Liberty, Missouri

Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri. At the 2000 census the city had a total population of 26,232. It is the county seat of Clay County{{GR|6}}.

People Associated With Liberty

• Ken Boyer, former third baseman and coach of the St. Louis Cardinals
• John Cuthbertson, semifinalist in the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions
• Craig Stevens, star of the 1950s television series Peter Gunn

Fictional References to Liberty

• Although the 1939 film Jesse James was set in Liberty, filming took place in the Southwest Missouri towns of Noel and Pineville.
• The made-for-TV movie adaptation of Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back was principally filmed in Liberty.
• In The West Wing, one-time Acting President Glen Allen Walken (played by another Missourian, John Goodman) was born in Liberty and represented a Missouri district in Congress as Speaker of the House.