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Joey Lauren Adams (1968–)
Joey Lauren Adams, a North Little Rock (Pulaski County) native, is an actress, writer, and director. Adams has...
Julie Adams (1926–2019)
aka: Betty May Adams
Betty May “Julie” Adams was an actress who made more than fifty...
American Made [Movie]
The 2017 film American Made, starring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, and Sarah Wright Olsen, is a fictionalized...
"Broncho Billy" Anderson (1880–1971)
aka: Gilbert Maxwell Aronson
“Broncho Billy” Anderson was the stage name of Gilbert Maxwell ...
Lloyd Andrews (1906–1992)
aka: Arkansas Slim
aka: Slim Andrews
Lloyd “Arkansas Slim” Andrews was best known for film roles as ...
Antiquities (2018)
Antiquities is a 2018 American romantic comedy directed by Arkansas native Daniel Campbell. The film was writt...
Arkansas [Book and Movie]
The book Arkansas is a debut novel by John Brandon that was originally released in 2008 by McSweeney’s Publi...
Arkansas Judge
Arkansas Judge (1941) is the sixth in a series of eleven comedies made by Republic Pictures from 1938 to 1943 ...
The Arkansas Swing
Following success in radio and recording in the 1930s, the Hoosier Hotshots, a swing and jazz quartet that als...
The Barber of Little Rock
The Barber of Little Rock is a 2023 short documentary film that follows barber Arlo Washington, who founded a ...
Luenell Batson (1959–)
aka: Luenell
aka: Luenell Campbell
Luenell, who goes by only her first name professionally, is a comed...
Bentonville Film Festival
The Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) is held annually in Bentonville (Benton County), with the main focus of th...
Between Heaven and Hell
aka: Between Heaven and Hell [Movie]
aka: The Day the Century Ended [Book]
Between Heaven and Hell is an American motion picture about combat ...
Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues is a 1988 movie made entirely in Arkansas. Shooting locations included Van Buren (Crawford County...
Bloody Mama
In 1969, Roger Corman, who had found success directing and producing low-budget exploitation films for America...
Lisa Suzanne Blount (1957–2010)
Lisa Blount was an actress who appeared in numerous films and television shows, most notably as Lynette Pomero...
Frank Bonner (1942–2021)
aka: Frank Woodrow Boers Jr.
Best known for his role of sales manager Herb Tarlek on the televis...
Bootleggers
aka: Deadeye Dewey and the Arkansas Kid
The 1974 movie billed on its original posters as Charles B. Pierce...
Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha (1972) was the second exploitation film shot in Arkansas by B-movie director Roger Corman. The ...
Boy Erased
Garrard Conley’s 2016 memoir Boy Erased recounts his experiences at the Memphis, Tennessee, “ex-gay” the...
James Bridges (1936–1993)
James Bridges was an Arkansan who became a movie producer, director, and screenwriter. He was known for some o...
John Doyle Brooks (1923–1986)
John Doyle Brooks was a stuntman and actor whose career included appearances in some of the most renowned tele...
Brubaker
Released in 1980, Brubaker is loosely based on the 1969 nonfiction book Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas...
Rodger Bumpass (1951–)
Rodger Bumpass is an actor and voice performer who was born in Little Rock (Pulaski County) and attended Arkan...
Bob Burns (1890–1956)
aka: Robin Burn
Bob Burns was a well-known national radio and film personality duri...
Glen Campbell (1936–2017)
aka: Glen Travis Campbell
Glen Travis Campbell was a commercially successful and critically a...
Jeanne Laverne Carmen (1930–2007)
During the 1950s and 1960s, Jeanne Carmen was a pin-up model, a trick shot golfer, and a B-movie actress. Jean...
Irene Castle (1893–1969)
Irene Castle was a famous ballroom dancer in the 1910s to the 1930s who appeared in several silent movies and ...
Chrystal
Chrystal is a film written and directed by longtime Arkansas resident Ray McKinnon. The movie stars McKinnon...
William “The Great John L.” Clark (1925–2005)
William “The Great John L.” Clark was a stuntman, wrestler, and actor. He appeared in Breaker, Breaker!, T...
The Clinton Chronicles
The Clinton Chronicles: An Investigation into the Alleged Criminal Activities of Bill Clinton is a 1994 video ...
Come Early Morning
Released in 2006, Come Early Morning is a movie written and directed by Joey Lauren Adams, best known for her ...