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Arthur Tatum Jr. (/ ˈ t eɪ t əm /, October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever. [1] [2] From early in his career, fellow musicians acclaimed Tatum's technical ability as extraordinary.
Don Barksdale (1923–1993), American professional basketball player; Ethelbert Barksdale (1824–1893), Confederate congressman, author of a bill to arm slaves, and later US Congressman; Eugene Hoy Barksdale (1896–1926), American aviator; James L. Barksdale (born 1943), investment fund manager, U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia (2016)
Jim Barksdale is chairman of the board and president of Barksdale Management Corp. He also serves as chairman of Spread Networks, a company he helped establish in 2009. He served as president and chief executive officer of Netscape Communications Corp. from January 1995 through the company’s merger with America Online in March 1999.
Valley of the Boom takes a close look at "the culture of speculation, innovation and debauchery that led to the rapid inflation and burst of the 1990s tech bubble. As with its hybrid series Mars, Nat Geo [uses] select doc elements to support the scripted drama to tell the true inside story of the dramatic early days of Silicon Valley."
In January 2000, Jim Barksdale gifted $100 million to the State of Mississippi to create a statewide reading institute, The Barksdale Reading Institute. This is a joint venture with the Mississippi Department of Education and the state’s seven public university schools of education.
Ode to Billy Joe is a 1976 American drama film, directed and produced by Max Baer Jr., with a screenplay by Herman Raucher, and starring Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor.It is inspired by the 1967 hit song by Bobbie Gentry, titled "Ode to Billie Joe."
James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Taxi , and The Simpsons and directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997).
