Utah Celebrities
Boyd Payne

James E. Faust
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Full name James Esdras Faust

Born 31 July 1920, Delta, Utah

Spouse Ruth Wright Faust

Children Five

Education B.A., law, University of Utah; J.D., University of Utah

Business
Former: Attorney; Utah State legislator (Democrat); intelligence officer, U.S. Air Force, World War II; president, Utah Bar Association; adviser, American Bar Journal; editor, Ensign, The New Era, and The Friend magazines
Current: Chair, executive committee, Deseret News; board of directors, James Faust Legal Services
Author: Finding Light in a Dark World; Reach Up For the Light

Religious
Former: LDS proselyting mission, Brazil; LDS stake president at age 35; LDS regional representative; LDS area supervisor; president, International Mission; presidency, LDS First Quorum of the Seventy; executive committee, Special Affairs (political issues); executive council, Budget, Appropriation, Geneology (now Family History), General Welfare Services, Priesthood, and Temple Committee; chair, Leadership Training, and Legal Oversights Committee
Current: LDS First Presidency; LDS Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Property The Gateway Condominiums, Salt Lake City

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Debbi Fields
Courtesy Mrs. Fields Cookies

Full name Debra Jane Sivyer Fields

Born 18 September 1956, Oakland, California

Spouse Randall Keith Fields

Children Five

Education Bishop O’Dowd High School (parochial); Alameda High School

Business
Former: Homecoming Queen, Alameda High School; performer with dolphins, Marine World; Foul-line ball girl, Oakland A’s; customer service, Mervyn’s (including Store Elf at Christmas); founder, Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery (now Mrs. Fields Cookies); president, Mrs. Fields Cookies Desserts, Express Gifts, Macadamia Nut Company, and Sweet Kitchen; president, Mrs. Fields Cookies France, New Zealand, Philippines, and Singapore; board of directors, Mrs. Fields Cookies Development Corporation
Current: Chair, Mrs. Fields Cookies; advisory board, Primary Children’s Medical Foundation; owner, Mrs. Fields Children’s Health Foundation; board of directors, Park City Group (computer software), Promus Company (Hotel and Hospitality Division), and America³ (Women’s Sailing Team)
Author: “One Smart Cookie”: How a housewife’s chocolate chip recipe turned into a multimillion-dollar business—the story of Mrs. Fields Cookies; 100 Recipes from the Kitchen of Debbi Fields; I Love Chocolate! Cookbook

Television
Series: The Dessert Show (host), TV Food Network

Property Woodland

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Dan Forsman
Courtesy PGA Tour

Full name Daniel Bruce Forsman

Born 15 July 1958, Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Spouse Trudy J. H. Forsman

Children Two

Education Arizona State University

Business
Former: Two-time All-American golfer, Arizona State University; winner, 1987 MCI Long Distance Driving Competition; leader, PGA birdies scored, 1987-88
Current: Professional Golf Association; winner, 1985 Lite Quad Cities Open, 1986 Hertz Bay Hill Classic, 1990 Shearson Lehman Hutton Open, and 1995 Buick Open

Property Northgate, Provo

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Robert Fulghum
©Jenny Bornstein

Full name Robert Lee Fulghum

Born 4 June 1937, Waco, Texas

Spouse Marcia McClellan (divorced in 1973), Lynn Kohara Edwards Fulghum (family physician)

Children Four (one adopted Senegalese)

Education University of Colorado; Baylor Baptist University; Starr King School for the Ministry (Unitarian), Berkeley, California; Zen Buddhist monastery, Japan

Business
Former: Ranch hand and singing cowboy; Rodeo circuit rider; IBM sales representative, Dallas, Texas; Part-time minister, Edmonds Unitarian Church; instructor, art and philosophy, Lakeside School
Current: Lecturer (his book tours benefit the ACLU, Amnesty International USA, Habitat for Humanity, Hope Cottage Adoption Center, Junior League, Literacy Volunteers, and Special Olympics); columnist, Creators Syndicate; mando-cello performer, The Rock Bottom Remainders (with Stephen King, Amy Tan, Dave Barry, Barbara Kingsolver, and Ridley Pearson); painter; sculptor
Author: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things; From Beginning to End: The Rituals of Lives; It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It; Maybe (Maybe Not): Second Thoughts from a Secret Life; Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door

Property Pack Creek Ranch, Moab

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Charlie Gibson
Andy Freeberg/Outline

Full name Charles Dewolf Gibson

Born 9 March 1943, Evanston, Illinois

Spouse Arlene Joy Gibson

Children Two

Education B.A., Princeton University

Business
Former: Capitol Hill correspondent, ABC News, TVN Incorporated, and RKO-Radio; anchor, WLVA-TV, Lynchburg, Virginia; co-host, Good Morning America
Current: National Journalism Fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities, University of Michigan

Property Fawngrove Condominiums, Deer Valley

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Carlin Glynn
UPI/Bettmann

Full name Carlin Glynn Masterson

Born 19 February 1940, Cleveland, Ohio

Spouse Peter Masterson (actor)

Children Three (including actress Mary Stuart Masterson)

Education Sophie Newcomb College (studied under Stella Adler, Wynn Handman, and Lee Strasberg)

Business
Former: Adjunct professor, Film School, Columbia University; instructor, The Real Stage
Current: Executive chair, Actors’ Studio; adviser, Sundance Film Institute
Awards: Antoinette Perry Award; Eleanora Duse Award; Joseph Jefferson Award; Lawrence Olivier Award; London Society of West End Theatre Award; Theatre World Award; Tony Award

Motion Picture
Actress: Blessing; Blood Red; Continental Divide; Convicts; Gardens of Home; Night Game; Resurrection; Sixteen Candles; Three Days of the Condor; The Trip to Bountiful

Television
Director: Love Divided By (short film)
Miniseries: A Women Named Jackie
Series: Mr. President; Today’s Health (host)

Theater
Stage: Alterations; The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (“Miss Mona”); The Cover of Life; Gigi; Pal Joey; Waltz of the Toreadors; Winterplay; The Young Man from Atlanta

Property Sundance Cottages Condominiums, Sundance

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Gary Goldberg
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Full name Gary David Goldberg

Born 25 June 1944, Brooklyn, New York

Spouse Diana Meehan Goldberg

Children Two

Education Brandeis University; B.A., San Diego State University

Business
Former: MTM Enterprises; founder, Ubu Productions
Current: president, Ubu Productions
Awards: Best Episodic Comedy TV Script Award; Emmy Award; Humanitas Award; Peabody Award; Writers Guild of America Award

Motion Picture
Producer: Dad
Writer: Coming of Age in New York City; Dad; Navy Seals; Reel to Reel; Silky; Son of Grease; Total Recall

Television
Producer: American Dreamer; The Bronx Zoo; Brooklyn Bridge; Day by Day; Duet; Family Ties; Family Ties Vacation (movie); Famous Lives (pilot); The Last Resort (pilot); Lou Grant; Making the Grade (also director); Sara; Taking It Home; Tony Randall Show
Writer: Alice; American Dreamer; The Bob Newhart Show; The Bronx Zoo; Brooklyn Bridge; Day by Day; Duet; Family Ties; Family Ties Vacation (movie); The Last Resort; Lou Grant; Making the Grade; M*A*S*H; Sara; Taking it Home; The Tony Randall Show

Property Evergreen, Deer Valley

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