ABC had Ted Koppel for their late night guy, and Drew Carey became their prime-time guy. Bruce Helford was the show's executive producer from its start in 1995 to its end in 2004, as was Drew.
Samuel Crompton was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry. Building on the work of James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright he invented the spinning mule, a machine that revolutionised the industry worldwide.
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb was born in Jane Crookall Maternity Home at 8:45 AM in Douglas, Isle of Man, to Hugh Gibb, a drummer, and Barbara Gibb (17 November 1920 â 12 August 2016) (nÃ©e Pass). He has English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. He has an older sister, Lesley Evans. He was named Barry Alan Crompton Gibb after his father's youngest brother Alan, who died in infancy. According to Hugh, in a mix of fact and fiction, the third name was given to Barry to honour the Gibbs' illustrious ancestor, 'Sir Isaac' Crompton- actually Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule.