Happy

I was not born in

but I count myself fortunate to have grown up there, moving to the

from

when I was four and staying until I was sixteen. Of course, I ended up moving west (

is the

after all) to the great state of

, following in the footsteps of many before me. For this blog entry, I'd like to honor Missouri natives who worked in

film.

Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's Map of Missouri

Also, there's some sporting event involving a

-derivative going on right now between

and

-- arguably the greatest cities in their respective states (well, arguable in St. Louis's case). So forgo your

,

,

,

, and

for one day and prepare a feast of

,

,

,

,

,

, and

as we honor the Missouri-Hollywood connection.











(l-r: Akon, Alice Joyce, Arch Hall Sr., and Barbara O'Neil)







(l-r: Basil Poledouris, Bert Convy, Betty Garrett, and Betty Grable)









(l-r: Charles "Slim" Whitaker, Chingy, Chris Cooper, and Cliff Edwards)









(l-r: Craig Stevens, Cy Kendall, Dan O'Bannon, and David Sharpe)









(l-r: Dee Wallace Stone, Dennis Weaver, Diane Brewster, and Dianne Wiest)

















(l-r: Don Cheadle, Don Johnson, Doris Roberts, and Dorothea Kent)









(l-r: Eddie Griffin, Edward Pawley, Edwin August, and Ellen Drew)









(-r: Ellen Foley, Eulalie Jensen, Fannie Ward, and Frances Guihan)









(l-r: Frank Faylen, Fred Berry, Fred Kohler, and "Classy" Freddie Blassie)









(l-r: Gene Gauntier, George Hearn, Georgia Hale, and Geraldine Page)









(l-r: Ginger Rogers, Goodman Ace, Grace La Rue, and Hall Bartlett)









(l-r: Harry Goz, Harry Babbitt, Helen Martin, and Isadore "Friz" Freleng)







(l-r: James Gunn, Jane Novak, Jane Wyman, and Janet Jones)









(l-r: Jason Wiles, Jean Harlow, Jenifer Lewis, and Jim Bannon)







(l-r: Joe Besser, Joe S. Camp, Jr., Joel Huggins, and John Ashley)







(l-r: John Beal, John Goodman, John Hamm, and John Huston)









(l-r: John Kander, John Milius, John Pankow, and Johnny Haymer)





(l-r: Johnny Johnston, Josephine Baker, Joy Harmon, and Joyce Holden)









(l-r: Julia Montgomery, June Clyde, Kasi Lemmons, and Kathleen Turner)







(l-r: Kathryn Adams, Kay Thompson, Ken Page, and Kevin Kline)





(l-r: King Baggot, Krista Tesreau, Lance "Lance Rock" Robertson, and Larry McCormick)









( l-r: Laura La Plante, Lee Falk, Leslie Charleson, and Lige Conley)











(l-r: Lincoln Kilpatrick, Linda Blair, Linden Chiles, and Lori Saunders)







(l-r: Lottie Briscoe, Lucas Grabeel, Luther Henderson, and Margaret Campbell)







(l-r: Marguerite Churchill, Marian Ainslee, Marian Shockley, and Marjorie Beebe)







(l-r: Mark Linn-Baker, Marsha Mason, Marvin Miller )







(l-r: Mary Treen, Mary Wickes, Matthew Betz, and Maya Angelou)







(l-r: Melanie Fullerton, Mike Nader, Mildred June, and Monique Gabrielle )







(l-r: Morris Carnovsky, Moses Gunn, Mykelti Williamson, and Nathaniel Taylor)







(l-r: Nicholas Worth, Noah Beery, Olive Young, and Patricia Farr)







(l-r: Patsy Ruth Miller, Phyllis Fraser, Phyllis Smith, and Pooja Kumar )







(l-r: Rosemary Theby, Ruth Warrick, Sally Long, and Sandahl Bergman)









(l-r: Sara Shane, Scott Bakula, Sean Gunn, and Stan Brakhage)







(l-r: Stephanie E. Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Taylor Momsen, and Teddy Infuhr)







(l-r: Todd Newton, Todd Susman, Tommy Rall, and Ub Iwerks )







(l-r: Vincent Price, Virginia Gibson, Virginia Mayo, and Walker Edmiston)







(l-r: Wallace Beery, Wallace Reid, William Christy Cabanne, and William S. Burroughs)







(l-r: Wilton Graff, Winston Miller , and Yvette Vickers)





(l-r: Marshall Bruce "Eminem" Mathers III , Dan Gilvezan, David Koechner)





Edie McClurg and Debbie Lum







