Possible Clues:

• Ferber or Best
• ___ Mode of 'The Incredibles'
• Tracy Turnblad's mom, in "Hairspray"
• Chef Lewis who wrote 'The Taste of Country Cooking'
• “Show Boat” writer Ferber
• 'The Simpsons' teacher Krabappel
• Seat of Jackson County, Tex.
• “Giant” novelist Ferber
• Mrs. Turnblad in "Hairspray"
• 'The Country Girls' author O'Brien