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Brough (surname)
Brough is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Brough (born 1967), New Zealand-born actor, television and radio host and comedian based in Australia * Albert Brough (1895–1972), British rugby league and association football player * Alexander Brough (1863–1940), New York politician * Andrew Brough, New Zealand musician *Antonia Brough (1897–1937), British actress *Arthur Brough (1905–1978), English actor *Barnabas Brough (–1854), British merchant, accountant and playwright * Bill Brough (born 1966), American politician * Charles Hillman Brough (1876–1935), American politician * Clayton Brough (born 1950), American climatologist and teacher *Danny Brough (born 1983), British rugby player and "Man of Steel" winner *George Brough (1890–1970), British motorcycle racer and manufacturer * Fanny Brough (1852–1914), British stage actress *Harry Brough (1896–1975), English footballer *Harvey Brough (born 1957), English musician *Jim Brough (1903–1986) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Brough
Alan Brough (; born 1967) is a New Zealand actor, television and radio host and comedian based in Australia. Career Early life Brough worked as an actor in Wellington and Auckland, mainly in live theatre. He also appeared in a series of butter commercials as a drag queen called Marge. In 1993, Brough appeared in the New Zealand sitcom ''Melody Rules'' (widely regarded as a poor programme, being described as "cringeworthy"). Move to Australia In 1995, Brough moved to Australia, where he worked on ''Kath & Kim'' as well as in films including ''The Craic'', ''The Nugget'' and ''Bad Eggs''. He also appeared on a national radio show on Triple M called ''Tough Love with Mick Molloy'' and Robyn Butler. He is best known for his role as a team captain on '' Spicks and Specks''. In 2006, he co-hosted ''Sammy, Subby and Alan for breakfast'' on Mix 106.5 Sydney alongside Sammy Power and Subby Valentine. He resigned at the end of 2006. In 2008, he was appointed as host of the Sunday morning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Brough
Joel Elizabeth Brough (born February 9, 1968) is a Canadian field hockey player. She has competed in numerous international competitions. Some of the highlights include: 1989 Junior World Cup,'90 &'94 Hockey World Cup, 1989 Champions Trophy, Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1995 Pan American Games. She was introduced to the sport in high school where she played on numerous OFSAA winning teams. From there, Brough competed for both York University and UofT, as well as, the province of Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca .... Brough is the Head of Health and Physical Education at The Sterling Hall School in Toronto and was also a Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torchbearer. In addition, Brough was inducted into the York University "Sports Hall of Fame" in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Brough
Patrick John Brough (born 20 February 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Northampton Town. Career Carlisle United Brough began his career with Carlisle United and made his professional debut in a 3–3 draw (4-3 win on penalties) against Blackburn Rovers on 7 August 2013 in the Football League Cup. Loans In January 2016 he joined Lincoln City on loan. In November 2016 he again went out on loan, this time to Salford City. Morecambe On 29 June 2017, Morecambe signed Brough on a free transfer following his release by Carlisle. He was released by Morecambe at the end of the 2017–18 season. Falkirk Brough signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Falkirk in May 2018, effective from 1 July. Barrow Brough joined Barrow on 17 June 2019. He formed part of the team that won the National League in 2020, gaining promotion to League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Brough
Frank "Mick" Brough (8 October 1899 – 25 October 1960) was a New Zealand rower who won two medals at the 1930 British Empire Games. Early life and family Born in Dunedin on 8 October 1899, Brough was the son of William John Brough and Agnes Auchterlonie Brough (née Farquharson). On 26 March 1930, he married Elizabeth Marjorie Wylie at All Saints' Church in Dunedin. Rowing A member of the Otago Rowing Club, Brough was described as "powerfully muscled". He was selected in the New Zealand eight for the 1928 Olympic Games, but they did not travel because of insufficient funds. He represented New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, and was a member of the coxed four, which included Jack Macdonald, Ben Waters, Bert Sandos, and Arthur Eastwood ( coxswain), that won the gold medal. He also stroked the eight that won the silver medal, three-quarters of a boat length behind the victorious English crew. Death Brough died in Dunedin on 25 October 1960, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Brough (game Designer)
Michael Brough (born 20 May 1985) is a New Zealand-born indie video game developer known for his eclectic roguelike games. His games are often tightly-focused explorations of a single mechanical aspect of the roguelike genre, set on unusually small grids. This style of game, perhaps best exemplified by '' 868-HACK'', has become widely known as the "Broughlike". ''Wired Magazine'' called Brough's games "corrupted" and "brilliant", while The Guardian wrote that his work is "strange" and "elegant". Michael Brough graduated from The University of Auckland with a MS Degree in Mathematics under the supervision of Bakhadyr Khoussainov. Design philosophy Brough believes that games are best understood within genres, which led him to focus on the roguelike game genre. He cites the early roguelike Castle of the Winds as an early inspiration. One design problem with the original Rogue and subsequent roguelikes, Brough argues, is a large game board (80x20 tiles in Rogue) which leads to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Brough (footballer)
