Thread: famous people from your home town or where you live now?

Quote: Originally Posted by dioxide45 You are correct. It is Dayton Memorial Park. I was going off of eroneous reports of her burial there. Found the truth on this site . Never visited Dayton Memorial Park though. you really should go there. There are some very notable people buried there. Ok, so they are only notable for being the direct result of my geniage (sp?) but you get the pic. I recently found a never met relative, a half aunt...

Quote: Originally Posted by geekette Fort Wayne, IN = Shelly Long While not a person per se, for Ft Wayne IN my wife would say Vera Bradley.

Quote: Originally Posted by Fern Modena Daniel Reuttiger actually lives in Sun City Anthem, as does Tony Curtis. Daniel Reuttiger must have moved from his house shown here because the one pictured is the one I was thinking he lived in. Edit: He still owns the house in ACC. Tony Curtis' house looks cool, too.

Scoop, Play nice, now. Jenna and Tito (Ortiz, her partner) are very friendly, down to earth, well met people. As for others born in Vegas, how about Shaffer Smith, aka Ne-Yo ? Besides being one heck of a smooth singer, he wrote the theme song for Disney's new princess movie. AND he's never forgotten where he came from. He makes regular visits back, complete with school visits and (hopefully) inspiring talks. Fern

My family home (1964-1984 or so) was on Weaver Avenue off of Old Chesterbrook near Westmoreland and by MHS. I moved away in 1975 after graduation . . . lived in Fairfax, then back home for a couple of years, and then back out to Woodbridge and Fredericksburg . . . which is where I lived when I left VA to come to Wisconsin in 1994. My dad died in 1979 and my mom sold the house a few years later after moving out of state and having it as a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Luanne If I put in a search for San Francisco the list is too long to post. If I put in where I really live, no one. Except you!

Quote: Originally Posted by ricoba Except you! Well, that goes without saying.

Quote: Originally Posted by laurac260 No, Agnes Moorehead is buried in a cemetery on Dixie Dr near Little York. I believe it's called Dayton Memorial. Same cemetery as my grandma. (unless someone MOVED her...?) Moved Grandma ? Or moved Agnes Moorehead ? Pretty creepy either way, eh ? -- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.

Quote: Originally Posted by geekette I know Elwood!!! I'm sure you never hear that. Fort Wayne, IN = Shelly Long Indy - many, including Jane Pauley, David Letterman No, I don't too much. Unfortunatly some only know it for being KKK capital at one time in Indiana. I went to college in Ft. Wayne and lived in Indy. Is this your neck of the woods? lee

Quote: Originally Posted by swift Luther Burbank: Santa Rosa was home to the famed horticulturist.... William Mark Felt (a.ka. Deep Throat) The Watergate source known as “Deep Throat” lives in Santa Rosa. Ahhh, Luther Burbank the creator of the Russet Burbank which made Idaho famous. (check the license plates) And Mark Felt was FROM Twin Falls, Idaho. And he lives nowhere now. Passed 12/18/2008. Jim Ricks