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Character actor Virgil Charles Frye was born on August 21, 1930 in Estherville, Iowa. A former Golden Gloves boxing champion, Frye worked in the cornfields in Iowa and was active in the civil rights movement in Alabama before he first began acting in films and TV shows in the mid-1960's. Virgil often played either tough guys or police officers. The father of both Sean Frye and Soleil Moon Frye, Frye also ran his own successful acting school in the Hollywood Hills. Virgil suffered from Pick's Disease or Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in his latter years and was the subject of the documentary Sonny Boy (2004) made by his daughter Soleil. Frye died at a nursing home in Orange County, California on May 7, 2012.

Robert Hansen was born on 15 February 1939 in Estherville, Iowa, USA. He was married to Darla Henrichsen. He died on 21 August 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA.

Michael Ray Rhodes was born on 11 July 1945 in Estherville, Iowa, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Insight (1960), The Juggler of Notre Dame (1982) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He died on 29 December 2023.

Bert Prentice was born on 26 March 1958 in Estherville, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for TNA Xplosion (2002), USWA Championship Wrestling (1989) and NWA: Total Nonstop Action (2002). He died on 4 August 2021 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA.

Joel Benjamin was born on 15 October 1980 in Estherville, Iowa, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Drifting (2014), Chasm (2015) and Recursion (2016).