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Born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA

11 people in the catalog were born here — and here’s the work they left behind.

Ben Browder

Ben Browder

b. 1962

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  • Outlaws and Angels
  • Bad Kids Go to Hell
Bill Black

Bill Black

b. 1936–1965

  • Bayou Caviar
  • Son of the South
  • The Last Time I Committed Suicide
JL

John Laughlin(I)

  • The Rock
  • Footloose
  • The Lawnmower Man
JF

Judy Freudberg

b. 1949–2012

  • The Land Before Time
  • An American Tail
  • Follow That Bird
Leslie Jones

Leslie Jones

b. 1967

  • Ghostbusters
  • The Thin Red Line
  • The Master
Macon McCalman

Macon McCalman

b. 1932–2005

  • Smokey and the Bandit
  • A Walk in the Clouds
  • Honkytonk Man
Michael Beck

Michael Beck

b. 1949

  • Alien vs. Predator
  • The Warriors
  • Xanadu
Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

b. 1937

  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • The Dark Knight
  • Seven
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson

b. 1978

  • The A-Team
  • The A-Team
  • Vigilante Diaries
Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty

b. 1971–2024

  • Mallrats
  • Heathers
  • The Secret of NIMH
Shannon Doherty

Shannon Doherty

b. 1971–2024

Remembering Memphis, Tennessee, USA’s own

They spent their last chapter here. Their work is still worth an evening.

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King

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