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#101 Eric_T

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Posted 24 March 2010 - 04:28 PM

Although I've never met Johnny Rutherford, I remember watching him win the Indy 500 on TV some years ago. I enjoyed reading his auto-biography, _Lone Star J.R._ He talks about going to North Side High School and his adventures driving in some of the race tracks around the Metroplex in his youth.

Johnny Rutherford would have attended Castleberry High School, but it didn't exist at that time. People in River Oaks and Sansom Park like Rutherford and Bob Schieffer attended North Side High.

By the way, Johnny Rutherford's personal car in the 1970's was a Jensen Interceptor. And i saw him a couple of times at a Nautilus health club on Camp Bowie Blvd at Wellington. One time an ABC sports crew was there taping a segment with him.

Former NBA player, coach, and general manager Mike Dunleavy also worked out at that health club. I think he was with the Houston Rockets at the time and his wife is from Fort Worth so that's why he spent time here.

I'm only saying what I saw. I didn't know these guys.

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Posted 27 July 2010 - 06:50 PM

Wikipdia entry has been moved to:
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Posted 25 August 2010 - 05:45 PM

I mentioned him in another post, but the mention is most appropriate here: Jerry Fuller was born and began his career as a musician in Ft. Worth. He has written many well known songs, including "Young Girl", "It's Up to You", and "Traveling Man" in addition to producing the music of a fairly long list of recording artists. He has a web site that I found quite interesting and informative. One can locate it by simply Googling Jerry Fuller.

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 11:04 PM

Has anyone said Dan Jenkins yet?
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Posted 16 February 2012 - 08:27 PM

Might be good to merge this and the other thread on famous people.

I found a quote mentioning a doctor who might should be on the list, if we knew who he or she was...?


"In Fort Worth, Texas there is a drug clinic which takes people off the streets and helps them get over bad LSD trips. They don't use any traditional medical treatment whatsoever. All they do is play the patient our Smiley Smile album and apparently this acts as a soothing remedy which relaxes them and helps them to recover completely from their trip." – Carl Wilson, (1970)

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Posted 06 June 2017 - 01:26 PM

This interesting opinion piece by Don Woodard Sr. appeared in the Fort Worth Business Press recently.   Woodard shares his memories of Jim Wright.  During the period of 1950s to 1970s he rose from being mayor of Weatherford to U.S. congressman, and House Speaker.  Though not a Fort Worth native, Wright is best known for representing our city in Congress.

 

http://www.fortworth...0e37d20082.html



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Posted 18 September 2019 - 08:39 AM

MLB Hall Of Famer Rogers Hornby played baseball and football at North Side High School.

 

Dennis Burkley -  Played Earl in Tin Cup and was a great character actor who appeared in over a 150 movies and TV shows. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in theater at TCU before heading to Hollywood in the early ’70s.



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Posted 02 February 2021 - 11:24 AM

A new rising star! Bryan Reynolds, still just a teenager, is now playing futball/soccer for FC Roma. 

 

https://www.star-tel...e248932339.html



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Posted 02 February 2021 - 01:38 PM

A new rising star! Bryan Reynolds, still just a teenager, is now playing futball/soccer for FC Roma. 

 

https://www.star-tel...e248932339.html

 

 

 

Reynolds will join Roma on a six-month loan for an initial fee of 6.75 million euros (roughly $8.15 million), the Serie A side confirmed to Reuters, before completing a permanent transfer.



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Posted 02 February 2021 - 11:50 PM

I was trying to think off the top of my head who else from Fort Worth (born and raised) that is still alive or who that currently lives in Fort Worth would be considered to have the most celebrity or widely known nationally or internationally? T.D. Jakes (lives in E. Fort Worth) and Kirk Franklin (from FW but lives in West Arlington) are two that came to mind. Kenneth Copeland is probably up there too as far as having an international audience (technically lives in Newark). T. Cullen Davis lives in Colleyville.

Who else am I missing?

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Posted 03 February 2021 - 02:13 PM

I mention Fes Parker, now deceased, only because I didn't mention him when he passed away a fears ago.  The Parker family lived down the street (on Marks Place) from me when I was growing up.  I was a fan of his when he starred in Davy Crockett movie and Daniel Boone TV show.



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Posted 03 February 2021 - 03:08 PM

I was trying to think off the top of my head who else from Fort Worth (born and raised) that is still alive or who that currently lives in Fort Worth would be considered to have the most celebrity or widely known nationally or internationally? T.D. Jakes (lives in E. Fort Worth) and Kirk Franklin (from FW but lives in West Arlington) are two that came to mind.

I have no idea who they are.


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Posted 03 February 2021 - 03:19 PM

Jakes - pastor of the Potter's House church in Dallas, had a nationally syndicated tv talk show at one time

Franklin - gospel singer



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Posted 03 February 2021 - 04:31 PM

Leon has to be the face of Fort Worth right now yeh?

