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| Fort Worth: Some Famous Residents and Visitors and where they slept or hung out. |
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| Fort Worth: Some Famous Residents and Visitors and where they slept or hung out. |
"Machine
Gun" Kelly
spent a lot of time in Fort Worth, and even met his 2nd wife here. They
tended to hide out at their house on Mulkey St.
John
F. Kennedy
is one of many presidents to have visited Fort Worth. He had his last
dinner here, and spent his last night at what is now the Radison Hotel
(downtown).
In her teens, dancer and film star Ginger Rogers lived on Cooper Street in the Medical District. She got her start winning the Texas State Charleston Championship when she was 14 (1925). (thanks to Dismuke)
Band leader and film star Sykes (Smith) Ballew moved to Fort Worth in 1952 and worked at Convair (now Lockheed). (thanks to Dismuke)
Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid visited Fort Worth to relax at Mary
Porter's brothel (since reported closed). Fort Worth is also where they
met Etta
Place, who joined them for their Bolivian trip. Click
here for a Picture of Sundance & Etta
Bonnie and
Clyde stayed at the Stockyards
Hotel when they visited Fort Worth.
After attempting to assasinate Gerald Ford (which she denies), "Squeaky" Fromme is
rumored to currently live in the Women's Federal Prison Hospital in
Fort Worth.
Theodore
Roosevelt was the first U.S. president to visit Fort Worth. On
April 8, 1905 TR arrived to go wolf hunting with Burk Burnett, W.T.
Waggoner, and Commanche Chief Quanah Parker
Van Cliburn is a long-time
resident of Fort Worth and brings a premier piano competition here
every four years. He sleeps at his home (unlisted).
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Catwoman made her home in Fort Worth from late 1977 into 1980. Julie Newmar lived just off Forest Park Blvd, near the zoo. (thanks to P. Geisel) |
