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John
Armistead
(MA '87)
- Author of three mystery novels and
two novels for teenagers
- Accomplished painter
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Glen Ballard (BA '75)
- Five-time Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, and arranger
- Has worked with Michael Jackson, Dave Matthews, Alanis Morisette, and Van Halen
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Bill
Beckwith II (BFA '74; MFA '76)
- Sculptor whose works include statues of William Faulkner on the Square in Oxford and Jefferson Davis at the Beauvoir Presidential Library in Biloxi, MS
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Joe Camp (BBA '61)
- Film producer, director, and writer, best known for the “Benji” movies
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Ellen Douglas
(BA '42)
- Author of several acclaimed novels and short story collections, including “The Magic Carpet,” “A Family’s Affairs,” and “Can’t Quit You, Baby”
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William Dunlap
(MFA '69)
- Artist whose prolific body of work includes “Panorama of the American Landscape,” a 112-foot cyclorama for the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
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Cynthia Geary
(BA '88)
- TV actress and two-time Emmy nominee who portrayed Shelly Tambo on "Northern Exposure"
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John
Grisham
(JD '81)
- Best-selling author of legal dramas including "A Time to Kill", "The Firm", "The Client," and "Runaway Jury"
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Mary Donnelly Haskell (BM '81)
- Recording artist and actress
- Appeared in several television series, including "Sisters" and "Touched by an Angel"
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Sam Haskell
III (BA '77)
- Former Executive Vice President and Worldwide Head of Television for the William Morris Agency
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Guy Hovis (BBA '63)
- Recording artist who starred on "The Lawrence Welk Show"
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Greg Iles
(BA '83)
- Best-selling author of novels in a variety of genres, including "Spandau Phoenix," "Black Cross," and "Mortal Fear"
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Kate Jackson ('68)
- Actress best known for her role as Sabrina Duncan in the 1970s television series, "Charlie's Angels"
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Bryan Kennedy
(BA '03)
- Writer of numerous hit songs for Garth Brooks, including “American Honky Tonk Bar Association”
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George
McConnell
(BA '86)
- Guitarist and vocalist for the band Widespread Panic
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Gerald McRaney (BA '66)
- TV actor and star of television shows, "Major Dad," "Simon and Simon," and "Promised Land"
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Dr. Darden
North
(BA '78; MD '82)
- Author of medical mystery thriller novels, "House Call" and "Raging Hormones"
- Practices obstetrics and gynecology in Jackson, MS
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Rivers Rutherford (BA '89)
- Writer of hit songs for Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, and other contemporary country music performers
- Wrote “American Remains,” recorded in 1989 by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson
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Patrick Smith (BA '47, MA '59)
- Renowned artist, historian and author
- Three-time nominee for Pulitizer Prize, 1973,1974,1978
- 1985 nominee for Nobel Prize for Literature
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Beth Szescila (BA '69)
- Appraiser on PBS series, “Antiques Roadshow"
- Contributing editor of the reference book, “Antiques for Dummies”
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Larry Thompson (BBA '66; JD '68)
- Producer of numerous motion pictures and television series, specials, and made-for-TV movies
- Founding partner of an entertainment law firm who negotiated the breakup of the Beatles and orchestrated a $300 million dollar merger between Harrahs and Holiday Inn
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Ella
Torrey (MA '84)
- Late President of the San
Francisco Art Institute
- Founder of Pew Fellowhip in art
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Glenray Tutor (BA '74; MFA '76)
- Artist known for popular town and city scenes
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Dan
Tyler (BA '72; JD '75)
- Accomplished songwriter, music publisher, entertainment attorney, and author
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Nancy Van de Vate (MM '58)
- Orchestral composer whose works include “Chernobyl,” “Der Herrscher und das Maedchen,” and “In the Shadow of the Glen”
- Resides in Vienna, where she was granted dual citizenship by the Austrian government in recognition of her accomplishments
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Jim Weatherly ('64)
- 1974 Nashville Songwriters Association International Songwriter of The Year
- Received more than 30 writer awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
- Dean Martin, Charlie Pride, The Indigo Girls, Lee Greenwood, and Kenny Rogers have all recorded his songs
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Arthur
Williams (MFA '71)
- Sculptor and author of "The Sculpture Reference Illustrated"
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Stark
Young (BA 1901)
- Poet, novelist,
essayist, and dramatist
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