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Adams, Joey

comedianBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1911Died: 1999

Brewer's: Joey

A groat; so called from Joseph Hume, M.P., who strongly recommended the coinage for the sake of paying short cab-fares, etc. (Hawkins: History of the Silver Coinage of England.) Source:…

bishop

(Encyclopedia) bishop: see orders, holy.

Brewer's: Bishop

(Evêque ), the same word, episcopus; whence episc, evesc, evesque, evéque; also 'piscop, bishop. Bishop, Cardinal, Pope (as beverages): Bishop is made by pouring red wine (such as claret…

Joey Adams Biography

Joey AdamsAge: 88 borscht-belt comedian, actor, and writer whose comedy career spanned seven decades. He wrote more than 40 comedy books and a syndicated column for The New York Post.Died:…

Joey Faye Biography

Joey Fayeburlesque comic Though Faye appeared in several television shows, films and stage productions, he is best remembered for his career in vaudeville and burlesque, where he most often…

Joey Lawrence Biography

Joey Lawrence(Joseph Lawrence Mignona)actor, singerBorn: 4/20/1976Birthplace: Montgomery, Pennsylvania Joey Lawrence began appearing in television commercials at the age of three. Although he…

Joey Ramone Biography

Joey Ramone(Jeffrey Hyman)punk rockerBorn: 5/19/1951Birthplace: Queens, New York Unconventional musician who founded the Ramones, a pioneering punk band whose influence extends from the Sex…

Moore, Archie

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Archie, 1913–98, American boxer, b. Benoit, Miss., as Archie Lee Wright. He claimed to have been born in 1916 in Collinsville, Ill. He first boxed professionally as a…