1919-1962
Willie Best, originally from Sunflower MS, was an early screen actor. He starred in over a hundred films and was was one of very few black actors on screen in the 1930s and 1940s.
Wyatt Emory Cooper
1927-1928
Wyatt Cooper, originally from Quitman MS, was a screenwriter and actor. He is best known for marrying Gloria Vanderibilt and being the father of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper
Evelyn Preer
1896-1932
Evelyn Preer was a pioneering black actress on stage and in film. She is originally from Vicksburg MS.
Beah Richards
1920-2000
Beah Richards, originally from Vicksburg MS, was an actress, poet and playwright. She was nominated for and Oscar and a Golden Globe and has won two Primetime Emmy Awards.
William Alexander Percy
1885-1942
Originally from Greenville MS, William Alexander Percy was a lawyer, planter and poet.
William Alexander Percy Memorial Library (add link)
Floyd Shaman
1935-2005
Floyd Shaman, originally from Wyoming, was a sculptor who lived and worked in the Cleveland MS for many years. He also taught at Delta State University.
Pecolia Warner
1901-1983
Originally from Yazoo City MS, Pecolia Warner was a skilled quiltmaker.
Ethel Wright Mohamed
1906-1992
Ethel Wright Mohamed was an embroidery artist from Belzoni MS. You can see her work at Mama’s Dream World in Belzoni .