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Bert Wright (other)
Bert Wright may refer to: * Bert Wright (cricketer) (1926-1994), Australian cricketer * Bert Wright (figure skater), American ice dancer *Bert Wright (footballer) (1920–2000), English footballer See also * Bertie Wright (1871–1960), actor * Bertie Wright (cricketer) (1897–1955), English cricketer * Albert Wright (other) * Herbert Wright (other) Herbert Wright may refer to: * Herb Wright (1917–2015), American scientist * Herbert Wright (politician) (1880–1944), Canadian politician * Herbert Wright (producer) (1947–2005), science fiction television producer and writer * Herbert Wri ... * Robert Wright (other) {{hndis, Wright, Bert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright
Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a shipwright is a person who builds ships), and is used as a British family name. The word's use as an occupational title continued until the mid-19th century, often combined with other words such as in shipwright, wheelwright, wainwright and playwright. '', Wright'' was the eleventh most common surname in England. The word ''carpentier'', now "carpenter", was introduced into England in the years after the Norman conquest in 1066 and slowly replaced the traditional name and meaning of wright in most of England. 'Wright' is still used in Scottish English in the original meaning of 'skilled woodworker'. The Incorporation of Wrights of the Trades House of Glasgow, and the Incorporation of Wrights and Masons of Edinburgh Trades retain the word in its orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Wright (cricketer)
Bert Wright (2 December 1926 – 20 November 1994) was an Australian cricketer. He played three first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1950 and 1951. He also played for Footscray Cricket Club Footscray Cricket Club is an Australian cricket team competing in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition. History The Footscray Cricket Club was founded in 1883 and for the first 113 years of its existence was located at the Western Oval un ... and was captain of Ivanhoe. The Argus, Melbourne, 13 September 1956, p 14 See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketersReferences *Jack Cannon[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Wright (figure Skater)
Bert Wright is an American ice dancer. With partner Sharon McKenzie, he is the 1957 U.S. national champion. They won the bronze medal at the 1957 World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The 1957 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, .... Results (with Sharon McKenzie) References American male ice dancers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people World Figure Skating Championships medalists {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Wright (footballer)
George Albert Wright (4 February 1920 – August 2000) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Cardiff City and Hull City around World War II. He died in Sheffield in August 2000 at the age of 80. Career Wright played for Cardiff City, and also guested for both Stoke City and Port Vale during the war. He made fifteen guest appearances for Vale between August and December 1944 and also made a guest appearance in March 1946. After he left Ninian Park in 1946, he moved on to Frank Buckley's Hull City. He scored one goal in four Third Division North appearances for the "Tigers", before departing Boothferry Park Boothferry Park was a football stadium in Hull, England, which was home to Hull City A.F.C. from 1946 until 2002, when they moved to the KC Stadium. In later years, financial constraints forced Hull City to allow Kwik Save and Iceland superma ... at the end of the 1946–47 season. Career statistics Source: References {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertie Wright
Albert James Matthew Wright (6 February 1871 – 7 March 1960), known as Bertie Wright, was a British actor of the silent era. Wright was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and died on 7 March 1960, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Partial filmography * '' A Little Bit of Fluff'' (1919) * '' General John Regan'' (1921) * '' The Wheels of Chance'' (1922) * '' A Sailor Tramp'' (1922) * '' Little Brother of God'' (1922) * '' Young Lochinvar'' (1923) * ''The Royal Oak'' (1923) * '' The Rest Cure'' (1923) References External links * Partial filmographyat the British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ... 1871 births 1960 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors Male actors from Lancashire 20th-century English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertie Wright (cricketer)
Bertie Wright was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire from 1919 to 1922. He appeared in five first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. One of three brothers who played cricket, Wright was born in Kettering on 7 February 1897 and died there on 2 April 1955. He scored 28 runs with a highest score of 12 and took six wicket In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings: * It is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch. The fielding team's players can hit the wicket with the ball in a number of ways to get a batsman out. ...s with a best performance of two for 11. Notes 1897 births 1955 deaths English cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Wright (other)
Albert Wright may refer to: *Albert Wright (Australian cricketer) (1875–1938), Australian cricketer *Albert Wright (cricketer, born 1899) (1899–1987), English cricketer for Northamptonshire *Albert Wright (cricketer, born 1902) (1902–1984), English cricketer for Essex *Albert Wright (cricketer, born 1941), English cricketer for Warwickshire *Harry Wright (Queensland politician) (Albert Henry Wright , 1890–1963), Australian politician, MP for the Electoral district of Bulimba, Queensland (1923–1929) *Albert Hazen Wright (1879–1970), American herpetologist See also *Chalky Wright (1912–1957), born Albert Wright, Mexican-American featherweight boxer and world champion *Al Wright (other) *Bert Wright (other) *Charlie Wright (Kent cricketer) (1895–1959), English cricketer whose first forename was Albert {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Wright (other)
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Herbert Wright may refer to: * Herb Wright (1917–2015), American scientist * Herbert Wright (politician) (1880–1944), Canadian politician * Herbert Wright (producer) (1947–2005), science fiction television producer and writer * Herbert Wright (botanist) * Lil Herb (born 1995), American rapper * Herbert Wright (wrestler) See also *Bert Wright (other) Bert Wright may refer to: * Bert Wright (cricketer) (1926-1994), Australian cricketer * Bert Wright (figure skater), American ice dancer * Bert Wright (footballer) (1920–2000), English footballer See also * Bertie Wright (1871–1960), actor * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |