Mary Kay's Place

Tulsa native Mary Kay Place is an accomplished actress, singer, writer and director.  You've seen her in movies like "Being John Malkovich" and "Sweet Home Alabama" as well as TV shows like "The West Wing" and "Big Love" but she first attained fame in the show "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."

She played aspiring country music singer Loretta Haggers on the show and, as often happens, life imitated art and she was able to release a couple of country albums.  She wrote a few of the songs and even managed to snag a Grammy nomination.  Here's the iconic cover to one of her albums:

The outfit was inspired by popular retro pinup art and became a well known look for the performer.  A few years back she donated it to the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture and it is currently on display at the Oklahoma History Center:

It's a nice tribute to a local gal who made good so go check it out the next time you're at the Center.  They've got a ton of other great stuff from Oklahoma artists.  And if you happen to run into Mary Kay today, wish her a happy birthday!