First Inductees
The Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame inducted its first class of honorees In April 1999, including the late actress Tallulah Bankhead, actress and author Fannie Flagg and philanthropists Mr. and Mrs. Winton M. Blount, who contributed over $21 million dollars for a new home for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
2000 honorees included the late actress Lois Wilson who appeared in more than 130 films from 1917 to 1965 as well as numerous Broadway and television appearances; Polly Holliday, perhaps best known for her role as "Flo" on the television show Alice, she has a long and distinguished career in movies and on stage; director John Badham whose movie Saturday Night Fever defined the disco era; and actress / singer Nell Carter, who won a Tony Award for her performance in Ain't Misbehavin'.
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