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www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM 17 LINDA LAVIN
Linda is a singer and
actress best known
for her title role as Alice, a
TV sitcom that aired from
1976-85. She began acting at
age 5 and appeared in several
Broadway shows throughout
her career. She and husband
Steve Backus were very
involved in Wilmington
theater, founding the Red
Barn Theater, and commu-nity
projects from about 1996
to 2012, when they returned
to New York. She has won
six Tony Awards and three
Golden Globes.
18 TROT NIXON
Christopher
Trotman Nixon
was a standout athlete at
New Hanover High in both
baseball and football. He
surpassed the school passing
records of both Gabriel and
Jurgensen. Nixon had a schol-arship
to play both sports at
NC State, but instead signed
with the Boston Red Sox. He
helped Boston break “The
Curse of the Bambino” by
winning the 2004 World
Series. He and his family still
live in Wilmington, where
he contributes to football
coverage on local TV.
19 PERCY HEATH
Born in Wilmington
in 1925, jazz bassist
Heath grew up in Philadel-phia
where he learned to play
several instruments. He
worked with jazz greats Miles
Davis, Charlie “Bird” Parker,
Thelonious Monk and Dizzy
Gillespie, and was a member
of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
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