Random References To SMU In The News and Other

[smustatesman]

Last night on the BBC news, it reported that a young boy and his father found a dinosaur fossil across from a shopping mall located in Mansfield, Texas in Sept. of last year. Yesterday, it was verified as to age, and was being sent to Southern Methodist University for study.

In the late 1960's, parts of the movie Bonnie and Clyde were shot on Greenville Ave., near or just north of Northwest Hwy. SMU's Morgan Fairchild was the double, stand-in for Faye Dunaway.

During the fall semester of 1970 extras for the movie, The Last Picture Show were recruited at SMU for the swimming pool scene, and other shots.

[smustatesman]

On the sitcom, Moms, about a month ago, the older mom, played by Alison Janney was looking for a job. Her first interview was with advertising firm to which she supplied a resume which listed a Bachelors from Southern Methodist University in marketing. The president/interviewer of the firm was very impressed and called her out as a liar.