produced all of its video content, which has been streamed hundreds of millions of times by theater fans around the world. He hosted the long-running interview series "Show People" (Emmy Award nomination, Best Program Host/Moderator), "Broadway.com #LiveatFive" and "Front Row" among others, and can be seen on the nationally-syndicated weekly series "The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal." He's received a total of 18 Emmy nominations as producer, director, writer and host and won for the CBS Tony Awards special "At the Tonys." Recent directing credits include "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" 2020 charity event, "Buyer and Cellar" starring Michael Urie and the star-studded "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration," which was cited as a Critics Pick by "The New York Times" and won the Drama League Award for Outstanding Digital Concert Production. Although he's never had dreams of performing, Paul was seen playing himself in the musical "The Prom" by one very lucky Broadway audience in 2019.- Additional Crew
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Sarah Caldwell was born on 6 March 1924 in Maryville, Missouri, USA. She was a writer, known for Startime (1959), Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and Macbeth (1981). She died on 23 March 2006 in Portland, Maine, USA.- EmiSunshine is an acclaimed singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist musician, who specializes in country and Americana music. She is known for writing and performing songs about subjects that would typically be considered unusual, for a teenager, such as murder, domestic violence, poverty, dysfunctional families and more. One of her songs, "90 Miles," is about autism.
Born Emilie Sunshine Hamilton on June 8, 2004, in Maryville, Tennessee, Emi began writing songs with her mother, Alisha Hamilton, at the age of five. She began singing in public at age six, when her aunt entered her in a local singing competition, which she later won, at the age of seven. Emi formed a family band at age seven, which she initially named The Pig Band, in honor of her pet pig. Later, she renamed the band EmiSunshine and the Perfect Joy Revival, in recognition of her grandmother's and great grandmother's singing group. Emi began performing at churches, homecomings and festivals. In less than one year, she changed the name of her band, again, to EmiSunshine and The Rain.
YouTube videos of Emi's performances began going viral, and when she was nine years old, she was invited to appear on "The Today Show," where she performed the classic song "Blue Yodel No. 9" by Jimmie Rodgers. When she was 13, she was featured in "The King," a documentary film about Elvis Presley, for which she wrote and performed two songs. The movie's soundtrack was later nominated for a Grammy.
EmiSunshine has released several albums. Her latest, "Family Wars," was released on October 18, 2019 to critical acclaim, with the magazine No Depression calling Emi "a strong creative force... someone bold and talented enough to tackle today's issues while honoring yesterday's folk traditions."
In December, 2019, EmiSunshine was presented with The ASCAP Foundation Desmond Child Anthem Award, which singles out one young artist annually for musical excellence. - Lamar Alexander was born on 3 July 1940 in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. He has been married to Leslee "Honey" Buhler since 4 January 1969. They have four children.
- Kristina Raquel was born in Maryville, Illinois, USA. She is known for Beware (2010).
- Haywood Harris was born on 26 August 1929 in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Carolyn Jo West. He died on 1 June 2010 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
- Brittany started her "show business" career at age five when she appeared on stage in the Melbourne Civic Theater's production of the Plain Princess. Since then she has been in a number of commercials and lots of theater. Brittany is a graduate of Northern Virginia Community College and lives in Herndon VA and is married to Mark Evers. She is currently Area Director of eCommerce for the Penske auto group and has started her own photography business. Her photos have been published in Home and Design magazine.
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Philip Nast was born on 3 May 1989 in Maryville, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Black Fire: The Mini Series (2009), Point of Deception (2014) and Bittersweet Revenge (2011). He died on 4 May 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.- Actor
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Ryan Scarbrough was born on 30 May 1974 in Maryville, Tennessee. He is an actor and editor, known for Passion Creek (2021).- Randall Cobb was born on 22 August 1990 in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for The League (2009), The NFL on CBS (1956) and NFL Monday Night Football (1970). He has been married to Aiyda Ghahramani since 15 April 2017. They have two children.
- Nathan Hodel was born on 12 November 1977 in Maryville, Illinois, USA.
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Robert L. DeWeese Jr. was born on 14 November 1947 in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Great Performances (1971), Juke Box Saturday Night (1983) and Jukebox Saturday Night II (1989). He has been married to Charlene Allen Bassett since 12 July 1995.