Soupy Sales
( 1926 - 2009 )

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Soupy Sales (1929-2009), easily Huntington's most famous resident, rose to stardom with his wild antics, popular TV and radio shows, books and movie appearances. Sales got his start as a journalism student at Marshall College studying under the legendsry W. Page Pitt. After graduating from Marshall in 1949, Sales took his talents to Cincinnati, Detroit and eventually New York and Los Angeles. He became famous nationwide for his slapstick comedy, improvisation, zany characters and of course, throwing pies in the faces of  celebrities. Despite his phenomenal success, Sales never forget his roots. Whether it was on talk shows or appearances across the country, he always spoke glowingly of his hometown. Some say he was the greatest "goodwill ambassador" the city has ever known. " I have strong emotional ties to this town," he said in a 1995 interview for this magazine. "I love it here. It doesn't make any difference where I am or what I'm doing, when I think of Home, I think of Huntington. It's where I spent the happiest years of my life. And I wake up sometimes and I just know I've got to come Back."

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