Jack Johnson (film)

Jack Johnson is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Jimmy Jacobs about the American boxer Jack Johnson (1878–1946). It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Cayton asked jazz artist Miles Davis to record music for the documentary, which resulted in Davis' 1971 album of the same name.

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Jack Johnson (Canadian politician)

John McLellan Johnson (August 20, 1930 – June 25, 2009) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990. He represented the ridings of Wellington—Dufferin—Peel and Wellington.

Background

Johnson was educated at Ryerson Polytechnical School in Toronto, and worked as a retail merchant. Johnson married Marie Lynn "Marnie" Johnston in 1951. She died in Mount Forest in September 2008. Together they raised three children.

Politics

He was a councillor in the Town of Mount Forest from 1968 to 1973, and mayor from 1973 to 1975.

He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Ted Sibbald by 712 votes in the riding of Wellington—Dufferin—Peel. He was re-elected by greater margins in the elections of 1977, 1981 and 1985. In the 1987 provincial election, he defeated Liberal challenger Bill Benson by 463 votes in the redistributed riding of Wellington.

Jack Johnson (Australian footballer)

Jack Johnson (12 March 1926 – 29 January 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His career with Essendon finished when he joined the Navy.

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Jack Taylor

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