Arnoldus montanus biography of michael jackson
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Michael Jackson
1958-2009
Who Was Michael Jackson?
Known as the “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson was a best-selling American singer, songwriter, and dancer.
As a child, Jackson became the lead singer of his family’s popular Motown group, the Jackson 5. He went on to a solo career of astonishing worldwide success, delivering No. 1 hits from the albums Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad.
The heart of the Michael and Linda Fisher collection is the history can be seen in engravings of Arnoldus Montanus' and Nicolas Picart of the.
Thriller remains one of the best-selling albums in history. In his later years, Jackson was dogged by allegations of child molestation. The 13-time Grammy Award winner died in 2009 at age 50 of a drug overdose just before launching a comeback tour.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Michael Joseph Jackson
BORN: August 29, 1958
DIED: June 25, 2009
BIRTHPLACE: Gary, Indiana
SPOUSES: Lisa Marie Presley (1994-1996) and Debbie Rowe (1996-2000)
CHILDREN: Michael “Prince,”Paris, and Prince “Blanket”
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Virgo
Early Life and Family
Michael Jackson, pictured in 1970 as a pre-teen, began his