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Considering the kind of scruffy, backwoods, uneducated, Deep-South hillbilly types he played, many people would be surprised to hear that Ken Curtis wasn't actually born in the south but in the small town of Las Animas, Colorado, the son of the town sheriff. They would probably be even more surprised to learn that he began his show business career as a singer in the big-band era, and was a vocalist in the legendary Tommy Dorsey orchestra. He entered films in the late 1940s at the tail-end of the singing-cowboy period in a series of low-budget Westerns for Columbia Pictures. When that genre died out, Curtis turned to straight dramatic and comedy parts and became a regular in the films of director John Ford (who was his father-in-law). Curtis branched out into film production in the 1950s with two extremely low-budget monster films, The Killer Shrews (1959) and The Giant Gila Monster (1959), but he is best known for his long-running role as Festus Hagen, the scruffy, cantankerous deputy in the long-running TV series Gunsmoke (1955).- Actor
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D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce was born on 22 November 1980 in Lamar, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Vì Sao Vụt Sáng (2018), We're Here (2020) and Terriers (2010).- Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A lifetime member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a U.S. senator from the state of Missouri from 1935 to 1945. He was chosen as incumbent president Franklin D. Roosevelt's running mate for the 1944 presidential election. Truman was inaugurated as the 34th vice president in 1945 and served for less than three months until President Roosevelt died. Now serving as president, Truman implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established both the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain the expansion of communism. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated the Congress.
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A product of America's hard-working middle class, Shawn-Caulin Young is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. They were born on March 22 in the small town of Lamar, Colorado, to their father, jockey/racehorse trainer Jim, and their mother, Julie. Shawn (youngest of four) was raised in the desert outskirts of the Navajo Nation, in the reservation border town of Farmington, New Mexico. Their heritage includes those of Irish, English, Norwegian and Swedish descent.
Upon discovering their love for storytelling in high school, Shawn-Caulin pursued a BFA in Acting from the prestigious performing arts conservatory, The Hartt School (UHA). After classically training in England and graduating with top honors from Hartt, Shawn moved to NYC, where they began their career in film and television.
"Discovered" by Burrows/Boland Casting and director Robert Zemeckis during the casting process of what would have been a live-action version of the beloved Beatles' cartoon, The Yellow Submarine. Zemeckis selected them (second only to Cary Elwes) from an international talent pool to play famed Beatles guitarist George Harrison. Since then, Shawn has worked on numerous film, television, and theater productions worldwide. An experienced horseman, stuntman, and athlete, Young is an actor who is known and widely respected for their ability to "disappear" and physically transform into other people.
Now a celebrated writer, Shawn-Caulin was hand-picked out of 3600 applicants for the 2022 Screencraft Fellowship for their screenwriting abilities. Inspired by their childhood of growing up with cowboys and the Indigenous, Young writes through the lens of the working poor experience to blend genres with magical realism to tell the untold stories of the Southwest and beyond.- Rob Reece was born on 7 August 1947 in Lamar, Colorado, USA. He is an actor, known for Tội ác có thật (1999), Caged Heat (1974) and Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). He has been married to Trisha Johnson since 14 September 1978. They have two children. He was previously married to Penny Perry.
- Monte Brewer was born on 12 May 1932 in Lamar, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Mr. Dynamite (1941). He died on 21 April 1942 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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- Additional Crew
Dick Paxton was born on 21 November 1918 in Lamar, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Public Enemies (1941), Hit and Run (1957) and Sky Commando (1953). He died on 28 February 1997 in Riverside, California, USA.- Actor
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Christopher Guyton was born on 7 February 1969 in Lamar County, Alabama, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for He Went That Way (2023), Saved by the Bell (2020) and Đại Dịch Ma Túy (2017).- Cassandra Gonzalez (Franco) was born October 9, 1982 in Lamar, Colorado, where she still resides. She was raised by her parents: David Franco, police officer, and Stephanie Culbertson, an LPN. She has been married since 2007, has two children, and lives on a 10 acre horse ranch.
