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- Toby Huss was born on 9 December 1966 in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Copshop (2021), Halt and Catch Fire (2014) and King of the Hill (1997).
- Joseph Kosinski is a director whose uncompromising style has quickly made a mark in the filmmaking zeitgeist. His four theatrical releases have grossed $2.2 billion worldwide and been nominated for 7 Academy Awards and 2 Grammys.
His film debut, "Tron: Legacy" for Walt Disney Studios, grossed $400 million and was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Editing and a Grammy for the groundbreaking score by Daft Punk.
For his sophomore feature, Kosinski directed and produced the original science-fiction thriller "Oblivion" for Universal Pictures, starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman. With a score by M83, it grossed $288 million.
Kosinski's third feature was the critically acclaimed drama "Only The Brave" for Black Label Media and Columbia Pictures. The film stars Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly and Jeff Bridges.
Joseph reunited with Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, and Jennifer Connelly for "Top Gun: Maverick". The film grossed $1.5 billion worldwide, won the National Board of Review for Best Film, and was nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture. In addition, Joseph was nominated for Best Director by the Directors Guild of America.
Kosinski's "Spiderhead", a Netflix release, is based on the short story by acclaimed author George Saunders. The film starring Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, and Jurnee Smollet was #1 on the streaming service and crossed 100 million total view hours in its first 100 days.
Joseph is currently directing and producing a film set in the world of Formula 1 racing in conjunction with Apple Original Films, Bruckheimer Films, Plan B, and 7-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. The film stars Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem.
Joseph received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University and a Masters in Architecture from Columbia University. - Jean Dorothy Seberg was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, to substitute teacher Dorothy Arline (Benson) and pharmacist Edward Waldemar Seberg. Her father was of Swedish descent and her mother was of English and German ancestry.
One month before her 18th birthday, Jean landed the title role in Otto Preminger's Saint Joan (1957) after a much-publicized contest involving some 18,000 hopefuls. The failure of that film and the only moderate success of her next, Bonjour Tristesse (1958), combined to stall Seberg's career, until her role in Jean-Luc Godard's landmark feature, Breathless (1960), brought her renewed international attention. Seberg gave a memorable performance as a schizophrenic in the title role of Robert Rossen's Lilith (1964) opposite Warren Beatty and went on to appear in over 30 films in Hollywood and Europe.
In the late 1960s, Seberg became involved in anti-war politics and was the target of an undercover campaign by the FBI to discredit her because of her association with several members of the Black Panther party. She was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Paris in 1979. - Mary Beth Hurt was born on 26 September 1946 in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. She is an actress, known for The World According to Garp (1982), Lady in the Water (2006) and Interiors (1978). She has been married to Paul Schrader since 6 August 1983. They have two children. She was previously married to William Hurt.
- Larry Olsen was born on 16 May 1938 in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Casanova Brown (1944), Curley (1947) and Room for One More (1952). He died on 24 November 2015.
- Frank Monroe Hawks was born March 28, 1897, in Marshalltown, Iowa. He was an early aviation enthusiast and racing pilot. He served in the U.S. Army Air Service in WWI, attaining the rank of captain, and was a flight instructor at Love Field in Dallas, Texas. After the war, he was a professional pilot, setting speed records in experimental and often dangerous new aircraft. He held many city-to-city speed records in the 1930s, and set new transcontinental speed records in 1929 and 1930. Hawks' most famous plane was the Texaco No. 13 Travel Air Mystery Ship. Travel Air built five of these sleek racing planes to secret specifications. Texaco No. 13 was the fourth of five to be built and was purchased by the Texas Oil Company and piloted by Hawks in many races and record setting flights. It differed from the other models in having special instrumentation for long distance flights. Texaco No. 13 now hangs in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Hawks was the childhood hero of many an air-minded youth and supplemented his pilot's pay with all sorts of merchandising and commercial endorsements. He was a paid spokesman for the Marmon Automobile Company. There were at least two fan clubs for Hawks: Frank Hawks' Air Hawks Club sponsored by Post Bran Flakes and Capt. Hawks Sky Patrol sponsored by a radio network in conjunction with Hawks radio show. Club membership pins in the form of a set of wings with Hawks' likeness at the center, are hot memorabilia items. In addition to his radio program, Hawks was featured on gum trading cards and in Big Little Books. In Hollywood, Hawks was cast in a supporting role (as a pilot, of course) in the 1932 feature film Klondike and starred in a 15-chapter serial The Mysterious Pilot in 1937. Ironically, Hawks was killed Aug. 23, 1938, while flying a slow and safe Gwin Aircar.
- Jan Eddy was born on 23 September 1951 in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The One (2001), Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (1995) and JAG (1995). He was married to Patricia Buchan. He died on 17 December 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Marshall Ruth was born on 24 December 1898 in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Red Wine (1928), Virgin Lips (1928) and Nix on Dames (1929). He died on 19 January 1953 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- One of the founders of The Merry Macs popular vocal quartet, which had several hits: "Mairzy Doats", "Praise The Lord and Pass the Ammunition", and "Sentimental Journey". Ted founded The Merry Macs along with his brothers Judd McMichael and Joe McMichael in the 1920s while attending high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Known as "The McMichaels", they were hired by WCCO in Minneapolis, and in 1927 they joined the Joe Haymes band, with Joe renaming them the "Personality Boys". The group became The Merry Macs in 1930 when Cheri McKay joined them.
- Lea Harth was born on 17 April 1961 in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. She is an actress and executive, known for Exuvia (2024), Art History (2003) and Necro-Fiends of the Frozen Dead (2024). She has been married to C. Ernst Harth since 2 June 2002.
- Dave Dedrick was a radio personality and television pioneer from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was best remembered for his four decades as host on the long-running children's program, "Captain 11."
David Hugo Dedrick was born to parents, Daniel and Sylvia (Marie) Dedrick, in Marshalltown, Iowa. He moved with his family to Fort Dodge, Iowa before finally settling in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dedrick was only fifteen years old when he started his long career in broadcasting, working for KSOO and KELO radio when he was a junior and senior at Washington High School. After graduation, Dedrick spent four years serving with the U.S. Marine Corp before being honorably discharged. Dedrick married MarJean Schuknecht and spent eighteen months attending Augustana College before being called to active duty with the Marine Reserves during the Korean Conflict.
Dave Dedrick's voice was the first to be heard on KELO-TV during the station's inaugural broadcast on May 19, 1953. He spent the next forty-four years serving as KELO-TV's weather man. After winning a coin toss, Dedrick became the host of the children's television program, "Captain 11," which ran from 1955 to 1996. After his retirement on December 30, 1996, Dave Dedrick received many awards and honors for his work in broadcasting.
