Virginia has a long career as a character actress on the screen, but she will always be best remembered as the "Folger Coffee Woman". Virginia was born in the small Iowa town of Stanton, which later converted its water tower to resemble a coffee pot in honor of its most famous citizen. When her... Read More

Jackson DeForest Kelley was delivered at home in Atlanta, Georgia by his uncle, a prominent local physician. Kelley lived all over the South as the son of Clara Casey Kelley and Rev. Ernest D. Kelley, a Baptist minister. After singing in the church choir, Kelley discovered that he enjoyed... Read More