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Byington Mill (Frisbie
Byington is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *A. Homer Byington (1826–1910), U.S. Consul in Naples, newspaper publisher, and Connecticut state politician *Alberto Byington (1902–1964), Brazilian hurdler *Bianca Byington (born 1966), Brazilian actress *Bob Byington (born 1971), American film director, screenwriter and actor *Carrie L. Byington, Mexican–American clinician and pediatric infectious disease specialist *Cyrus Byington (1793–1868), American Christian missionary *Dominique Dillon de Byington aka Dillon, (born 1988), Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist *Elia Goode Byington (1858–1936), American journalist *Homer M. Byington Jr. (born 1908), the first American Ambassador to newly independent Malaya *John Byington (1798–1887), minister and the first president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists *Lewis Francis Byington (1868–1943), American politician from California *Lisa Byington (born 1976), play-by-play announcer, studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Byington
Alberto Jackson Byington Jr. (18 May 1902 – 17 December 1964) was a Brazilian athlete, industrialist and filmmaker. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he spent time in both the U.S. and Brazil and attended Harvard University for three years, graduating in 1924 with a degree in History and Iberian Literature. He played association football at Harvard and also was selected to represent Brazil at the 1924 Summer Olympics, competing in the Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, men's 110 metres hurdles. Byington became a noted innovator in Brazil, following in the footsteps of his father who invested in Brazil's first electrical grids. He was active in the radio broadcasting business and founded the first record, motion picture and air conditioning establishments in the country's history. In 1931, he produced ''Coisas Nossas'', the first sound film in the country. He made over a dozen films between 1925 and 1944. Byington was a described in an obituary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |