A Kentucky native who appeared in more than 200 films will be honored in Lexington this weekend. Harry Dean Stanton grew up in West Irvine and attended college at the University of Kentucky. Then he went on to a prolific and award-winning film career. Lucy Jones is the creator and organizer of Harry Dean Stantonfest, an annual event that premiered in 2011. She said she was sick at home with a fever when she discovered Stanton had answered her initial letter with a voicemail.
“He said, ‘You know, I thank you so much for the invitation. Give me a call.’ We had a nice phone chat. As it turns out, he has a cousin who works for the FBI. So he had already done a background check on me to make sure that I wasn't some sort of lunatic.”
