Events

539 BC – Cyrus the Great marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile. Cyrus allows the Jews to return to Yehud Medinata and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.

1091 – London Tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.

1346 – Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.

1448 – Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi is defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II.

1456 – The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia)

1604 – Kepler's Star: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.

1610 – French king Louis XIII is crowned in Rheims.

1660 – Nine Regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered.

1662 – Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for 40,000 pounds.

1771 – Premiere in Milan of the opera ''Ascanio in Alba'', composed by Wolfgang Mozart, age 15.

1777 – American Revolutionary War: American troops defeat the British in the Battle of Saratoga.

1781 – American Revolutionary War: General Charles Cornwallis surrenders at the Battle of Yorktown.

1800 – Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao.

1806 – Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti is assassinated after an oppressive rule.

1814 – London Beer Flood occurs in London, killing nine.

1860 – First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the ''British Open'').

1888 – Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).

1907 – Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.

1912 – Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.

1917 – First British bombing of Germany in World War I.

1931 – Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion.

1933 – Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.

1941 – For the first time in World War II, a German submarine attacks an American ship.

1941 – German troops execute the male population of the villages Kerdyllia in Serres, Greece.

1943 – Burma Railway (Burma-Thailand Railway) is completed.

1945 – A massive number of people, headed by CGT and Evita, gather in the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina to demand Juan Peron's release. It calls "el día de la lealtad peronista" (the loyalty peronista day)

1956 – The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England.

1961 – Scores of Algerian protesters (some claim up to 400) are massacred by the Paris police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Prefecture of Police.

1964 – Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies opens the artificial Lake Burley Griffin in the middle of the capital Canberra.

1965 – The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair closes after a two year run. More than 51 million people had attended the two-year event.

1966 – A fire at a building in New York, New York kills 12 firefighters, the New York City Fire Department's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks.

1966 – Botswana and Lesotho join the United Nations.

1968 – Black American athletes make a silent protest against racism at the Olympics

1970 – Montreal, Quebec: Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte murdered by members of the FLQ terrorist group.

1973 – OPEC starts an oil embargo against a number of western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Syria.

1977 – German Autumn: Four days after it is hijacked, Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu, Somalia, where a team of German GSG 9 commandos later rescues all remaining hostages on board.

1979 – Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

1979 – The Department of Education Organization Act is signed into law creating the US Department of Education and US Department of Health and Human Services.

1980 – As part of the Holy See – United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican

1989 – 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake (7.1 on the Richter scale) hits the San Francisco Bay Area and causes 57 deaths directly (and 6 indirectly).

1998 – At Jesse, in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, a petroleum pipeline explodes killing about 1200 villagers, some of whom are scavenging gasoline.

2000 – Train crash at Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack.

2003 – The pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by and become the World's tallest highrise.

2010 – Mary MacKillop is canonized (in Rome) and becomes the first saint of Australia.

Births

1253 – Saint Ivo of Kermartin (d. 1303)

1563 – Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (d. 1611)

1577 – Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (d. 1621)

1582 – Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)

1623 – Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)

1688 – Domenico Zipoli, Italian composer (d. 1726)

1711 – Jupiter Hammon, American writer (d. 1806)

1719 – Jacques Cazotte, French writer (d. 1792)

1760 – Claude Henri de Rouvroy, French economist and philosopher (d. 1825)

1811 – Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-born American religious figure (d. 1876)

1813 – Georg Büchner, German playwright (d. 1837)

1814 – Yakiv Holovatsky, Ukrainian writer and professor (d. 1888)

1817 – Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Hindustani intellectual (d. 1898)

1853 – Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)

1864 – Elinor Glyn, British writer (d. 1943)

1865 – James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (d. 1950)

1886 – Spring Byington, American actress (d. 1971)

1890 – Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)

1892 – Theodor Eicke, German Nazi official (d. 1943)

1892 – Herbert Howells, English composer (d. 1983)

1898 – Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violin teacher (d. 1998)

1898 – Simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer (d. 1971)

1900 – Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991)

1902 – Irene Ryan, American actress (d. 1973)

1903 – Nathanael West, American writer (d. 1940)

1906 – Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)

1908 – Red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)

1912 – Pope John Paul I (d. 1978)

1912 – Theodore Marier, KCSG, American composer, founder of the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001)

1912 – Jack Owens, American singer/songwriter (d. 1982)

1914 – Jerry Siegel, American cartoonist (d. 1996)

1915 – Arthur Miller, American playwright (d. 2005)

1917 – Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991)

1917 – Marsha Hunt, American actress

1918 – Rita Hayworth, American actress (d. 1987)

1918 – Ralph Wilson, American pro football team owner

1919 – Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist

1920 – Montgomery Clift, American actor (d. 1966)

1920 – Miguel Delibes, Spanish novelist (d. 2010)

1921 – Maria Gorokhovskaya, Soviet gymnast (d. 2001)

1921 – Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. 2007)

1921 – George Mackay Brown, Scottish Poet (d.1996)

1922 – Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian composer (d. 2001)

1922 – Pierre Juneau, Canadian film and broadcast executive

1923 – Barney Kessel, American musician (d. 2004)

1923 – Charles McClendon, American football coach (d. 2001)

1924 – Don Coryell, American football head coach (d. 2010)

1925 – Harry Carpenter, English sports commentator (d. 2010)

1926 – Julie Adams, American film actress

1926 – Beverly Garland, American actress (d. 2008)

1930 – Robert Atkins, American nutritionist (d. 2003)

1930 – Jimmy Breslin, American newspaper columnist and author

1931 – Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian writer

1933 – Bill Anders, American astronaut

1933 – Jeanine Deckers, Belgian nun (d. 1985)

1934 – Johnny Haynes, English footballer (d. 2005)

1935 – Sydney Chapman, English politician and architect

1936 – Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese seismologist

1937 – Paxton Whitehead, English actor

1938 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil (d. 2007)

