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Biography of F. Lee BaileyName: F. Lee BaileyBirth Date: June 10, 1933 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: attorney, author F. Lee Bailey Francis Lee Bailey (born 1933) is a high-profile superstar attorney and best-selling author."The legal profession is a business with a tremendous collection of egos," proclaimed F. Lee Bailey to U.S. News & World Report. "Few people who are not strong egotistically gravitate to it." Not many would deny that Bailey is well-suited to his vocation; he has generated significant controversy throughout his career, often due to his capacity for self-promotion. He became the preeminent superstar lawyer, appearing on television and publishing books at a time when such activities were often criticized as grandstanding. Furthermore, noted Edward Felsenthal of the Wall Street Journal, the often flamboyant attorney "didn't get to be rich and famous by being cautious or carefully following rules. His career is pockmarked with run-ins with judicial authorities and others." Bailey has been involved in a number of high-profile cases, notably the trials of Patty Hearst, the Boston …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…American suicide rights activistJacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994) American first ladyAnne Frank (1929-1945) Dutch diaristDesmond Tutu (1931-) South African archbishop and civil rights activistLarry King (1933-) American talk show hostJane Goodall (1934-) British ethnologistNorman H. Schwarzkopf (1934-) American generalSelected world events:1935: Nuremburg Laws deprived German Jews of rights, citizenship1944: G.I. Bill signed into law1947: Jackie Robinson joined Brooklyn Dodgers1953: L. Ron Hubbard founded Church of Scientology1964: Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare Act into law1975: Pine Ridge Reservation shoot-out1981: First space shuttle, Columbia, was launched1993: Brady Bill banning assault weapons signed into law in U.S. Further Reading further readingFacts on File World News Digest, December 31, p. 1083.Los Angeles, November 1982, p. 325.Los Angeles Times, February 16, 1995, p. A14; April 20, 1996, p. A4.Newsweek, November 22, 1982, p. 91; July 11, 1994, pp. 26-27.New York Times, October 4, 1995, p. A18.People, November 16, 1995, pp. 55-58.Time, March 27, 1995, pp. 65-66. USA Today, July 1988, Magazine, pp. 30-32.U.S. News & World Report, September 14, 1981, pp. 72-73.Wall Street Journal, March 20, 1995, pp. A1, A8. |