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Paul Willson was born on 25 December 1945 in Fairmont, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Office Space (1999), Barstow 2008 (2001) and The Goodbye Girl (1977).

American character actor primarily of Western "sidekick" roles. Born John Forest Knight in Fairmont, West Virginia, Knight joined a traveling minstrel show as a musician at age 15. He attended The University of West Virginia as a law student, supporting himself as the drummer in his own band. Finding music more rewarding, he left school and played on the vaudeville and cabaret circuits. He appeared in Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1927 and on Broadway as a musical performer in "Here's Howe" and "Ned Wayburn's Gambols." He also played drums for the Irving Aaronson and George Olsen big bands. He appeared in a few short films for MGM and Paramount from 1928 to 1931, performing his "Little Piano" act. Mae West saw Knight in vaudeville and championed him for her film She Done Him Wrong (1933) and gave him his first substantive film role. His comic style and the soft voice which had given him his nickname stood him in good stead in movies, and he appeared in nearly 200 films over the next thirty years. His singing was a memorable part of the films The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) and The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), but it was as a Western sidekick that he gained his greatest fame. He played the comic pal of Johnny Mack Brown and other cowboy heroes in scores of Westerns, and was listed among the Top Ten Money-Making Western Stars in 1940. In the 1950s, he gained new audiences with his sidekick role on Buster Crabbe's TV series Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (1955). He retired in 1960, but continued to make occasional appearances. He died in his sleep at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California at 74, survived by his wife, actress Patricia Ryan (née Thelma de Long). He is buried in an unmarked grave next to the grave of comedian Maxie Rosenbloom at Valhalla Memorial Park in Burbank, California.

Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is a retired American gymnast. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition, as well as two silver medals and two bronze medals. Her performance made her one of the most popular athletes in the United States.

Retton was the first ever American woman to win the all-around gold medal at the Olympics and was the only one to do so for twenty years. She is credited with being a pioneering figure in American women's gymnastics, including by the four American women who have since equaled her feat consecutively: Carly Patterson (Athens in 2004), Nastia Liukin (2008 in Beijing), Gabby Douglas (2012 in London) and Simone Biles (2016 in Rio de Janeiro). Twice during that span, Americans also took silver as part of a one-two finish: Shawn Johnson in 2008 and Aly Raisman in 2016. Furthermore, prior to Retton's Olympic triumph, no American woman had won all-around gold at the World Championships; since then, seven Americans have done so a combined eleven times - in chronological order, Kim Zmeskal, Shannon Miller (twice), Chellsie Memmel, Johnson, Bridget Sloan, Jordyn Wieber and Simone Biles (three times).

Nick Saban was born on 31 October 1951 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for The Blind Side (2009), Detail (2018) and West Wing Week (2010). He has been married to Terry Saban since 18 December 1971. They have two children.

Richard Crosby was born on 24 July 1989 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Raising the Stakes (2005), Die and Let Live (2006) and Faces of Schlock Vol. 2 (2005).

Robert Tinnell is a working writer/director who has never given up his status as rabid fanboy. In addition to filming his own Super 8mm horror films as a young teen, he also published the horror fanzine Demons of the Mind. As an adult, Tinnell has written and directed several films, including the fan favorite Frankenstein and Me (1996). In 2004, The Black Forest, a horror graphic novel was co-written by Tinnell and featuring the classic moments, was released by Image Comics to great acclaim. Tinnell resides with his long-suffering wife Shannon Colaianni Tinnell and kids within comfortable driving distance of beer, sushi, a comic book store, and trout fishing.

Curt Wootton was born on 22 January 1979 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Bigfoot: The Movie (2015), Street Light Stories (2017) and Pittsburgh Dad (2011).

