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James E. "Jimmy" Wilson (born 1903), [1] was an American farmhand who was convicted of violent robbery by an Alabama court in 1958 and sentenced to death. [2] His case became a cause célèbre due to the small amount stolen ($1.95) and that Wilson, as an African-American, was convicted by an all-white jury.
Three Crooked Men is a 1958 British 'B' [1] crime film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Gordon Jackson. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard . Plot
Jimmy Wilson: Edited by: Desmond Saunders: Music by: Tony Crombie: Production companies. Danziger Productions Ltd New Elstree Studios. Distributed by: Paramount ...
Jim Wilson (pitcher) (1922–1986), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1945–1958 Jim Wilson (first baseman) (born 1960), American Major League Baseball player Jimmie Wilson (baseball) (1900–1947), American baseball player and manager and professional soccer player
Garlow is sometimes credited with "Please Accept My Love", which was recorded by Jimmy Wilson in 1958. [11] Later that year, it became a hit for B.B. King, when his single reached number nine on Billboard's R&B chart. [10]
In 1958 Jimmy Wilson, a black man, was sentenced to death by a jury in Marion for stealing $1.95 from Estelle Barker. [6] Wilson's case became an international cause célèbre, covered in newspapers worldwide and inspiring over 1000 letters per day to the office of governor Jim Folsom.
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Jimmy Wilson (possibly January 21, 1918, [1] 1921 or 1923 [2] – February 5, 1965 [2] or February 24, 1966 [1]) was an American West Coast blues singer, best known for his 1953 hit "Tin Pan Alley". Life and career