The area originally consisted of two adjacent villages, Rocky Mount and Mount Pleasant. The first court was held at Rocky Mount in 1786 following the American Revolutionary War. The first courthouse, made of logs, was replaced in 1831. By 1836 the town consisted of 30 homes and several businesses.
During her 66-year acting career, Katharine Hepburn won four Oscars, but she never came to a ceremony to receive them. âAs for me, prizes are nothing,â she once said. âMy prize is my work.â Still, four best actress â or actor â awards is an unbeaten feat, akin to Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in an NBA game.
Other Oscar family ties over the years include: Michael Douglas won an Academy Award for producing the 1975 best picture One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and also for best actor in 1987 for Wall Street. Father Kirk Douglas won an honorary Oscar in 1995. Jane Fonda won best actress for her role in Klute in 1971 and again in 1978 for Coming Home. Father Henry Fonda received an honorary Oscar in 1980 and a best actor award for On Golden Pond in 1981. Vincente Minnelli won best director for Gigi in 1958. In 1972, daughter Liza Minnelli won best actress for Cabaret. The Oscar has been in Hollywood's Huston family for three generations. John Huston won for directing the 1948 classic The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and father Walter won for supporting actor in the same film. In 1985, John Huston directed daughter Angelica to a best supporting actress award in Prizzi's Honor.