1938 – Les Murray, Australian poet

1940 – Jim Smith, English footballer and manager

1940 – Peter Stringfellow, British nightclub owner

1941 – Earl Thomas Conley, American singer

1942 – Steve Jones, American basketball player

1942 – Gary Puckett, American musician

1946 – Ronni Chasen, American film publicist (d. 2010)

1946 – Michael Hossack, American musician (The Doobie Brothers)

1946 – Sir Cameron Mackintosh, British stage producer

1946 – Adam Michnik, Polish activist

1946 – Drusilla Modjeska, Australian writer and editor

1946 – Bob Seagren, American athlete

1947 – Simi Garewal, Indian actress

1947 – Gene Green, American politician

1947 – Michael McKean, American actor

1948 – Margot Kidder, Canadian actress

1948 – Robert Jordan, American novelist (d. 2007)

1948 – George Wendt, American actor

1950 – Philippe Barbarin, French cardinal

1950 – Howard Rollins, American actor (d. 1996)

1951 – Roger Pontare, Swedish singer

1954 – Carlos Buhler, American high altitude mountaineer

1955 – Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek politician

1956 – Mae Jemison, American astronaut and physician

1956 – Patrick McCrory, American politician

1957 – Lawrence Bender, American film producer

1957 – Steve McMichael, American football player

1958 – Alan Jackson, American singer and songwriter

1959 – Ron Drummond, American writer

1959 – Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian

1959 – Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic

1959 – Richard Roeper, American film critic

1960 – Guy Henry, English actor

1960 – Rob Marshall, American director

1962 – Mike Judge, American cartoonist, filmmaker and voice actor

1963 – Sergio Goycochea, Argentine footballer

1963 – Norm Macdonald, Canadian comedian and actor

1965 – Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer

1966 – Danny Ferry, American basketball player

1966 – Mark Gatiss, English actor and writer

1966 – Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and television personality

1967 – René Dif, Danish musician (Aqua)

1968 – Ziggy Marley, Jamaican musician

1969 – Ernie Els, South African golfer

1969 – Wyclef Jean, Haitian singer

1969 – Wood Harris, American actor

1969 – Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian

1970 – Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer

1970 – John Mabry, American baseball player

1970 – Shauna O'Brien, American model and actress

1970 – Blues Saraceno, American guitarist

1971 – Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer ('N Sync)

1972 – Eminem, American rapper

1972 – Sharon Leal, American actress

1972 – Joe McEwing, American baseball player

1972 – Tarkan, Turkish singer

1973 – Andrea Tarozzi, Italian footballer

1974 – Ariel Levy, American feminist writer

1974 – Matthew Macfadyen, British actor

1974 – Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboardist (HIM)

1974 – John Rocker, American baseball player

1975 – Francis Bouillon, American hockey player

1976 – Sebastián Abreu, Uruguayan footballer

1977 – Dudu Aouate, Israeli footballer

1977 – Alimi Ballard, American actor

1977 – Bryan Bertino, American film director and screenwriter

1978 – Erin Karpluk, Canadian television actress

1979 – Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer and violinist (Stream of Passion)

1979 – Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish race car driver

1979 – Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player

1980 – Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player

1980 – Alessandro Piccolo, Italian racing driver

1982 – Nick Riewoldt, Australian football player

1983 – Daniel Booko, American actor

1983 – Ivan Saenko, Russian football player

1983 – Mitch Talbot, American baseball player

1984 – Jelle Klaasen, Dutch darts player

1984 – Chris Lowell, American actor

1984 – Randall Munroe, American cartoonist

1985 – Carlos González, Venezuelan baseball player

1985 – Baran Kosari, Iranian actress

1987 – Bea Alonzo, Filipina actress

1987 – Jarosław Fojut, Polish footballer

1988 – Christina Crawford, American professional wrestler

1990 – Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer

1992 – Sam Concepcion, Filipino performer and actor

Deaths

532 – Pope Boniface II

1174 – Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)

1586 – Philip Sidney, English courtier, soldier, and writer (killed in battle) (b. 1554)

1616 – John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)

1660 – Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)

1673 – Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (b. 1630)

1757 – René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (b. 1683)

1776 – Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (b. 1681)

1780 – William Cookworthy, English chemist (b. 1705)

1786 – Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss artist (b. 1723)

1806 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian independence leader (b. 1758)

1836 – Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (b. 1782)

1837 – Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer (b. 1778)

1849 – Frédéric Chopin, Polish musician and composer (b. 1810)

1868 – Laura Secord, Canadian heroine of the war of 1812 (b. 1775)

1887 – Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (b. 1824)

1889 – Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (b. 1828)

1910 – Julia Ward Howe, American composer and abolitionist (b. 1819)

1931 – Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist (b. 1884)

1934 – Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish histologist and neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1852)

1937 – Joseph Bruce Ismay, Titanic survivor and managing director of the White Star Line (b. 1862)

1938 – Karl Kautsky, Czech-German Marxist theoretician (b. 1854)

1943 – Stefan Starzyński, Polish politician (b. 1893)

1956 – Anne Crawford, British film actor (b. 1920)

1958 – Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (b. 1876)

1958 – Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (b. 1896)

1962 – Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter (b. 1882)

1963 – Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (b. 1865)

1965 – John Barton King, Philadelphian cricketer (b. 1873)

1966 – Wieland Wagner, German stage director (b. 1917)

1967 – Henry Pu Yi, last Emperor of China (b. 1906)

1970 – Pierre Laporte, Vice-Premier of Quebec (assassinated) (b. 1921)

1970 – Vola Vale, American actress (b. 1897)

1972 – Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)

1972 – George, Crown Prince of Serbia (b. 1887)

1972 – Billy Williams, American singer (b. 1910)

1973 – Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian writer (b. 1926)

1978 – Giovanni Gronchi, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1887)

1979 – S. J. Perelman, American writer (b. 1904)

1979 – John Stuart, Scottish actor (b. 1898)

1981 – Albert Cohen, Swiss author (b. 1895)

1983 – Raymond Aron, French philosopher (b. 1905)

1987 – Abdul Malek Ukil, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1925)