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Posted 03 February 2021 - 05:33 PM

I was trying to think off the top of my head who else from Fort Worth (born and raised) that is still alive or who that currently lives in Fort Worth would be considered to have the most celebrity or widely known nationally or internationally? T.D. Jakes (lives in E. Fort Worth) and Kirk Franklin (from FW but lives in West Arlington) are two that came to mind. Kenneth Copeland is probably up there too as far as having an international audience (technically lives in Newark). T. Cullen Davis lives in Colleyville.

Who else am I missing?


I'd say Kelly Clarkson, if being born in Fort Worth and raised in Burleson counts as "from Fort Worth."

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Posted 03 February 2021 - 08:18 PM

I was trying to think off the top of my head who else from Fort Worth (born and raised) that is still alive or who that currently lives in Fort Worth would be considered to have the most celebrity or widely known nationally or internationally? T.D. Jakes (lives in E. Fort Worth) and Kirk Franklin (from FW but lives in West Arlington) are two that came to mind. Kenneth Copeland is probably up there too as far as having an international audience (technically lives in Newark). T. Cullen Davis lives in Colleyville.

Who else am I missing?

I'd say Kelly Clarkson, if being born in Fort Worth and raised in Burleson counts as "from Fort Worth."

I think Kelly is the winner.

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Posted 07 February 2021 - 12:49 PM

David Murray The 8-bit Guy is a fulltime Youtuber with a healthy following of 1.24M subscribers. He lives in the Fort Worth area.

https://youtube.fand...i/The_8-Bit_Guy

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Posted 09 February 2021 - 10:26 PM

YouTubers is an interesting one! Ted Forbes from the Art of Photography is a pretty big name in that world and has just about 700k subscribers. 

https://www.youtube....rtofphotography



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Posted 09 February 2021 - 11:02 PM

Me.  The Chicken Head Profile Picture™ is famous on Facebook and at least 8 message forums.


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Posted 12 February 2021 - 12:25 PM

Jakes - pastor of the Potter's House church in Dallas, had a nationally syndicated tv talk show at one time

Franklin - gospel singer

Kirk has a house in East Fort Worth near TD Jakes.



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Posted 12 February 2021 - 02:46 PM

 

Jakes - pastor of the Potter's House church in Dallas, had a nationally syndicated tv talk show at one time

Franklin - gospel singer

Kirk has a house in East Fort Worth near TD Jakes.

 

I could swear Kirk Franklin lives off Arkansas Ln in Arlington but maybe that's old information on my part.  (I would post the link but it violates Forum rules.) but it is within a few miles of Jakes. TD Jakes lives off Meadowbrook in East Fort Worth, with full time security guards out front by the gate.  They had a gas leak and explosion in one of their sunrooms a few years ago.

 

I also saw a really bizarre news report a year or so where an elderly man went to the bank with his adult daughter and something went awry and he jumped into the back of their SUV as she drove away and he shot her in the back of the head and crashed into the neighbors brick wall into the front lawn over next to the Jake's property.  Very sad case. I imagine there's more to the story either mental decline on his part, family stealing his money or something but I'm going from memory.



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Posted 24 October 2021 - 12:23 PM

I was trying to think off the top of my head who else from Fort Worth that is still alive or who that currently lives in Fort Worth would be considered to have the most celebrity or widely known nationally or internationally? T.D. Jakes (lives in E. Fort Worth)


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Posted 22 April 2022 - 08:33 AM

This news is a month old but I'm just realizing now that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was born in Fort Worth:

 

Obituary: Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50

https://riffmagazine...ins-dead-at-50/

 

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Posted 29 June 2022 - 05:00 PM

Larry Hagman was born in FW but I think he grew up in Weatherford.

I think his dad was a judge in weatherford.  I grew up in Fort Worth, but live in weatherford now. 



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Posted 01 July 2022 - 12:59 PM

Mtuggle, I believe you are correct.  Larry Hagman had an interesting career.  For someone who was a Hollywood star, it is interesting that he was born in Fort Worth, grew up in Weatherford, and died in Dallas.



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Posted 26 July 2022 - 09:11 PM

Found on Facebook.... early film star

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Posted 26 July 2022 - 11:18 PM

My curiosity sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole. She was born Adrienne Ruth McClure. It looks like a couple of her sisters (Gladys & Jane) also made their way out west for acting careers. Sadly, Gladys died at 19 when a car she was riding in struck another car.

 

Their dad was the chief engineer for the Hotel Texas when it opened but transferred to the Baker Hotel in Dallas when it opened. He died there in a fall (from the 3rd floor according to one source, or the roof according to another).

 

One reference indicated a family relationship with a McClure Dairy Farms southwest of Fort Worth.



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Posted 27 July 2022 - 07:53 AM

Hi, I'm Troy McClure! You Might Remember Me From...

 

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Posted 28 July 2022 - 09:30 PM

Hi, I'm Troy McClure! You Might Remember Me From...
 
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Posted 17 September 2023 - 08:06 PM

Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in Star Wars, spent the last part of his life in the Azle / Boyd area.

https://en.m.wikiped...ki/Peter_Mayhew
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