the State Historical Society of Missouri
Arthur F. McClure was a professor of history at the University of Central Missouri.
Forrest C. “Phog” Allen, whose foghorn voice earned him his nickname, was a masterful,…
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…
Although there is some dispute about the date and place of her birth, most sources state…
Singer-actor Cliff Edwards was born in Hannibal, Missouri, on June 14, 1895, and is best…