Record #:

1143

Author(s):

Padgett, Mary Jo

Abstract:

Hickory Nut Gorge, a scenic mountainous area of western North Carolina, has provided the setting for a number of films over the years. Padgett describes the aspects of this area that attract filmmakers and celebrities.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 2, July 1993, p12-15, il

Subject(s):

Hickory Nut Gorge; Motion picture locations

Record #:

31205

Author(s):

Chavis, Talena

Abstract:

Much of the film “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” was shot in the summer of 2001 at one of North Carolina’s largest antebellum plantation houses, Buckner Hill House, near Faison in Duplin County. Its owners, Terry Grimes and Brad Chappell, describe how the film crew and Tri-County EMC electric cooperative worked to take special care filming the movie in the historic house.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 34 Issue 8, Aug 2002, p8, il

Subject(s):

Plantations; Historic homes--Richmond County; Motion picture locations