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Tim Taylor Biography

Tim Taylorrock musicianBorn: 1969 Lead singer, guitarist, and Moog-synthesizer-meister of the group Brainiac, Taylor was killed in a car accident just as the band was gaining national…

J.G. Taylor Spink

J.G. Taylor SpinkBorn: Nov. 6, 1888Publisher of The Sporting News from 1914-62 BWAA annual meritorious service award named after him.Died: Dec. 7, 1962Tris SpeakerR - TLeon Spinks

Marshall (Major) Taylor

Marshall (Major) TaylorBorn: Nov. 26, 1878Cyclist Considered one of the first African-American sports heroes; held seven world cycling records at the turn of the century, racing mostly in…

James Taylor Biography

James TaylormusicianBorn: 3/12/1948Birthplace: Boston, Mass. The Bing Crosby of the 1970s, Taylor's brand of mellow introspective music delineated the shift away from the socially and…

Philo Taylor Farnsworth

Philo Taylor Farnsworth Born: 1906Birthplace: Beaver, Utah Television system—At the age of 20 Farnsworth produced the first all-electronic television image. In addition to his television…

Niki Taylor Biography

Niki Taylor modelBorn: 3/5/1975Birthplace: Pembroke Pines, Florida Taylor appeared on the cover of Vogue at the age of 15, making her the youngest cover model in the magazine's history. She…

Lili Taylor Biography

Lili Taylor actressBorn: 2/20/1967Birthplace: Glencoe, Illinois Since her film debut in Mystic Pizza (1988), Taylor has made a name for herself in the world of independent films. She won an IPF…

Taylor, James Vernon

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, James Vernon, 1948-, American singer-songwriter, b. Boston, Ma. Taylor was born in Boston but raised in Chapel Hill, N.C. As a…

Friedman, Jerome Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Friedman, Jerome IsaacFriedman, Jerome Isaacfrēdˈmən [key], 1930–, American physicist, b. Chicago, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1956. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of…

Taylor, John, Mormon leader

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, John, 1808–87, American leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, b. England. He emigrated in 1832 to Canada, where he was converted (1836) to the Mormon faith…