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Walter Bishop, Jr. Biography

Walter Bishop, Jr.musicianBorn: Oct. 4, 1927Birthplace: New York City A pianist during the bebop era, he played and recorded with many jazz greats, including Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, Oscar…

Alan Hale Jr. Biography

Alan Hale Jr.actorBorn: 3/8/1918Birthplace: Los Angeles Hearty, large character actor much like his father who first appeared as a teenager in 1933's Wild Boys of the Road. He worked in bit…

Louis Gossett, Jr. Biography

Louis Gossett, Jr.actorBorn: 5/27/1936Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lanky actor equally able to play the hero or the villain, Gossett won an Emmy for his appearance in the TV mini-series Roots (1977…

Robert Downey, Jr. Biography

Robert Downey, Jr. actorBorn: 4/4/1965Birthplace: New York City Talented actor who has battled personal demons as he has worked to establish himself as one of Hollywood's finest actors. His…

Harry Connick, Jr. Biography

Harry Connick, Jr. musician, actorBorn: 9/11/1967Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Musician known whose smooth voice and revival of swing and big band have drawn comparisons to Frank Sinatra…

Cuba Gooding, Jr. Biography

Cuba Gooding, Jr. actorBorn: 1/2/1968Birthplace: Bronx, New York Talented actor who stole the show, and walked away with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, as the temperamental but passionate…

Berry Gordy, Jr. Biography

Berry Gordy, Jr. record company founder and executiveBorn: 11/28/1929Birthplace: Detroit Gordy pursued a career as a boxer and served in the U.S. Army before returning to Detroit where he…

Marcian Edward HoffTed, Jr.

Marcian Edward Hoff“Ted”, Jr. Born: 1937 Birthplace: Rochester, N.Y. Microprocessor concept and architecture—Ted Hoff was…

Robert R.Williams, Jr.

Robert R.Williams, Jr. Born: 1886 Birthplace: Nellore, India Synthesis of vitamin B1—Williams isolated thiamine in…

John Presper Eckert, Jr.

John Presper Eckert, Jr. Born: 1919Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. ENIAC data translating device—Engineers Eckert and Mauchly invented ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator), the first…