Louis Leon Ludlow (June 24, 1873-Nov. 28, 1950). Louis Leon Ludlow was born in a log cabin in Fayette County. He graduated from high school in Connersville, Indiana, in 1892, and moved to… Read More »Louis Leon Ludlow
Douglass Maguire (Apr. 29, 1799-Oct. 13, 1857). Born in Fayette County, Kentucky, Maguire came to Indianapolis in 1823. On March 7, 1823, Maguire and fellow Kentucky lawyer Harvey Gregg established the city’s… Read More »Douglass Maguire
Marjorie Main (Feb. 24, 1890–Apr. 10, 1975). Born near Acton, Indiana, Marjorie Main was a film and stage actress with over 80 film credits to her name. As a prolific character actress,… Read More »Marjorie Main
Charles Wesley (Chuck) Marlowe (Apr. 15, 1929-Feb. 11, 2016). Charles Wesley (Chuck) Marlowe was born in Sullivan, Indiana. His family later moved to Indianapolis where he graduated from Shortridge High School. He remained in… Read More »Charles Wesley (Chuck) Marlowe
John Bartlow Martin (Aug. 4, 1915-Jan. 3, 1987). Born in Hamilton, Ohio, John Bartlow Martin and his family came to Indianapolis when he was three years old. The eldest and only survivor of… Read More »John Bartlow Martin
Charles Bruce McConnell (Sept. 26, 1902-Jan. 31, 1976). Born in Scipio, Jennings County, Indiana, McConnell lived in Indianapolis for more than 50 years. In the 1920s, after graduating from Arsenal Technical High School,… Read More »Charles Bruce McConnell
James Osborne McIntyre (Jan. 4, 1925-Sept. 6, 1983). Born in Ohio County, Kentucky, James Osborne (Jim) Mclntyre launched his broadcast career in 1945 at WAVE in Louisville where he was a baseball announcer… Read More »James Osborne McIntyre
Mary Hortense Powner Myers (July 15, 1913-June 25, 1987). An Indianapolis native, Hortense Myers graduated from Ben Davis High School in 1932, going by her middle name instead of her given first name (Mary).… Read More »Mary Hortense Powner Myers
Wally A. (Uncle Wally) Nehrling (Jul. 27, 1910-May 26, 1980). Known as “Uncle Wally” to thousands of Central Indiana radio listeners for four decades, Nehrling, a native of Normal, Illinois, began his career as a… Read More »Wally A. (Uncle Wally) Nehrling
Norbert Neuss (May 8, 1919-Nov. 11, 2006). Born in Krakow, Poland, Norbert Neuss attended university in France. After Germany attacked Poland in September 1939, he joined the Polish Army in Paris as… Read More »Norbert Neuss
