MidSouth Nostalgia Festival
June 5-7, 2025 — Olive Branch, Mississippi
Mary badham
Mary won the role of Gregory Peck's tomboy daughter Scout in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD over 2000 other applicants. She won praise and was, at the time, the youngest to earn a Best Supporting Actress Oscar® nomination for her performance. In 2005, she toured as Mrs. Dubose in the national tour of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
TONY CAMERON
Tony was drafted twice by Major League Baseball. the Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners, is the son of actor Rod Cameron. He later went on to do many TV and print ad campaigns including Coca-Cola and Ralph Lauren. Tony is currently involved in the movie industry with Zanuck Family Entertainment.
ROBERT CARRADINE
His first film role was in the 1972 film THE COWBOYS, which starred John Wayne and Roscoe Lee Browne. He also portrayed fraternity president “Lewis Skolnick” in the REVENGE OF THE NERDS comedy film series. In THE LONG RIDERS he starred with his brothers, Keith and David as the Younger brothers.
DIAMOND FARNSWORTH
Richard “Diamond” Farnsworth is an Emmy® nominated stunt coordinator who has worked on some of the most well known movies and television shows including, FIRST BLOOD, GHOSTBUSTERS, THE TERMINATOR, and STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and is currently stunt coordinator on NCIS.
ROBERT FULLER
Robert Fuller starred and guest starred in many television westerns from the 50’s onwards, his most popular roles being Jess Harper in television series LARAMIE and Cooper Smith in WAGON TRAIN. He also starred in the immensely popular TV medical drama EMERGENCY In addition he co-starred in RETURN OF THE SEVEN plus...
DARBY HINTON
Born in Santa Monica, Darby started his long acting career at the tender age of 6 months old and he hasn't stopped since. His first appearance was on PLAY HOUSE 90 followed by commercials and many of the classic TV shows . He is best known for playing Israel Boone—Fess Parker's son on THE DANIEL BOONE SHOW.
SEAN KELLY
From the late 1960s to the early 80s, Sean Kelly appeared in over 50 episodic TV shows. He played Stuttering Bob, who cursed at the Duke in THE COWBOYS. Based in Sedona, Arizona, he now offers Intuitive and Trance Channeled consultation, traveling throughout the U.S. & internationally sharing Visionary Guidance.
JON PROVOST
Jon Provost actually was a veteran performer by the time he won the role of "Timmy Martin" at age seven in the series LASSIE (1954). For seven seasons, 1957–1964, audiences grew to love Timmy and his adventures with Lassie. Jon had started working at age 4 with such actors as Grace Kelly, and Clint Eastwood.
WYATt MCCREa
The grandchild of actor/rancher Joel McCrea and his actress wife Frances Dee, he has worked both as a producer and actor in television and film productions such as SOD AND STUBBLE and THE CONTESTED PLAINS. He is the current Chairman of the Board of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
mary mcdonough
Beginning her career as Erin Walton in the series THE WALTONS, Mary then starred in the film MORTUARY with Bill Paxton and the comedy FUNLAND. She returned to TV guest-starring on BOSTON LEGAL and THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE. She'll be signin her book Lessons from the Mountain: What I learned from Erin Walton.
JENNIFER SAVIDGE
Between 1977 and 1990, Jennifer appeared in 7 movies and over 40 television shows, including CSI, SCARECROW AND MRS KING, WITHOUT A TRACE and LA LAW.
She has co-starred in 3 television series, ST ELSEWHERE, JAG and AMERICAN CRIME and appeared live on Broadway. She now enjoys life in Texas with husband Robert Fuller.
BUCK TAYLOR - CANCELLED
An actor and artist, he is best known for his role as deputy Newly O'Brian in the TV series GUNSMOKE. Taylor attended the Chouinard Art Institute, and has been selling his watercolor and acrylic paintings of cowboys, Native Americans, and horses since 1993.
BEVERLY WASHBURN
Beverly began her career as a child actor, when she was 3 years old, appearing in Frank Capra's HERE COMES THE GROOM (1951). She has appeared in the Walt Disney feature film OLD YELLER, and later in STAR TREK. By age 16, she had appeared in 10 films and over 500 TV shows.
PATRICK WAYNE
is the son of famed Academy Award® winning actor, John Wayne, and godson of Oscar® winning director, John Ford. Many of the films Wayne has appeared in have become memorable examples of American motion picture making. His credits include THE LONG GREY LINE , MISTER ROBERTS, THE SEARCHERS, THE ALAMO, and McLINTOCK.
JOHNNY WHITAKER
AVAILABLE FRI. & SAT. ONLY
Known for his work as “Jody” in the TV series, FAMILY AFFAIR, and 5 Walt Disney Films and starred in the musical THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER. He starred in his own Sat. Morning TV series for Sid and Marty Krofft TV in SIGMUND AND THE SEA MONSTERS. John is now a Certified Addiction Counselor.