(Encyclopedia) Bakker, JimBakker, Jimbāˈkər [key], 1941–, American preacher and television evangelist, b. Muskegon, Mich. Born James Orson, he took the last name of his wife and partner Tamara Faye (…
(Encyclopedia) jay, common name for a number of birds of the family Corvidae (crows and jays), found in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The best-known representatives in America are the blue jay,…
(Harold Jay Smith)actorBorn: May 26, 1919Birthplace: Six Nations Indian Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, Canada Although Jay Silverheels appeared in dozens of movies he is best known for his role as…
pop composer and lyricistBorn: 3/28/1915Birthplace: McDonald, Pennsylvania pop composer and lyricist who, with Ray Evans, scored more than 80 films and won three Best Song Oscars for “Que Sera Sera…
television comedian and hostBorn: 4/28/1950Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York Emmy Award-winning television comedian who has hosted the The Tonight Show since Johnny Carson retired in 1992. Leno…
Born: Mar. 19, 1914Football HB Univ. of Chicago star; won 1st Heisman Trophy in 1935; top selection in the 1st-ever NFL Draft (1936).Died: June 26, 2002
designerBorn: 1974Birthplace: Iehman, PennsylvaniaBest Known as: Winner of Project Runway Season 1 Jay McCarroll grew up in a small mountain town in Pennsylvania…
designerBorn: 1974Birthplace: Iehman, PennsylvaniaBest Known as: Winner of Project Runway Season 1 Jay McCarroll grew up in a small mountain town in Pennsylvania…
Born: 1918Birthplace: Climax, Nebraska Multicoordinated digital information storage device—While working on the Whirlwind, the largest computer project in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Forrester…
