By Tori Rumschlag, Public Services Librarian Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the many achievements of women and the impact they have made in our world. Hamilton East Public Library is highlighting the ones that took Hollywood by storm with “The Women Who Built...
Noblesville and Hollywood: Otis F. Bart By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian About a year ago, I mentioned in passing that a local man, Otis F. Bart, had known the famous silent movie cowboy star, Tom Mix. I’m returning to that to look at exactly where and when they...
Noblesville and Hollywood: "Lucky" Teter By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Noblesville had one Hollywood resident who worked with a lot of big stars, but was probably never seen on screen. Earl M. “Lucky” Teter (1901-1942) was born in Noblesville, graduated from NHS, and had a house on Clinton...
Noblesville and Hollywood: Trigger By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Sometime the connection between Noblesville and Hollywood can be really oblique, but is interesting nevertheless. One connection has to do with horses – and one horse in particular. It begins with Roy Fletcher Cloud (1881-1940), part of the Noblesville family...
Noblesville and Hollywood: Richard Bennett By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian A performer who spent his entire life in the theater and just a little time in Noblesville still remembered the town with a great deal of fondness. Richard Bennett (1873-1944) is known today mainly as the father...
Noblesville and Hollywood – Part 2: Lillian Albertson By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian While it’s fun to find Noblesville connections to famous people, sometimes those connections can be minor. Lillian Albertson (August 6, 1881 – August 24, 1962) was an American stage and screen actress, and a...
Noblesville and Hollywood – Part I By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian [caption id="attachment_18920" align="alignleft" width="240"] Photo Credit: library.newschool.edu[/caption] You might think that Noblesville seems to be a long way from Hollywood. Still, while we don’t have a connection like Fairmount does to James Dean or Fort Wayne to...
