DID YOU KNOW THESE PEOPLE WERE FROM DALLAS
When the word Dallas is mentioned, people automatically think of the Dallas Cowboys and Larry Hagman, who played JR Ewing in the TV show of the same name. Singers, songwriters, actors, sports figures, political figures and others come from Dallas, too, some of which are immediately recognizable. But what about those who are not so easily recognizable? What did they do? Let’s take a look.
From the Cowboy Days
Did you know Jane Johnson Endsley (1848 to 1933) managed one of Dallas’ biggest railroad yards, coal and logging enterprises?
“Doc” Holiday was a dentist and lived in the city in the 1870s
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the infamous Bonnie and Clyde, did their dastardly deeds, not in the 1800s, but in the 1920s and 30s. They were born and buried in Dallas.
Silent Film and Early 20th Century Actors
Tommy Bond was Butch in Our Gang, an early 20th century TV show
Bebe Daniels, a child star in early silent films
George McFarland playedSpanky in Our Gang
Travis Tedford was Spanky in another early 20th century TV show The Little Rascals
Other Than Actors
Did you know Jeff Dunham, of comedy using puppetry fame (Peanut, Walter and Jose Jalepeno) was born in Dallas?
So was Phil McGraw, better known as Dr. Phil
Chris Harrison, TV host
Aaron Spelling, who produced The Love Boat and Charlie’s Angels back in the day
Jack Wyatt wasn’t a law man like Wyatt Earp, but he hosted a Dallas TV show wherein he interviewed criminals to discover why they were criminals
Government Names You Might Not Know
Bruce Alger, former Congressman
Ramsey Clark, Attorney General
Tom C. Clark, Supreme Court Justice
Bill Clements, Governor of Texas
Michael Huffington, politician, Ariana Huffington’s ex-husband
Michael Keasler, judge
Linda Koop, Texas House of Representatives
Fred Meyer, former Texas politician and former president of Tyler Corporation
Ross Perot, businessman, and former presidential candidate
Corbin Van Arsdale, politician
Kevin Patrick Yeary, judge
Music
Not everyone attends concerts, finding it easier to pay for a CD or download a song on their phones than pay for concert tickets. So people might not know who that amazing bass player is, nor the slammin’ drummer:
Vinnie Paul Abbott, former drummer for hard rock group Pantera. Older brother of the late Dimebag Darrell, also a musician and songwriter
Doyle Bramhall II, composer and guitarists who have worked with Eric Clapton and Roger Waters among others
Red Garland, jazz piano player
Micheal Nesmith, composer, and guitarist for the 60s rock group The Monkees
Willis Alan Ramsey, whose songs were recorded by America, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker and Jimmy Buffett
- W. Stevenson, whose songs were recorded by Brooks and Dunn called My Maria, Shambala by Three Dog Night and George Strait The River of Love