)Wanda inspired me to bring up a few fun facts about Corpus: • A portion of the movie Pearl Harbor, starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Alec Baldwin, was filmed on the USS Lexington. • Country music star Barbara Mandrell lived in Corpus Christi during part of her childhood. • Corpus Christi is home to late Tejano singing star and legend, Selena. • Actress Farrah Fawcett was born in Corpus Christi and graduated from W.B. Ray High School. • The NASCAR Champions Terry and Bobby Labonte are from Corpus Christi. • Actor Lou Diamond Phillips graduated from Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi. • Grammy Award winning singer Freddy Fender called Corpus Christi home. • Actors Dabney Coleman and Pepe Serna are from Corpus Christi. • Before writing the novel Old Yeller, Fred Gibson was a journalist for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. (Got this from: visitcorpuschristitx.org/fun_facts.cfm)
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 01:32:18 +0000
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