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Blackman
Blackman, Originally ''Blæcmann'', is an Old English name meaning "''dark man''". The name was once given to Danish Vikings who settled in southern Scotland. It is also listed in the genealogy of the kings of Bernicia. Early on, it was commonly used as a first name. Depending on how the old Anglo-Saxon ''blaec'' or ''blac'' were translated, the surname could also have had the exact opposite meaning from the above. "''Blaec''" meant ''dark/swarthy'' while "''blac''" meant ''fair/pale''. The spelling of both words and their meanings were often confused and, over time, became interchangeable. Variations: Blackmann, Blackmun, Blackmon, Blakeman. Notable people *Alexander Wayne Blackman, British Royal Marine known as Marine A *Andrew Blackman (born 1965), Australian actor *Ann Blackman (born 1946), American biographer * Annie Blackman (born 1999), American musician *Audrey Blackman (1907–1990), British artist *Avion Blackman (born 1976), American reggae recording artist * Ayl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020) was an English actress, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in '' The Avengers''Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 58. (1962–1964), Bond girl Pussy Galore in '' Goldfinger'' (1964), Julia Daggett in ''Shalako'' (1968), and Hera in '' Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963). She is also known for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom ''The Upper Hand'' (1990–1996). Early life Honor Blackman was born on 22 August 1925 in Plaistow, the daughter of Edith Eliza (Stokes) and Frederick Blackman, a civil service statistician. She attended North Ealing Primary School and Ealing County Grammar School for Girls. For her 15th birthday, her parents gave her acting lessons and began her training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1940. While attending the Guildhall School, Blackman worked as a clerical assistant for the Home Office. Following graduation, she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Blackman
Cindy Blackman Santana (born November 18, 1959), sometimes known as Cindy Blackman, is an American jazz and rock drummer. Blackman has recorded several jazz albums as a bandleader and has performed with Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Lenny Kravitz, Joe Henderson and Joss Stone. Biography and early career Born November 18, 1959, in Yellow Springs, Ohio, her mother and grandmother were classical musicians and her uncle a vibist. When Cindy was a child, her mother took her to classical concerts. Blackman's introduction to the drums happened at the age of seven in her hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio. At a pool party at a friend's house she saw a drum set and began playing them. "Just looking at them struck something in my core, and it was completely right from the second I saw them", says Blackman. "And then, when I hit them, it was like, wow, that's me.". Soon after, Blackman began playing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertie Blackman
Beatrice "Bertie" Blackman (born 1982) is an Independent Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame in 2004 with her debut album ''Headway,'' which came after years of prolific performances around Sydney's inner-city venues, where she developed a dedicated following. Early life and influences Bertie is the daughter of late, renowned Australian artist Charles Blackman, and grew up in the eastern Sydney suburbs of Bondi and Paddington. She attended International Grammar School in Ultimo. She began playing African percussion at the age of twelve and guitar at the age of fifteen. Career achievements Bertie appeared on the Australian music scene in 2004 with the single "Favourite Jeans," taken from her debut album, ''Headway,'' (2004) a folk-inspired acoustic album featuring musicians Cameron Deyell, Laurence Pike, and Cameron Undy, and was co-produced by Richard Belkner. This album established her as an Australian headliner alongside contemporaries Something for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Blackman
Robert John Blackman (born 26 April 1956) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow East (UK Parliament constituency), Harrow East since 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010. A member of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, he has served as the Joint Executive Secretary of the backbench 1922 Committee since 2012. Blackman was the Member of the London Assembly (MLA) for Brent and Harrow (London Assembly constituency), Brent and Harrow between 2004 and 2008. Early life and career Blackman studied at the University of Liverpool and left with a Bachelor of Science degree. While at Liverpool, he was president of the students' union. He joined the sales team of Burroughs Machines (later Unisys) on graduation. He worked in various sales and management positions for BT Group plc, BT and worked at their training school in Milton Keynes as a tutor and later as a regulatory compliance manager for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Helmand Province Incident
The 2011 Helmand Province killing was the manslaughter of a wounded Taliban insurgent by Alexander Blackman, which occurred on 15 September 2011. Three Royal Marines, known during their trial as Marines A, B, and C, were anonymously tried by court martial. On 8 November 2013, Marines B and C were acquitted, but Blackman (Marine A) was initially found guilty of murder of the Afghan insurgent, in contravention of section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006. This made him the first British soldier to be convicted of a battlefield murder whilst serving abroad since the Second World War. On 6 December 2013, Blackman was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of ten years, and dismissed with disgrace from the Royal Marines. On 22 May 2014, the Courts Martial Appeal Court reduced his minimum term to eight years. This led to a campaign by the Armed Forces community to have his conviction overturned, led by Claire Blackman and the MP for South Dorset, Richard Drax. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Blackman
Charles Raymond Blackman (12 August 1928 – 20 August 2018) was an Australian painter, noted for the ''Schoolgirl, Avonsleigh'' and ''Alice in Wonderland'' series of the 1950s. He was a member of the Antipodeans, a group of Melbourne painters that also included Arthur Boyd, David Boyd, John Brack, Robert Dickerson, John Perceval, and Clifton Pugh. He was married for 27 years to author, essayist, poet, librettist and patron of the arts Barbara Blackman. Early life and initial success Blackman, born 12 August 1928 in Sydney, left school at 13 and worked as an illustrator with '' The Sun'' newspaper while attending night classes at East Sydney Technical College (1943–46) though was principally self-taught. He was later awarded an honorary doctorate. He came to notice following his move to Melbourne in the mid-1940s, where he became friends with Joy Hester, John Perceval and Laurence Hope as well as gaining the support of critic and art patron John Reed. His work met criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackmann
