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Alec Hall (other)
Alec, Alex or Alexander Hall may refer to: People * Alec Hall (Australian footballer) (1869–1953), Australian rules footballer * Alec Hall (English footballer) (1909–1992), English footballer *Alex Hall (actress) (born 1949), British actress *Alex Hall (American football) (born 1985), American football player * Alex Hall (author) (born 1990), American author * Alex Hall (baseball) (born 1999), Australian baseball player *Alex Hall (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1991), Scottish footballer *Alex Hall (skier) (born 1998), American freestyle skier *Alexander Hall (1894–1968), American film director, composer, and theater actor *Alexander Hall (soccer) (1880–1943), Canadian soccer player * Alexander William Hall (1838–1919), English Conservative politician Other uses *Alexander Hall and Sons, a shipbuilding company in Aberdeen, Scotland *Alexander Hall (Princeton University) Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall is a historic 900-seat Richardsonian Romanesque performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Hall (Australian Footballer)
Alexander James Hall (4 January 1869 – 8 March 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1891 to 1896 then in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1898 to 1900. In 1906, his first year of coaching in the VFL, he played his only game for the St Kilda Football Club (under the assumed name of "Wyberg"). He went on to coach Melbourne (twice), Richmond and was Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...'s coach in their inaugural season in the VFL. References * Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996 * External links * Alec Hall's coaching statisticsfrom AFL Tables Essendon Football Club profile St Kilda Football Club coaches Essendon Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Hall (English Footballer)
Alexander Frank Hall (17 September 1909 – 1992) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... References 1909 births 1992 deaths Footballers from Grimsby English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Cleethorpes Town F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Alford United F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hall (actress)
Alex Hall (born Patricia Anne Thompson now Fisher, 17 July 1949 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire) is a British actress and radio presenter. Early life Her father was a semi-professional footballer for Nuneaton Borough FC. She lived in Peterlee from the age of 3 until 10, then in Billingham both on Stockton Street and York Crescent, when her father worked for ICI. She attended St John the Evangelist Primary and St Joseph's Convent grammar school in Hartlepool. She worked in the advertising sales department of the ''Northern Echo'' and the '' Evening Gazette''. Television career She appeared in ITV's ''Emmerdale'' as Jean Strickland, the headteacher of Hotten Comprehensive, sporadically between 1999 and 2001. Her character was killed-off in a hit and run involving a number of her students. Hall had previously appeared in many well-known TV shows including ''Coronation Street'', ''Prime Suspect'', ''Spender'', '' Byker Grove'' and '' Harry''. Since ''Emmerdale'', TV roles have includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hall (American Football)
Alex Hall (born August 17, 1985) is a professional Canadian football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at St. Augustine's College. Hall was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants, and Carolina Panthers in the National Football League and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. Professional career Cleveland Browns Hall was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft with the 231st overall pick. He signed a four-year contract with the team on July 22, 2008. Philadelphia Eagles On April 2, 2010, Hall and the 2010 fourth and fifth-round draft picks were traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for linebacker Chris Gocong and Sheldon Brown. He was waived on July 28, 2010. New York Giants Hall was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants on July 29, 2010. He was wai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hall (author)
Alexander D. Hall (born August 13, 1990) is an American writer, showrunner, horror fiction novelist, and documentarian. He is known for creating and producing the web series ''Ben Drowned (2010-2020)'' and showrunning the subsequent alternate reality game. He was the host of the podcast ''The Digital Fireside'' and created several documentaries. Biography Hall was born in Carmel, Indiana and began his career in the creative arts in 2008. He attended Saint Louis University until 2011. In 2010 Hall wrote Ben Drowned - a story about an artificial intelligence named BEN that haunts a Nintendo 64 video game cartridge. ''Ben Drowned'' would go on to receive widespread critical acclaim and have a readership in the millions. The story became an example of a modern urban legend and a major influence in helping to legitimize creepypasta as a literary genre and created many of the recognizable tropes that are now seen today in modern internet horror stories. Hall later revealed that he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hall (baseball)
Alex Hall (born 8 June 1999) is an Australian professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He is a phantom ballplayer, having spent a day on the Milwaukee Brewers' active roster without appearing in a major league game. Career On 5 December 2017, Hall was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as a free agent, and was assigned to the rookie–level Arizona League Brewers, where he spent the 2018 season, hitting .244 in 27 games. Hall spent the 2019 season split between the AZL Brewers and the rookie–level Rocky Mountain Vibes. In 50 total games, he hit a cumulative .280/.322/.378 with 1 home run and 26 RBI. Hall did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He played the 2021 season with the Single–A Carolina Mudcats and the High–A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. In 52 games between the two affiliates, Hall batted .236/.307/.382 with career–highs in home runs (3) and RBI (34). Hall started the 2022 season wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hall (footballer, Born 1908)
