Famous People with Alabama Connections: A List (1)

This post and a follow-up continue my efforts to bring together blog writings with a common theme. In these two I include well-known individuals with some sort of connection to the state. These connections can be tenuous, more serious, or consist of one or more visits they made to Alabama. 

Enjoy!

Mickey Rooney's Connections to Birmingham  

Singer Marilyn McCoo's Alabama Connections  

Bessie Smith's Alabama Connections

Old #Alabama Stuff (14):
Dr. Charles T. Jackson Examines a Meteorite from Clarke County 

Susan Hayward: Cleburne County Property Owner  

Jackie Gleason & Phenix City  

Alabama Connections of Actor Bruce Willis 

A Texas Ranger Born in Alabama: Dallas Stoudenmire