(Encyclopedia) Bakker, JimBakker, Jimbāˈkər [key], 1941–, American preacher and television evangelist, b. Muskegon, Mich. Born James Orson, he took the last name of his wife and partner Tamara Faye (…
(Encyclopedia) jay, common name for a number of birds of the family Corvidae (crows and jays), found in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The best-known representatives in America are the blue jay,…
Born: Mar. 19, 1914Football HB Univ. of Chicago star; won 1st Heisman Trophy in 1935; top selection in the 1st-ever NFL Draft (1936).Died: June 26, 2002
television comedian and hostBorn: 4/28/1950Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York Emmy Award-winning television comedian who has hosted the The Tonight Show since Johnny Carson retired in 1992. Leno…
(Harold Jay Smith)actorBorn: May 26, 1919Birthplace: Six Nations Indian Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, Canada Although Jay Silverheels appeared in dozens of movies he is best known for his role as…
pop composer and lyricistBorn: 3/28/1915Birthplace: McDonald, Pennsylvania pop composer and lyricist who, with Ray Evans, scored more than 80 films and won three Best Song Oscars for “Que Sera Sera…
(Encyclopedia) Cooke, Jay, 1821–1905, American financier, b. Sandusky, Ohio. He founded Jay Cooke & Company, which marketed the huge Civil War loans of the federal government. He later turned to…
(Encyclopedia) Gould, Jay, 1836–92, American speculator, b. Delaware co., N.Y. A country-store clerk and surveyor's assistant, he rose to control half the railroad mileage in the Southwest, New York…
(Encyclopedia) Jay, John, 1745–1829, American statesman, 1st chief justice of the United States, b. New York City, grad. King's College (now Columbia Univ.), 1764. He was admitted (1768) to the bar…
