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.
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 Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Clint Eastwoo
BUCK TAYLOR
A National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum "Hall of Great Western Performers" Inductee, and Multi-Western Heritage Award Winner—known most recently for roles in the critically acclaimed movie HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016), TRUCE (2005), and most notably for his work on GUNSMOKE. Buck is a great American artist.
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
Best known for his work as “Jody” in the TV series, FAMILY AFFAIR, he also made 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 Television in SIGMUND AND THE SEA MONSTERS. John is now a Certified Addiction Counselor.