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Jack Paar 2004 Deaths
Jack PaarAge: 85 comedian who was the unpredictable, intelligent host of the Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. His guests included a mix of celebrities, politicians, and wits, including Richard…Robert Pastorelli 2004 Deaths
Robert PastorelliAge: 49 actor who played the screwball housepainter Eldin on the television series Murphy Brown. He also appeared in the films Dances with Wolves and Get Shorty. Died: Los…Paul Nitze 2004 Deaths
Paul NitzeAge: 97 public official and nuclear expert who for more than 40 years was highly influential in shaping U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union. He was a member of the U.S. delegation…Hugh Downs
Hugh DownsTV personalityBorn: 2/14/1921Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Radio announcer who became a popular TV personality when he joined Jack Paar's The Tonight Show (1957–62). An erudite man who…Hugh Downs Biography
Hugh DownsTV personalityBorn: 2/14/1921Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Radio announcer who became a popular TV personality when he joined Jack Paar's The Tonight Show (1957–62). An erudite man who…Dick Cavett Biography
Dick Cavetttalk-show host, entertainerBorn: 11/19/1936Birthplace: Gibbon, Nebraska Cavett began his career as a writer for Jack Paar, Merv Griffin,Jerry Lewis, and Johnny Carson. His series of talk-…2004 Deaths: M - Q
William ManchesterNino ManfrediAgnes MartinAlberta MartinBrian MaxwellSir Richard MayMercedes McCambridgeTug McGrawMary McGroryNorris McWhirterRuss MeyerAnn MillerCzeslaw MiloszJan…Captain Jack
(Encyclopedia) Captain Jack (d. 1873), subchief of the Modoc and leader of the hostile group in the Modoc War (1872–73). Jack, whose Modoc name was KintpuashCaptain Jackkĭntˈp&oomacr;äsh [key],…Kerouac, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Kerouac, Jack (John Kerouac)Kerouac, Jackkĕrˈəwăkˌ [key], 1922–69, American novelist, b. Lowell, Mass., studied at Columbia. One of the leaders of the beat generation, a term he is…Jack Russell terrier
(Encyclopedia) Jack Russell terrier, breed of dog developed in the 19th cent. by an English clergyman, the Rev. John (Parson Jack) Russell, 1795–1883, for hunting. The Jack Russell resembles the fox…