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Britten (surname)
Britten is a surname, originally referring to a person from Brittany. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), British composer, conductor, and pianist * Bill Britten (1828–1920), American actor best known for his portrayal of Bozo the Clown * Emma Hardinge Britten (1823–1899), spiritualist * Frederick A. Britten (1871–1946), U.S. Representative from Illinois * Harry Britten (1870–1954), English entomologist * James Britten (1846–1924), English botanist * John Britten (1950–1995), New Zealand motorcycle designer * Linda Britten, Australian fashion designer * Mark Britten, American comedian with stage name "The Chinaman" * Paul Britten Austin (1922–2005), English author, broadcaster and translator * Rhonda Britten (born 1960), founder of the Fearless Living Institute * Roy John Britten (1919–2012), American molecular biologist * Sébastien Britten (born 1970), Canadian figure skater * Terry Britten Terence Ernest Britten (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duchy of Brittany, duchy before being Union of Brittany and France, united with the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a provinces of France, province governed as a separate nation under the crown. Brittany has also been referred to as Little Britain (as opposed to Great Britain, with which it shares an etymology). It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, Normandy to the northeast, eastern Pays de la Loire to the southeast, the Bay of Biscay to the south, and the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its land area is 34,023 km2 . Brittany is the site of some of the world's oldest standing architecture, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Britten Austin
Paul Britten Austin (5 April 1922 – 25 July 2005) was an English author, translator, broadcaster, administrator, and scholar of Swedish literature. He is known in particular for his translations of and books on the Swedish musician, singer and poet Carl Michael Bellman, including his prizewinning book ''The Life and Songs of Carl Michael Bellman''. He also translated books by many other Swedish authors. Alongside his work on Swedish literature, Austin spent 25 years assembling a trilogy of history books, ''1812: Napoleon's Invasion of Russia'', telling the story of Napoleon Bonaparte's failed campaign entirely through eyewitness accounts. Early life Paul Britten Austin was born in Dawlish, South Devon, England. His parents were the writers Frederick B.A. Britten Austin and Mildred King. He was educated at Winchester College. In 1947 he married Eileen Patricia Roberts, and had one son, Derek Austin, but the marriage was short lived. In 1951, he married the novelist Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britton (surname)
Britton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Britton (1981–2008), British-born American author * Barbara Britton (1919–1980), American film and television actress * Ben Britton (born 1985), British scientist * Cameron Britton (born 1986), American actor * Celia Britton (born 1946), British scholar of French Caribbean literature and thought * Chris Britton (baseball) (born 1982), American baseball player * Christopher Britton (actor) (born 1961), Canadian-born actor * Cliff Britton (1909–1975), British football player and manager * Connie Britton (born 1968), American actress * David Britton (1945–2020), British publisher, writer and artist * David Britton (basketball) (born 1958), American basketball player * Elizabeth Gertrude Britton (1858–1934), American botanist * Fern Britton (born 1957), British television presenter * Fionnuala Britton (born 1984), European champion in cross country * Fred C. Britton (1889–1931) artist and educator in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Britten
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ''Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Britten
Terence Ernest Britten (born July 1947) is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer, who has written songs for Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo and Michael Jackson amongst many others. Britten (along with co-writer Graham Lyle) won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1985 for "What's Love Got to Do with It". Career Born on the 17 July 1947, a native of Manchester, Britten began writing for the Adelaide, Australia band The Twilights, a popular 1960s band for which he played lead guitar. At times he co-wrote with Glenn Shorrock and Peter Brideoake. He also recorded a single under his own name, "2000 Weeks" / "Bargain Day" (1969). Britten was a band member of Quartet with , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Britten
Sébastien Britten (born May 17, 1970) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He won bronze medals at three senior internationals — the 1992 International de Paris, the 1993 Nations Cup and the 1994 Skate Canada International — and became the Canadian national champion in 1995. Britten represented Canada at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th. He competed at three World Championships, achieving his best result, eighth, in 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in .... In 1998, Britten beat several Olympic and World medallists to win the 1998 World Professional Figure Skating Championships held in Jaca, Spain. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he began working as a coach and choreographer. Programs Competitive highlights ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy John Britten
