CITY

Official Website:
http://ci.fort-worth.tx.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.fortworthchamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.fortworth.com/

Population:
534694 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1849

County:
Denton County, Tarrant County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	1901
Texas Wesleyan University	1890
R. L. Paschal High School, Fort Worth, TX	1885
Texas Christian University	1873
Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth, TX

ZOO

Zoo	Founded
Fort Worth Zoo	1909

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra	1925

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Burlington Northern Santa Fe	1995
AmeriCredit	1992
Texas Pacific Group	1992
Rainwater, Inc.	1986
XTO Energy	1986
Bombay Company	1978
Burlington Northern	1970
Pier 1 Imports	1962
American Airlines	1930
Radio Shack	1921

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Norman Alden	Actor	13-Sep-1924	27-Jul-2012	Character actor
Adrienne Ames	Actor	3-Aug-1907	31-May-1947	You're Telling Me!
Trey Anastasio	Musician	30-Sep-1964		Lead singer and guitarist for Phish
Edward Bass	Philanthropist	10-Sep-1945		Billionaire, Biosphere proponent
Robert Bass	Business	c. 1948		Billionaire
Sid Bass	Business	1942		Fort Worth Billionaire
Gerry Beckley	Musician	12-Sep-1952		One-third of America
Tex Beneke	Musician	12-Feb-1914	30-May-2000	Saxophonist, The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Patricia Blair	Actor	15-Jan-1931	9-Sep-2013	Rebecca on Daniel Boone
David Bonderman	Business	27-Nov-1942		Billionaire, Texas Pacific Group
Mark Brooks	Golf	25-Mar-1961		Winner, 1996 PGA Championship
Betty Buckley	Actor	3-Jul-1947		Abby Bradford on Eight Is Enough
Jack Burke, Jr.	Golf	29-Jan-1923		Winner, 1956 Masters and PGA Championship
Francis Cherry	Politician	5-Sep-1908	15-Jul-1965	Governor of Arkansas, 1953-55
Kelly Clarkson	Singer	24-Apr-1982		First winner of American Idol
Ornette Coleman	Jazz Musician	19-Mar-1930	11-Jun-2015	Free Jazz innovator
Bobby Day	Singer	1-Jul-1928	27-Jul-1999	Rockin' Robin
George Eads	Actor	1-Mar-1967		Nick Stokes on CSI
Kirk Franklin	Singer	26-Jan-1970		The Nu Nation Project
Janet Gunn	Actor	2-Nov-1961		Lost Voyage
Bug Hall	Actor	4-Feb-1985		Alfalfa in Little Rascals remake
Harriet Sansom Harris	Actor	8-Jan-1955		Thoroughly Modern Millie
Taylor Hawkins	Drummer	17-Feb-1972		The Foo Fighters
Harold J. Haynes	Business	29-Sep-1925	8-Jul-2009	CEO of Standard Oil of California, 1974-81
Sandra Haynie	Golf	4-Jun-1943		Winner of 4 Majors
Patricia Highsmith	Novelist	19-Jan-1921	4-Feb-1995	Strangers on a Train
Gayle Hunnicutt	Actor	6-Feb-1943		The Legend of Hell House
Martha Hyer	Actor	10-Aug-1924	31-May-2014	Some Came Running
Jesse Jane	Pornstar	16-Jul-1980		Hooters girl gone porn
Joe Johnston	Film Director	13-May-1950		October Sky
Wallace Langham	Actor	11-Mar-1965		Phil on The Larry Sanders Show
Tamela Mann	Actor	9-Jun-1966		Cora Simmons on Meet the Browns
Ernest R. May	Historian	19-Nov-1928	1-Jun-2009	The World War and American Isolation 1914-17
Bruce Merrifield	Chemist	15-Jul-1921	14-May-2006	Synthesized polypeptides
Roger Miller	Country Musician	2-Jan-1936	25-Oct-1992	King of the Road
Michael J. Moncrief	Politician	?		Mayor of Fort Worth
John T. Montford	Politician	28-Jun-1943		Chancellor, Texas Tech University, 1996-2001
Erle A. Nye	Business	Jun-1938		CEO of TXU, 1999-2004
Fess Parker	Actor	16-Aug-1925	18-Mar-2010	Daniel Boone
Richard Rainwater	Business	15-Jun-1944	27-Sep-2015	Billionaire investor
Tom Schieffer	Diplomat	4-Oct-1947		US Ambassador to Japan, 2005-09
Liz Smith	Columnist	2-Feb-1923		Gossip Columnist
Townes Van Zandt	Singer/Songwriter	7-Mar-1944	1-Jan-1997	For the Sake of the Song
Darrent Williams	Football	27-Sep-1982	1-Jan-2007	Murdered Denver Broncos cornerback
Van Williams	Actor	27-Feb-1934	28-Nov-2016	The Green Hornet
Morgan Woodward	Actor	16-Sep-1925		Punk Anderson on Dallas
Jim Wright	Politician	22-Dec-1922	6-May-2015	Congressman from Texas, 1955-89

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Perry R. Bass	Philanthropist	11-Nov-1914	1-Jun-2006	Billionaire
Vernon Castle	Dancer	2-May-1887	15-Feb-1918	Vernon & Irene Castle
Van Cliburn	Pianist	12-Jul-1934	27-Feb-2013	Piano prodigy
Bette Nesmith Graham	Inventor	23-Mar-1924	12-May-1980	Correction fluid
John Howard Griffin	Author	16-Jul-1920	9-Sep-1980	Black Like Me
Ben Hogan	Golf	13-Aug-1912	25-Jul-1997	Won 63 golf tournaments
Richard Rainwater	Business	15-Jun-1944	27-Sep-2015	Billionaire investor
Charles Tandy	Business	15-May-1918	4-Nov-1978	Radio Shack
Bob Wills	Musician	6-Mar-1905	13-May-1975	King of Western Swing
Jim Wright	Politician	22-Dec-1922	6-May-2015	Congressman from Texas, 1955-89

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