C. H. E. Blackmann or Carl Heinrich Edmund Blackmann (1835 – ), a leading Sydney architect and member of the Institute of Architects and Surveyors and the Royal Society, was associated with over 130 buildings in a career of twenty years in Australia. Blackmann had a spectacular fall from grace in 1886 when he sailed to California with a younger woman, abandoning his wife, seven children and new business partner (Sir) John Sulman. The ensuing notoriety resulted in the marginalisation of his contribution to architecture; his outstanding work was subsequently ascribed to his much younger partner Varney Parkes (Blackmann & Parkes 1880-1885) or to John Sulman (Blackmann & Sulman 1886). Authors have repeated the rumour that he 'fled the country with a barmaid leaving Sulman liable for his tubulars"’. During his lifetime, Blackmann's contemporaries lauded his skills in mining engineering, drawing, design, project management and architecture. Recent research has shown that Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Blackman
Sir Courtney Newlands McLaurin Blackman, KA (6 March 1933 – 16 March 2021) was a Barbadian economist, international business consultant, and diplomat. He served as the first Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados from 1972 to 1987. At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest central bank governor in the world. Early life Blackman was born on 6 March 1933. Upon completing his studies at Harrison College in 1952, he won a Barbados Exhibition. This financial award allowed him to study Modern History at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Mona, Jamaica, where he earned a BA (hons) in 1956. After graduating, Blackman joined Alcan Jamaica Ltd. as a trainee, eventually becoming a personnel manager. In 1958, he decided to become a teacher; over the next five years, he worked at Kingston College (Jamaica), Sekondi College in Ghana, and his former school Harrison College. In 1963, Blackman entered the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, where he woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Blackman
Helena Blackman (born 10 December 1982 in Southampton) is a British musical theatre actress, best known for being the runner-up in the hit BBC1 Reality TV programme '' How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?''. She trained at the Guildford School of Acting. Biography On 29 October 2006, Blackman was seen as Gypsy Rose Lee in a production of ''Gypsy'' which was performed at the Wales Millennium Centre as part of the ''Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre''. In December 2006, Blackman played Dorothy in an acclaimed run of '' The Wizard of Oz'' at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester. Blackman is a cabaret performer at corporate events, she has been featured as a soloist in ''The Night of a Thousand Voices'' at the Royal Albert Hall and in Tim McArthur's one-man show ''Sister Mary McArthur Comin' At-Cha!'' at the Jermyn Street Theatre in London. In May 2007, Blackman was seen mentoring contestant Ben Ellis in an episode of '' Any Dream Will Do'' and in July 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Blackman
Annie Blackman (born 1998) is an American musician. Early life Annie Blackman was born in Montclair, New Jersey. In the 5th grade, she was inspired to learn guitar and songwriting after becoming a fan of Taylor Swift. In high school, she was inspired by feelings of unrequited love. In 2020, she graduated from Kenyon College with a major in English. Career Blackman began recording music while in high school, releasing two full-length albums, ''Blue Green'' in 2016 and ''Laundry Room Songs'' in 2017. In 2020, Blackman began posting clips of herself singing original songs on TikTok. This got the attention of San Francisco-based record label Father/Daughter Records, which signed her to the label in 2021. Upon signing to the label, Blackman released a song titled "Why We Met". In May 2021, Blackman released a song titled "Souvenir". Blackman released "Seeds" in June 2021. Blackman released "Glitch" in August 2021. In November 2021, she released the song "Drive", which reflects o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Blackman
Don (Donald) Blackman (September 1, 1953 – April 11, 2013) was an American jazz-funk pianist, singer, and songwriter. He performed with Parliament-Funkadelic; Earth, Wind and Fire; Louis Hayes; and Nicolas Dietz. Biography Blackman was born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, NY. A childhood neighbor was Charles McPherson, and while still a teenager he played in McPherson's ensemble with Sam Jones and Louis Hayes. At the beginning of the 1970s, he played with Parliament/Funkadelic, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Roy Ayers, before becoming a member of Lenny White's group Twennynine, for whom he penned songs such as "Peanut Butter" and "Morning Sunrise". He released his self-titled debut solo album in 1982 on Arista Records, including the songs "Holding You, Loving You", "Heart's Desire" and "Since You've Been Away So Long" that became minor hits in Europe. Blackman also worked as a session musician, appearing on albums by Kurtis Blow (''Kingdom Blow''), Bernard Wright, Najee, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Blackman
Ann Blackman is an author and a journalist. She lived in Bogota, New Jersey, until 1956 when her family moved to Tenafly, New Jersey. Blackman graduated from Tenafly High School in 1964, received an Associate of Arts degree from Colby Junior College in 1966, a ''diplome'' from the Sorbonne in 1967 and a B.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1968. Blackman was a news correspondent for more than 30 years. She spent 16 years with ''Time'', joining the magazine in 1985 as deputy bureau chief in the Washington bureau. She also spent three years as a foreign correspondent in ''Time'' Moscow bureau. Before that, Blackman was a reporter for the Associated Press with assignments that included the Watergate hearings, presidential politics, the Iranian hostage crisis and the assassination attempts on Governor George Wallace and President Ronald Reagan. Blackman began her career at ''The Boston Globe''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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