I was in Vevay last fall for a festival and actually saw Kat Von D filming with some people in a field next to the Schenck Mansion. Come to find out later through social media, she’s planting an enormous field of black tulips next to her property. She’s nestled perfectly in the castle on the hill. Great video, Roger!
I enjoy your videos, Roger. Although he wasn't an actor, he has written & produced some of Indiana's most famous sports movies. Angelo Pizzo. Hoosiers, Rudy, My All American, & The Hill. He has helped me out by signing many items for cancer patients to sell/auction. Keep up the great videos.
Lived in So. IN years ago in a home built by a riverboat Capt. about 1850... "Nawhbanny" for those who know the local dialect. LOL Still had that rather Southern charm. Thanks for the memories.
@@AdventureswithRogerThat New Albany Waterfront was great to jog walk on, and courted wife on that walkway. The flood of 1937, if correct, caused the RR to leave, and abutments were there, back then, as Park was being developed. The old RR station was still there too, and sported a plaque at roof-level, telling of the 1910 flood-level. 1997 was last time I experienced Ohio River running amuck. Thank you for further memories, from Darrell.
@@mrsraybirdYes!...Helps to imagine marbles in one's mouth, when speaking the local dialect...Kidding...thanks again,,,memories of that place and those times. 😀
Wow! Loved that...the Red Skelton Museum is unlike no other! As a Vincennes University grad, I know that his boyhood home was right behind my Clark Hall dorm at VU! He was a treasure of our Hoosier State! Thank you so much for pushing this forward!
I now live in Indy but I grew up in Palm Springs CA. I met Red Skelton who lived out his elder years there. Every Saturday afternoon he would hand out “red” carnations to the ladies at the shopping center where I had my first job.
My mother was a big Red Skelton fan & got to see him perform in the late-80’s. She was able to go back stage afterwards, where he drew a clown on the shirt he’d worn during the performance & gave it to her.
Born and raised in Bedford, I'm an IU grad and have lived for 3 decades in Los Angeles working in the music and film industries. Bedford has a Hollywood connection in the form of the late actor Claude Akins who played Sheriff Lobo on NBC's "BJ & The Bear" in the late 70s then in a spinoff series that lasted 3 seasons. Claude isn't a native son. Him and his parents moved to Bedford when he was a child. After his death, a college scholarship was established at Bedford-North Lawrence H.S. There is an annual golf scramble at Otis Park with proceeds going to his scholarship.
I loved Red Skeleton when I was a kid,I remember a house on the east side of Evansville that I was told he lived in at one time, it was a thrill just to see it, although comedy was his thing, I remember him singing a sad song in a baby nursery with an empty crib, and becoming emotional, I Believe he had a child die in infancy, whenever I see a sad clown it reminds me of the melancholy Mr Skeleton.
Red was a very deep person, hidden by his comedy. His 9 year old son Richard was diagnosed with leukemia, and given a year to live. The family toured Europe to show Richard the world, before he passed at only 10 years old. It affected Red the rest of his life. Red drew 100’s of pictures of sad clowns, even one with vultures, and reporters asked why. He would never say why, but had once said he himself was a clown, not a comedian. All of those sad clowns were self portraits.
What an awesome video. I definitely am going to go to Vincennes to see the Red Skelton museum. I've been listening to the Sirius xm channel Radio Classics and they play Red's radio programs pretty regularly. He was a true genius. Thanks for sharing this and all your other interesting videos.
My pleasure! We need more Red Skelton style entertainment in this world. 🙂 I really enjoyed the Red Skelton museum. They’ve done an excellent job of preserving his legacy, and it’s just a fun tour!
My husband and I enjoyed the Red Skelton museum when we visited Vincennes last summer, a great little town we discovered after watching another of Roger’s videos!
Thanks, Roger! I shared your channel with my friend yesterday and she was so excited and ready to start watching! She was thrilled to find some of her own sweet spots in your playlist. We appreciate your research, narration and video footage showing us our next destinations!
All of your videos touch my Hoosier heart, Red Skelton has always been my favorite person, I would cry with him when he played the sad clown, I truly enjoyed watching his show every week. Great presentation and narration, I look forward to binge watching your videos, I am going to start at the beginning, your channel is amazing.
Red was good people. I think comedy is the only thing that kept him together, after his son passed away. I know his humor helped a bunch of people over the years. We need more of that! 🙂
Rosenbaum was a friend of my brother's when they were in school. We all knew him as Roseypalms, which I'm not sure it was a nickname he liked, but there it is anyway. Have been glad to see him do ok. He brought some Hollywood friends home about 10 years ago, and they filmed a movie here called Back In The Day. Not a great film, but the reunion scene was filmed at our alma mater, Castle High.
