José Bettinoti (1878 - 1915)

Singer. One of the last Argentine payadores (singer that improvises songs with his guitar, like a troubadour). Composer of the song “Pobre mi Madre Querida,” which was popularized by Carlos Gardel. (bio by: 380W)

José Bódalo (1916 - 1985)

Actor. Born in Argentina, he is best remembered for his role in the television series “Cañas y Barro” (1978), and for his films, Oscar winner “Volver a Empezar” (1982) and “La Colmena” (1982). (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

José Camarón Boronat (1730 - 1803)

Painter. Considered one of the leading Spanish Painters of the 18th century. Born in Segorbe, Castellón, Boronat studied in Valencia and Madrid. In 1753 he settled in Comunidad Valenciana,  where he created one of his most important paintings,  “The Last Supper.” In the second half of the century he also prolific as an illustrator. Boronat […]

José Capuz (1884 - 1964)

Sculptor. He was born in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. Born in a family of artists, he is best remembered for his religious sculptures such as “Cristo Yacente,” “Desprendimiento” and “Virgen de la Piedad.” A big part of his work was for the confraternities of Cartagena, Murcia such as “Santo Amor de San Juan en la […]

José Cardoso Pires (1925 - 1998)

Portuguese Writer and Essayist. He was born in Sao Joao do Peso and died in Lisbon. He fought against the dictatorship in his country, and during the 1960s, he was forced into exile. As a writer, he is best remembered for his books “Balada da Praia dos Caes” (Ballad of Dog’s Beach), “Imperatores, Almirantes e […]

José Castillo de Fez (1922 - 2004)

Illustrator. He was born in Tetuán (Morocco). He began his career in the 40s, working in children magazines “Pumby” and “Jaimito.” Also he worked for the newspapers “Arriba,” “El Faro de Vigo” and “La Golondriz.” He was awarded with the Public Award of XVII World Humorists Convention of Knokke-Heist, Belgium in 1978. He is best […]

José Cibrián (1916 - 2002)

Actor, Theater Director. Nicknamed “Pepe,” he was the son of two Spanish actors and lived in Spain until 1936. Due to the Spanish Civil War, he emigrated to Mexico, and in 1950 he established himself in Argentina. He participated in 16 movies, and was one of the pioneers of the Argentine television. (bio by: 380W)

José Crespo (1900 - 1997)

Actor. He was born and died in Murcia (Spain). He debuted on stage at the age of 18 in Catalina Bárcena stage company on the play Sueño de una Noche de Agosto. Soon, he entered in cinema with the film “Mancha que Limpia” (1924). Later, he moved to United States, where played in spanish versions […]

Jose De Vega, Jr (1934 - 1990)

Actor. Born in San Diego, California, he began his career as the character Chino in the Broadway and film versions of ”West Side Story” (1961). His other film credits include ”Blue Hawaii” (1961), “Island of the Lost” (1967), “A Covenant with Death” (1967) and “Ash Wednesday” (1973). For television, he appeared on the series “Wagon […]

José Escobar (1908 - 1994)

Noted Spanish comic book artist. He created “Zipi y Zape,” “Carpanta,” and “Petra, Criada Para Todo.” (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Jose Fernandez (1992 - 2016)

Jose Fernandez Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was killed in a boating accident early Sunday morning in Florida, the Marlins confirmed. The Marlins’ game against the Atlanta Braves scheduled for Sunday afternoon has been canceled. Fernandez, the 24-year-old right-hander whose vibrant personality endeared himself to fans as much as his dominant fastball, was a Cuban-born […]

Jose González-González (1922 - 2000)

Stage and motion picture actor/writer of the 1940s through the 1980s. Brother of actor Pedro González-González. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

José Grau (1914 - 1998)

Illustrator, Comic Book Artist. He was born in Valencia, Spain. He was a pioneer in narrative techniques in the Spanish comics. He began his career in 1932 in the children magazine KKO. But during Spanish Civil War, he was forced to exile and was confined to the concentration camp of Saint-Cyprien in France. In 1940, […]

José Gutiérrez Solana (1886 - 1945)

Painter, Writer. He was born in Madrid, Spain. His paintings were included in Expresionism movement. He is best remembered for his work “La Tertulia del Café Pombo.” Other of his paintings “Las Vitrinas,” “El Bibliófilo,” “Mujeres de la Vida,” “El Carro de Carne,” “El Cristo de la Sangre, “Garrote Vil,” “Las Coristas,” “Mis Amigos,” “Las […]

José Luis Castillo-Puche (1919 - 2004)

Novelist. A close friend of Ernest Hemingway, he wrote a memoir about the American author in which it was titled “Hemingway in Spain: A Personal Reminiscence of Hemingway’s Years in Spain by his Friend.” He also wrote more than a dozen novels. (bio by: Laurie)

