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Jack Gardner 2000 Deaths

Jack GardnerAge: 90 legendary college basketball coach who pioneered the fast-break style in the 1950s with Kansas State and then Utah during a time when many teams still relied on set shots…

Jack Welch, 2000 News

CEO of General Electric, agreed to write a memoir for an unprecedented $7.1 million advance from Time Warner Trade Publishing. He'll write the book, about his career and business philosophy…

Jack Haley 2000 Deaths

Jack HaleyAge: 65 surfer who helped lead the sport through its "golden age" from the 1940s to the 1960s; won first U.S. Open of Surfing in 1959; oldest son, Jack Jr., played professional…

Jack Lord 1998 Deaths

Jack Lord (John Joseph Ryan)Age: 77 actor best known for his role as Detective Steve McGarrett on the police drama in TV's Hawaii Five-O. He also starred in several Broadway productions and…

Jack Micheline 1998 Deaths

Jack Micheline (Harvey Martin Silver)Age: 68 Beat poet whose writing career took shape in New York City in the late 1950s alongside good friend Jack Kerouac. His works include River of Red…

Jack Gelber 2003 Deaths

Jack GelberAge: 71 playwright whose award-winning The Connection broke ground with its realistic, haunting portrait of drug addicts. The 1959 Off-Broadway play won three Obie Awards. Died:…

Jack Lemmon 2001 Deaths

Jack LemmonAge: 76 beloved and versatile actor who excelled at both comic and dramatic roles. In many of his comedies, Lemmon portrayed an Everyman, prone to mishaps and pratfalls. He won two…

Jack Paar 2004 Deaths

Jack PaarAge: 85 comedian who was the unpredictable, intelligent host of the Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. His guests included a mix of celebrities, politicians, and wits, including Richard…

John R. "Jack" Horner

Paleontologist Melissa Sogard Horner has suggested that perhaps the T. rex was really more of a scavenger than a predator. Did you know? Jack Horner refers to many common dinosaurs…

Jack Shea 2002 Deaths

Jack SheaAge: 91 patriarch of America's first family with three generations of Olympians and was oldest surviving Winter Games gold medallist; won 500- and 1500-meter speed skating events at…