1991 – Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and television performer (b. 1919)

1992 – Herman Johannes, Indonesian professor, scientist and politician (b. 1912)

1992 – Orestis Laskos, Greek film director, screenwriter and actor (b. 1908)

1993 – Criss Oliva, American musician (Savatage) (b. 1963)

1996 – Chris Acland, English drummer (Lush) (b. 1966)

1998 – Joan Hickson, British actress (b. 1906)

1998 – Hakim Mohammed Said, Pakistani scholar and philanthropist (b. 1920)

1999 – Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (b. 1915)

2000 – Leo Nomellini, football player and wrestler (b. 1924)

2000 – Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian rock musician and poet (b. 1964)

2001 – Jay Livingston, American songwriter (b. 1915)

2001 – Rehavam Zeevi, Israeli politician (b. 1926)

2002 – Derek Bell, Irish harpist (The Chieftains) (b. 1935)

2002 – Aileen Riggin, American swimmer (b. 1906)

2004 – Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer (b. 1952)

2005 – Ba Jin, Chinese writer (b. 1904)

2006 – Daniel Emilfork, French actor (b. 1924)

2006 – Christopher Glenn, American newscaster (b. 1938)

2007 – Joey Bishop, American entertainer, member of the Rat Pack (b. 1918)

2007 – Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (b. 1931)

2008 – Levi Stubbs, American baritone singer (Four Tops) (b. 1936)

2009 – Vic Mizzy, American composer (themes to ''Green Acres'' and ''The Addams Family) (b. 1916)

Holidays and observances

Christian Feast Day:

*Catervus

*Ignatius of Antioch

*Marguerite Marie Alacoque

*Rule of Andrew

*Richard Gwyn

*October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Dessalines Day (Haiti)

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (International)

Loyalty Day (Argentina)

National Edge Day (Straight edge movement)

External links

BBC: On This Day

On This Day in Canada

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Coordinates	42°25′″N2°44′″N
name	Jonathan Ross
birth name	Jonathan Stephen Ross
birth date	November 17, 1960
birth place	Camden, London, England
nationality	British
occupation	Broadcaster, film critic
years active	1987–present
spouse
children	2 daughters, 1 son
parents	Martha Ross }}

Jonathan Stephen Ross, OBE (born 17 November 1960) is an English television and radio presenter, best known for presenting the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' from 2001 until he left the BBC in 2010. Ross began hosting a new chat show on ITV1 starting 3 September 2011. Ross also hosted his own radio show on BBC Radio 2, and acted as a film critic and presenter of the ''Film'' programme. Other regular roles have included being a regular panellist on the comedy sports quiz ''They Think It's All Over'' from 1999 to 2006, and presenting the annual British Comedy Awards from 1991 to 2007, and 2009 onwards.

Ross began his television career as a programme researcher, before débuting as a television presenter for ''The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross'' on Channel 4 in 1987. Over the next decade he had several radio and television roles, many through his own production company, Channel X. In 1995 he sold his stake in Channel X, and embarked on a career with the BBC. In 1999, Ross took over presenting the ''Film'' programme from Barry Norman, and also began presenting his own radio show, while two years later he began hosting ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''. For the chat show, Ross won three British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards for Best Entertainment Performance, in 2004, 2006 and 2007. By 2006 Ross was believed to be the BBC's highest paid star. In 2005, Ross was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to broadcasting. Ross has been involved in controversies throughout his broadcasting career. As a result, in 2008 he wrote a semi-autobiographical work titled ''Why Do I Say These Things?'', detailing some of his life experiences.

Ross has been married to the author, journalist and broadcaster Jane Goldman since 1988; they have three children. Ross and Goldman have together established the television production company Hotsauce TV. Ross is known as an avid fan and collector of comic books and memorabilia, and has written his own comic book, ''Turf''. Ross is known for his distinctive voice, flamboyant style of dress, and his light-hearted banter. He is also known for his characteristic difficulty in pronouncing the sound 'r'.

Personal

Ross was born in Camden, London, England on 17 November 1960, a son of British actress and radio presenter Martha Ross. He grew up in Leytonstone and is the brother of journalist, television editor, and media personality Paul Ross; TV producer/actor Miles Ross; TV producer Simon Ross, and music industry professional Adam Ross. He was educated at Norlington School for Boys, a comprehensive school at the same time as his elder brother Paul, and at Leyton County High School for Boys, a comprehensive school. He also attended Southampton College of Art, now known as Southampton Solent University. He then studied Modern European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), University of London.

Ross married author/journalist/broadcaster Jane Goldman, nine years his junior, in 1988, when Goldman was 18. They have since had three children: Betty Kitten (named after Bettie Page), Harvey Kirby (named after Jack Kirby, a comic book creator whom Ross especially admires), and Honey Kinney. The family lives in Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Ross and others have used his rhotacism for comic effect and he is sometimes known as "Wossy," including on his Twitter feed (@wossy).

Ross is known for owning exotic pets. He is a big music fan and the first band he saw live was punk rockers X-Ray Spex at Islington's Hope and Anchor pub in North London. He is a big fan of David Bowie, Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry, Queen (he was in the audience for Queen at Wembley), British punk rock, Spandau Ballet, Sparks, ''Star Trek'', ''Doctor Who'' (his favourite Doctor was Jon Pertwee), and comic books. Ross has even co-owned a comic shop in London with Paul Gambaccini and released ''Turf'', his first comic book, in 2010, with American artist Tommy Lee Edwards. He was also the visual inspiration for the main character in the comic book ''Saviour''. Ross is also greatly interested in Japan, presenting a BBC-TV series on many different aspects of Japanese culture, ''Japanorama'', for three series between 2002–07. He was a regular at London's ''Blitz'' club during the early 1980s (famous for the Blitz Kids). He is a fan and friend of the singers Morrissey and George Michael.

