Jam Handy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jam Handy

American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, educational film producer

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1886

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 13-Nov-1983

Profession: journalist, film producer, swimmer, water polo player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Henry Jamison "Jam" Handy (March 6, 1886 – November 13, 1983) was an American Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, and founder of the Jam Handy Organization (JHO), a producer of commercially sponsored motion pictures, slidefilms (later known as filmstrips), trade shows, industrial theater and multimedia training aids.
Credited as the first person to imagine distance learning, Handy made his first film in 1910 and presided over a company that produced an estimated 7,000 motion pictures and perhaps as many as 100,000 slidefilms before it was dissolved in 1983.