Alexander Webster Hall (6 November 1908 – 5 September 1991) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back. Club career Sunderland acquired Hall from Dunfermline Athletic for £750 in 1929. He made his debut on 4 May 1929 in a 0–4 loss against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane, and was placed on the reserve list until the 1934–35 season. In his time at Sunderland, he made 235 appearances (discounting three void league games in 1939) with only one goal, and led the club to victory in the 1936 FA Charity Shield and 1937 FA Cup Final. The Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ... saw him move to Hibernian, initially as a guest player then a permanent signing, where he played over 200 wartime games then made one appearance in the 1946–47 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hall (skier)
Alexander Hall (born September 21, 1998), known colloquially as "A Hall", is an American freestyle skier who competes internationally as a member of the US Freeskiing Slopestyle team. Career He competed in the 2017 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics. Hall won the gold medal in the men's slopestyle skiing event at the 2022 Games in Beijing. Hall currently rides for Spyder, Faction Skis, Panda Poles, and Monster Energy Drink. In 2019, Hall won his first gold medal at the X Games in the slopestyle Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The disci ... event. At the X Games Aspen 2021, Hall received bronze in men's ski big air. Hall also won the Real Ski 2021 gold medal. References External links * 1998 births Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hall
Alexander Hall (January 11, 1894 – July 30, 1968) was an American film director, film editor and theatre actor. Biography Hall acted in the theatre from the age of four through 1914, when he began to work in silent movies. Following his military service in World War I, he returned to Hollywood and pursued a career in film production. He worked as a film editor and assistant director at Paramount Pictures until 1932, when he directed his first feature film, ''Sinners in the Sun''. From 1937 to 1947, he was a contract director at Columbia Pictures, where he earned a reputation for sophisticated comedies. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for ''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' (1941). From 1934 to 1936, Hall was married to actress Lola Lane. He was also married to Marjorie Hunter. In 1952 Hall had a home in Palm Springs, California. He was engaged briefly to Lucille Ball, who left him when she met Desi Arnaz. The couple later hired him to direct their 1956 film ''F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hall (soccer)
Alexander Noble Hall (3 December 1880 – 25 September 1943), sometimes known as Sandy Hall, was a Scottish-Canadian professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee, Motherwell and St Bernard's. He was a part of Canada's gold medal-winning 1904 Olympic team and finished the tournament as joint-top scorer, with three goals. The goals came in the form of a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over the United States, represented by Christian Brothers College. Personal life Born in Aberdeen and growing up in Peterhead, Hall played amateur football and worked as a stonecutter locally before emigrating to Canada in 1901. He returned to Scotland in 1905 and became a professional footballer in 1906. In 1912, the Carnegie Hero Fund and the Royal Humane Society recognised Hall with awards for bravery, for his rescuing of a child from Peterhead harbour. While a player with Dunfermline Athletic prior to the First World War, he also ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander William Hall
Alexander William Hall (20 June 1838 – 29 April 1919) was an English Conservative politician. Hall was the son of Henry Hall and his wife Catherine Louisa Hood, daughter of Lord Bridport. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. In 1862 he inherited the estate of Barton Abbey Steeple Aston. He was J.P., Deputy Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1867. Hall was elected Member of Parliament for Oxford in 1874. He lost the seat in 1880, but stood again at a by-election later that year. The election was hard-fought and his candidature enthusiastically supported by A. E. Housman Alfred Edward Housman (; 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936) was an English classical scholar and poet. After an initially poor performance while at university, he took employment as a clerk in London and established his academic reputation by pub ... but there were irregularities in the conduct of the election. Hall was unseated and the seat was left vacant until 1885. In 1885 Hall won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hall And Sons
Alexander Hall and Sons was a shipbuilder that operated in Aberdeen from 1797 to 1957. They designed the pointed and sharply raked Aberdeen bow" first used on the ''Scottish Maid'' and which became a characteristic of the "extreme clippers". History Alexander Hall (1760–1849) was born in Auchterless, moved to Aberdeen in 1783 and took over his father-in-law’s shipbuilding business Cochar and Gibbon in 1790 to found Alexander Hall and Company. The first ships he built were wooden sailing vessels. A schooner built in 1839, The ''Scottish Maid'', was the first to use the " Aberdeen bow", which was designed to improve speed and performance. When he died in 1849, Alexander Hall left the shipyard to his sons James and William. William took charge of ship design and James ran the business. They built many famous clippers, including ''Torrington'' in 1845 and ''Stornoway'' in 1850, used on the opium and tea routes. One ship later developed was the '' Ihoshu Maru'', a barque-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
