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Selig, Bud

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Selig was elected as commissioner of baseball by the owners of major league clubs in 1998 after serving as acting commissioner for six years. A dedicated fan of baseball, he took ownership of a bankrupt Seattle club in 1970 and moved the team to Milwaukee, WI, which later became the Milwaukee Brewers.

Author: Batistick, Mike
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1999
Officials and employees, Personalities, Milwaukee Brewers, Professional baseball, Baseball (Professional), Selig, Bud

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Roy Hargrove

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A biography of the jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove is presented. This young jazz musician has achieved success in the 1980's and 1990's by producing traditional jazz sounds and more experimental work such as Afro-Cuban jazz.

Author: Batistick, Mike
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2000
Biography, Jazz musicians, Hargrove, Roy

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Morton, Joe

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Joe Morton is a veteran African-American stage, television and screen actor whose showbiz career spans three decades. His performance was first recognized when he did a Broadway musical entitled ' Raisin.'

Author: Batistick, Mike
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1999
Cover Story, African American actors, Morton, Joe

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