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Tommy Lee Biography

Tommy Lee(Thomas Lee Bass)rock musicianBorn: 10/3/1962Birthplace: Athens, Greece Lee has been drummer for the heavy metal band Motley Crue since its beginnings in 1981 and with whom he has released…

Barrie, J. M.

(Encyclopedia) Barrie, J. M. (Sir James Matthew Barrie)Barrie, J. M.bârˈē [key], 1860–1937, Scottish playwright and novelist. He is best remembered for his play Peter Pan (1904), a supernatural…

Johnson, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Jack (John Arthur Johnson), 1878–1946, American boxer, b. Galveston, Tex., the son of two ex-slaves. Emerging from the battle royals (dehumanizing fights between blacks for…

Robinson, Sugar Ray

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Sugar Ray, 1920–89, American boxer, b. Detroit as Walker Smith, Jr. He began boxing after three years of high school in New York City. Having won all his amateur fights (…

Tommie Agee 2001 Deaths

Tommie AgeeAge: 58 N.Y. Mets center fielder best remembered for his two spectacular catches in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series to preserve a 5-0 victory en route to a 4-1 series upset of…

Tommy G. Thompson Biography

Tommy G. ThompsonGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Health and Human Services Born: 11/19/1941Birthplace: Elroy, Wis. Thompson was the governor of Wisconsin for an unprecedented 14 years. During…

Tommy Franks, 2003 News

the commander of allied forces in the Persian Gulf, directed the war in Iraq from the high-tech U.S. Central Command (Centcom) near Doha, Qatar. President Bush called on the four-star army…

Tommy Lee Jones Biography

Tommy Lee JonesactorBorn: 9/15/1946Birthplace: San Saba, Texas Academy- and Emmy Award-winning film and television actor best known for his role in The Fugitive (1993) that won him the supporting…

Tommy "T.J." Smith 1998 Deaths

Tommy "T.J." SmithAge: 79 Australia's winningest racehorse trainer in history; won the Sydney trainers' partnership 33 years in succession and won every major race on the Australian racing…

Queen Latifah

(Encyclopedia) Queen Latifah , 1970- , African-American rapper, songwriter, and actress, b. Newark, N.J., as Dana Elaine Owens. In a musical style…