John Saxon

John Saxon may refer to:

John Saxon (educator)

John H. Saxon Sr. (10 December 1923 – 17 October 1996) was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and an educator. He was born in Georgia and graduated from high school in Athens, Georgia. He earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1949 and his master's degree in electrical engineering in 1961. Saxon flew 55 missions in a B-26 Night Intruder during the Korean War. After the war, he wrote or co-wrote a series of nine mathematics textbooks for kindergarten through high school which use an incremental teaching method often called "Saxon math". His books have gained popularity among certain traditionally-oriented groups of homeschoolers (some Left-wing homeschoolers as well) and private schools, but are also used in a number of public schools who favor a "back to basics" approach to mathematics. The Christian-Democracy-oriented Midwest Regionalist/catch-all political group Citizens for the Constructive Review of Public Policy specifically mentions Saxon Math and textbooks in their original 1990 statement of principles. As noted below, William F Buckley also commented on this in a 1981 issue of National Review.

John Saxon (actor)

John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1935) is an American actor who has worked on more than 200 projects during a span of sixty years. Saxon is known for his work in westerns and horror films, as well as for his role as Roper in the 1973 film Enter the Dragon, in which he starred with Bruce Lee and Jim Kelly.

Early life

Saxon, an Italian American, was born Carmine Orrico in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Anna (née Protettore) and Antonio Orrico, a dock worker. He attended New Utrecht High School, graduating in 1953. He then studied acting with famous acting coach Stella Adler and broke into films in the mid-1950s, playing teenage roles. According to Robert Hofler's 2005 biography, The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson, agent Willson saw Saxon's picture on the cover of a detective magazine and immediately contacted the boy's family in Brooklyn. With parents' permission, he signed the 17-year-old Orrico, got him meetings in Hollywood and renamed him John Saxon.