He is a close friend of comedian Ricky Gervais and bought him a kitten after Gervais' previous cat, Colin, had died. The cat's name is Ollie and was presented to him on an episode of Ross' talk show ''Friday Night With Jonathan Ross''. He was one of the special celebrity guests in the final episode of Gervais's second season of ''Extras'', in which Gervais's character, Andy Millman, and Ross were shown to be the best of friends after a fictional appearance on ''Friday Night With Jonathan Ross''.

He is also a friend of author Neil Gaiman, and he and his wife appear in Gaiman's short story "The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch", collected in ''Fragile Things''.

In 2005, Ross was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. He celebrated the news by playing "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols on his Radio 2 show.

When talking to Colin Farrell on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' on 19 February 2010, Ross claimed not to have consumed alcohol for ten years.

Ross has attended a fund raiser for the James Randi Educational Foundation called ''The Amazing Meeting'' in London in 2009 and 2010. Interviewed by Rebecca Watson, Ross described himself as a big fan of James Randi and the other speakers – who were mainly prominent sceptics – and said that he and his wife had come to have a sceptical view of the world. Ross has been supportive of Simon Singh's efforts to defend an accusation of libel by the British Chiropractic Association and Ross has posed for the ''Geek Calendar 2011'', a fund raiser for the libel reform in the UK.

At a book signing event in Central London in September 2010, Ross stated that as a youngster he went to school in Leyton (Leyton Senior High School) and supports Leyton Orient F.C.

On 6 June 2011, it was announced that Ross' beloved pug Mr Pickle had been killed in an accident on board a train while Ross was filming a new travelogue show for ITV. Mr Pickle was well known to both viewers and listeners of Ross' TV and radio shows.

Career

Child actor

Following the acting lead of his mother, who appeared as an extra on television shows such as ''East Enders'', Ross appeared in television ads as a child actor. His first, for the breakfast cereal Kellogg's Rice Krispies, gave him his television debut in 1970, when he was 10 years old. He also appeared in an ad for the laundry detergent Persil.

Early career

Ross began his adult career as a researcher on the Channel 4 show ''Loose Talk''. After leaving this, he worked on various other shows before beginning another research job on ''Soul Train'', which became ''Solid Soul''. It is believed his first appearance on television was as an extra in the 1981 ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' episode, ''The Last Roll Call''.

Channel X: 1987–95

Whilst on ''Solid Soul'', he met fellow researcher Alan Marke, and the two devised what would prove to be a breakthrough hit for Ross in 1987, ''The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross''.

The pair based their concept on the successful American show ''Late Night with David Letterman'', and formed a new production company called Channel X, to produce a pilot. Ross was not originally slated as the show's host, but with little time to find one Jonathan Ross stepped in and made his television debut on the show in January 1987.

While the series was initially a co-production with Colin Calendar, ownership transferred to Marke and Ross, meaning that the latter retained a great deal of control as well as being presenter. The show proved popular for both Ross and for Channel 4, making him one of the major personalities on the channel.

A year later, his documentary series ''The Incredibly Strange Film Show'' introduced many to the works of cult filmmakers like Sam Raimi and Jackie Chan.

In 1989, he co-presented the biennial BBC charity telethon ''Comic Relief'', the same year he launched ''One Hour with Jonathan Ross'' a short lived chat show on Channel 4, most notable for the game show segment "Knock down ginger" which introduced comedians such as Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson to television.

In 1991, he presented the annual ''British Comedy Awards'' on ITV. He has presented the event each year since, but in 2008 announced he would be stepping down from the role following his suspension from the BBC. In 1992 he presented an interview with Madonna about her ''Erotica'' album and ''Sex Book'' promotion.

In 1993, he was the narrator for ''FIA Formula One 1993 Season Review'' video.

Ross has appeared in numerous television entertainment programmes on several channels throughout the 1990s and 2000s. He was a regular panellist on the sports quiz ''They Think It's All Over'', and hosted the panel game ''It's Only TV...But I Like It''. Other projects include the BBC joke-quiz ''Gagtag'', the Channel 4 variety show ''Saturday Zoo'', new-acts showcase ''The Big Big Talent Show'', and the ITV programme ''Fantastic Facts''.

In 1995 he left Channel X, despite its profitable nature. He was quoted in a 1998 article as stating:

Television 1995–2006

In 1995 he presented ''Mondo Rosso'', a programme about old ''cult'' films. He took over presenting of the Film programme, the BBC's long-running cinema review series, in 1999 after Barry Norman left the show. Ross himself has made a number of cameo appearances in films, playing himself in the Spice Girls' film ''Spice World'' (1997) and voicing the character of Doris in the UK version of ''Shrek 2'' (2004). He also played himself in ''Only Fools and Horses'', presenting ''Goldrush'', a fictional television quiz on which the main character, Del, was a contestant. In 2001 he voiced characters in two episodes of the animated comedy series ''Rex the Runt''. In the 30 October episode of ''Film 2006'', Ross also claimed that he had appeared as an extra in the 1981 film 'The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin', as an Israeli soldier raiding Entebbe Airport. He also appeared on the first pilot show for ''Shooting Stars'', acting as a team captain.

BBC Radio: 1999–2010

Ross began presenting a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2 in 1999. He has also presented radio shows for BBC Radio 1 and Virgin Radio (having previously worked on Richard Branson's earlier venture, ''Radio Radio''), as well as the now-defunct commercial radio network service ''The Superstation'', where his producer was Chris Evans.

From 23 May 2009, Ross' BBC Radio 2 show was pre-recorded 24 hours before broadcast. This decision was made to make the show more watertight and, according to the press, to make sure any of Ross's off-the-cuff comments might be edited out.

Ross' show on Radio 2 last aired on 17 July 2010 when his contract at the BBC ended.

''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'': 2001–10

On 2 November 2001, Ross began presenting his chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''.

In 2005, Ross anchored the BBC television coverage of the Live 8 concerts. Later that year he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. He celebrated the news by playing "God Save the Queen" by The Sex Pistols (which was banned by the BBC when released in 1977) on his BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning show. On 21 June 2006 Ross was made a Fellow of University College London, where he studied.

