Arthur F. McClure was a professor of history at the University of Central Missouri.

Articles Authored

Phog Allen. [University of Kansas, University Archives Photo Collection, ku-uaphotos:33979]
Forrest C. “Phog” Allen (1885–1974)

Forrest C. “Phog” Allen, whose foghorn voice earned him his nickname, was a masterful,…

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Joan Crawford in 1928. [Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-133571]
Joan Crawford (1908–1977)

Joan Crawford was born Lucille LeSueur on March 23, 1908, in what she described as “a drab…

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Jane Darwell in a photo taken in 1918. [University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs, 22471]
Jane Darwell (1879–1967)

Jane Darwell, a pioneering film actress whose career spanned more than sixty years, was…

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Jean Harlow in a publicity photo. [New York Public Library Digital Collections, Billy Rose Theatre Collection Photograph File, ID# TH-190010]
Jean Harlow (1911–1937)

Jean Harlow was born Harlean Carpenter in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 3, 1911. Her…

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Geraldine Page and Rip Torn on stage in Strange Interlude. [New York Public Library Digital Collections, Billy Rose Theatre Division, Friedman-Abeles Photograph Collection, #5026079]
Geraldine Page (1924–1987)

Geraldine Page was born in Kirksville, Missouri, on November 22, 1924, to Leon Elwin Page,…

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