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February 15, 2023
By Ethan Nahté
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Daniel and Jennifer Brewer of Rose Aircraft pose with actor/producer/director and airplane pilot Morgan Freeman when he made a stop in Mena on Thursday.
(Photo by Nicole Sloan Reyman)
News spread quickly throughout Mena on Feb. 9 about Morgan Freeman being in town. Some doubted texts and social media posts at first, questioning their sources. Was someone pulling their leg? Did they really mean the versatile, award-winning actor? Yes, they did. Granted, many entertainers are downto-earth and humble people who enjoy their privacy when they aren’t in the limelight at a red-carpet event. Residents in an area such as Mena or the Ouachita Mountains rarely have the opportunity to get a glimpse of someone of Freeman’s prominence. It set Mena abuzz, despite Freeman attempting to remain inconspicuous, casually dressed in blue jeans and a baseball-style cap as he ate at American Artisans. Freeman is also a producer and director who has appeared in approximately 150 films and TV shows, such as the children’s program “The Electric Company,” and films “Driving Miss Daisy,” “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” and the Christopher Nolan trilogy of Batman films? He has also appeared on Broadway, debuting with “Hello, Dolly!” alongside Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway. Odds are, even in the unlikely chance you haven’t seen a film Freeman has appeared in, you have probably heard his distinctive voice narrating documentaries. The man stays busy. He even has
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