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Alex Ross (other)
Alex Ross (born 1970) is an American comic book painter, illustrator and plotter. Alex Ross may also refer to: *Alex Ross (American football) (born 1992), American football quarterback for the San Diego Fleet *Alex Ross (cricketer) (born 1992), Australian cricketer *Alex Ross (music critic) (born 1968), American music critic *Alex Ross (politician) Alexander Ross (15 January 1880 – 17 July 1953) was a stonemason, trade unionist and politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as an MLA in the Alberta Legislature from 1917 to 1926 and as a cabinet minister in the United Farmers of Alberta gov ... (1880–1953), stonemason, politician and cabinet minister from Alberta, Canada * Alex Ross (rower) (1907–1994), New Zealand rower * Alex Ross (rugby union) (1905–1996), Australian rugby union footballer See also * Alexander Ross (other) * Alec Ross (other) {{hndis, Ross, Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries '' Kingdom Come'', which Ross co-wrote. Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series ''Astro City'', and various projects for Dynamite Entertainment. His feature film work includes concept and narrative art for '' Spider-Man'' and ''Spider-Man 2'', and DVD packaging art for the M. Night Shyamalan film ''Unbreakable''. He has done covers for ''TV Guide'', promotional artwork for the Academy Awards, posters and packaging design for video games, and his renditions of superheroes have been merchandised as action figures. Ross's style, which usually employs a combination of gouac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ross (American Football)
Alex Ross (born September 25, 1992) is a former American professional gridiron football quarterback. He previously played for the BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and San Diego Fleet. He played college football at Coastal Carolina. College career Ross played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from 2011 to 2015. Professional career In April 2016, Ross agreed to attend the training camp of the Atlanta Falcons. He signed with the BC Lions in January 2017. In April 2018, Ross was released by the Lions and then signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was let go in September. In October 2018, Ross signed with the Memphis Express. However, he was selected by the San Diego Fleet with the last pick of the 2019 AAF QB Draft. During the fourth game of the 2019 AAF season against the Express, Ross replaced an injured Philip Nelson in the second quarter; he completed 8 of 18 passes for 80 yards, a touchdown (to Marcus Baugh Marcus Baugh (born December 9, 1994) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ross (cricketer)
Alexander Ian Ross (born 17 April 1992) is an Australian cricketer. The son of a cricket coach, Ross started playing domestic cricket for South Australia in 2012, having moved to the state in 2009 with his father. He began to rise to prominence in the 2014–15 season when, after improved form in both first-class and List A cricket, he began playing for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. In his first match of BBL05 he scored 65 runs off 31 balls, making excellent use of the sweep shot and earning the moniker "sweepologist". He currently represents South Australia in first-class and one-day cricket and plays for the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League. Early life Ross was born in Casey, Victoria but he spent most of his early life in Christchurch, New Zealand where his father, Ashley Ross, worked as a cricket coach, at one stage being the assistant coach of the New Zealand national cricket team. While living in Christchurch he played hockey rather than cricket. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ross (music Critic)
Alex Ross (born January 12, 1968) is an American music critic and author who specializes in classical music. A staff member of ''The New Yorker'' magazine since 1996, his extensive writings include performance and record reviews, industry updates, cultural commentary and historical narratives in the realm of classical music. He has written three well-received books: '' The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century'' (2007), ''Listen to This'' (2011), and ''Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music'' (2020). A graduate of Harvard University and student of composer Peter Lieberson, from 1992 to 1996 Ross was a critic for ''The New York Times''. He has received wide acclaim for his publications; ''The Rest Is Noise'' was a finalist for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, and his other awards and honors include a MacArthur Fellowship and the Belmont Prize. He maintains a popular classical music blog, ''The Rest is Noise''. Life and career Alex Ross w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ross (politician)
Alexander Ross (15 January 1880 – 17 July 1953) was a stonemason, trade unionist and politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as an MLA in the Alberta Legislature from 1917 to 1926 and as a cabinet minister in the United Farmers of Alberta government from 1921 to 1926. Early life He was born in Premnoy, Scotland. Start of his political career Ross was elected in the 1917 Alberta election defeating Conservative Thomas Tweedie. He was elected as the first and only member of the Labor Representation League to sit in the assembly. The Labor Representation League later merged with the Dominion Labor Party (Alberta). In the 1921 Alberta election after Calgary Centre was abolished he ran in the reconstituted Calgary riding and won the top spot in a 5-member block vote. In that election the United Farmers of Alberta defeated the Liberals in the rural part of the province, and formed the government. The United Farmers did not run any candidates in Calgary and Ross was asked to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ross (rower)
Sir Alexander Ross (2 September 1907 – 10 April 1994) was a New Zealand-born banker and rower who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games. He was a rowing selector for New Zealand's Olympic and Commonwealth teams, New Zealand team manager for the Vancouver Commonwealth Games and chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation from 1968 to 1982.R C Wheeler-Bennett, Obituary: Sir Alexander Ross, ''The Independent'', London, Wednesday, 20 April 1994 Rowing In 1930 he was a member of the men's Coxless fours team that won the bronze medal at the British Empire Games in Hamilton Ontario. Banking career His banking career began with The National Bank of New Zealand. He transferred with his colleagues to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand when it was formed in 1934. He had risen to deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank when he was invited by a visitor to New Zealand, John Gibson Jarvie, to join Jarvie's banking group in London, United Dominions Trust Limited where Ross rose to be appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ross (rugby Union)
Alec Ross (4 November 1905 – 30 August 1996) was an Australian state and national representative rugby union player who captained the Wallabies in thirteen Test matches in 1933-34. Career Ross was schooled at Sydney Grammar and studied medicine at Sydney University while attending St Andrew's College. He made his first representative appearance in 1925 at the time when the Queensland Rugby Union administration was dormant rendering the New South Wales Waratahs the top Australian representative rugby union side of the period 1919 to 1929. A number of the Waratah fixtures of 1920s which were played against full international opposition and in which Ross appeared were decreed by the Australian Rugby Union in 1986 as official Test matches. In 1925 Ross debuted with appearances for New South Wales against New Zealand in a first XV, a second XV and an "A" XV. He played 13 tests with New South Wales between 1925 and 1930 and received five Blues from Sydney University in each of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ross (other)
Alexander Ross may refer to: * Alexander Ross (writer) (c. 1590–1654), vicar; Scottish author of ''Medicus Medicatus'' * Alexander Ross (poet) (1699–1784), Scottish author of ''Helenore, or the Fortunate Shepherdess'' * Alexander Ross (British Army officer) (1742–1827), Surveyor-General of the Ordnance * Alexander Ross (fur trader) (1783–1856), Canadian fur trader * Alexander Ross (civil servant) (1800–1889), British civil servant in India * Alexander McKenzie Ross (1805–1862), British engineer * Alexander Coffman Ross, author of the 1840 campaign song "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" * Alexander Ross (Canadian politician) (1829–1901), Canadian banker and politician * Alexander Henry Ross (1829–1888), British barrister and Conservative politician * Alexander Milton Ross (1832–1897), Canadian abolitionist * Alexander Peter Ross (1833–1915), Canadian politician * Alexander Ross (architect) (1834–1925), Scottish architect and provost of Inverness * Alexander Ross (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