Michael Brough (born 1 August 1981) is a footballer who plays for Harrogate Town. Although born in England, he has represented Wales at under-21 level. Career Brough was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. He began his career as a trainee with Notts County, turning professional in August 1998. In December 1999, he joined Spalding United on loan before returning to Meadow Lane. His League debut came on 7 March 2000 in a 1–0 win away to Gillingham. He fell out of favour at Notts County and was allowed to join Macclesfield Town on trial in January 2004, after being told that his short-term contract would not be renewed. He also had a trial with Lincoln City the following month. He was released by Notts County in March 2004 and joined Stevenage Borough, moving on to Forest Green Rovers in January 2006 on a free transfer. He was made captain at Forest Green, under the management of his former Notts County teammate Gary Owers, but left in May 2008 to join Paul Buckle's Tor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Brough
Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary * Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus * Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark * Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam * Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement * Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an Royalty * Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mal Brough
Malcolm Thomas Brough ( ; born 29 December 1961) is a former Australian politician. He represented the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives (1996–2007, 2013–2016) and held ministerial office in the Howard and Turnbull Governments. Brough was born in Brisbane and was an Australian Army officer and businessman before entering politics. He was first elected to parliament at the 1996 federal election, representing the Queensland seat of Longman. He was made a parliamentary secretary in 2000 and subsequently served as Minister for Employment Services (2001–2004) and Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer (2004–2006). Brough was promoted to cabinet in 2006 as Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, and subsequently oversaw the controversial Northern Territory Emergency Response. He lost his seat at the 2007 election, at which the government was defeated. As state president of the Liberals, Brough opposed the merger which led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Brough
Althea Louise Brough Clapp (née Brough; March 11, 1923 – February 3, 2014) was an American tennis player. In her career between 1939 and 1959, she won six Grand Slam singles titles as well as numerous doubles and mixed-doubles titles. At the end of the 1955 tennis season, Lance Tingay of the London ''Daily Telegraph'' ranked her world No. 1 for the year. Biography Louise Brough was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1923. Her family moved to Beverly Hills, California when she was four years old. She learned to play tennis on the public courts at Roxbury Park and was coached by Dick Skeen. In 1940 and 1941, she won the U.S. Girls' Championships. In women's doubles, Brough never failed to reach the quarterfinals at the 32 Grand Slam tournaments she played during her career. She reached the semifinals 29 times and the final 28 times. She usually teamed with her longtime friend Margaret Osborne duPont. They won their first U.S. doubles title as a team at the 1942 U.S. National Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Brough
Lionel "Lal" Brough (10 March 1836 – 8 November 1909) was a British actor and comedian. After beginning a journalistic career and performing as an amateur, he became a professional actor, performing mostly in Liverpool during the mid-1860s. He established his career in London as a member of the company at the new Queen's Theatre, Long Acre, in 1867, and he soon became known for his roles in Shakespeare, contemporary comedies, and classics, especially as Tony Lumpkin in ''She Stoops to Conquer''. In the 1870s and 1880s, Brough was one of the leading comic actors in London. Although untrained musically, he also appeared in several successful operettas in the 1880s and 1890s. He continued to contribute popular performances into the 20th century and ended his career in comedy roles with Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company. Biography Early years Brough was born in Pontypool, Wales, the son of Barnabas Brough, a brewer, publican, wine merchant and later dramatist, and his wife Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wētā Workshop
Wētā Workshop is a special effects and prop company based in Miramar, Wellington, in New Zealand, that produces effects for television and film. The company is the mascot named after the New Zealand wētā, one of the world's largest insects. History Founded in 1987 by Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger as RT Effects, Wētā Workshop has produced creatures and makeup effects for the TV series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and effects for films such as ''Meet the Feebles'' and ''Heavenly Creatures''. A digital division, Weta Digital (now Wētā FX), was formed in 1993; it is a separate company and operates independently. Wētā Workshop's output was used in director Peter Jackson's film trilogies ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', producing sets, costumes, armor, weapons, creatures and miniatures. It also aided in the making of Jackson's 2005 version of King Kong. It supported the creation of ''Reclaiming the Blade ''Recla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathon Brough (born 1983), Australian professional racing driver and team owner of Tekno Autosports
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Jonathon is a given name. It is an often used alternative spelling of "Jonathan", as is " Johnathan". Notable people named Jonathon include: *Jonathon Brandmeier (born 1956), a Chicago radio personality and musician *Jonathon Morris (born 1960), English actor and former television presenter *Jonathon Simmons (born 1989), American professional basketball player *Jonathon Young (born 1973), Canadian actor * Jonathon Porritt (born 1950), a leading British environmentalist and writer *Jonathon Blum (born 1989), American professional ice hockey defenseman, currently playing with HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey *Jonathon Webb Jonathon Webb (born 10 December 1983) is an Australian former professional racing driver and team owner of Team Sydney, who once co-drove alongside Fabian Coulthard in the No. 19 Holden ZB Commodore for the Pirtek Enduro Cup. In 2016, Webb and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
