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Joey Lauren Adams, an actress, writer, and director, was born in North Little Rock (Pulaski County). She moved to California in 1987 at the age of nineteen and attended college in San Diego before moving to Hollywood. After becoming an actress, she was nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance at the MTV Movie Awards and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture at the Golden Globe Awards. She won the Chicago Film Critics Most Promising Actress Award for her role in Chasing Amy. In 1999, she began writing Come Early Morning because she felt there were too few interesting roles for actresses. Her directing debut came in 2006 with the production of that film.

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Norris Goff (shown here) and Chester Lauck, better known to the world as Lum and Abner, created the radio personalities that made them famous just before going on the air for a 1931 flood-relief broadcast on KTHS radio in Hot Springs (Garland County). From this humble beginning, the two went on to become one of the most successful comedy teams in entertainment history. Their “down-home” radio program was on the air for almost twenty-five years and was the first to be broadcast from Radio City in New York.

 

Norris Goff (shown here) and Chester Lauck, better known to the world as Lum and Abner, created the radio personalities that made them famous just before going on the air for a 1931 flood-relief broadcast on KTHS radio in Hot Springs (Garland County). From this humble beginning, the two went on to become one of the most successful comedy teams in entertainment history. Their “down-home” radio program was on the air for almost twenty-five years and was the first to be broadcast from Radio City in New York.

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The CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of Arkansas. It is updated regularly to ensure the people of Arkansas have an accurate and accessible resource to explore our heritage. We invite you to browse our text entries and media galleries to learn more about the people, places, events, legends, and lore of the 25th state. We are continually adding new entries, photographs, maps, videos, and audio files, so check back frequently to see what’s new.

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