A Sampling of Famous and Notable Hoosiers Entertainment Leon Ames actor (Portland) – Anne Baxter actress (Michigan City) – Avery Brooks actor (Evansville) – David Canary actor (Elwood) – Anthony Caruso actor (Frankfort) – James Dean actor- (Fairmont) – Joyce Dewitt actress (Speedway) – Irene Dunne actress (Madison) – Vivica A. Fox actress (Indianapolis) – Brendan Fraser actor (Indianapolis) – Sharon Gabet actress (Fort Wayne) – Will Geer actor (New Hope) – Ron Glass actor (Evansville) – Phil Harris actor (Linton) – Florence Henderson actress (Dale) – Janet Jackson actress/singer (Gary) – Dean Jagger actor (attended Wabash College) – Ken Kercheval actor (Wolcottville) – Greg Kinnear actor (Logansport) – Brian Lamb founder and CEO of C-Span (Lafayette) – Priscilla Lane actress (Macy) – David Letterman comedian and talk show host (Indianapolis) – Elmo Lincoln actor (Rochester) – Carole Lombard actress (Fort Wayne) – Shelley Long actress (Fort Wayne) – Peter Lupus actor (Indianapolis) – Marjorie Main actress (Acton) – Karl Malden actor (Gary) – Ken Maynard actor (Vevay) – Steve McQueen actor, (Beech Grove) – Michael Michelle actress (Evansville) – Betsy Palmer actress (East Chicago) – Sydney Pollack director Lafayette) – Herb Shriner television host and humorist (Fort Wayne) – Red Skelton radio, film and television comedian (Vincennes) – Forrest Tucker actor (Plainfield) – Irene Vernon actress (Mishawaka) – Michael Warren actor (South Bend)) – Clifton Webb actor (Indianapolis) – Jo Anne Worley actress and comedian (Lowell) – Dick York actor (Fort Wayne) – Music Joshua Bell violinist (Bloomington) – Jeremy Camp contemporary Christian musician ( Lafayette) – Hoagy Carmichael composer. Pianist (Bloomington) – Paul Dresser songwriter (Terre Haute) – R&B singer/songwriter (Indianapolis) Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds – Jane Fricke country music singer (South Whitley) – Bill Gaither Christian musician/ songwriter (Alexandria) – Crystal Gayle country music singer (Wabash) –
A Sampling of Famous and Notable Hoosiers Entertainment Leon Ames – actor (Portland) Anne Baxter – actress (Michigan City) Avery Brooks – actor (Evansville) David Canary – actor (Elwood) Anthony Caruso – actor (Frankfort) James Dean – actor- (Fairmont) Joyce Dewitt – actress (Speedway) Irene Dunne – actress (Madison) Vivica A. Fox – actress (Indianapolis) Brendan Fraser – actor (Indianapolis) Sharon Gabet – actress (Fort Wayne) Will Geer – actor (New Hope) Ron Glass – actor (Evansville) Phil Harris – actor (Linton) Florence Henderson – actress (Dale) Janet Jackson – actress/singer (Gary) Dean Jagger – actor (attended Wabash College) Ken Kercheval – actor (Wolcottville) Greg Kinnear – actor (Logansport) Brian Lamb – founder and CEO of C-Span (Lafayette) Priscilla Lane – actress (Macy) David Letterman – comedian and talk show host (Indianapolis) Elmo Lincoln – actor (Rochester) Carole Lombard – actress (Fort Wayne) Shelley Long – actress (Fort Wayne) Peter Lupus – actor (Indianapolis) Marjorie Main – actress (Acton) Karl Malden – actor (Gary) Ken Maynard – actor (Vevay) Steve McQueen – actor, (Beech Grove) Michael Michelle – actress (Evansville) Betsy Palmer – actress (East Chicago) Sydney Pollack – director Lafayette) Herb Shriner – television host and humorist (Fort Wayne) Red Skelton – radio, film and television comedian (Vincennes) Forrest Tucker – actor (Plainfield) Irene Vernon – actress (Mishawaka) Michael Warren – actor (South Bend)) Clifton Webb – actor (Indianapolis) Jo Anne Worley – actress and comedian (Lowell) Dick York – actor (Fort Wayne) Music Joshua Bell – violinist (Bloomington) Jeremy Camp – contemporary Christian musician ( Lafayette) Hoagy Carmichael – composer. Pianist (Bloomington) Paul Dresser – songwriter (Terre Haute) Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds – R&B singer/songwriter (Indianapolis) Jane Fricke – country music singer (South Whitley) Bill Gaither – Christian musician/ songwriter (Alexandria) Crystal Gayle – country music singer (Wabash)
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