Paul Osborn

Paul Osborn (September 4, 1901 – May 12, 1988) was an American playwright and screenwriter who was born in Evansville, Indiana. His family later moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he was raised. Osborn became a successful Broadway playwright, best known for Morning’s at Seven, which has been repeatedly revived and became a classic of American […]

Ray Newman

Raymond Francis “Ray” Newman (June 20, 1945 – May 20, 2023) was an American professional baseball pitcher who was born in Evansville, Indiana. Newman pitched in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers between 1971 and 1972. He later returned to his birthplace and pitched for the Evansville Triplets, spending several seasons […]

Molly Newman

Molly Newman is an American playwright, television writer and producer from Evansville, Indiana. She graduated from Evansville Day School in 1972 before pursuing a career in theater and television. Career Newman gained national recognition as co-writer of the musical Quilters, which opened on Broadway in 1984. Newman and collaborator Barbara Damashek were nominated for the […]

Roger Mobley

Roger Lance Mobley (born January 16, 1949) is an American former actor who was born in Evansville, Indiana, and became one of the better-known child actors of the late 1950s and 1960s. Mobley appeared in more than 100 television episodes and several feature films during his childhood career. He became known for playing Packy Lambert […]

Marilyn Miller

Marilyn Miller (September 1, 1898 – April 7, 1936), born Mary Ellen Reynolds in Evansville, Indiana, was an American actress, singer and dancer who became one of Broadway’s biggest stars of the 1920s and early 1930s. Miller began performing in vaudeville as a child before becoming a star of the Ziegfeld Follies. She achieved major […]

Gene Miller

Gene Miller Gene Edward Miller (September 16, 1928 – June 17, 2005) was an American investigative journalist from Evansville, Indiana, best known for his work with The Miami Herald. Miller won two Pulitzer Prizes for investigations that helped overturn wrongful murder convictions and free innocent people from prison. Evansville and Bosse High School Miller was […]

Michael Michele

Michael Michele (born August 30, 1966) is an American film and television actress. She played Dr. Cleo Finch on the medical drama ER and Det. Rene Sheppard on the police procedural Homicide: Life on the Street. Her films include the Academy Award-nominated film Ali. Early Life Michele was born Michael Michele Williams in Evansville, Indiana, […]

Porter Louis Meriwether

Porter Louis Meriwether (March 16, 1940 – November 13, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. Early Life Meriwether was born March 16, 1940 in Evansville, Indiana. He played high school basketball at Lincoln High School in Evansville. College Career He played college basketball at Tennessee State University. He was a 4 year starter and averaged […]

Arad McCutchan

Arad A. McCutchan (July 4, 1912 – June 16, 1993) was an American basketball coach, educator and athletic director from Evansville, Indiana, best known for building the University of Evansville men’s basketball program into a national powerhouse. Known throughout Evansville as “Coach Mac,” McCutchan coached the Purple Aces for 31 seasons from 1946 to 1977, […]

Preston Mattingly

Preston Mattingly (born August 28, 1987) is an American baseball executive and former professional baseball player from Evansville, Indiana. He is the Vice President and General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Mattingly is the son of Evansville native, former New York Yankees star and Major League manager Don Mattingly. Central High […]