• Jack Pleasants (born Squire Pleasants; 27 August 1874 – 2 January 1924) was an English music hall comedian and singer. Jack Pleasants was born in Bradford...
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    (1885–1960) Charles Penrose (1873–1952) Mrs F. R. Phillips (c. 1829–1899) Jack Pleasants (1875–1924) Nelly Power (1854–1887) Arthur Prince (1881–1946) Harry...
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  • lugubrious, in the tradition of earlier northern English performers such as Jack Pleasants, Alfred Lester, and George Formby Sr. He often described himself with...
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  • last scene, she went offstage to sit down and died in the chair. 1924: Jack Pleasants, music hall entertainer, is said to have dropped dead on stage at age...
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    John Nash (1828–1901) Denise Orme (1885–1960) Edmund Payne (1864–1914) Jack Pleasants (1875–1924) Nelly Power (1854–1887) Peggy Pryde (1869–1943) Ella Retford...
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  • Harry Von Tilzer 1903 15 Vesta Victoria "Riding on a Motor Car" 1903 16 Jack Pleasants "I Shall Sulk" C. W. Murphy and Dan Lipton 1903 17 Ernie Mayne "I Can't...
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    grew up in Point Pleasant Beach, now lives in Interlaken, near Asbury Park." Jack Ford biography on Court TV Jack Ford at IMDb Jack Ford on WNET's MetroSource...
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  • many noted music hall and variety performers, including Billy Merson, Jack Pleasants, Harry Weldon, George Formby Sr., Billy Williams, Tom Foy, G. H. Elliott...
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    William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American professional boxer who competed...
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    Mount Pleasant is a large suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. In the Lowcountry, it is the fourth-most populous municipality...
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    Lupino Lane, Horace Mills and Sybil Arundale 1916-17 – Cinderella – Jack Pleasants and Dolly Harmer 1917-18 – Old King Cole – George Miller and Beatrice...
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    "Little Jack Horner" is a popular English nursery rhyme with the Roud Folk Song Index number 13027. First mentioned in the 18th century, it was early associated...
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  • Ridgewell's 1910 song "I'm Shy, Mary Ellen, I'm Shy", popularised by Jack Pleasants. In Doug Hinman and Jason Brabazon's 1994 self-published Kinks discography...
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  • Gouverneur Kemble Democratic 4th March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 Cold Spring ? Jack Kemp Republican 39th January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 Hamburg ? 38th January...
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    Jigsaw Albert Rumpelmayer Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff Dr. Steiner Dracula Dr. Jack Seward All Quiet on the Western Front Kantorek Jaguar Lives! General Villanova...
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    event was the largest dance the Jack Melick Orchestra has ever performed. Interview with John T. Melick Jr, June 2011 "Jack Melick 1929 - 2021". Dallas Morning...
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    Giacomo "Jack" William Tocco (c.  Oct 1926 – July 14, 2014) was an Italian-American mobster and the longtime mob boss of the criminal organization known...
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  • Jack King is an American rock drummer from Pleasant Hill, California. Jack graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1966. He was a member of the 1960s...
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  • Outdoor Life magazine, where he served as Shooting Editor for 31 years. Jack O'Connor was born in Nogales, Arizona, a territory he described as the last...
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  • Dog Jack is a 2010 American war drama film based on the book of the same name by Florence W. Biros. The film is inspired by the true story of the mascot...
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    Joseph Pershing GCB (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior American United States Army officer. He served most famously...
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    Thomas Edward Ketchum (known as Black Jack; October 31, 1863 – April 26, 1901) was an American cowboy who later became an outlaw. He was executed in 1901...
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  • a complete list of works by American science fiction and fantasy author Jack Vance. The Dying Earth (author's preferred title: Mazirian the Magician,...
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    Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, writer, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second...
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    fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery...
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  • Spring-heeled Jack (also Springheel Jack, Spring-heel'd Jack, etc.) is a Victorian character, notorious for his frightening leaps. Spring-heeled Jack may also...
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  • Jack o' Kent or Jack-a-Kent is an English and Welsh folkloric character based in the Welsh Marches. He is alternately referred to as either a cleric or...
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    Mount Pleasant is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It stands 45 miles (72 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. As of the 2020 census...
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  • Food Historian from Rio Grande Valley, TX (eliminated after the appetizer) Jack Matusek, Chef and Butcher from Yoakum, TX (eliminated after the entrée) Courtney...
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    Mount Pleasant is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. Mount Pleasant was the birthplace of 19th-century writer and humorist Samuel R. Watkins...
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