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Born in Staunton, Virginia, William Haines ran off to live life on his own terms while still in his teens, moving to New York City and becoming friends with such later Hollywood luminaries as designer Orry-Kelly and Cary Grant. His film career started slowly, but by the end of the silent era he was regularly named as the #1 male box-office draw. He also became fast friends with a number of contemporaries, such as Joan Crawford and Marion Davies, whose fame would eclipse his. His career faded rapidly in the early 1930s, and he was finally released allegedly due to a fight with MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer over Haines' refusal to end his relationship with his lover, Jimmie Shields. However, as his film career ended, his interior design career blossomed, resulting in major work for Jack L. Warner and the Bloomingdales, and culminating in the refurbishing of the American ambassador's residence in London, England. Although Haines was quite open about his homosexuality and entertained many of Hollywood's gay set - including George Cukor and Clifton Webb - his story is missing from many histories of the era. Haines and Shields remained a couple for 50 years; Crawford called them "the happiest married couple in Hollywood."

Josh Salatin was born on 21 June 1987 in Staunton, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Two Night Stand (2014), Zoo (2015) and Show Me a Hero (2015).

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential election. As president, Wilson changed the nation's economic policies and led the United States into World War I in 1917. He was the leading architect of the League of Nations, and his progressive stance on foreign policy came to be known as Wilsonianism.

Laura Avnaim is an award-winning actress, writer and producer, known for her dramatic work in film and television. Her most recent credits include a recurring role on Apple TV's Swagger, opposite O'Shea Jackson Jr. Additionally she hosted a popular live cooking show on Twitch for two years. She is a 2023 finalist for the Yes, And... Laughter Lab for her comedic series on female sexual dysfunction.

Laura is a professional level horseback rider, nationally ranked swimmer and has firearms and martial arts training. She has trained at some of the top studios in Los Angeles, including Lesly Kahn & Company, Margie Haber, Upright Citizens Brigade, and Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop.

Virginia born and LA based, Laura also enjoys traveling, hiking, mountain biking, and creative baking. She is a bunny mom to Houdini, an adorable little escape artist who sheds too much.

Virginia Hammond was born on 20 August 1893 in Staunton, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Chandu the Magician (1932), Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Torch Singer (1933). She was married to Edward Earl Grady. She died on 6 April 1972 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

In the 1920s and 1930s Ethel Moses was one of the most popular Harlem performer. Then she became the most popular, most recognizable, most beloved actress of Black cinema in the late 1930s and even to this day. Ethel Moses was what you might call a Harlem star. She was apart of the Golden Era of Harlem and during her tenure on the stage she was called "One of the Most Beautiful Women in America". She was also voted "The Most Beautiful Girl on Stage," and Ethel was also voted "The Most Shapely Dancer." Ethel Moses started her career in the mid 1920s, she became a popular chorine dancing in popular Black Broadway Shows, "Shuffle Along," "Keep Shuffling," and "Showboat." Ethel entertained at Harlem's most popular nightclubs, The Cotton Club, Connie's Inn and Ubangi Club. Then Ethel Moses went on to become a popular feature dancer. She danced with Cab Calloway's band; she even was in a few shorts with Cab, the first was "Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho" filmed at the Cotton Club. Ethel is one of the ladies that Cab sings "The Lady with the Fan" to and then Ethel was in "Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party." Ethel then danced and traveled with Lucky Millander's band around the world, mostly abroad, and wowed audiences with her grace in dancing and her beauty. Then Ethel Moses became an actress; never a Hollywood actress but she was apart of American cinema just the same. She was better then Black actresses in Hollywood because through Black Cinema Ethel got to be versatile and play roles of people from all walks of life without a stereotype. Ethel got her start in Legendary filmmaker Oscar Micheaux's films. Micheaux was very fortunate to get Ethel Moses to star in his films, Ethel was popular, she was name value, she could draw people to his films and that's exactly what she did. Ethel Moses brought beauty, loveliness, graciousness and mystery to Oscar Micheaux films, just the same as she did on stage, which helped take the minds off of the sometime offensive work of Micheaux's. Ethel truly became a movie star through Micheaux's films. Ethel's first starring role was in "Temptation," premiered at the Howard Theater around 1936 or 1937, at opening night, 5,000 people mobbed Ethel to get a glimpse of the Bronze Venus (as she was called in the film) and to get an autograph. A police escort aided Ethel in getting through the crowds after giving an interview.

