the State Historical Society of Missouri
Arthur F. McClure was a professor of history at the University of Central Missouri.
Joan Crawford was born Lucille LeSueur on March 23, 1908, in what she described as “a drab…
Jane Darwell, a pioneering film actress whose career spanned more than sixty years, was…
Jean Harlow was born Harlean Carpenter in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 3, 1911. Her…
Geraldine Page was born in Kirksville, Missouri, on November 22, 1924, to Leon Elwin Page,…