Famous Entertainers of Kansas

Kansas (KS) 

bullet Kirstie Alley (1955 - ) Actress starring in Cheers and Veronica’s Closet; born in Wichita.
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Melissa Etheridge (1961 - ) Popular singer and guitarist; born in Leavenworth. 

bullet Charlie Parker (1920 - 1955) One of the most influential improvising soloists in jazz, and a central figure in the development of bop in the 1940s; grew up in Kansas City.

More Famous Entertainers of Kansas

bullet Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle actor, Smith Center
bullet Dennis Hopper actor, Dodge City
bullet William Inge playwright, Independence
bullet Buster Keaton comedian, Piqua
bullet Emmett Kelly clown, Sedan
bullet Stan Kenton jazz musician, Wichita
bullet Harold Lloyd actor, Burchard
bullet Edgar Lee Masters poet, Garnett
bullet Gordon Parks film director, Fort Scott
bullet Zasu Pitts actress, Parsons
bullet Charles Buddy Rogers actor, Olathe
bullet Eugene W. Smith photojournalist, Wichita
bullet William E. Stafford poet, Hutchinson
bullet Vivan Vance actress, Cherryvale
bullet Charles E. Whittaker jurist, Troy

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