Roy John Britten (1 October 1919 – 21 January 2012) was an American molecular biologist known for his discovery of repeated DNA sequences in the genomes of eukaryotic organisms, and later on the evolution of the genome. Early life and education Roy Britten was born in Washington, D.C. He attended Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ontario, and then went to the University of Virginia to study physics. He enrolled at Johns Hopkins University as a graduate student in physics in 1940. At the beginning of World War II, he was recruited to work on the Manhattan Project. In 1951, he received his Ph.D. from Princeton University. His Ph.D. thesis was entitled ''The Scattering of 32 MeV Protons from Several Elements''. Scientific career From 1951 to 1971, he was a staff member at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. While there he attended the phage course at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and started working on the processes by which geneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Britten
Rhonda Britten (born Rhonda Wiitanen, December 1, 1960 in Two Harbors, Minnesota) is the founder of the Fearless Living Institute, a public speaker, author and actress. Early life She was the middle child of three girls, and was the target of her divorced father's physical and emotional abuse. At the age of 14, she was the only witness to her father shooting and killing her mother and then shooting himself, which was one of the primary reasons she does counseling and life coaching. In her twenties, she appeared in '' Married...With Children'' episode ''Do Ya Think I'm Sexy'' (1990) as sexy Donna; and as a student in the 22 February 1991 TV episode of '' Perfect Strangers''. Career In 2001, she started the Fearless Living Institute after trying to commit suicide three times and realizing that fear was at her problems' core. In an interview with Terra Wellington about the basis of the Institute, Rhonda said "No one can be fearless alone. But, you have to be willing to change you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Britten
Mark Britten is an American comedian from Arlington, Texas whose chosen stage name is "The Chinaman". Born of a Chinese-American mother and a Caucasian father, his act employs material from his "dysfunctional background" and skews ethnic stereotypes of all kinds. He has been a performing stand-up comic for ten years, and is known for his voice impersonations, parodies of rock singers and other vocalists and biting anecdotes about the foibles of ethnic and cultural stereotypes. ''The Austin Chronicle'' describes him as "a rock star trapped in a comic's body."The Chinaman Film, TV and radio Britten has appeared on A&E's '' |
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera '' Peter Grimes'' (1945), the '' War Requiem'' (1962) and the orchestral showpiece ''The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'' (1945). Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, the son of a dentist, Britten showed talent from an early age. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London and privately with the composer Frank Bridge. Britten first came to public attention with the '' a cappella'' choral work '' A Boy was Born'' in 1934. With the premiere of ''Peter Grimes'' in 1945, he leapt to international fame. Over the next 28 years, he wrote 14 more operas, establishing himself as one of the leading 20th-century composers in the genre. In addition to large-sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Britten
Linda Britten is an Australian-born fashion designer based in Melbourne, Australia. She has been a name in the fashion world since the 1970s, and has developed several labels, trading under the brand "Linda Britten" and others. Britten is particularly renowned for her elegant and sophisticated couture evening wear and wedding gowns. History Melbourne-born designer Linda Britten began her career upon graduating from RMIT ( Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) in 1968. Following hard on her graduation, "Noleen King", one of the top fashion labels of the time, seized the aspiring young designer and employed her, marking her successful introduction into the world of fashion. After two years building a profile at Noleen King, Britten left the label to work for the clothing company "Tiffany" where she was commissioned at the young age of 21 to create and develop the label "Jellibeen". Once Britten had made a success of Jellibeen, she began freelancing for well known designers s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Britten
John Kenton Britten (1 August 1950 – 5 September 1995) was a New Zealand mechanical engineer who designed a world-record-setting motorcycle with innovative features and materials. Biography John Britten was born to Bruce and Ruvae Britten in Christchurch at 10 minutes to midnight. His twin sister Marguerite was born just after midnight, so although they were twins they celebrated their birthdays on different dates. Being dyslexic, he needed to have exam questions read to him at school and during his tertiary education, and his answers recorded by a writer, but that didn't stop him from developing into a remarkable engineer and architectural designer. His childhood heroes were notable fellow New Zealanders, Richard Pearse (pioneer aviator), Bill Hamilton (father of the jet boat), Bruce McLaren (champion driver and founder of the McLaren Formula One Team), and Burt Munro (world record motorcycle speedster and subject of the film ''The World's Fastest Indian''). In his own short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
