Jim Brady was a professional Baseball player and coach. He was highly educated and earned three degrees from the University of Notre Dame. He became an economist and also taught classes at university and became an administrator.
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Mike Brady was a professional golfer from Brighton, Massachusetts. He had nine PGA tour wins from 1916-1926.
Karren Brady
Karren Brady is a businesswoman from England. She is well known as the vice-chairman of West Ham United Football Club. She was formally the Managing Director of Birmingham City and was the first woman to hold such a post in the history of the top flight of English football which led to her being nicknamed ‘The First Lady of Football’.
She also appears on the UK version of the Apprentice, keeping an eye on the contestants and giving advice to Lord Sugar. Brady is also well known for fighting the cause to help women have more opportunities in the business world.
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Joan Brady is an author who was born in San Francisco, California. Her first book, The Imposter was published in 1979 and her career has since spanned five decades. She was the first woman to win the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for her 1993 novel, Theory of War. Theory of War also won a French literary prize for Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (Best Foreign Book).
Alice Brady was a Hollywood actress who appeared in several films from 1915-39. She started her career as a silent movie actress and was able to successfully make the transition to play speaking roles. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ‘In Old Chicago’ in 1937.
Paul Brady is a singer-songwriter from Strabane, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He has had a long and successful solo career and was also a member of traditional folk band Planxty. Click here for more about Paul Brady
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