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Jack Webb
John Randolph "Jack" Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982), also known by the pen name John Randolph, was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sgt. Joe Friday in the Dragnet franchise (which he also created). He was also the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Limited.
Early life
Webb was born in Santa Monica, California, son of Samuel Chester Webb and Margaret Smith. He grew up in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles. His father left home before Webb was born, and Webb never knew him. He was raised a Roman Catholic by his Irish and Native American mother. One of the tenants in his mother's boarding house was an ex-jazzman and began Webb's lifelong interest in jazz by giving him a recording of Bix Beiderbecke's "At the Jazz Band Ball".
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Webb lived in the parish of Our Lady of Loretto Church and attended Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School in Echo Park, where he served as an altar boy. He then attended Belmont High School, near downtown Los Angeles and later, St. John's University, Minnesota, where he studied art. In high school, Webb was a student body president. He wrote to the student body in the yearbook, "You who showed me the magnificent warmth of friendship which I know, and you know, I will carry with me forever." During World War II, Webb enlisted in the United States Army Air Force, but he "washed out" of flight training. He later received a hardship discharge, since he was the primary financial support for both his mother and grandmother.
Jack Webb (footballer)
Jack Webb (27 May 1905 – 23 May 1992) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Webb (Kent cricketer)
Webb (dates unknown) was an English professional cricketer who made five known appearances in first-class cricket matches during the 1781 season.
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He was mainly associated with Kent.
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Jack Webb
ALBUMS
- Just the Tracks Ma'am released: 2004
Just the Tracks Ma'am
Released 2004- You Are Too Beautiful
- Nancy
- Try a Little Tenderness
- Stranger in Town
- You're Not in My Arms Tonight
- Do I Love You (Because You're Beautiful)
- You'd Never Know the Old Place Now
- I Thought About Marie
- But Beautiful
- You've Changed
- When Sunny Gets Blue
- You're My Girl
- Peacock
- Turquoise
- Periwinkle
- Midnight
- Dresden
- Sapphire
- Flame
- Magenta
- Rouge
- Carnation
- Vandyke
- Lobster
- Fire Engine
Born: 1920-04-02
Died: 1982-12-23
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by Camper Van Beethoven
Jack Ruby
by: Camper Van BeethovenI remember his hat tilted forward
His glasses are folded in his vest
And he seems like the kind of man who beats his horses
Or the dancers who work at a bar
We saw on the screen his face for a moment
No time to plead or even ask why
Jack Ruby appeared from out of nowhere
Then disappeared in broad daylight
'Cause he's a friend of that cloven-hoofed gangster the devil
He's been seen with the sheriff and the police
Drinking whiskey and water after hours, saying
"Let's do business, boys. The drinks are on me."
So draw the box along quickly
Avert your eyes with shame
Let us stand and speak of the weather
And pretend nothing ever happened on that day
Grant us the luxury, 'cause all our heroes are bastards
Grant us the luxury, 'cause all our heroes are thieves
Of the innocence of the afternoons
Now we think it's a virtue to simply survive
But it feels like this calm it's decaying
It's collapsing under its own weight
And I think its your friend the hangman coming
Choking back a laugh, a drunkard swaggering to your door
Now do you feel that cold, icy presence?
In the morning with coffee and with bread
Do you feel it in the movement of traffic
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