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Brewer's: Yellow Jack
The flag displayed from lazarettos, naval hospitals, and vessels in quarantine. (See Union Jack.) Yellow Jack (The). The yellow fever. “Raymond and all his family died of yellow fever,…Brewer's: Flint Jack
Edward Simpson, an occasional servant of Dr. Young, of Whitby. So called because he used to tramp the kingdom vending spurious fossils, flint arrow-heads, stone celts, and other imitation…Jack Kerouac Biography
Jack Kerouac(Jean Louis Kerouac)novelistBorn: 3/12/1922Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts Novelist and leader of the Beat generation. His books include On the Road (1957), considered the…Jack Lemmon Biography
Jack LemmonactorBorn: 2/8/1925Birthplace: Boston Academy Award-winning film and stage actor who excelled at both comic and dramatic roles. His films include Mister Roberts (1955), The Odd Couple (…Jack Nicholson Biography
Jack Nicholsonactor, director, producerBorn: 4/22/1937Birthplace: Neptune, New Jersey Academy Award-winning actor, director and producer known for portraying cynical, dissolute characters. His films…Jack Albertson Biography
Jack AlbertsonactorBorn: 6/16/1907Birthplace: Malden, Massachusetts In a long career spanning vaudeville, television, Broadway theater, and film, he is remembered for his performance in the movie The…Jack Lord Biography
Jack Lord(John Joseph Patrick Ryan)actorBorn: 12/30/1920Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lord is best known for his role as detective Steve McGarrett in the TV series Hawaii Five-O (1968–80).…Jack Nance Biography
Jack Nance(Marvin John Nance)actorBorn: 12/21/1943Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts Nance acted in several films directed by David Lynch, most memorably in the lead role of Eraserhead (1976); he…Jack Palance Biography
Jack Palance (Walter Jack Palahnuik, Vladimir Palanuik)actor Born: 2/18/1919Birthplace: Lattimer, Pennsylvania This stage actor first appeared on film in Elia Kazan's Panic in the Streets (1950).…Jack Black Biography
Jack Blackactor, musicianBorn: 4/7/1969Birthplace: Los Angeles Black spent most of the mid- and late-1990s in relative obscurity, frequently playing offbeat sidekick characters. That all…