In early 2006, Ross announced that after eight years he was quitting his regular panellist seat on the sport/comedy quiz show ''They Think It's All Over'', stating:

However, after Ross' departure, only two more episodes of the show were made before it was cancelled.

In January 2006 he presented ''Jonathan Ross' Asian Invasion'', broadcast on BBC Four. The three-part documentary followed Ross as he explored the film industry in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, interviewing directors and showcasing clips. His interest in Asian culture and his self confessed love for anime and video games led him to making three series of BBC Three show ''Japanorama'', as well as producing another series for the same channel called ''Adam and Joe Go Tokyo'', starring Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish. He produced the latter programme through his own production company Hot Sauce.

In June 2006, a bidding war was sparked between BBC and other broadcasters for Ross' services. Although other broadcasters were unsuccessful in poaching Ross, it is believed that their bids were higher than the BBC during negotiations. ITV, who bid for Ross, poached chat host Michael Parkinson around the same time. Ross became the highest paid television personality in Britain, when a new BBC contract secured his services until 2010, for a reported £18 million (£6 million per year).

On 25 June 2006, he performed at the Children's Party at the Palace for the Queen's 80th birthday. In August 2006, Ross was enlisted to ask the first question since the transition from beta for the Yahoo Answers in UK and Ireland. On 16 March 2007, Ross hosted Comic Relief 2007 alongside Fearne Cotton and Lenny Henry. On 7 July 2007 Ross presented at the Live Earth concert.

Starting on 10 September 2007 he presented the BBC Four series ''Comics Britannia'', about the history of the British comic. This forms the core of a Comics Britannia season, which includes another documentary, ''In Search of Steve Ditko'', by Ross.

In May 2008, Ross won the Sony Gold Award "Music Radio Personality of the Year".

On 3 August 2008, on BBC1, he hosted ''Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army''.

In 2010, Ross took part in ''Channel 4's Comedy Gala'', a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London on 30 March.

On 7 April 2010, Ross' first comic book was published. Turf was written by Jonathan himself and drawn by artist Tommy Lee Edwards. In 2011, Ross wrote an introduction for ''The Steve Ditko Omnibus Vol. 1'', a collection of work by the American comics artist featured in Ross' 2007 documentary.

In one of his last appearances on the show, Ross was bundled on repeatedly by Gary Lineker, Ross Noble, Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett & Tinie Tempah, after a performance of Gorillaz' iconic song "Clint Eastwood" & "On Melancholy Hill".

Leaving the BBC (2010)

On 7 January 2010, Ross confirmed that he would leave the BBC in July 2010, having decided not to renegotiate his contract. This would see him leave all his regular BBC roles, namely his Friday night chat show, Radio 2 show and a film review programme, although he would be continuing with some specials, such as Comic Relief and the BAFTA Awards.

Explaining the decision, Ross said:

Although I have had a wonderful time working for the BBC, and am very proud of the shows I have made while there, over the last two weeks I have decided not to re-negotiate when my current contract comes to an end. While there, I have worked with some of the nicest and most talented people in the industry and had the opportunity to interview some of the biggest stars in the world, and am grateful to the BBC for such a marvellous experience. I would like to make it perfectly clear that no negotiations ever took place and that my decision is not financially motivated

The decision came a day after it was announced that Graham Norton had signed a two year deal with the BBC, and the BBC's media correspondent Torin Douglas speculated Norton would be a ready-made replacement for Ross's chat show role, while Mark Kermode of BBC Radio 5 Live was a potential successor in the film review role, but that "replacing Ross on radio will be harder". Ross last appeared on the film programme in Episode 10 of ''Film 2010 with Jonathan Ross'' aired on 17 March 2010. After Kermode publicly ruled himself out on 26 March, Claudia Winkleman was announced 30 March 2010 as his replacement as host of ''the Film programme'', who was to host Film 2010 from September 2010.

Ross's final ''Friday Night'' chat show episode aired on 16 July 2010, with David Beckham, Jackie Chan, Mickey Rourke and Roxy Music as guests. Ross ended the show with an affectionate tribute to his guests and to the audience, while mentioning that he had promised his friend Morrissey that he would remain composed and "wouldn't cry". His final Radio 2 show was broadcast the following day. Patrick Kielty initially took over Ross' Radio 2 slot from 24 July 2010 after which Graham Norton took over permanently.

2010 onwards (ITV and Cinemoi)

On 14 December 2010, Jonathan Ross announced his creative partnership with CineMoi, the UK's first and only independent French film channel. His deal with the company gives him a multi-faceted role as presenter, producer, creative director and shareholder in the company. A life long cinephile Ross has a unique perspective on French film and hopes to encourage 'first-timers' to explore a world of film that differs slightly from that of the regular Hollywood fare.

On 19 December 2010, Ross presented a three hour Channel 4 list show, ''100 Greatest Toys'', with the broadcaster describing Ross as a "huge toy enthusiast with a private collection that would rival any museum's."

In 2011, he presented ''Penn & Teller: Fool Us'' on ITV, a collaboration with magicians Penn & Teller.

Ross's new chat show ''The Jonathan Ross Show'' began on 3 September 2011 on ITV1, drawing an audience of 4.3m viewers, compared to the 4.6m for his finale on the BBC show. The first series will run for thirteen weeks. Speaking about the new show, Ross said: "I am thrilled and excited that after a short break I will be rolling up my sleeves and creating a brand new show for ITV1."

Controversies

BBC contract

In April 2006, Ross, along with other BBC personalities, had details of his fees leaked to the tabloid press. It was claimed at the time, by a then unidentified BBC mole, that Ross earned £530,000 (equivalent to £10,000 per show) per year for hosting his Radio 2 show. While refusing to comment specifically on the leak in line with the BBC policy on the matter, Ross did hint during his radio show that the figure was exaggerated; in addition to this, any pay highlighted as being 'his' would actually be split between himself and his producer/co-presenter on the show, Andy Davies.

