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J. Catherine Roberts Biography

J. Catherine Robertsscience teacherBorn: 2/3/1953Birthplace: Norfolk, Va. Roberts was a seventh grade life science teacher at the W.E. Waters Middle School in Portsmouth, Va., from 1975 until…

J. C. Watts Biography

J. C. WattspoliticianBorn: 11/18/1957Birthplace: Eufaula, Oklahoma A former University of Oklahoma quarterback, Watts worked as a Baptist minister before being elected to Congress in 1994.…

J. T. Walsh Biography

J. T. Walsh actorBorn: 9/28/1943Birthplace: San Francisco, California He broke into acting rather late, at age 39, but once in, Walsh quickly established himself in both small and big screen…

Mary J. Blige Biography

Mary J. Blige hip-hop singerBorn: 1971Birthplace: Bronx, New York Raised in New York's housing projects, her singing talent fueled her interest in music, and she began to do solo performances…

Alan J. Pakula Biography

Alan J. Pakula director, producerBorn: 4/7/1928Birthplace: New York City Thrice nominated for an Academy Award, Pakula began his career as an assistant in the cartoon department of Warner Bros.…

Michael J. Fox Biography

Michael J. FoxactorBorn: 6/9/1961Birthplace: Edmonton, Canada Emmy Award-winning television and film actor who played the conservative teenager of hippie parents on Family Ties (1982–89). His films…

Daniel J. Travanti Biography

Daniel J. TravantiactorBorn: 3/7/1940Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his role as Capt. Frank Furillo in Hill Street Blues (1981–87).Walter TramplerTTravis…

Wilson, August

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, August, 1945–2005, American playwright and poet, b. Pittsburgh as Frederick August Kittel, Jr. Largely self-educated, Wilson first attracted wide critical attention with his…

John Tate 1998 Deaths

John TateAge: 43 former WBA heavyweight champion and U.S. Olympian; won title in a decision over Gerrie Coetzee in South Africa in 1979; lost the belt five months later to Mike Weaver; won…

Stubbs, George

(Encyclopedia) Stubbs, George, 1724–1806, English painter known for his studies of horses. Self-taught, Stubbs was interested in comparative anatomy and published his Anatomy of the Horse (1766),…