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Tolkien, J. R. R.
(Encyclopedia) Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien)Tolkien, J. R. R.tälˈkēn, tōlˈ– [key], 1892–1973, British novelist, b. South Africa. A fantasy writer and Oxford don, Tolkien wrote The…J. J. Jackson 2004 Deaths
J. J. JacksonAge: 62 broadcaster who was one of MTV's original video jockeys when the network debuted in 1981. Died: Los Angeles, March 17, 2004Ulrich InderbinenG - LIllinois JacquetJ. J. Johnson 2001 Deaths
J. J. JohnsonAge: 77 influential jazz musician and composer who is considered the greatest trombonist of all time. He played with such speed and agility that many thought he was playing the…J. J. Pickle 2005 Deaths
J. J. PickleAge: 91 Democratic politician from Texas who, during his 15 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, championed Social Security. A former aide to Lyndon Johnson, Pickle was…Disgrace
Author:J.M. CoetzeePublisher:Viking Disgrace, winner of the 1999 Booker Prize, deals explicitly with J.M.Coetzee's homeland after Apartheid. As in Waiting for the Barbarians, exquisite…Fisher, M. F. K.
(Encyclopedia) Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher), 1908–92, American culinary writer, b. Albion, Mich. Raised in California, Fisher lived in France for three years, where she was inspired…Anderson, Eugenie M.
diplomatBirthplace: Adair, IowaBorn: 1909Died: 1997Hesburgh, Theodore M.
educatorBirthplace: Syracuse, N.Y.Born: 5/25/17Forest M. Bird
Forest M. BirdBorn: 1921Birthplace: Stoughton, Mass Medical respirators—Bird developed the first highly reliable, low-cost mass-produced respirator in the world. His “Babybird ” respirator…M. Stephen Heilman
M. Stephen HeilmanBorn: 1933Birthplace: Tarentum, Pa. Implantable defibrillator—Heilman, Langer, Mower, and Mirowski: This team of doctors developed the implantable defibrillator, an…Trending
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