David Cameron interview

In June 2006, when Conservative Party leader David Cameron appeared on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'', Ross began a line of questioning relating to Conservative ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, culminating in the question "Did you or did you not have a wank thinking of Margaret Thatcher?". Ross was defended by the BBC publicly, but repeat showings of the interview have been banned.

Heather Mills comment

In 2006, Ross was criticised when he made a joke against Heather Mills, soon after she and Paul McCartney announced they were to divorce. He branded Mills, who only has one leg, a "fucking liar" and that he "wouldn't be surprised if we found out she's actually got two legs".

"1,000 journalists" comment

On 5 December 2007, Ross joked at the ''British Comedy Awards'' that his salary meant that he was "apparently worth 1,000 BBC journalists". His quip came shortly after the BBC had announced plans for more than 2,000 jobs cuts, and was condemned as "obscene" by the general secretary of the National Union of Journalists. Ross has denied this saying that he was commenting on a piece that was written in a newspaper about his salary being that of 1,000 journalists:

"You know where that came from? The newspapers. After the fee was announced, they said, 'The BBC says he's worth 1,000 journalists', so on the Comedy Awards I made a joke that began, 'Apparently I'm worth 1,000 journalists according to the newspapers.' Every time it's quoted, is the word 'apparently' ever used? Which does change the meaning somewhat."

The Russell Brand Show and Andrew Sachs

Following a guest appearance by Ross on ''The Russell Brand Show'' broadcast on 18 October 2008, Ross was suspended for 12 weeks without pay by the BBC on 29 October, after a series of answer phone messages were left for 79-year-old actor Andrew Sachs regarding Sachs' granddaughter Georgina Baillie, by Russell Brand and Ross, which were broadcast on the pre-recorded show. After little initial interest, a media story about the calls generated a high number of complaints. Brand resigned from the BBC, while Ross was suspended without pay. BBC director general Mark Thompson stated that Ross should take the disciplinary action as a "final warning". The BBC was later fined £150,000 by Britain's broadcast regulator for airing the calls.

On 21 November 2008, the BBC Trust said that the phone calls were a "deplorable intrusion with no editorial justification". The trust gave its backing to Ross's 12 week suspension but recommended that no further action be taken against him. He returned to work in January, and the first episode of a new series of ''Friday Night With Jonathan Ross'' with guests Tom Cruise, Stephen Fry and Lee Evans, and music from Franz Ferdinand, was broadcast on 23 January 2009.

Gwyneth Paltrow interview

The BBC Trust ruled that Ross’ interview with Gwyneth Paltrow, broadcast on 2 May 2008, breached editorial guidelines. They ruled that bad language in an episode of Ross's pre-recorded BBC1 chat show, ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'', in which the presenter told Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow he "would fuck her" was "gratuitous and unnecessarily offensive". The trust said it disagreed with the judgement made by BBC management that the episode should be broadcast uncensored, adding that the comment was made in an "overly sexual way" and that it had upheld a number of complaints made about the edition of ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''. The trust reminded BBC staff that "the casual gratuitous use of the most offensive language is not acceptable on the BBC in accordance with the BBC's existing guidelines and practices", adding that "this particularly applies in entertainment programmes".

''Hannah Montana'' comment

On 13 May 2009, Ross was accused of homophobia after a comment he made on his radio show. In which he said,

If your son asks for a ''Hannah Montana'' MP3 player, then you might want to already think about putting him down for adoption in later life, when they settle down with their partner.

An incorrect version of this quote was also circulated, in which Ross was accused of saying:

If your son asks for a Hannah Montana MP3 player, you might want to already think about putting him down for adoption before he brings his … erm … partner home.

Ofcom received 61 complaints following the comment. A representative from the BBC defended Ross saying the comment was made "purely in jest" and that "Jonathan is not homophobic in any sense and never meant for his comments to be taken seriously." On 7 July 2009, Ofcom ruled that Ross did not breach the broadcasting code. They wrote in their opinion that "the comment was clearly presented as a joke intended to make light of the reactions that some parents may have if their child chooses a toy that is very widely recognised to be designed and marketed for the opposite sex" and that the nature of the joke and tone and manner in which it was presented "made clear that it was not intended to be hostile or pejorative towards the gay community in general." Stonewall criticised the ruling; saying "the fact that a comment is light-hearted does not absolve it from perpetuating the stereotypes that lead to homophobic bullying."

Video games

''Fable III''

Year	! Video game	! Role	! Notes
2007	''Halo 3''	UNSC Marine
2010	|	Barry Hatch

Honours and Awards

2006, made a Fellow of University College, London (UCL), into which his alma mater, SSEES, had been absorbed.

2012, Special Recognition award at the National Television Awards.

References

Further reading

''Jonathan Ross: The Biography'', Neil Simpson, John Blake Publishing Ltd (31 July 2007), ISBN 184454432X

''Why Do I Say These Things?'', Jonathan Ross, Bantam Press (16 October 2008), ISBN 0593060822

External links

''The Jonathan Ross Show'' on itv.com

Interactive video talk by Jonathan Ross on Ealing studios for the British Film Institute

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Coordinates	42°25′″N2°44′″N
name	Fedde le Grand
landscape	yes
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	Fedde le Grand
born	September 07, 1977Utrecht, Netherlands
genre	House, Electro house, Tech House, Techno
occupation	DJ, producer
years active	2003-present
label	Flamingo Recordings, Ministry of Sound Australia, Toolroom Records
website	Official Web Site }}

Fedde le Grand is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" (UK/USA) / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (Europe, excluding UK) reached number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and spent five weeks in the Spanish dance chart. On 28 October 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Fedde le Grand placed at #29., climbing to #21 in 2010

BIOGRAPHY

1998 - 2000

Inspired by Masters At Work and Mousse T, Fedde le Grand kicks off his DJ career in the Danssalon in Eindhoven. For two years he is the resident DJ on the Sunday night. He also plays Dutch clubs like Panama, the Escape and the Love Boat in Amsterdam, and Jackies, Thalia, Discotheque and Now & Wow in Rotterdam, De Rechter in Eindhoven and he can also be seen at Extrema. Fedde le Grand is also popular abroad and performs in Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Greece and Israel.

