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Jeremiah Johnson (broadcaster)
Jeremiah Johnson may refer to: * ''Jeremiah Johnson'' (film), a 1972 American western film *Jeremiah Johnson or Nullsleep (born 1980), American electronic musician and computer artist *Jeremiah Johnson (blues musician) (born 1972), American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter *Jeremiah Johnson (gridiron football) (born 1987), American and Canadian football running back *Jeremiah Johnson (mayor) (1766–1852), mayor of Brooklyn, New York *Liver-Eating Johnson (1824–1900), mountain man of the American old west See also *Jerry Johnson (other) Jerry or Gerry Johnson may refer to: Sportsmen *Jerry Johnson (baseball) (1943–2021), Major League Baseball pitcher *Jerry Johnson (basketball player) (born 1982), naturalised Kazakhstani basketball player *Jerry Johnson (basketball coach) (1918â ... {{disambiguation Johnson, Jeremiah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Johnson (film)
''Jeremiah Johnson'' is a 1972 American Western film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford as the title character and Will Geer as "Bear Claw" Chris Lapp. It is based partly on the life of the legendary mountain man John Jeremiah Johnson, recounted in Raymond Thorp and Robert Bunker's book ''Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson'' and Vardis Fisher's novel ''Mountain Man''. The script was written by John Milius and Edward Anhalt; the film was shot at various locations in Redford's adopted home state of Utah. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Mexican War veteran Jeremiah Johnson takes up the life of a mountain man, supporting himself in the Rocky Mountains as a trapper. His first winter in mountain country is difficult, and he has a run-in with Paints-His-Shirt-Red, a chief of the Crow tribe. He starts out with a .30-caliber Hawken percussion rifle, which he uses as his main rifle until he finds the frozen body of mountain man Hat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nullsleep
Nullsleep (born Jeremiah Johnson October 7, 1980) is an American electronic musician and computer artist currently residing in New York City. In 1999 he co-founded the low-bit art collective 8bitpeoples, and has served as its lead director since its inception. He is best known for his high-energy Game Boy pop songs. Johnson graduated from the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University in 2003, where he studied computer science and music. He uses Game Boys and NES consoles to create music. Biography 1980 to 1998: Formative Experiences Born on a United States Air Force base, March AFB in Riverside, California, Johnson's family relocated to New York upon his father's honorable discharge from the USAF shortly after his birth. Most of his childhood was spent on suburban Long Island, where he attended Islip High School and lived with his mother and brother until he was 18 years old. Johnson has cited the film Electric Dreams as an influential f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Johnson (blues Musician)
Jeremiah Johnson (born 1972) is an American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music blends elements of St. Louis blues (music), St. Louis blues, southern rock, and country music, country. His 2016 album release, ''Blues Heart Attack'', reached No. 5 in the Billboard charts, ''Billboard'' Blues Albums Chart. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Johnson had parents who were both fans of blues music. His father named him for the 1972 Revisionist Western, western film of the Jeremiah Johnson (film), same name. Johnson had ukulele lessons at the age of four, although his love of watching cartoons on the television meant that it was in his teenage years before he started taking guitar playing more seriously. Originally concentrating on jazz while at college and later rock music, Johnson met blues playing musicians in Soulard, St. Louis. For most of his performing career, Johnson has also worked in his day job as a billboard labourer. He spent a decade living a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Johnson (gridiron Football)
Jeremiah Alex Johnson (born February 15, 1987) is a former American gridiron football running back. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Oregon. Johnson has been a member of the Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Redblacks, BC Lions, and Montreal Alouettes. Early years Johnson played high school football at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, California. Going into his senior season, he was regarded as one of the top three running backs in his region.Eric SondheimerHow They Rate ''Los Angeles Times'', September 2, 2004, Accessed August 18, 2008. During his final two years at Dorsey High School, he made up a running back tandem with future USC tailback Stafon Johnson, who was one year his junior.Eric SondheimerYounger Players Win Over Veterans ''Los Angeles Times'', December 5, 2003, Accessed August 18, 2008. College career In Johnson's senior year at Oregon, he carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Johnson (mayor)
General Jeremiah Johnson (1766-1852) was the third mayor of Brooklyn, New York. He was the first president of the Saint Nicholas Society of Nassau Island. Biography Jeremiah Johnson was born on January 3, 1766, to Barent Johnson (1740–1782) and Anna Remsen (1743–1782). He married his first wife, Abigail Remsen, the daughter of Rem Remsen and a cousin through his mother's family, in 1787. She died at age 18 in 1788. His second wife, Sarah Rapilyea, the daughter of Tunis Rapilyea, in 1791. She died at age 53 in 1825. Together they had ten children. Two sons are Barnet Johnson and Jeromus Johnson. Two daughters are Sarah Anne Johnson who married Nicholas Wyckoff, and Susanna Johnson who married Lambert Wyckoff. Johnson served as a trustee of Brooklyn from 1796 to 1816. He was elected town supervisor in 1800 and held the position for the next 40 years. He served in the New York State Assembly in 1809, 1810, 1840, and 1841 Events January–March * January 20 – C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liver-Eating Johnson
John "Liver-Eating" Johnson, born John Jeremiah Garrison Johnston (July 1, 1824 – January 21, 1900), was a mountain man of the American Old West. Biography Johnson is said to have been born with the last name Garrison, in the area of the Hickory Tavern near Pattenburg, New Jersey. During the Mexican–American War he served aboard a fighting ship. After striking an officer, he deserted, changed his name to John Johnston, and traveled west to try his hand at gold digging in Alder Gulch, Montana Territory. He also became a "woodhawk," supplying cord wood to steamboats. Rumors and legends about Johnson are common. Perhaps chief among them is that in 1847, his wife, a member of the Flathead American Indian tribe, was killed by a young Crow brave and his fellow hunters, which prompted Johnson to embark on a vendetta against the tribe. According to historian Andrew Mehane Southerland, "He supposedly killed and scalped more than 300 Crow Indians and then devoured their livers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Johnson (other)
Jerry or Gerry Johnson may refer to: Sportsmen *Jerry Johnson (baseball) (1943–2021), Major League Baseball pitcher *Jerry Johnson (basketball player) (born 1982), naturalised Kazakhstani basketball player *Jerry Johnson (basketball coach) (1918–2021), American basketball coach *Jerry Johnson (defensive tackle) (born 1977), American football player *Jerry Johnson (running back) (1894–1947), American football player Others *Jerry Johnson, candidate in the United States Senate elections, 1974 *Jerry Johnson (politician) (born 1942), member of the Nebraska Legislature, elected in 2012 *Jerry A. Johnson, President of the National Religious Broadcasters *Gerry Johnson (1918–1990), actress See also *Jeremy Johnson (other) *Jeremiah Johnson (other) *Jerome Johnson (other) *Gerald Johnson (other) *Gerard Johnson (other) {{human name disambiguation, Johnson, Jerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