Red Skelton was my favorite comedian when I was a child. There were many a night that I would laugh so hard that I would end up on the floor. I also got the privilege to see him in Vincennes. I believe it was around 1964. He was on stage and at some point in his act he told how he, at a very young age, ran off with the traveling circus. Erin Moran was often seen walking along SR 135. I was living near New Salisbury at the time and word got around about her living in the trailer park.
Red was good people, and we need more like him! The media made a lot of cruel rumors about Erin. I wanted to clear a few of them up, without tarnishing the story too much. The producers that made Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi, made millions off of syndication and merchandising. Erin made a little over $60k from all of it, not even enough for medical bills. Henry Winkler, that played “Fonzie” on Happy Days, helped her out where he could.
Great video! I loved Red Skelton. Dad and I used to watch his show together. I’d love to visit the museum. Interesting factoid: Red Skelton at one time owned the former Charlie Chaplin studio which later became the home of A&M Records and now is owned by the Jim Henson Company.
Kat's home in Vevay used to be a bed and breakfast for many years. I have stayed the night there when I was a young teen. Very beautiful and historic property. It was known to be haunted, it was a bit creepy.
I filmed it when it was the bed and breakfast. In the master bedroom upstairs, my camera went in and out of focus, as if it was trying to focus on something I couldn’t see. After that day, my camera never did that again.
I always enjoy your great videos. Another Claude Akins Hoosier connection is his role in the, arguably, worst movie ever made “Pushed Too Far” filmed in the Greenfield, Hancock County area. Astronauts Grissom & Walker were born in Bedford. Ken Bowersox the was born in Virginia but raised in Lawrence County.
Claude Adkins also came in John Mellencamps Movie Falling from Grace filmed in Seymour Indiana My Brother Carl had a small part in it he was the one that showed (Hey Buddy).I'm also from Harrison County Indiana born in Corydon grew up in Crandall Indiana just 4 miles from New Salisbury Indiana where Erin Moran passed away where Spring Meadows trailer park was oh Actor Ken Kercheval owned a popcorn company for a while in Corydon.
Roger, appreciate the great history of Southern Indiana. There were a few left out from Evansville, Avery Brooks, Ron Glass, Roger Mobley (child star in the 1960's) Matt Williams & Jeri Taylor (Dick Enberg's wife) who was a screenwriter/producer for Star Trek: The Next Generation & Star Trek Voyager. Hopefully you can produce a second video.
I knew about Ron Glass but forgot him! Lots of stars. Was thinking about doing a part two about Hollywood movie locations, but this one didn’t even pay for gas! 😂
There were some great stars from Southern Indiana. Thanks for the awesome video about them. I know Ken Kercheval Built a house and had a farm just east of Huron Indiana on HWY 50 and lived there till he died, but I don't think he was born here.
I missed some from the golden age of cinema, that weren’t listed in the places I looked. MGM used to have a huge vault of movies, from the beginning of cinema, along with metadata of the stars and directors. In 1965, all of that was lost in a large fire that consumed the history of film. Today, we rely on the memories of people that put facts in databases, or books, before they died.
Fred Rose was born in Evansville, Indiana. Roy Halston graduated from high school in Evansville, Philip Lawrence from Evansville & also comedian Kevin James Thorton. Come to our historical barn in Evansville!
That house that Kat Von D lives in, is very prominent from the river. I love Vevay, it is a very interesting place. Lots of great French history. They have a very nice history museum that features river history.
Nice video, I didn't know about Tarzan and Jane, i grew up close to Shelbyville. You did miss a couple, Marjorie Main, born in Fairland, IN. She played, Ma Kettle in the Kettle Family movies. James Dean was born in Marion, IN.
Great job Roger! I enjoy the memories I link into while watching your productions. My dad drove a bus around southern Indiana carrying passengers to and from work, to and from other small towns in our small part of Indiana. He always bragged about being Florence Henderson's first driver. LOL I had the pleasure of waiting on Mr. Skelton several times at Bob Greens Executive Inn in Evansville in the Mr. Gs Showroom with Bob and his wife. Mr. Skelton and Mr. Green were very close. Red would go walk around the hotel as if he was one of the locals. Everyone loved him. Thanks for waking these memories. ( just curious, wasn't James Dean from Indiana?)
Awesome memories! James Dean was born at Fairmount, and is buried up there. I filmed his grave last year, thinking about doing a similar project for northern Indiana: lots of Hollywood stars up there!
You forgot Denny Scott Miller, who was born in Bloomington. Billed as Denny Miller in some things and as Scott Miller in others, he was in a ton of things, including a role as Tarzan in "Tarzan the Ape Man", scout Duke Shannon on Wagon Train and roles in many many old westerns and TV shows.