2001 - 2000

From 2001 Fedde le Grand works on his own productions. His first release, under the name F.L.G., is the Electronic EP on Flamingo Recordings, a co-production with Robin M and with contributions from Funkerman (Ardie van Beek). Le Grand's records are released on labels such as Little Mountain Recordings (Sander Kleinenberg's label), Influence, Work and the British labels CR2 Records and Toolroom. Le Grand makes remixes for artists like Anita Kelsey (Every Kiss, 2004), Erick E (Boogie Down, 2005 and The Beat Is Rockin', 2006), Funkerman (The One, 2005), Olav Basoski (Proper Tunes, 2006) and Camille Jones (The Creeps, 2006). The DJ is a regular guest in Dutch radio show Ministry Of Beats on 3FM radio. Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit (2006), an electro track with vocals by Mc Gee, is officially awarded 'the summer anthem of Ibiza 2006'. The single climbs to the top slot of the [[UK charts and is also a big dance hit in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Australia. Hiphop crew D12 from Detroit (known for their work with Eminem) puts out a vocal version of the hit record. Le Grand provides a remix for Robbie Williams' single Bongo Bong/Je Ne T'Aime Plus.

2007

In March the DJ commences an Australian tour and as of May he tours the US. Fedde le Grand wins three prizes at the International Dance Music Awards staged at the Winter Music Conference in Miami (March). Not only he is Best Breakthrough Solo Artist, but also his hit Put Your Hands Up For Detroit is awarded in the categories Best Breaks/Electro Track and Best Underground Dance Track. On March 31 he receives a Danish Dance Award. On July Fedde le Grand he appears at Amsterdam's Westerpark edition of the worldwide Live Earth festival, supervised by climate guru Al Gore, who raises awareness for the global warming problem. Especially for this event Fedde le Grand writes the Mirror070707 Anthem. The festival is broadcast live on public Nederland 3 (TV) en 3FM (radio). At the same day Le Grand is prominently on the bill of dance event Sensation White at the Amsterdam Arena. During the tenth edition of the DJ Awards on Ibiza, Fedde Le Grand wins in the category Breakthrough. Le Grand's remix of Let Me Think About It, sung by Danish singer Ida Corr, reaches the Top 3 of the British charts. This makes it the third British hit single for the producer within a year. In the annual Top 100 of the influencial British DJ Mag Le Grand the 22nd place which makes him the Highest New Entry. Under the name The Flamingo Project the single Take No Shhhhhhhh is released.

2008

Fedde le Grand's club hit Put Your Hands Up For Detroit is mixed with Madonna's Music during the opening of Madonna's live shows. The American singer asks Le Grand to do a remix of her single Give It 2 Me, which is to be releasaed in July. After Junkie XL Fedde Le Grand is now the second Dutchman to do a remix for Madonna.

2009

The title track of Le Grand's debut album Output (September) is used in the promo videos of the OUTPUT World Tour and the Flamingo Nights. It's also being played by the DJ during the Ultra Festival in March in Miami. The first sinle of the album is released in May: Scared Of Me, with vocals by Mitch Crown and a remix by Dutch producer Hardwell (Robbert van de Corput). Mitch Crown can also be heard on the Let Me Be Real (August). One of the remixes of the fusion between pop and dance is done by Kraak & Smaak.

2010

The single Back & Forth has vocals by MC Mr. V. from New York (real name: Victor Font), whom Fedde Le Grand has met at the Miami Winter Music Conference in 2008. Le Grand again travels around the world for performances. He plays in Las Vegas and Chicago (January), Lausanne, Lyon, Munich, Bangkok and Jakarta (February), São Paulo and Miami (March), Casablanca, Berlin, Budapest, Birmingham and Düsseldorf (April), Hong Kong, Singapore, Québec, Toronto, Seattle and San Francisco (May), Ibiza, London, Los Angeles and Broek op Langendijk (June). The DJ has just finished his set at the Love Parade in Duisburg, Germany, on 24 July, when 20 people are crushed to death at the entrance to the festival grounds. He offers his condolences to the victims on Twitter. The world tour continues in July and Augustus with performances in England, France, Turkey, Lebanon, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Spain, Belgium, Macedonia and Romania.

DISCOGRAPHY

ALBUMS

2007: ''Sessions''

2009: ''Output''

2010: ''Output (Limited Edition)''

SINGLES

2000: ''I miss you'''

2000: ''Party Time'''

2004: ''Las Vegas''

2005: ''Get This Feeling''

2006: ''The Creeps'' (Camille Jones vs. Fedde le Grand)

2006: ''Just trippin''' (feat. MC Gee)

2006: ''Put Your Hands Up For Detroit''

2007: ''Take No Shhh...''

2007: ''Aah Yeah!''

2007: ''Wheels In Motion''

2007: ''Let me think about it (Ida Corr vs. Fedde le Grand)''

2007: ''Mirror 07-07-07'' (Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand)

2007: ''F to the F (feat. Funkerman)''

2007: ''3 minutes to explain (feat. Funkerman)''

2008: ''Get This Feeling'' (Re-Issue)

2009: ''F1''

2009: ''Amplifier/Pinkbird''

2009: ''The Joker'' (feat. F-Man)

2009: ''Scared Of Me'' (feat. Mitch Crown) (DE: #80)

2009: ''Output''

2009: ''Let Me Be Real'' (feat. Mitch Crown)

2010: ''Back & Forth'' (feat. Mr.V)

2010: ''New Life'' (feat. Funkerman & Dany P-Jazz)

2010: ''Rockin' High''

2011: ''Autosave'' (feat. Patric La Funk)

2011: ''Running'' (Fedde Le Grand vs. Sultan & Ned Shepard feat. Mitch Crown)

2011: ''Metrum''

