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Pearl Buck (1892 -
1973) Author best known for
her novel The Good Earth;
born in Hillsboro.
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Don Knotts (1924 - )
Actor best known for
appearances in movies like
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
and The Apple Dumpling Gang
and the television series
The Andy Griffith Show; born
in Morgantown.
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Kathy Mattea (1959)
Country music singer; born
in South Charleston.
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Mary Lou Retton
(1968 - ) Olympic gold
medallist of gymnastics;
born in Fairmont.
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Walter Reuther (1907
- 1970) One of the most
influential labor leaders of
the 20th Century; born in
Wheeling.
- Harold Tucker Webster
(1885 - 1952) Cartoonist and
creator of Caspar
Milquetoast; born in
Parkersburg.
More Famous Entertainers of
West Virginia
- Phyllis Curtin
soprano, Clarksburg
- Joanne Dru
actress, Logan
- Peter Marshall TV
host, Huntington
- Alfred Moore
jurist, Molinosville
- Eleanor Steber
soprano, Wheeling
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