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(Encyclopedia) jack, mechanical device used to multiply a relatively small applied force so that it can lift and support heavy loads, or sometimes, move massive objects into a desired position. The…LaLanne, Jack
(Encyclopedia) LaLanne, JackLaLanne, Jackləlānˈ [key], 1914–2011, American fitness advocate and television personality, b. San Francisco as François Henri LaLanne. Widely regarded as the founder of…Geneviève 2004 Deaths
GenevièveAge: 83 French chanteuse who frequently appeared on the Tonight Show, where she would flirt with host Jack Paar and endearingly mangle the English language. Died: Los Angeles, March…Levine, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Levine, JackLevine, Jackləvīnˈ [key], 1915–2010, American painter, b. Boston. Levine began his career with the Federal Arts Project. His savagely realistic paintings, executed with…Johnny Carson 2005 Deaths
Johnny CarsonAge: 79 legendary comedian who hosted NBC's The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992, when he handed the microphone over to Jay Leno. Carson's quick wit, charm, monologues, and…Bob Newhart Biography
Bob Newhart(George Robert Newhart)comedian, actorBorn: 9/5/1929Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois The first of Bob Newhart's two stand-up comedy albums, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960), became…Yeats, Jack Butler
(Encyclopedia) Yeats, Jack ButlerYeats, Jack Butleryāts [key], 1871–1957, Irish painter, son of the painter John Butler Yeats and brother of the poet William Butler Yeats. He began his career as an…Welch, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Welch, Jack (John Francis Welch, Jr.), 1935–2020, American business executive, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Univ. of Massachusetts (1957); Univ. of Illinois (M.S., 1958; Ph.D., chemical…Biographies: Radio and Television Personalities
Radio and Television Personalities Ed Sullivan See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links The Emmy® Awards International Consortium of Investigative Journalists…Sheppard, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Sheppard, Jack, 1702–24, English criminal. Raised in a workhouse, he ran away with Bess Lyon, known as Edgeworth Bess, who, with another girl known as Poll Maggott, incited him to a…Trending
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