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Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn wrote the novel and the screen adaptation of Gone Girl, the bestselling 2012 mystery thriller that became the 2014 David Fincher movie. Flynn grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and is a…Maria P. Williams
Maria P. Williams is said to be the first black woman to write and produce a movie, 1923’s The Flames of Wrath. Little is known about Maria Priscilla Williams, other than she and her husband Jesse L…Jean Harlow Biography
Jean Harlow(Harlean Carpenter)actressBorn: 3/3/1911Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Film actress and archetypal pinup, known for her roles as a wisecracking sexpot. Her films include Hell's Angels…Edward Asner
Edward AsneractorBorn: 11/15/1929Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Although Asner began his career as a stage actor, he is best known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77)…Burt Bacharach Biography
Burt Bacharachcomposer, songwriterBorn: 5/12/1929Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Beginning in the late 1950s he gained acclaim for his scores and songs for films, including What's New Pussycat (…Edward Asner Biography
Edward AsneractorBorn: 11/15/1929Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Although Asner began his career as a stage actor, he is best known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77)…Noah Beery
Noah BeeryactorBorn: 1/17/1884Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri A silent- and sound-era film actor, he is especially remembered for playing villains in such westerns as The Big Stampede (…William Levi Dawson
William Levi Dawson American musician and conductorBorn: September 26, 1899 Birthplace: Anniston, Ala. William Levi Dawson attended the Tuskegee Institute at age 13, and after graduating in…Robert Altman Biography
Robert AltmandirectorBorn: 2/20/1925Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Film director whose sprawling, stylized films deglamorized and shattered myths surrounding history, Hollywood, and politics. His…Dianne Wiest Biography
Dianne WiestactressBorn: 3/28/1948Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Academy Award-winning film and stage actress known for her quirky, appealing screen personality. Her films include Hannah and Her…Trending
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