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Jack Straw
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Jack Ruby
RUBY, JACK 1911-1967 M URDERER A Murder Which Shocked a Nation On the afternoon of 22 November 1963 President John F. Kennedy, riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, was killed by an assassin. Within an hour and a half Lee Harvey Oswald was picked up by the police.... Read more |
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Jack Welch
Jack Welch John F. "Jack" Welch Jr. (born 1935) rose from the ranks of General Electric (GE) to be named the company's youngest ever chief executive officer in 1981. After making difficult personnel decisions early in his tenure, which included shedding more than 100,000 employees, Welch began a... Read more |
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Jack Conroy
CONROY, Jack (Jack Conroy, Sr.) PERSONAL Children: John (a director and writer). Education: Attended the College of Technology, Portlaoighise, Ireland. Addresses: Agent— The Coppage Company, 11501 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601; The Mirisch Agency, 1801 Century Park... Read more |
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Jack Butler Yeats
Jack Butler Yeats , 1871-1957, Irish painter, son of the painter John Butler Yeats and brother of the poet William Butler Yeats . He began his career as an illustrator and produced his first oils in 1915, choosing literary subjects. His Irish seascapes and landscapes are notable for their loose,... Read more |
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Jack London
Jack London (John Griffith London), 1876-1916, American author, b. San Francisco. The illegitimate son of an astrologer and a Welsh farm girl, he had a poverty-stricken childhood, brought up by his mother and her husband, John London. At 17, Jack London shipped as an able seaman to Japan and the... Read more |
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Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon (John Uhler Lemmon 3d), 1925-2001, American actor, b. Newton, Mass., grad. Harvard (1947). He became famous in roles ranging from sardonic comedy to compelling drama, ultimately achieving the status of a kind of modern American Everyman, often hapless yet persevering. A talented piano... Read more |
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Jack William Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus 1940-, American golfer, b. Columbus, Ohio. He began playing golf at the age of 10 and before becoming a professional in late 1961 was considered by many the greatest amateur golfer since Bobby Jones . In his first year as a professional in 1962 he defeated Arnold Palmer in... Read more |
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Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden Trombonist, singer Musical Family Turned Pro as a Teen Read more |
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