She graduated from Lamar High School where she was actively involved in band, choir, and art. She started working in a law office at the age of 16, graduated from college with a criminal justice degree, and has worked for years for the 15th Judicial District of the State of Colorado. For the last four years she has worked as a Collections Investigator for the Court, which she loves because of the great sense of satisfaction when a victim is made whole.
She is thrilled to be a part of The Contested Plains, her first acting opportunity. She met many wonderful people who now feel like family. She got the part because she could ride a horse and through her connections from modeling Native American regalia, clothing, and jewelry. - Marshall Kent was born on 6 October 1908 in Lamar County, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last Voyage (1960), Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) and Ngôi Nhà Nhỏ Trên Thảo Nguyên (1974). He died on 15 January 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Dale Deverman was born on 30 August 1908 in Lamar, Colorado, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for One Step Beyond (1959), The Asphalt Jungle (1961) and Nancy Goes to Rio (1950). He died on 5 June 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Josephine Adair was born on 27 June 1916 in Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for More to Be Pitied Than Scorned (1922), Only a Shop Girl (1922) and Children of Dust (1923). She died in 1966 in Miami, Florida, USA.
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- Editorial Department
Gene Milford was born on 19 January 1902 in Lamar, Colorado, USA. She was an editor and director, known for Trên Bến Cảng (1954), Lost Horizon (1937) and Chờ Đến Đêm Tối (1967). She was married to Dorothy Hunter. She died on 23 December 1991 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Curt Gentry was born on 13 June 1931 in Lamar, Colorado, USA. He was a writer, known for Helter Skelter (1976), Helter Skelter (2004) and Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976). He was married to Gail Stevens. He died on 10 July 2014 in San Francisco, California, USA.
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- Director
- Music Department
Wesley Tuttle was born on 13 December 1917 in Lamar, Colorado, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947), Song of the Sierras (1946) and Law of the Northwest (1943). He was married to Marilyn Tuttle. He died on 29 September 2003 in Sylmar, California, USA.- David Beasley was born on 26 February 1957 in Lamar, South Carolina, USA.
- Elizabeth Adair was born on 12 October 1911 in Lamar, Prowers, Colorado, USA. She is an actress, known for Little Church Around the Corner (1923).
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- Director
- Writer
Shaughnessy McDaniel was born on April 4, 1988 in the small town of Lamar, Colorado. He was born and raised in Greeley, Colorado where his love of films and love of acting soon turned into a passion for filmmaking. After spending a year at the University of St. Andrews studying history he transferred back to the states to study film production and history at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Here he completed several works including his 2008 film "The Path" and his 2010 feature-length documentary "We Can Still Rise Now" about the cause of Scottish Nationalism. After graduating Shaughnessy began working in 2011 as the Director of Production at Rocky Mountain Shows and Documentaries where he produced 45 30-minute documentaries single-handedly in his first 3 years there, as well as establishing new programming including CET Studio Sessions, Xfinity Arts and Entertainment Monthly, and Out West: Experience Colorado. He has also directed and produced several music videos for his band including the modest hit, "Club 2 Da Pub" and their homage to Batman, "Gotham's Finest".- Bill Hudson was born on 9 July 1935 in Lamar, South Carolina, USA.
- Daniel H. Hastings was born on 26 February 1849 in Lamar township, Clinton Co., Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Jane A. Rankin. He died on 9 January 1903 in the USA.
- Robert Randall was born on 8 June 1905 in Lamar, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Babbitt (1924). He died on 10 February 1997 in San Bernardino, California, USA.
- Levon Kirkland was born on 17 February 1969 in Lamar, South Carolina, USA.
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- Producer
Jamie Nicholette Frey was born in Lamar, Colorado, USA. Jamie Nicholette is known for Up Close & Personal (1996), Fever (1999) and Dating on Demand: On a Date (2005).- Bob Hudson was born on 5 April 1930 in Lamar, South Carolina, USA. He died on 15 October 2018.
- Actor
- Composer
Floyd Lee was born on 20 August 1933 in Lamar Mississippi, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Beck (2010), Full Moon Lightnin' (2008) and Below New York (2011). He died on 7 June 2020 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.