José María Blanco White (1775 - 1841)

Spanish theologian, priest, poet, journalist and literary critic. His full name was José María Blanco Crespo. White fled Spain for Britain during the War of Independence, and ran the periodical El Español (1810-1814) from London. He is best known for his work “Letters from Spain” (1822). He also wrote “Practical and Internal Evidence against Catholicism” […]

José María Caffarel (1919 - 1999)

Spanish Stage and Screen Character Actor. He began his career on stage in Adolfo Marsillach’s Company. He appeared in more than 100 films, such as “El Ultimo Cuplé” (1957), “Plácido” (1961), “Atraco a Las Tres” (1962), “Historias de la Televisión” (1965), “El Gran Atasco” (1978), “El Viaje a Ninguna Parte” (1986) and “Jarrapellejos” (1987). (bio […]

José María Contursi (1911 - 1972)

Renowned poet and lyricist. Sensitive and prolific, Contursi created a great number of popular works. He was he son of Pascual Contursi, the creator of the tango canción. Among his outstanding lyrics are “Claveles Blancos,” “Garras,” “Tu,” among many others. His masterpiece is “Gricel,” based on his own love story. (bio by: 380W)  Family links: […]

Jose Maria Gironella (1917 - 2003)

Writer and actor. Born in Spain, he is best remembered for his book “Los Cipreses Creen en Dios.”

José María Gutierrez (1970 - 2003)

Famed Stage, Cinema, Radio and Television Actor. Best remembered for his main roles during the Golden Age of the Argentine cinema. (bio by: 380W)

Josef Albers (1888 - 1976)

Artist. He gained renown as an abstract artist, color-theorist, teacher and author. Beginning his career in Weimar, Germany, he taught at the famous Bauhaus school of fine arts. He fled from Nazi Germany to the United States in 1933, and taught at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. After teaching at Yale University, he became […]

Josef Brodsky (1940 - 1996)

Poet. Born a photographer’s son in Leningrad, Russia, although the family primarily lived on the income brought in by his mother. As a young child he and his family survived the Siege of Leningrad. After the war he began attending school, though he dropped out at the age of fifteen and began working at the […]

Josef Jakobs (1898 - 1941)

Josef Jakobs, who was a German citizen, was born in Luxembourg in 1898. During the First World War, he served in the German infantry, rising to the rank of Leutnant, in the 4th Foot Guards. In June 1940, ten months after the outbreak of the Second World War, Jakobs was drafted into the Wehrmacht as […]

Josef Kramer (1906 - 1945)

Josef Kramer joined the Nazi Party in 1931 and the SS in 1932. His SS training led him into work as a prison guard and, after the outbreak of war, as a concentration camp guard. In 1934, he was assigned as a guard at Dachau. His promotion was rapid, obtaining senior posts at Sachsenhausen and Mauthausen […]

Josef Locke (1917 - 1999)

Known as The Singing Bobby, Josef Locke became a local celebrity before starting to work the UK variety circuit, where he played nineteen seasons in the northern English seaside resort of Blackpool. The renowned Irish tenor John McCormack (1884–1945) advised him that his voice was better suited to a lighter repertoire than the operatic one […]

Josef Mengele (1911 - 1979)

Josef Mengele (German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈmɛŋələ] ( listen); 16 March 1911 – 7 February 1979) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer and physician in Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. Mengele was a notorious member of the team of doctors responsible for the selection of victims to be killed in the gas chambers and for […]

Josef Neckermann (1912 - 1992)

He was the founder and owner of the very successful German mail order company Neckermann AG and also an accomplished and successful horseman and founder of the “Deutsche Sporthilfe” (German Sport Support).

Josef Škvorecký (1924 - 2012)

Born the son of a bank clerk in Náchod, Czechoslovakia, Škvorecký graduated in 1943 from the Reálné gymnasium in his native Náchod. For two years during the Second World War he was a slave labourer in a German aircraft factory.  After the war, he began to study at the Faculty of Medicine of Charles University […]

Josep Bernat i Baldoví (1809 - 1864)

Author. Born in Sueca, Valencia, Spain, Bernat i Baldoví had a prolific career as journalist, poet and playwright, both in Valencian and Spanish Language. He is best remembered for his popular plays  that reflected the life of simple people with realism and acid humor, such as “El Virgo de Vicenteta” (later made into a film), […]

Joseph “Doves” Aiuppa (1907 - 1997)

Organized Crime Figure.  He was a long time power in the Chicago, Illinois Mafia syndicate known as “The Outfit”. He began his criminal career as a muscleman and hired gun for Al Capone in 1935; by 1970 he had risen high in the Chicago mob. Though he controlled the mob’s operations in Cicero and the […]