Jeffrey Tinnell is a motion picture and television producer with over twenty-five years of experience. Tinnell has produced work for Nike, Coca-Cola, The Rolling Stones, Miramax, MGM and Lions Gate during this time. Tinnell's feature credits include The Kid, Frankenstein & Me, Son of the Pink Panther and Les Boys. His credits also include over 450 music videos and television commercials. Tinnell's production company, Allegheny Image Factory, created in 2005, has produced award winning feature films, documentaries, commercials and television series since its' inception. The companies' credits include The Shores (TV Guide Network), The Hunted (E1 Entertainment), Fly Rod Chronicles (Outdoor Channel), Shades of Gray (E One Entertainment) and Josh Stewart's Back Fork (Uncork'd). AIF recently completed Robert Tinnell's Feast of the Seven Fishes (Shout Studios). Tinnell is also the publisher of graphic novels through Allegheny Image Factory. The company's first release, Feast of the Seven Fishes was nominated for a 2006 Eisner and a selection for the 2007 National Book Festival. A 1985 graduate of the College of William & Mary with a BA in history, Tinnell played football under coach Jimmye Laycock during his college days.

Donna Jo Boyce was born on 4 August 1938 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Breaking Point (1950), December Bride (1954) and Harbor Command (1957). She was married to Charles L. Birke. She died on 17 February 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Harry Patrick was born on 20 November 1930 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. He died on 12 March 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

Dale Lefler was born on 2 November 1914 in Fairmont, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor. He died on 1 February 2011.

John Knowles was born on 16 September 1926 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. He was a writer, known for A Separate Peace (1972) and A Separate Peace (2004). He died on 29 November 2001 in Miami, Florida, USA.

Susette Carroll was born on 25 November 1949 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for History of the World: Part I (1981), Switch (1975) and A Man Called Sloane (1979). She was married to Lamar Card and Karl Anglin. She died on 30 June 2001 in Northridge, California, USA.

Jennifer Dunn was born on 29 September 1985 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for Die and Let Live (2006).

Donn Andrew Simmons was born on 30 November 1970 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Venom (2018), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and The Matrix Resurrections (2021).

Kelli Ward was born on 25 January 1969 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA.

Terry Hinz was born on 26 June 1945 in Fairmont, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Two-Minute Warning (1976), McCloud (1970) and Black Sheep Squadron (1976). He died on 11 May 2019 in New Hope, Minnesota, USA.

Johnny Wyrostek was born on 12 July 1919 in Fairmont City, Illinois, USA. He was married to Anna Brady. He died on 12 December 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Justin Channell was born on 15 September 1987 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Die and Let Live (2006), Winners Tape All: The Henderson Brothers Story (2016) and Monorail (2010).

Josh Lively was born on 25 January 1987 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Die and Let Live (2006), Raising the Stakes (2005) and Winners Tape All: The Henderson Brothers Story (2016).

He spent his summers in Logan, Iowa with his grandparents. Both his and Johnny Carson's grandfathers were at one time mayors of Logan. In 1994 he produced, directed and adapted a staged production of "A Christmas Carol" in Los Angeles with John Gielgud, Brian Keith, Shirley Jones and Kevin McCarthy. Currently lives in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

Jerry Rosburg was born on 24 November 1955 in Fairmont, Minnesota, USA.

Norma Ates was born on 29 March 1946 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. She died on 2 June 1991 in Baker, Florida, USA.

G. Frank Leedy was born on 14 April 1931 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. G. Frank was a producer, known for Treasure of Tayopa (1974) and Butterfly (1981). G. Frank died on 19 January 1987 in Anaheim, California, USA.

Kendra Nicole Fitzpatrick, is an award winning American Actress, and is known for her role in web series "What A Price To Pay" (2017) as Amore Hicks, "Bullying Ain't Purdy" (2016) as Jade, and featured role in TV "Definitely Divorcing" (2016) Kendra was born in the hills of Fairmont, West Virginia. She relocated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2008 where she worked as a Customer Service Representative at Aetna and as an intern as the Casting Assistant with Models & Talent National. She attended and received an Associate's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Kendra knew she had a greater talent inside of her. She decided to part ways from Aetna to pursue her passion in acting. In 2013, Kendra moved north of Atlanta to join her immediate family and finally pursue her breakthrough in acting. Kendra has studied at Dugout 7 Studios taught by Cathy Howard in Norcross, GA and The Actors Scene in Buford, GA. Kendra is continuously learning and growing in her craft and recently won an award for Best Supporting Female lead actress in Film "The Ungodly Pastor" due to be release early 2017.