Oakwood Cemetery - James Bridges Traditional Cache
Oakwood Cemetery - James Bridges
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This cache is located in Oakwood Cemetery in Paris, Arkansas.
The different paths through the cemetery are actually city streets and even marked with street signs.
Even though there are many that are buried here there is one buried in this cemetery that I would like to mention, James Bridges.
From Internet Movie Data Base.org:
"James Bridges was born on February 3, 1936 in Paris, Arkansas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The China Syndrome (1979), Urban Cowboy (1980) and White Hunter Black Heart (1990). He died on June 6, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bridges attended Arkansas State Teacher's College, before moving to Los Angeles, where he started as an actor in television dramas, as well as selling ice cream part-time. He wrote several screenplays, one of which (for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)) won him an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He later worked as a stage manager with John Houseman's UCLA Theater Group and directed his first play in 1966. He only directed eight films, beginning in 1970. Most famous of these was The China Syndrome (1979), which he also co-wrote. As a former actor, he acquired a reputation as an 'actor's director', able to bring out more finely tuned, nuanced performances from his cast.
He directed 3 actors to Oscar nominations: John Houseman (Best Supporting Actor, The Paper Chase (1973)), Jack Lemmon (Best Actor, The China Syndrome (1979)), and Jane Fonda (Best Actress, The China Syndrome (1979)). Houseman won the Oscar for his performance."
James Bridges attended Paris High School and has been inducted into their "Hall of Fame".
James Bridges is buried on the north side of the cemetery adjacent to State Highway 22.
This cache is small container that contains a log. Please do not search for this cache at night.
This cache also contains a $10 bill for the first to find to commemorate the Cache Ca$h Dash Bash X: 10th Anniversary event (GC5ZTJA) being held in Paris on January 9th, 2016.
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