Ethel Moses was billed as "The Black Jean Harlow" while in movies because of her resemblance to the white star. Ethel went on to star in other important films of Oscar Micheaux's like Underworld, God's Stepchildren, Birthright, and other black independent films, "Policy Man," "Harlem Mania," and "Gone Harlem." What made Ethel Moses a movie star and so likable was she brought warmth, sincerity, naturalness, charisma, and mysterious to the screen. Ethel in a way was like America's Sweetheart who could do no wrong. Most actresses as curvaceous and gorgeous as Ethel usually played seductresses and Femme Fatales but not Ethel. Ethel always portrayed the long-suffering good girl who always finds herself in trouble but always prevailed. She also portrayed the stand-by-her-man type. Ethel was like a Greta Garbo, she had mystique and without a spoken word, her face could tell a story. Ethel's screen and stage image was sexy but innocent, mysterious, warm, and alluring. Ethel never had to do much to receive attention. Ethel was something the black community needed at the time because Ethel dispelled the myths that black women were hard, cold-hearted, and fast, among other stereotypes. Ethel always had class and a heart of gold that anyone would love and enjoy.

In her time Ethel Moses was very popular and both the black and white newspapers raved about her. She always received wonderful reviews with her dancing and acting. The only bad publicity Ethel received was in 1939, when the German Bund Meeting was at the Madison Square Garden, Ethel and others were escorted out by police because of their protesting against the Nazis gathering but Ethel wasn't looked down upon, she was actually applauded for protesting. By the beginning of the 1940s, Ethel retired from show business but her contributions to Harlem, Black Cinema, American Cinema and Black history hasn't been overlooked.

Diana Adams was born on 29 March 1926 in Staunton, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Playhouse 90 (1956), Knock on Wood (1954) and Invitation to the Dance (1956). She died on 10 January 1993 in San Andreas, California, USA.

Bearfoot Hunter was born on 8 October 1964 in Staunton, Virginia, USA.

Whitney McCauley was born in Staunton, Virginia, to a single mother who worked in broadcasting. She placed her daughter in pageants at an early age, which gave her first taste of being on the stage and in front of the camera.

At the age of 5, her mother married her high school sweet heart, a veteran, who moved the family to Anchorage, Alaska, where he was previously stationed. Being introduced to basketball that same year in what started as fun, Whitney seemed to really thrive and excel in the sport. This love for the game and her academic astuteness would ultimately pay off for her.

At 11 she was an Elk's National 3 Point & Free Throw Hoop Shoot Finalist, and by 14 she was already receiving interest from several Division-I college basketball programs. While competing at East Anchorage High School, Whitney was recruited by a number of schools including: USC, Princeton, Brown, Oregon St., Nebraska, as well as many others. Her junior year she committed to attend and play for the top 20 academic school in the country, Rice University in Houston, TX, from which she would graduate with her Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Medicine.

While at Rice a family friend who was an agent came across a role that would be perfect for her and would ultimately become a life changing series regular role on the critically acclaimed television series "Friday Night Lights" on NBC directed by Peter Berg. Whitney played Sheila Williams, the older sister to Brian "Smash" Williams, played by Gaius Charles. Sheila is the tough-loving tom-boy older sister who tries to be the most responsible of the 3 Williams siblings.

Whitney's long legs, model looks and athletic build, have also lead to several national commercials, as well as spokesmodel campaigns.

Songwriter, accordionist, composer, author and singer, a former cowboy, lumberjack, sailor, and circus and rodeo musician. He led the Cactus Cowboys band, and made many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1940, his popular-song compositions include "Little Darlin'", "Am I Dreaming?", "Sunny Side of the Mountain", "Riding on the Old Ferris Wheel", "She's Only a Moonshiner's Daughter", "I'd Love to Be a Cowboy, but I'm Afraid of Cows", and "Ramblin' Hobo".

Dave Fultz was born on 29 May 1875 in Staunton, Virginia, USA. He was married to Ida Marjorie Verlin. He died on 29 October 1959 in DeLand, Florida, USA.