Notable people from Benton, AR. > Wes Gardner - Former relief pitcher for the New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and others > Cliff Lee - Major League Baseballs 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner for the Cleveland Indians and current member of the Philadelphia Phillies > Ewell Ross McCright - World War II POW > Joe Purcell - Arkansas governor for six days in 1979; Democratic lieutenant governor and attorney general; lawyer in Benton > Charlie Rich - Multiple Grammy Award winning country artist(While he was actually from Colt, Ar., he did live in Benton for a long time.) > Willis Ricketts - Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1962; lost to Orval Faubus > Billy Bob Thornton, writer, director, and star of the 1996 American drama film ‘’Sling Blade’’ used Benton as the location for many scenes. (Although, I thought he was from Malvern)
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 02:18:43 +0000
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