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Newton Knight (November 10, 1829 – February 16, 1922) was an American farmer, soldier and Southern Unionist in Mississippi, best known as the leader of the Knight Company, a band of Confederate Army deserters who resisted the Confederacy during the Civil War. Local legends tell of Knight and his men forming the "Free State of Jones" in the ...
Box office. $25 million [2] Free State of Jones is a 2016 American historical war film inspired by the life of Southern Unionist Newton Knight, who led a successful armed revolt against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi, throughout the American Civil War. Written and directed by Gary Ross, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu ...
Rachel Knight. Rachel Knight (1840 - February 11, 1889) was the African-American common-law wife to Confederate army deserter Newton Knight (1829-1922). In 1881 she was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was depicted by Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Gary Ross ' 2016 feature film Free State of Jones .
Ned's Newt. Ned's Newt is an animated television series created by Andy Knight and Mike Burgess and is co-produced by Nelvana and German company TMO Film GmbH (later renamed as "TMO-Loonland Film GmbH" in seasons 2-3) in conjunction with Studio B Productions. It aired on Teletoon in Canada from October 17, 1997 to December 31, 1999.
The home gained its notoriety for being haunted after Major Amos McLemore was assassinated in the home. McLemore, a Confederate officer was sent to Jones County to round up a group of deserters led by Newt Knight. A friend of the Deasons, Major McLemore was a guest in their home and was using the home as his headquarters while in the area.
Andrew James Knight (November 23, 1961 – April 11, 2008) was a Canadian animator, film and television director, voice actor, and creator of Ned's Newt, Pig City and Get Ed. Life and career. Andy Knight was born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Geoffrey and Betty Knight, and has two older siblings, Fiona Knight-Gagné and Peter Knight.
Redmayne won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014). He was Oscar-nominated for playing the transgender artist Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl (2015). From 2016 to 2022, he starred as Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts film series.
Biography. Street was born in Lumberton, Mississippi, in 1903. As a teenager, he began working as a journalist for newspapers in Laurel ( Laurel Leader Call) and Hattiesburg, Mississippi. At the age of 20, Street, born a Roman Catholic, decided to become a Baptist minister, attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Howard College.