Many stars that i didnt know that were from Indiana. James Best being my favorite. GrandPa Jack (born in Dale in 1913) would buy candy with His extra money and give away to the kids of Dale. One of those kids was Florance Henderson. He signed up for the duration just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He fought in North Africa and lost His health. He passed away nearly a decade before I was born. So, America's favorite Mom knew My GrandPa better than I did.
Someone was telling me they grew up at Dale, and that their Grandmother was close friends with Florence. One day, they went to see Grandma, and ended up meeting “Mrs Brady”, whom was visiting!
While not a household name, Ann Hovey (born in Mt. Vernon) was a chorus girl and appeared in a number of B-Movies from 1933-1938. She was a descendent of Union General and 21st Governor of Indiana, Alvin P. Hovey.
You missed Buck Jones from Vincennes who was the king of the cowboys in the 20's. Along with other famous folks died in the famous nightclub fire at the Coconut Grove. Another was Phil Harris from Linton. Phil was in many movies and voiced on the characters in Disney's Jungle Book. He and his wife, Faye Raye acted together and were on many radio shows. Archie Moore grew up in Terre Haute but had roots in Vincennes. He was on both Green Acres and Petticoat Junction tv show. He did some movie work, including Susan Slept Here.
Nancy Hagedorn married Victor Boesen. Boesen Dairy, Greencastle, Indiana, called by Greencastle High School Senior Class, " The Almighty President of the United States of America." Uncle Victor flew by airplane with Tyrone Power as pilot (U. S. Navy War Correspondent).
Also from Vevay: Ken Maynard’s brother, actor and stuntman Kermit Maynard. Also from Vincennes: silent star Alice Terry, Western star Buck Jones, Green Acres actor Alvy Moore (born in Vincennes, raised in Terre Haute), and actress and journalist Elaine Shepherd (born in Olney, Illinois, but worked in Vincennes).
Okay...of the "Hoosier Hollywood Stars "... yep, I know of many: James Best; Erin Moran; Florence Henderson; Bill ? (though I know of his Disney works); Claude Atkins; my second cousin on my dad's side (where Dad was first cousin) Red Skelton (gotta see yet the museum in Vincennes); Spank McFarland's character sister. Interesting show, Roger. There's several more Hollywood stars from Indiana, as you may know...Will Geer [1902 - 1978] from Frankfort, Indiana...James Dean...Shelley Long...Steve McQueen...Carol Lombard...Scatman Crothers...Anne Baxter...Michael Jackson and sister Janet...Ron Glass...Jane Pauley...Ryan Murphy...Adam Lambert...David Letterman...Betsy Palmer...Forrest Tucker...Phil Harris...Chad Everett...Strother Martin...Alex Karras. These I know of. Many others, I don't know due to I don't watch a lot of nowadays TV shows and see the movies of say, the last 30 or more years. But, anyway...us "native Hoosiers" should be quite proud of those from Indiana. (For me...I haven't made it in the TV / Hollywood scene...yet...but if I did...whom do you think I would have been made like in the famous? Gosh! A whole bunch of the Best, I guess) 😅
Kenneth? My maternal grandmother ( Ken and Kerm’s younger sister) never called him anything but “Ken”. My maternal great grandfather called Ken “Kenneth Olin now what have you done?” The house was on Liberty Street. Question: WHY did you leave Kerm out? While he was no where as popular as Ken, Kerm had a far longer career in Hollywood. BTW…May-nerd, not May-nard.
I tried several internet searches. First shot was, “Hollywood actors from Indiana”. So-so results, mostly people from Indianapolis and further north. Then I started searches on the bigger southern Indiana towns, counties, trying to find “notable people”. Never once saw a Kerm. I think some of the gaps are due to the 1965 MGM vault fire. With the entire archive gone, including both the films and metadata about them, many classic era actors have been forgotten.
Jeron Criswell King was born in Princeton, Indiana. What is Huntington connection? There was a marker at the Maynard house and the library has posters. Not sure I would list Kat Von D with the others. I had to look her up.
You’re right about Jeron, he was born at Princeton. Kat Von D has been extremely successful with her television program. In fact, even more so than most of the other celebrities mentioned in this documentary. LA Ink made her a multi millionaire, and a household name to anyone that watches cable tv.
Enjoy your videos of Indiana! John "Cougar"Mellencamp is from Seymour. Is that considered southern Indiana? Granted he is a singer but he has been in a few movies.
My grandma's house was in the video "pink houses" sadly it will prob be torn down in the not too distant future as it's becoming structural unsound. Its located at 530 york rd. In austin indiana if you want to catch a photo of it for a future video.