2011: ''So Much Love''

REMIXES

2004: ''Anita Kelsey - Every Kiss /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2005: ''Funkerman & RAF - Rule The Night /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2005: ''Erick E - Boogie Down /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2005: ''Funkerman - The One /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2006: ''Freeform Five - No More Conversations /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2006: ''Olav Basoski Feat. Mc Spyder - Like Dis /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2006: ''Erick E - The Beat Is Rockin /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2006: ''Erick E - Boogie Down /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2007: ''Samim-Heater /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2007: ''Freeform Five - No More Conversations/Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2007: ''Ida Corr - Let Me Think About It/Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2008: ''Martin Solveig - C'est la Vie (Fedde vs. Martin Club Mix)''

2008: ''Madonna - Give It 2 Me /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2008: ''Stereo MCs - Black Gold /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2009: ''Sono - Keep Control Plus /Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2009: ''Kraak & Smaak - Squeeze Me /Fedde Le Grand Remix''

2009: ''Fatboy Slim - Praise You / Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2010: ''Everything but the Girl - Missing / Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2011: ''Soundtracks&Comebacks; - Goldfish / Fedde Le Grand Remix ''

2011: ''Rye Rye ft. Robyn - Never will be mine / Fedde Le Grand Vocal Remix ''

EXTERNE LINKS

Artist Site at Ultra Records

References

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Coordinates	42°25′″N2°44′″N
Name	Joe Black
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
Birth date	February 08, 1924
Birth place	Plainfield, New Jersey
Death date	May 17, 2002
Death place	Scottsdale, Arizona
Debutdate	May 1
Debutyear	1952
Debutteam	Brooklyn Dodgers
Finaldate	September 11
Finalyear	1957
Finalteam	Washington Senators
Stat1label	Win–loss record
Stat1value	30–12
Stat2label	Earned run average
Stat2value	3.91
Stat3label	Strikeouts
Stat3value	222
Teams	Brooklyn Dodgers (–) Cincinnati Redlegs (–) Washington Senators ()
Highlights	1952 NL Rookie of the Year }}

Joseph Black (February 8, 1924 - May 17, 2002) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro League and Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs, and Washington Senators who became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game, in 1952. Black died of prostate cancer at age 78.

A native of Plainfield, New Jersey, he starred at Plainfield High School. Black attended on a baseball scholarship and graduated from Morgan State University in 1950 and later received an honorary doctorate from Shaw University. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He appears prominently in Roger Kahn's classic book, ''The Boys of Summer''.

Negro and minor leagues

Black helped the Baltimore Elite Giants of the Negro Leagues win 2 championships in 7 years. He and Jackie Robinson pushed for a pension plan for Negro League players and was instrumental in the inclusion of players who played before 1947. Black then played for a year in the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league system.

Call up to Brooklyn

The Dodgers promoted Black to the major leagues in 1952, five years after teammate Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. Black was 28 when he reached the majors. He roomed with Jackie while with Brooklyn, and was dominant out of the bullpen, chosen Rookie of the Year after winning 15 games and saving 15 others for the National League champions. He had a 2.15 ERA but, with 142 innings pitched, fell 8 innings short of winning the ERA title.

Strapped for pitching, Dodgers manager Chuck Dressen brought Black out of the bullpen and started him 3 times in 7 days in the 1952 World Series against the New York Yankees. He won the opener with a 6-hitter over Allie Reynolds, 4-2, then lost the 4th game, 2-0, and the 7th, 4-2.

Black's decline

The next spring after the World Series, Dressen urged Black to add some pitches to his strong slowball, which was his favorite pitch. In six seasons, he compiled a 30-12 record, half of his wins coming in his rookie season.

After baseball

After his career ended, Black taught health and physical education at Hubbard Junior High School in Plainfield, N.J., and later became an executive with Greyhound in Phoenix, Arizona.

In addition to lobbying for black players, he remained in baseball through his affiliation with the commissioner's office, where he consulted with players about career choices.

In 1991, Black appeared as a fictional character 'Joe 'Playday' Sims', in TV's ''Cosby Show'', in the 7th Seaon episode, "There's Still No Joy in Mudville", which originally aired April 4, 1991.

He was a board director of the Baseball Assistance Team and worked for the Arizona Diamondbacks in community relations after they joined the NL in 1998. Black was a regular in the Diamondbacks' dugout during batting practice and in the press box. He also did a lot of charity work in the Phoenix area.

He wrote a syndicated column, "By The Way," for ''Ebony'' magazine and an autobiography, ''Ain't Nobody Better Than You''.

Black was interred in the Hillside Cemetery of Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

Comments on Black

"Joe Black was a tremendous human being," Arizona manager Bob Brenly said. "He always had positive words for me. His parting words were always, `Make sure you do it your way.' He must have told me that a hundred times last year. "He was a diehard Diamondbacks fan. He loved this team and I'm just glad we had a chance to win a World Series for him."

"He was a Dodger, but he was a giant of a man," former NL president Len Coleman said. "He was the greatest friend, and his loss leaves the world a lot more empty."

"His legacy is the thought that unheralded players can rise to the heights, that someone who at the time was considered an ordinary athlete could wind up pitching Game 1 of the World Series," said Vin Scully, the Dodgers' play-by-play announcer since 1951.

"He loved the game and he loved to talk the game," said Montreal manager Frank Robinson, who was friends with Black and visited him this month when the Expos were in Phoenix. "He was a great guy, a jolly guy, a real fun guy," said New York Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer, a teammate with the Dodgers. "It's sad to lose him."

Honors and awards

The Arizona Fall League's Most Valuable Player award is named for Black. First presented in 2002, the award honors the 1952 National League Rookie of the Year.

Beginning in 2010, the Washington Nationals will present the Joe Black Award to a Washington area organization chosen for its work promoting baseball in African-American communities. The award recognizes Black as the first African American player on the Washington Senators (1957).

References

External links

Baseball Almanac

The Deadball Era

Historic Baseball

Meet the Real Joe Black Biography

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