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Tony Kushner

playwrightBorn: July 1956Birthplace: Lake Charles, Louisiana Tony Award-and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright known for his plays that politicize the AIDS crisis. His works include the two-part…

Jared

(Encyclopedia) JaredJaredjârˈĭd [key], in the Bible, father of Enoch. It is also spelled Jered.

Kushner, Tony

(Encyclopedia) Kushner, TonyKushner, Tonyk&oobreve;shˈnər [key], 1956–, American playwright, b. New York City. He was a little-known off-Broadway playwright with several interesting works, e.g.,…

Jared Leto

actorBorn: 12/26/1971Birthplace: Bossier City, Louisiana After a nomadic childhood that included stays in Haiti, Louisiana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Virginia, Jared Leto moved to Los Angeles in 1991…

Sparks, Jared

(Encyclopedia) Sparks, Jared, 1789–1866, American historian and educator, b. Willington, Conn. He studied theology, mathematics, and natural philosophy at Harvard (1817–19). He was pastor of a…

Ingersoll, Charles Jared

(Encyclopedia) Ingersoll, Charles JaredIngersoll, Charles Jaredĭngˈgərsôl [key], 1782–1862, American political leader and author, b. Philadelphia; son of Jared Ingersoll (1749–1822). In several…

Jared POLIS, Congress, CO (1975)

POLIS, Jared, a Representative from Colorado; born in Boulder, Boulder County, Colo., May 12, 1975; A. B., Princeton University, Princeton, N. J., 1996; business owner; entrepreneur; member of…

Ingersoll, Jared, American jurist

(Encyclopedia) Ingersoll, Jared, 1749–1822, American jurist, b. New Haven, Conn.; son of Jared Ingersoll (1722–81) and father of Charles Jared Ingersoll. After studying law in England, he was…

Jared INGERSOLL, Congress, PA (1749-1822)

INGERSOLL, Jared, (father of Charles Jared Ingersoll and Joseph ReedIngersoll), a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in New Haven, Conn., October 24, 1749; received a classical education; was…

Jared IRWIN, Congress, PA (1768-1818)

IRWIN, Jared, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Georgia on January 19, 1768; appointed commissioner for valuation of lands and dwellings and enumeration of slaves for the second…