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Did know that Pittsburgh was the site of the first movie theater? The first commercial broadcasting radio station? The first Public TV station? Can you name all of the more than 150 major motion pictures that have been filmed in the Pittsburgh area? Do you remember the Academy Award winner SILENCE OF THE LAMBS or the ever-classic horror film NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, STRIKING DISTANCE, HOFFA, FLASHDANCE and so many more? Did you know that some of the world's most well-known actors and actresses, dancers, singers, directors and producers of stage, screen, recording, radio and television come from the greater Pittsburgh area?... stars like Jimmy Stewart and Gene Kelly, composer Henry Mancini, vocalists Perry Como, Billy Eckstine and Donnie Iris. There were The Skyliners, Harold Betters and Walt Harper to name only a few more.