![]() ![]() ![]() But, at many conferences, a tiny, energetic, elderly woman would rise to her feet during a question-and-answer session and, for a few minutes, steal the celebrity spotlight while holding court about Nebraska’s most famous author.Īntonette Willa Skupa Turner - Toni, to her friends - lived most of her long life in Bladen, an even smaller town down the road. ![]() So has legendary writer Maya Angelou, Golden Globe-winning actor Paul Giamatti and a drumbeat of talk show hosts, TV stars, novelists and artists. (Flatwater Free Press) - It’s not unusual to catch sight of a celebrity in Red Cloud, population 962, especially during the annual Willa Cather conference that brings a mishmash of scholars, writers and lovers of the famed Nebraska novelist to town.įirst Lady Laura Bush has appeared here. ![]()
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