Grady Lee Nutt (September 2, 1934 â€" November 23, 1982) was a
Southern Baptist minister, humorist, television personality, and
author. His humor revolved around rural Southern Protestantism and
earned him the title of "The Prime Minister of Humor".Grady Lee Nutt
was born in Amarillo, Texas, the oldest of four children (three sons
and a daughter) born to Grady C. and Doris (née Rickman) Nutt. Reared
in a family of devout Baptists, Nutt was a licensed minister by the
age of 13.Nutt briefly attended Wayland Baptist College in Plainview,
Texas, before transferring to Baylor University. Immediately after
graduation, he married Eleanor Wilson and served as youth minister of
the First Baptist Church of Waco and later at Gaston Avenue Baptist
Church in Dallas.In 1960, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, to attend
the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he simultaneously
pastored churches in the Louisville metro area. Following his
graduation in 1964, he served as director of alumni affairs and
assistant to the president of Southern Seminary.
Southern Baptist minister, humorist, television personality, and
author. His humor revolved around rural Southern Protestantism and
earned him the title of "The Prime Minister of Humor".Grady Lee Nutt
was born in Amarillo, Texas, the oldest of four children (three sons
and a daughter) born to Grady C. and Doris (née Rickman) Nutt. Reared
in a family of devout Baptists, Nutt was a licensed minister by the
age of 13.Nutt briefly attended Wayland Baptist College in Plainview,
Texas, before transferring to Baylor University. Immediately after
graduation, he married Eleanor Wilson and served as youth minister of
the First Baptist Church of Waco and later at Gaston Avenue Baptist
Church in Dallas.In 1960, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, to attend
the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he simultaneously
pastored churches in the Louisville metro area. Following his
graduation in 1964, he served as director of alumni affairs and
assistant to the president of Southern Seminary.
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