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Johnny Dee Biography

Johnny DeeAge: 75 head men's basketball coach at Notre Dame from 1964-71 who led the team to four NCAA Tournaments, one NIT appearance and an overall record of 116-80; was hired by Alabama in…

Johnny Podres Biography

baseball pitcherDied: January 13, 2008 (Queensbury, New York) Best Known as: former pitcher for the Dodgers A pitcher for the Dodgers who led the team to…

Johnny Copeland Biography

Johnny Copeland blues musician Copeland played the blues for 27 years before he landed a recording contract with Rounder Records in 1981. Known for his gruff voice and soulful guitar, his…

Brewer's: Johnny Crapaud

A Frenchman, so called by the English sailors in the long Napoleon contest. The ancient Flemings used to call the French “Crapaud Franchos.” In allusion to the toads borne originally in…

Brewer's: Johnny Raw

A Verdant Green; a newly-enlisted soldier; an adult apprentice in the ship-trade. “The impulse given to ship-building by the continental war, induced employers to take persons as…

Brewer's: Bono Johnny

John Bull is so called in the East Indies. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BontempsBonnyclabber A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…

Johnny Carson Biography

Johnny Carsontelevision entertainerBorn: 10/23/1925Birthplace: Corning, Iowa Emmy Award-winning television entertainer famous for his 30-year stint as host of The Tonight Show (1962–92), television'…

Johnny Cash Biography

Johnny Cashcountry singerBorn: 2/26/1932Birthplace: Kingsland, Arkansas Grammy Award-winning country and western singer known as “the man in black.” From his earliest rockabilly sessions at…

Johnny Depp Biography

Johnny Depp(John Christopher Depp III) actorBorn: 6/9/1963Birthplace: Owensboro, Kentucky Intelligent actor who quickly progressed from stereotypical roles on television and in minor movies…

Johnny Mercer Biography

Johnny Mercer(John Herndon Mercer)lyricist, songwriterBorn: 11/18/1909Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia This prolific lyricist wrote words for some of the most memorable songs of the 1940s and 1950s,…