Photograph, Billy Bob Thornton

 
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Photograph, Billy Bob Thornton
Photograph, Billy Bob Thornton
Photograph, Billy Bob Thornton
Photograph, Billy Bob Thornton

Photograph, Billy Bob Thornton

Object number2013.019.01
Date2001
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionA publicity photograph of Hot Springs, Arkansas native Billy Bob Thornton.

Billy Bob Thornton was born on August 4, 1955, in Hot Springs (Garland County), Arkansas, and grew up in Malvern (Clark County), Arkansas. He is an actor, director, screenwriter, and musician. His career began in the late 1980s and he has since appeared in over 60 films and directed five films. Thornton returned to Arkansas to direct “Sling Blade,” costarring Robert Duvall, John Ritter, and Dwight Yoakam. Thornton’s Karl Childers became one of cinema’s most memorable characters. In 1996, Thornton won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay (Slingblade) and was also nominated for Best Actor. He has received three Oscar and four Golden Globe nominations during his career.

A photograph of Arkansas native Billy Bob Thornton. The black and white image features a bearded Thornton wearing a black hat and black leather jacket sitting with his hands folded beneath his chin. The headshot is a publicity photograph from Lost Highway, A Universal Music Company.

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