Gene Autry (Tioga) - born. Orvon Gene
Autry (9/29/1907-10/2/1998) - singing cowboy in numerous films
Tex Avery (Taylor) - (2/26/1908-8/26/1980)
animator and creator of Bugs Bunny
Crystal Bernard (Garland) - (9/30/1963-
) - TV actress
Carol Burnett (San Antonio) - (4/26/1933-
) - TV comedien
Gary Busey (Goose Creek) - (6/29/1944-
) - actor of numerous films
Cyd Charisse (Amarillo) - born. Tula
Ellice Finklea (3/8/1921- ) - actress and dancer
Dayney Coleman (Corpus Christi) - (1/3/1932-
) - actor of numerous films
Barry Corbin (Lamesa) - (10/16/1940-
) - actor of numerous films
Joan Crawford (San Antonio) - born. Lucille
Fay Le Sueur (3/23/1904-5/10/1977) - actress of numerous films
Dale Evans (Uvalde) - born. Frances Smith
(10/31/1912-2/7/2001) - actress of numerous films and TV. best known as wife
and partner with Roy Rogers.
Farrah Fawcett (Corpus Christi) - (2/2/1947-)
- actress of numerous films and TV
Morgan Fairchild (Dallas) - born. Patsy
Ann McClenny (2/3/1950- ) - actress of numerous films
Horton Foote (Wharton) - (3/14/1916-
) - writer of numerous films and TV series
Peri Geplin (Waco) - (5/27/1961- ) -
TV actress - known as Roz on Frasier (TRIVIA: Peri was kicked out of the University
of Texas Drama School)
Larry Hagman (Weatherford) - (9/21/1931-
)actor of numerous films and TV series and son of Mary Martin.
Woody Harrelson (Midland) - (7/23/1961-
) - actor of numerous films
Tobe Hooper (Austin) - (1/25/1943- )
- director of mainly horror films
Howard Hughes (Houston) - (12/24/1905-4/5/1976)
- producer and famous billionaire
Waylon Jennings (Littlefield) - (6/15/1937-2/13/2002)
- singer and actor in several films.
Tommy Lee Jones (San Saba) - (9/15/1946-
) - actor of numerous films
Josh Logan (Texarkana) -
Linda Lovelace (Bryan) - (1/10/1949-4/22/2002)
- actress of numerous films - most famous for early porn film Deep Throat
Mary Martin (Weatherford) - (12/1/1913-11/3/1990)
- actress of numerous films - best known as Peter Pan.
Steve Martin (Waco) - (8/14/1945- ) -
actor of numerous films and comedian
Mathew McConaughey (Uvalde) - (11/4/1969-
) - actor of numerous films
Spanky McFarland (Fort Worth) - born.
George McFarland (10/2/1928-6/30/1993) - actor of numerous films - most famous
as Spanky of Our Gang.
Ann Miller (Chireno) - born. Johnnie
Lucille Collier (4/12/1923-1/22/2004) - actress of numerous films and dancer
Audie
Murphy (Kingston) - (6/20/1924-5/29/1971) - actor and war hero
Bill Paxton (Fort Worth) - (5/17/1955-)
- actor of numerous films
Dennis Quaid (Houston) - (4/9/1954- )
- actor of numerous films
Randy Quaid (Houston) - (10/1/1950- )
- actor of numerous films
Debbie Reynolds (El Paso) - (4/1/1932-)
- actress of numerous films
Kevin Reynolds (Waco) - (1/17/1952- )
- director of numerous films
Tex Ritter (Murvaul) - (1/12/1905-1/2/1974)
- singing cowboy in numerous films
Irene Ryan (El Paso) - (10/17/1902-4/26/1973)
- actress of numerous film and TV - best known as Granny on the Beverly Hillbillies.
Sissy Spacek (Quitman) - born. Mary Elizabeth
Spacek (12/25/1949- ) - actress of numerous films
Patrick Swayze (Houston) - (8/18/1954-)
- actor of numerous films
Rip Torn (Temple) - born. Elmore Rual
Torn (2/6/1931- ) - actor of numerous films TRIVIA: cousin of Sissy Spacek.
Tanya Tucker (Seminole) - (10/10/1958-
) - singer and actress in a few films.
Tommy Tune (Wichita Falls) - (2/28/1939-
) - dancer and producer
Dooley Wilson (Tyler) - born. Arthur
Wilson (4/3/1886-5/30/1953) actor and pianist in numerous films - most famous
as piano player in Casablanca.
Luke Wilson (Dallas - (9/21/1971- ) -
actor in numerous films.
Owen Wilson (Dallas) - (11/18/1968- )
- actor in numerous films
