Performers

Lucille (Lucy) Babcock (1921–1993)
Lucille (Lucy) Babcock was a noted actress in theater and television who established the first community theat...
Fran Bennett (1937–)
Fran Bennett is an actress who has worked in theater, television, and films. She appeared on stage across the ...
Maxwell Blade (1962–)
Maxwell Blade is an illusionist and comedian based in downtown Hot Springs (Garland County) is a well-known at...
J. B. Bobo (1910–1996)
With such a colorful name, it is small wonder that magician J. B. Bobo is known throughout the world. Adults a...
Irene Castle (1893–1969)
Irene Castle was a famous ballroom dancer in the 1910s to the 1930s who appeared in several silent movies and ...
Rhonda Lee Oglesby Coullet (1945–)
Rhonda Lee Oglesby Coullet was the only Miss Arkansas ever to resign her title. After briefly fulfilling her r...
Lorraine Albert Cranford (1918–2004)
Lorraine Albert Cranford was the founder of Ballet Arkansas—a company that traces its roots to the Little Ro...
Melinda Ruth Dillon (1939–2023)
Melinda Dillon was an American actress who appeared in dozens of movies, plays, and television shows. She was ...
Harvey Wilson Goodwin (1912–1992)
aka: Harvey Lee
Harvey Wilson Goodwin, who used the stage name Harvey Lee, was a gi...
Lawrence Olivier Hamilton (1954–2014)
Lawrence Olivier Hamilton was a Broadway star who appeared in such shows as Porgy and Bess, The Wiz, and Jelly...
Bill Hicks (1961–1994)
Bill Hicks was an American stand-up comedian and social critic in the tradition of Lenny Bruce and Richard Pry...
Gertrude Hadley Jeannette (1914–2018)
Throughout her career, Gertrude Hadley Jeannette was a playwright, producer, director, and actress with roles ...
Charlotte Moorman (1933–1991)
aka: Madeline Charlotte Moorman Garside
Charlotte Moorman was a cellist, avant-garde performance artist, an...
Wilbur Carl “Skip” Redwine (1926–1987)
Wilbur Carl “Skip” Redwine was a composer and songwriter from Marshall (Searcy County). Skip Redwine was b...
Fay Templeton (1865–1939)
Born into a theatrical family, Fay Templeton excelled on the legitimate and vaudeville stages for more than ha...