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Metropolitan diva Marjorie Lawrence was a resident for many years.

Decorated World War II combat aviators Earl T. Ricks and I. G.

Brown were Hot Springs natives who served as reform mayor and sheriff, respectively ( 1947 – 1949 ), before resuming their Air Force careers.

The town was a haven for gangsters in the 1930s, including longtime resident Owney Madden and Lucky Luciano.