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Brian Thomson (other)
Brian Thomson may refer to: * Brian Thomson (scenic designer), Australian theatre, opera and film designer * Brian Thomson (journalist) (born 1965), Scottish-born Australian journalist * Brian Thomson (sport shooter) (born 1957), Olympic sport shooter for New Zealand * Brian Harold Thomson (1918–2006), newspaper proprietor of D. C. Thomson & Co. * Brian Thomson (footballer) (born 1959), Scottish footballer See also * Brian Thomsen Brian Michael Thomsen (April 13, 1959 – September 21, 2008) was an American science fiction editor, author, and anthologist. Biography Thomsen was raised in the New York City neighborhood of Rockaway Beach and attended Regis High Schoo ... (1959–2008), science fiction editor, author, and anthologist * Brian Thompson (other) {{hndis, Thomson, Brian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Thomson (scenic Designer)
Brian Thomson (b. 1946) is an Australian theatre, opera and film designer. He has been active in Australian stage design since the 1970s. Biography Originally an architecture student, Thomson dropped out of university to become an artist, and began working in theatre after meeting director Jim Sharman in 1969. They had a long and successful work collaboration together, beginning at the Old Tote Theatre Company, before working on a series of hugely successful musical productions including the Melbourne production of ''Hair'', and the original Australian and London productions of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' and ''The Rocky Horror Show''. When Sharman directed ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' movie based on the musical, and its sequel ''Shock Treatment'', Thomson worked on their set design again. Other musical credits include the Broadway production of ''The King and I'', and Australian productions of ''Company'', ''The Boy from Oz'', and ''Priscilla: Queen of the Desert the Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Thomson (journalist)
Brian Thomson (born 1965 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) is the former Senior Correspondent of SBS World News (World News Australia). He is currently SBS' International Editor. Education Thomson was educated at Kirkcaldy High School, a comprehensive state school in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, before studying Politics and History at Newcastle University, where he was Deputy President of the Newcastle University Union Society. He went on to gain a postgraduate diploma in radio and television journalism at the Lancashire Polytechnic (now the University of Central Lancashire). Life and career Thomson joined Radio Forth in 1989 as a News Reporter and in 1992 moved to Sky News where he was Scotland Correspondent. From 1994 to 1997 Thomson worked as a freelance journalist for Reuters Television in Bangkok, Thailand and for GMTV in London, England. In 1997 Thomson emigrated to Sydney, Australia, where he joined SBS as Senior Producer. In 2006 Thomson became Senior Correspondent f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Thomson (sport Shooter)
Brian Thomson (born 1 September 1957 in Tokoroa) is a sport shooter from New Zealand. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... in the men's skeet event, in which he tied for 47th place. References 1957 births Living people Skeet shooters New Zealand male sport shooters Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters of New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Shooters at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Harold Thomson
Colonel Brian Harold Thomson (21 November 1918 – 7 November 2006) was a newspaper proprietor of D. C. Thomson & Co. and soldier in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. He was widely known as "Mr Brian" within D. C. Thomson & Co. and throughout the business community of Dundee. Education Brian was educated at Charterhouse and spent a year in Germany before joining the family firm (D. C. Thomson & Co.) in 1937. DC Thomson & Co. Brian Thomson was a great-grandson of William Harold Thomson, a Dundonian who prospered first as a draper and later as a shipowner, and in 1884 became the major shareholder of The Dundee Courier & Daily Argus. William's son, David Couper Thomson, became general manager of the paper, and in 1905 a growing portfolio of newspaper interests was consolidated as D. C. Thomson & Co.. David Couper Thomson remained chairman of the company until his death, aged 93, in 1954; but it was his nephew, Harold (Brian's father), who drove the expansion of its publishing inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Thomson (footballer)
Brian Lamont Thomson (born 1 March 1959) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ... for Mansfield Town. References 1959 births Living people Scottish footballers Association football forwards English Football League players Morecambe F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Corby Town F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Boston United F.C. players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Thomsen
Brian Michael Thomsen (April 13, 1959 – September 21, 2008) was an American science fiction editor, author, and anthologist. Biography Thomsen was raised in the New York City neighborhood of Rockaway Beach and attended Regis High School in Manhattan. He was a founding editor of Warner Books' Questar Science Fiction line, in which position he was nominated for the 1988 Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor. In the mid-90s, Thomsen served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc. He also worked at one point as the publisher for TSR's Periodicals Department. He authored two Forgotten Realms tie-in novels, in 1995 and 1996. His tenure at TSR was controversial. In the 1980s, TSR had developed a reputation for underpaying its authors compared to the major fiction publishers in New York. Mary Kirchoff, who eventually came to lead the Books Department, had spearheaded changes to increase author compensation so as to better retain talent. Kirchoff instituted a sliding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |