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Brea Grant was born in Marshall, Texas and attended high school at Marshall Public High School. She earned an MA at the University of Texas in Austin. Her first television acting job was on Friday Night Lights. She went on to play characters on Dexter and Heroes. She now resides in Los Angeles.

Susan Howard, best known for her eight years as Donna Krebbs in the prime-time soap opera, Dallas (1978) was born Jeri Lynn Mooney in Marshall, Texas. "I grew up with my father telling me that I was talented and beautiful and wonderful. I respected and loved my father, so I believed him - until I grew up and looked in a mirror and saw that my daddy had sort of colored the truth. But, by then, it was too late. I was hooked", she said of her life-long desire to be an actress and the support she got from her family to realize the dream. After excelling in the dramatic arts at Marshall High, where she won the UIL Best Actress Award, she was accepted at the University of Texas. There, she spent two years before Hollywood lured her farther west. Several years as a member of the Los Angeles Repertory Company, plus her years at the University of Texas, instilled in her the discipline and perspective she needed to finally make it in Hollywood. After several years of guest shots on television shows; including Bonanza (1959), The Flying Nun (1967) and I Dream of Jeannie (1965), Susan was offered the co-starring role opposite Barry Newman in Petrocelli (1974). For her portrayal of "Maggie Petrocelli", she was nominated for both Emmy and the Golden Globe awards.

The role of "Donna Culver Krebbs" came Susan's way in 1978, as a one-time guest shot. The producers were so pleased with her performance, they enlarged the part and asked her to stay. She remained until 1987, when the script for the new season called for Donna to begin an affair with one of the other characters. She refused the change and left the show.

She and her husband Calvin Chrane now live outside Austin, Texas. She was appointed by then-Governor George W. Bush to be a commissioner for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. She is also a member of the board of directors for the National Rifle Association where she serves as Chair of the Public Policy Committee. The Chranes have one daughter, Lynn, and two grandchildren, Daniel and Noelle. Susan Howard continues to be a frequent visitor to Marshall where her mother and brother reside. She is an active member of the Writers Guild of America, and continues writing for television, something she began on Dallas (1978).

Actor Judd Lormand plays the role of Lt. Commander Eric Blackburn each week on the streaming network Paramount Plus on the series Seal Team. Recent roles include playing Secretary of State Robert McNamara in the LBJ feature opposite Woody Harrelson in the title role, the uptight bank manager Mr. Freely in the upcoming indie comedy Carter & June, and the corrupt police officer who tries to subdue Tom Cruise in the opening of the latest Jack Reacher film.

Born in Marshall, Texas, Lormand grew up in Houston and spent a number of years in Saudi Arabia, where his father worked as a civil engineer building natural gas pipelines. The family later moved to Lafayette, Louisiana, where Lormand attended Comeaux High School and The University of Louisiana. Lormand credits his high school drama teacher Sandra LaBorde for encouraging his interest in theater arts. Lormand now splits his time between Los Angeles and Atlanta, GA. Between acting assignments, Lormand is often busy at home as a father of three and occasionally delves into an interest in astronomy.

Additional feature credits include The Hunger Games, Joyful Noise, Pitch Perfect, Snitch, The Last Exorcism Part II, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, When the Game Stands Tall, 99 Homes, American Heist, Left Behind, Bad Ass 3: Bad Asses on the Bayou, Navy Seals vs. Zombies, The Big Short, Miracles from Heaven, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, and The Case for Christ.

Additional television series credits include Memphis Beat, Common Law, Drop Dead Diva, Treme, Revolution, Necessary Roughness, Homeland, The Vampire Diaries, Sleepy Hollow, Ravenswood, Wild Card, Finding Carter, Perception, Satisfaction, Nashville, American Horror Story, Banshee, Secrets and Lies, Zoo, Scream: The TV Series, Devious Maids, NCIS: New Orleans, Star, Lore, and Good Behavior.

George Foreman was boxing's most feared fighter from 1973-1974. Undefeated in 40 straight fights, 37 by knockout, he was on a 24 consecutive knockout run when he faced Muhammad Ali on October 30, 1974 in defense of his world heavyweight title in Zaire, Africa. A product of a poor family, Foreman was in constant trouble with the law. He credits the Job Corp with turning his life around. Started boxing as an amateur and, in less than three years, captured a gold medal in the 1968 Olympic Games. Lost only 2 out of 24 amateur fights. Turned pro under the guidance of veteran trainer Dick Saddler. Foreman was a stablemate of former heavyweight king Charles "Sonny" Liston and Charlie Snips. Foreman idolized Liston and copied his ring style and mannerisms. Foreman used a piercing stare to intimated his opponents ala Liston. He was criticized for beating second rate opponents, yet had scored victories over credible fighters like George Chuvallo, Boone Kirkman and Gregorio Peralta. Destroyed undefeated Joe Frazier in two brutal rounds to capture the world title in 1973; Frazier was knocked down six times. Destroyed Jose "King" Roman in one round and Ken Norton in two rounds to retain his title. Foreman was knocked out by 3-1 underdog Muhammad Ali in 8 rounds. Foreman fought 5 men in one night in a 1975 exhibition. Won five straight knockouts on the comeback trail before being decked and decision-ed by Jimmy Young in Puerto Rico in 1977. Foreman claimed to have seen God in his dressing room following the defeat and announced he was going to become a preacher and retire from boxing. Preached for 10 years and blew up to 300 pounds. Decided to return to the ring to raise money for his church; experts laughed, but Foreman racked up 18 straight knockout victories. He was defeated in a title bid by Evander Holyfield but, a few years later, shocked the world by knocking out undefeated World Heavyweight Champion Michael Moorer (36-0) to become champion again at 45. Made a few successful defenses before losing his title by a controversial decision to Shannon Briggs.

Henry Roquemore was born on 13 March 1886 in Marshall, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sky Racket (1937), What Price Crime (1935) and Sporting Chance (1931). He was married to Fern Emmett. He died on 30 June 1943 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Y.A. Tittle was born on 24 October 1926 in Marshall, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Any Given Sunday (1999), The NFL on CBS (1956) and The Match Game (1962). He was married to Minette DeLoach. He died on 8 October 2017 in Stanford, California, USA.

Arynetta Northcutt, also known as Arynetta Floyzelle, is an actress, writer, and model who has appeared in over 30 commercials and ad campaigns for companies including Lexus, Toyota, Frito Lay, and Chase Bank. She holds an M.A. in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England, and is an alumna of Hampton University. Arynetta is the creator and voice of the animated children's mindfulness and meditation character, Effie Monroe, and is the head writer at The Sunday Type storytelling studio.

James Farmer was born on 12 January 1920 in Marshall, Texas, USA. He was married to Lula Peterson and Winnie Christie. He died on 9 July 1999 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.

For over 20 years, Emmy award-winning writer/producer/director/host Anthony McLemore has enjoyed a multi-faceted career in television news, talk shows, reality, and documentary programming. After winning a Cable Ace in 1998 for the sketch comedy/magazine show "HEP-TV" 1998, Anthony moved to Hollywood. In 1999, he helped develop and launch E! Entertainment Television's successful lifestyle show "Celebrity Homes," which earned him his first Emmy award nomination. Soon after, McLemore co-created BET's smash hit celebrity lifestyle/documentary series "How I'm Living," which became the network's second highest-rated show.

From there, McLemore went on to produce and direct countless documentaries, reality, and talk shows, including CBS's Big Brother, A&E's The Jackson's: "A Family Dynasty," the critically acclaimed documentary series "Brat Camp" & "Border Security USA" for ABC, the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" for Bravo, Discovery Channel's hit show "Street Outlaws" and "The Dr. Phil Show", the highest rated talk show in daytime.

In 2022, Anthony won his first Emmy for the Netflix/Hulu documentary The New York Times Presents "Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson."

Anthony began his career in 1993 as a local news reporter/photographer/editor at the NBC affiliate KLSB-TV in Nacogdoches, Texas, while attending Stephen F. Austin State University. After graduating, McLemore was a reporter for several other affiliates, including KRBC-TV (Abilene, TX), KLTV-TV (Tyler, TX), and KTBS-TV (Shreveport, LA), before producing documentary-style programming.

Zane Grant was born on 16 July 1979 in Marshall, Texas, USA. He is known for The Guest (2014), The Devil's Candy (2015) and The Babysitter Murders (2015).

Janet Adderley is the Owner and Artistic Director of The Adderley School For the Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; and Austin, TX (Sept. 2015.) She is an accomplished Broadway veteran who is best known for her role in "Starlight Express." She is a graduate of Yale University.

Sidney P. Dones was born on 18 February 1888 in Marshall, Texas, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Reformation (1920), The Ten Thousand Dollar Trail (1921) and Injustice (1919). He was married to Althea M. Carrere, Lavinia H. Relerford, Willette A. Downs, Bessie Williams and Mary McNally. He died on 2 August 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Mike Clark was born on 7 November 1940 in Marshall, Texas, USA. He died on 23 July 2002 in Grapevine, Texas, USA.

Writer, Producer, Director, SHANE HOUSTON started his career on the theatrical stage appearing in celebrated theatrical works of "Marvin's Room", "Biloxi Blues", and "Equus". Television soon followed ("Joan of Arcadia" and "Boston Public" ) as well as film("Grandma's Boy", "Sky High" and the award winning independent film "Anderson's Cross").

