Sheilah kent biography of michael jackson
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Sheila Markham
My wife Cathy chose the name of Mayfly for our business in ephemera, books, manuscripts, documents and autographs. The insect, whose short life shines brightly, fits well with the definition of ephemera as the minor transient documents of everyday life. There is of course a huge difference between a piece of ephemera and a piece of waste paper. In 1993 the Centre for Ephemera Studies was inaugurated at the University of Reading in the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication. It was the first of its kind in the world. Whether the study of handwritten and printed ephemera is a scholarly subject in its own right is a matter of debate. Some people argue that it’s no more than an adjunct to more formal records, while others appreciate ephemeral documents as evocative reminders of the past with their own contribution to make to the study of history.
My grandfather was a freelance writer and a regular contributor of stories under the name of Radcliffe Martin to The Boy’s Own Paper. After the First World War he became a copywriter and ultimately a director of Crawford’s, the leading advertising agency of the day. My father was also in advertising and his uncle, John Percival Martin, was a Methodist minister who retired to Exmoor and, rather late in life,
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SHEILAH KENT R.I.P. ROCK IN PERPETUITY!
August 17, 2010
L to R – Sheilah Kent, Artie Wayne, and Allan Rinde in 1972
It’s always hard for me to write about a friend who’s passed away, but especially hard to write about someone I have so much history with like Sheilah Kent. In 1965, that beautiful California Girl married this aspiring songwriter/artist from the Bronx during a time when inter-racial marriages were against the law in most states.
We had known each other for only two months, and spent the next three years growing up together, which inspired me to write dozens of songs…including 3000 MILES By Brian Hyland
3000 MILES
Was I wrong to think that you…could live like I’m accustomed to?
Your Daddy’s rich…you could’ve married a…millionaire or dignitary
But you chose me…Are you happy? Or sometimes is your mind
3000 MILES AWAY…3000 MILES AWAY
To a life that could’ve been…a wife you could’ve been,
I can just give you love…but is that good enough?
When there’s a tear in your eye…it makes me almost wanna’ die
I think of what you threw away to live…hand to mouth from day to day
And I wonder do…you think of it too? Sometimes is your mind
3000 MILES AWAY…3000 MILES AWAY
To a life that could’ve been…a wife you could’ve been,
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Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson | |
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| Born | Michael Patriarch Jackson (1958-08-29)August 29, 1958 Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 2009(2009-06-25) (aged 50) Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest iatrogenic by furthest propofol splendid benzodiazepineintoxication |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Marker Park, Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Michael Joe Jackson |
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| Years active | 1964–2009 |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Marie Presley (m. 1994; div. 1996)Debbie Rowe (m. 1996; div. 2000) |
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| Family | See Jackson family |
| Awards | Full list |
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| Website | www.michaeljackson.com |
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