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Attwater
Attwater is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Henry Philemon Attwater (1854–1931), British-Canadian-American naturalist and conservationist *Sam Attwater Samuel Attwater (born 10 April 1986) is an English actor and singer who played Leon Small in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' and its online spin-off '' EastEnders: E20''. He won the sixth series of '' Dancing on Ice'' in March 2011 and p ... (born 1986), English actor and singer See also * Atwater (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Philemon Attwater
Henry Philemon Attwater (28 April 1854, Brighton – 25 September 1931, Houston) was a British-Canadian-American naturalist and conservationist. Educated at St Nicholas Episcopal College in Shoreham, West Sussex, Attwater emigrated in 1873 from England to Ontario, Canada, where he engaged in farming and beekeeping. In 1883, a friend, John A. Morden, and he prepared and exhibited natural history specimens. In 1884,the two Canadians collected specimens in Bexar County, Texas. During the latter part of 1884 and early 1885, Attwater and Gustave Toudouze, a naturalist and taxidermist from Losoya, were hired by the state of Texas to prepare and exhibit the Texas Pavilion's natural history specimens at the New Orleans World's Fair. On New Year's Eve in 1885 in Chatham, Ontario, Attwater married a widow with two children. In 1886 Attwater with his acquired family moved to London, Ontario, where he ran a small museum, which proved to be financially unsuccessful and closed in the summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Attwater
Samuel Attwater (born 10 April 1986) is an English actor and singer who played Leon Small in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' and its online spin-off '' EastEnders: E20''. He won the sixth series of '' Dancing on Ice'' in March 2011 and participated in the ' All Stars' series in 2014. He was eliminated 11th, finishing in 4th place. Career Acting Attwater trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and went on to star in musicals such as '' Tonight's the Night'', ''12 Tenors'', ''20th Century Boy'', and ''Our Benny''. He appeared as a dancer in Bollywood film ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' and featured in four episodes of ''Hollyoaks'' in 2009, playing Ricky. In January 2010 he starred in the ''EastEnders'' spin-off '' EastEnders: E20'' as Leon Small and went on to become a regular cast member in ''EastEnders'', but was axed in May 2010, making his last on-screen appearance on 30 September 2010. Singing Attwater's debut EP, ''Breaking Boundaries'', was released on 24 Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |