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Brewer's: Jean Crapaud

A Frenchman. A Frenchman is called both a toad and a frog. (See Crapaud.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jean FarineJeames A B C D E F G H I J K…

Brewer's: Jean Farine

[Jack Flour ]. A sort of Scaramouch, generally very tall, and representing a loutish boy dressed all in white, the hair, face, and hands being covered with flour. “Jean Farine s'en…

Jean-Claude Killy

Jean-Claude KillyBorn: Aug. 30, 1943French alpine skier 2-time World Cup champion (1967-68); won 3 gold medals at 1968 Olympics in Grenoble; co-president of 1992 Winter Games in Albertville;…

Jeane Dixon Biography

Jeane Dixon(Jeane Pinckert)astrologer, psychicBorn: 1/5/1918Birthplace: Medford, Wisconsin A world renowned psychic and advisor to several presidents, she was the author of eight books and a…

Jean Harlow Biography

Jean Harlow(Harlean Carpenter)actressBorn: 3/3/1911Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Film actress and archetypal pinup, known for her roles as a wisecracking sexpot. Her films include Hell's Angels…

Jean Anouilh Biography

Jean Anouilhplaywright, screenwriter, directorBorn: 6/23/1910Birthplace: Bordeaux, France His works, which include Le Voyageur sans Baggage (1938), Antigone (1946), and Beckett (1959), often…

Jean Patchett 2002 Deaths

Jean PatchettAge: 75 model who appeared on more than 40 magazine covers in the 1950s. Died: La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 22, 2002 Carl (Bobo) OlsonM - QDolores Olmedo Patiño

Jean Kerr 2003 Deaths

Jean KerrAge: 80 writer and playwright whose witty observations about the annoyances of life and show business were best illustrated in the book Please Don't Eat the Daisies and the play Mary…

Jeane Kirkpatrick 2006 Deaths

Jeane KirkpatrickAge: 80 first woman to be the American ambassador to the United Nations, and influential member of the National Security Council during President Reagan's first term of…

Jean MacArthur 2000 Deaths

Jean MacArthurAge: 101 widow of Gen. Douglas MacArthur who stood steadfast by her husband through both war and peace. After her husband's death in 1964, Mrs. MacArthur continued the social…