Following a new-found curiosity, talent and appreciation for the creative on the other side of the camera, the natural progression to writing, directing and producing soon followed.

Now a triple threat Shane wrote, directed and starred in the period supernatural thriller "Tsavo Island". He followed that with the dark comedy "Just a Game". Showing no signs of slowing down, he also debuted his first stage project in 2010: a murder, mystery, musical, comedy "On the Air" which ran at the Whitefire Theater in Los Angeles. The Show had sold out performances for its entire 8 week run and was reviewed as being "smart, bright and uproariously funny", and "Funny and entertaining". His works have been said to have a bold since of style and a courageous attitude.

Shane uses his unique abilities as an award winning Motion Graphic and Visual Effects Artist to push the realm of possibilities and lift the boundaries that sometimes inhibit younger, and less experienced directors. This has never been more prevalent as with his latest project, the highly anticipated original web-based comedy series "Acting Out".

Ron Carpenter was born on 2 September 1941 in Marshall, Texas, USA.

Wendy (born Wynnelle) Russell was a well-known New York City print model when she met Hungarian-born Emery Reves, a writer and newspaper publisher who had worked closely with Winston Churchill during World War II, and later published the wartime memoirs of Churchill, Lord Montgomery and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, among others. After the war, Reves embarked on a career as a collector of fine art and took Wendy along with him. In 1952, they purchased the Villa La Pausa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin on the Côte d'Azur and furnished it with magnificent works of fine art. Winston Churchill was a constant and honored guest, and it was said that one of the attractions that brought him there was the beauty, charm and Texas wit of Wendy Reves. After Emery Reves' death, his widow occupied herself with good works, including establishing the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies at the College of William and Mary at Williamsburg, Virginia and endowing (and furnishing) the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection of International Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. She was survived by her son, Arnold L. Schroeder, his wife and their three children.

Carlyle Leon Scott was born on 20 July 1900 in Marshall, Texas, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Elsie Louise Hyson. He died on 23 August 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Blues musician/singer Floyd Dixon was born Jay Riggins Jr. in Marshall, TX, in 1929. In the 1940s his family moved to Los Angeles, CA. Dixon had already taught himself how to play the piano, and decided to become a professional singer. He won a few amateur talent contests in the Los Angeles area and met bandleader Johnny Otis, who was impressed with the young musician and encouraged him to seek out a record contract. Shortly afterward, Dixon signed with Modern Records. He released "Dallas Blues" for that label in 1949. He branched out into recording for other labels--among them Supreme and Specialty--but he had his biggest successes on Aladdin Records. His "Telephone Blues" (1951) and "Call Operator 210" (1952), both on Aladdin, hit near the top of the R&B charts. His best-known song, however, was "Hey Bartender", which he wrote and recorded in 1954 for Cat Records. It became famous in the 1970s when it was played regularly by The Blues Brothers, a blues band fronted by actors John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.

In the 1970s Dixon moved back to Texas and more or less retired from the music industry, although he did do the occasional tour. In 1984 he was commissioned by the US Olympic Committee to write "Olympic Blues" for the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1993 he was presented with the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.

He died in Los Angeles, California, in 2006 from kidney failure. He was 77.

Opal Lee was born on 7 October 1926 in Marshall, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Tati the Great (2021), Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom (2022) and Today (1952).

Mike Barber was born on 4 June 1953 in Marshall, Texas, USA.

Terrance Shaw was born on 11 November 1973 in Marshall, Texas, USA.

Danny Martin, was born and raised in Marshall, Texas. In high school he designed, wrote and performed in UIL plays and musicals. He attended the Art Institute of Dallas and has been an art director for the past thirty-years creating print media, producing and directing video productions and screen writing. He has also began abstract oil painting in 2021 to expand upon his creative outlets.

John Cacioppo was born on 12 June 1951 in Marshall, Texas, USA. He was married to Dr. Stephanie Ortigue. He died on 5 March 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Deborah Prothrow-Stith was born on 6 February 1954 in Marshall, Texas, USA. She has been married to Charles Richard Stith since 30 August 1975. They have two children.

Meredith Moseley, a leading costume designer in the Southwest, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing and Design from Baylor University and a MFA (Costume Design) at USC. An Austin resident, her work includes Costume Shop Supervisor for Miss Congeniality (2000), starring Sandra Bullock. Meredith's other film and television credits include American Outlaws (2001), _Dr. T and the Women (2000)_, and Wardrobe Supervisor for "Walker, Texas Ranger" on CBS. Her wide-ranging theatre experience includes such venues as the Dallas Theatre Center, Utah Shakespearean Festival, and Shakespeare Festivals in Dallas and South Carolina.