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Frederic Forrest
Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. (born December 23, 1936) is an American actor. Forrest came to public attention for his performance in ''When the Legends Die'' (1972), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. He went on to receive Academy and Golden Globe Award nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Huston Dyer in musical drama '' The Rose'' (1979). Forrest portrayed Jay "Chef" Hicks in Francis Ford Coppola's epic war film ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979), and collaborated with Coppola on four other films: ''The Conversation'' (1974), '' One from the Heart'' (1982), '' Hammett'' (1982) and '' Tucker: The Man and His Dream'' (1988). Other credits include ''The Missouri Breaks'' (1976), '' The Two Jakes'' (1990) and '' Falling Down'' (1993), along with the television series ''21 Jump Street'', ''Lonesome Dove'' and '' Die Kinder''. Life and career Forrest was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Virginia Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waxahachie, Texas
Waxahachie ( ) is the seat of government of Ellis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,140 in 2020. Etymology Some sources state that the name means "cow" or "buffalo" in an unspecified Native American language. One possible Native American origin is the Alabama language, originally spoken in the area of Alabama around Waxahatchee Creek by the Alabama-Coushatta people, who had migrated by the 1850s to eastern Texas. In the Alabama language, ''waakasi hachi'' means "calf's tail" (the Alabama word ''waaka'' being a loan from Spanish ''vaca''). That there is a Waxahatchee Creek near present-day Shelby, Alabama, suggests that Waxahachie shares the same name etymology. Many place names in Texas and Oklahoma have their origins in the Southeastern United States, largely due to forced removal of various southeastern Indian tribes. The area in central Alabama that includes Waxahatchee Creek was for hundreds of years the home of the Upper Creek moiety of the Muscoge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
