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Bob Christie (other)
Robert or Bob Christie may refer to: * Robert Christie (actor) (1913–1996), Canadian actor and director *Robert Christie (footballer) (1865–1918), Scottish football (soccer) player *Robert Christie (Ontario politician), member of the Ontario provincial parliament, 1867–1874 * Robert Christie (Lower Canada politician) (1787–1856), historian and political figure from the Gaspé region of Quebec * Robert Christie Jr. (1824–1875), New York politician * Bob Christie (announcer), Scottish TV and radio announcer * Bob Christie (film director), Canadian documentary film director *Bob Christie (politician) Robert William John "Bob" Christie (1 November 1925 – 2 March 2020) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Seven Hills in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1981 to 1991. Biography Christie was educated at ... (1925–2020), former Australian politician * Bob Christie (racing driver) (1924–2009), American racecar driver {{hndi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Christie (actor)
Robert Wallace Christie (September 20, 1913, Toronto – May 22, 1996, Toronto) was a Canadian actor and director. Christie was born in Toronto in 1913 and received a B.A. from the University of Toronto. In 1936, he moved to England where he performed with various companies including the Old Vic Company. He served with the Canadian Army during World War II. After the war, he joined the CBC Radio Drama Department. He performed the role of Sir John A. Macdonald in the 1949 play ''Riel'' by John Coulter. He reprised his role in the CBC Television educational series '' Exploring Minds''. Christie joined the performing company at the Stratford Festival in 1953 and appeared on Broadway in ''Tamburlaine'' by Christopher Marlowe in 1956 and ''Love and Libel'' by Robertson Davies in 1960. In 1961 he played MacTaggart in ''Jake and the Kid'', and in 1967, he appeared in the series '' Hatch's Mill''. He has taught acting at Ryerson Polytechnic University, now Toronto Metropolitan Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Christie (footballer)
Robert Main Christie (15 November 1865 – 15 May 1918) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as an outside forward, most notably for Queen's Park. He later became president of the SFA and represented Scotland at curling. Club career An outside forward and left half, Christie began his career with Dunblane and Edinburgh University and won the 1882–83 East of Scotland Shield with the latter club. He joined Queen's Park in September 1883 and in a short, but eventful career with the Spiders, he scored in the 1884 FA Cup Final (becoming the only Scot to score for a Scottish club in an FA Cup Final and until Norman Whiteside 99 years later, the youngest goalscorer in an FA Cup Final) and won the 1885–86 Scottish Cup and two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups. A serious knee injury forced Christie into an early retirement at age 21 and after a one-off comeback appearance in October 1888, he finished his Queen's Park career with 28 appearances and 15 goals. He made a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Christie (Ontario Politician)
Robert Christie (June 29, 1826 – March 9, 1914) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Wentworth North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ... as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1874. He served as vice-president of the Canadian Mutual Fire Insurance Company and was a director of the Canada West Farmer's Mutual and Stock Insurance Company. He later was named Inspector of Asylums and Prisons. He died in 1914. He was the last surviving member of the first Ontario legislature at the time of his death. References External links *''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1873'', HJ Morgan 1826 births 1914 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Orkney {{Liberal-Ontario-M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Christie (Lower Canada Politician)
Robert Christie (January 20, 1787 – October 13, 1856) was a lawyer, journalist, historian and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East (now Quebec). Born in Scotia, he moved to Lower Canada as a young man. Elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, he generally supported the ''Parti bureaucrates'', or government group. He opposed the union of Lower Canada with Upper Canada, but was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. As a member, he remained opposed to the union and was an independent, not supporting any particular party. He had a reputation for being hot-headed, but also incorruptible. Family and early life Christie was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia in 1787, the second son of Scottish immigrants, James Christie and Janet McIntosh. James Christie was a shoemaker who had acquired land and various positions in the Windsor area. Robert attended the King's College in Windsor, graduating some time before 1803. His father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Christie Jr
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Christie (announcer)
Bob Christie (born 1941) is a former Scottish continuity announcer, newsreader and programme presenter. Christie began his broadcasting career as an hospital radio presenter with HBS Glasgow (Hospital Broadcasting Service) in the 1960s then went onto work with Scottish Television as an continuity announcer and newsreader in the early 1970s before joining BBC Scotland in January 1973 as an announcer for the ''Radio 4 Scotland'' opt-out service (replaced in 1978 by BBC Radio Scotland) and BBC Scotland's television opt-outs, In his last few years with the BBC, Bob tended to work on radio rather than TV. Christie also worked as a part-time religious programme presenter at various churches across Scotland on BBC Radio 2's ''Sunday Half-Hour'' and BBC One's ''Songs of Praise ''Songs of Praise'' is a BBC Television religious programme that presents Christian hymns sung in churches of varying denominations from around the UK. The series was first broadcast in October 1961. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Christie (film Director)
Bob Christie is a Canadian documentary film director from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is best known for the 2009 documentary '' Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride'', which he directed, co-wrote and co-produced. Career Christie studied at Simon Fraser University graduating in 1997 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film. He won three production scholarships during his studies, and his films, one drama and one documentary, were accepted to the national student competitions at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1995 with ''The Other Thing'', and in 1997 with ''Auntie Culture''. After graduation, Christie worked in television commercial production coordinating, managing or producing over a hundred television spots. He also worked for a number of independent documentaries, short films and music videos. He also helped in co-producing many gay events such as Whistler Gay Ski Week, AIDS Walk, and Vancouver Pride and starting 2002, he directed and edited video installations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Christie (politician)
Robert William John "Bob" Christie (1 November 1925 – 2 March 2020) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Seven Hills in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1981 to 1991. Biography Christie was educated at Lidcombe before becoming a moulder. He later became the national secretary of the Federated Moulders' (Metals) Union of Australia. Active in the Labor Party, Christie was president of the Lalor Park Branch for 26 years and was an alderman on Blacktown City Council Blacktown City Council is a local government area in Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1906 as the Blacktow ... for six years, including a period as deputy mayor. In 1981, he was selected as the Labor candidate for the new seat of Seven Hills, and was elected without difficulty. He held the seat until its abolition in 1991, whereupon h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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