Kathryn Hedgepath: Myrtle Beach Movies (1967-2015)
Horry County Museum 805 Main Street , Conway, South Carolina 29526
The Horry County Museum presents a program on the movies that were made or premiered in Myrtle Beach on Saturday, March 1, at 1 p.m. Hollywood stars brought big screen magic to the Grand Strand for nearly 50 years. Their works ranged from major studio productions to award-winning independent films. The drama behind those movies and the lives of their filmmakers often rivaled that of the movies themselves. Kathryn Cox Hedgepath, Myrtle Beach History Tours creator and narrator and author of the book, Myrtle Beach Movies, will share some behind the scenes stories about those motion pictures that were in theaters from 1967–2015.
A Myrtle Beach native, Hedgepath has traveled to 40 countries on six continents and uses her experience to convey our local history through a world lens. She returned home from New York City in 2002 to marry her beloved husband, Jenks, after a career in television and publishing (and even worked in Space Shuttle Operations at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. for a semester before starting graduate school at Georgetown University). Her first career job was as personal assistant to television icon and wildlife expert, Jim Fowler, of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom fame. Her dad, Myrtle Beach’s first veterinarian, arranged the job interview when Fowler spoke at a veterinary conference in Myrtle Beach. She is proud to be able to trace her family history in Horry County to the Pre-Revolutionary War years, and enjoys sharing our local history with visitors, newcomers and locals.
The program will be held in the McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street in Conway. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (843) 915-5320 or email hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org.