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Caine (surname)
Caine is a surname of several different origins. In many cases it is a variation of the surname ''Cain''. When the surname is of French origin, in some cases it is derived from a derogatory nickname for someone with a bad temper - from the French ''caigne'' "bitch". Notable people with the surname include: * Hall Caine, British novelist and playwright * Hugh Le Caine, Canadian physicist, composer and instrument builder * Jeffrey Caine, British writer and actor * Jonathan Caine, Baron Caine, political aide * Marti Caine, (1945–1995), English comedian and singer * Martin Caine, American college football head coach * Michael Caine, British film actor * Natalie Caine (1909–2008), also known by her married name Natalie James, English oboist * Rachel Caine (1962-2020), pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, an American writer of science fiction stories * Rebecca Caine, Canadian opera singer * Shakira Caine, Guyanese model, married to Michael Caine * Stanley Caine (1936–2013), En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Caine
Rebecca Caine (born 25 November 1959) is a Canadian soprano, and musical theatre performer. Life and career Caine was born in Toronto, Ontario and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She is the daughter of Australian statistician Geoffrey Watson and the granddaughter of British constitutional law scholar Sir William Ivor Jennings. Caine currently resides in London. Caine's career has been divided between opera and musical theatre. She made her West End debut at the age of 19 in the role of Laurey in ''Oklahoma!''. She then sang the role of Eliza in ''My Fair Lady'' on a national tour. While making her debut at Glyndebourne as Amor in ''L'incoronazione di Poppea'', she was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare Company where she created the role of Cosette in ''Les Misérables''. After a successful West End run, she joined the original cast of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' to play Christine opposite Michael Crawford as alternate (performing 2 shows a wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmed (2018 TV Series)
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series developed by Jennie Snyder Urman, Jessica O'Toole, and Amy Rardin. It is a reboot of the WB series of the same name, created by Constance M. Burge, which originally aired from 1998 to 2006. ''Charmed'' premiered in the United States on October 14, 2018, on The CW. Carter Covington served as showrunner for the first season, before married duo Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro took over for the second and third seasons. Jeffrey Lieber, Joey Falco, and Nicki Renna replaced Kruger and Shapiro as showrunners for the fourth season. The first three seasons follow the lives of sisters Macy ( Madeleine Mantock), Mel (Melonie Diaz) and Maggie (Sarah Jeffery), who, after the death of their mother, discover they are the Charmed Ones, the most powerful trio of good witches destined to protect both innocent lives and the world from demons and other dark forces. Each sister has an individual magical power, which is noticeably stronger whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kung Fu (1972 TV Series)
''Kung Fu'' is an American action-adventure martial arts Western drama television series starring David Carradine. The series follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West, armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks Danny Caine, his half-brother. Many of the aphorisms used in the series are adapted from or derived directly from the ''Tao Te Ching'', a book of ancient Taoist philosophy attributed to the sage Lao-tzu. Plot Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine) is the orphaned son of an American man, Thomas Henry Caine (Bill Fletcher), and a Chinese woman, Kwai Lin, born in mid-19th-century China. After his maternal grandfather's death he is accepted for training at a Shaolin Monastery, where he grows up to become a Shaolin priest and martial arts expert. In the pilot episode, Caine's beloved mentor and elder, Master Po, is murdered by the Emperor's nephew; outraged, Caine retaliates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwai Chang Caine
Kwai Chang Caine () is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American Broadcasting Company, ABC 1972–1975 action-adventure western television series ''Kung Fu (1972 TV series), Kung Fu''. He has been portrayed by David Carradine as an adult, Keith Carradine as a younger Caine, Radames Pera as the child Caine, and Stephen Manley as the youngest Caine. In the late 19th century China, Kwai Chang Caine was the orphaned son of an United States, American man and a Mainland China, Chinese woman. He was raised in a Shaolin Monastery in Hunan Province, and was trained by the monks to be a Shaolin Kung Fu, Shaolin master. ''Kung Fu'' follows his adventures as he travels to the American Old West (armed only with his skill in martial arts) as he seeks his half-brother, Danny Caine. Although it was his intention to find his brother Danny in a way which would escape notice, the demands of his training as a priest in addition to the sense of social responsibility, which was instil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sproston Caine
William Sproston Caine (26 March 1842 – 17 March 1903) was a British politician and temperance advocate. Biography Caine was born at Seacombe, Cheshire, and was the eldest surviving son of Nathaniel Caine, a metal merchant from Cheshire, and was educated at private schools in Egremont, Merseyside and Birkenhead before entering his father's business in 1861. In 1864 he was made a partner, before moving to Liverpool in 1871. In 1873 he was recorded at 16 Alexandra Drive, Liverpool. Public Affairs soon began to occupy large amounts of his attention, and he left the firm in 1878.J. Newton, ''W. S. Caine'' After his retirement from his father's company, he retained the directorship of the Hodbarrow Mining Co. Ltd, Millom, and he secured the controlling interest in the Shaw's Brown Iron Co., Liverpool, leaving the management of the concern in the hands of his partner, Arthur S. Cox. The business collapsed in 1893, leaving large amounts of debt which were honourably discharged, but Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Caine (colonial Administrator)
William Caine (17 March 1799 – 19 September 1871) was the first head of the Hong Kong Police Force (1841–1844 as Chief Magistrate), Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1854. He attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel prior to his secretary appointment. Caine was also the acting Governor of Hong Kong between May and September 1859. Biography Captain Caine was born in Maynooth, Ireland, on 17 March 1799. He served in the British Army's 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot during the Peninsular War against Napoleon in Spain. His regiment was later transferred to Hong Kong and he began his long association with the colony. Caine was Chief Magistrate, the head of pre-Hong Kong Police Force from 1841 to 1844. The then Major Caine was appointed Colonial Secretary and Auditor General from 1846 to 1854. His role was considerably diminished after the arrival in 1849 of the new governor Sir John Bowring who stamped his authority on Hong Kong after his power struggle with Caine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trudi Le Caine
Trudi Le Caine, CM (née Gertrude Janowski) (1911 – September 5, 1999) was an arts patron involved with local and national arts initiatives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Born in Passau, Bavaria, she spent her youth in Teplitz-Schönau/Teplice-Šanov, Czechoslovakia before joining her stepfather, Arnold Walter, in Berlin, where he was a music editor and critic for the leftist journals ''Die Weltbühne'' and ''Vorwärts''. After fleeing Germany following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, she lived first in Spain (which she had to leave after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936) and France (where she studied at the Sorbonne) before emigrating to Canada to join her parents. She settled in Ottawa in 1942, where her involvement with ''Le Groupe de la Place Royale'', Opera Lyra Ottawa and the Council for the Arts in Ottawa led to recognition and awards such as the Order of Canada, the Lescarbot Award and the Victor Tolgesy Arts Award. Though she had no children of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Caine
Stanley Caine (born Stanley Victor Micklewhite; October 1935 – 13 January 2013) was an English actor and the younger brother of actor Sir Michael Caine. He was best known for his role as "Coco" in ''The Italian Job'', a film released in 1969 also starring Michael Caine. In addition to his older brother Michael, Stanley had an older maternal half-brother David whom Stan and Michael only knew of after their mother's death in 1989. Their half-brother died in 1992. Caine was diagnosed with leukaemia in early 2008. He died in his sleep in January 2013 in Ruislip, West London West London is the western part of London, England, north of the River Thames, west of the City of London, and extending to the Greater London boundary. The term is used to differentiate the area from the other parts of London: North London .... Filmography References External links * 1936 births 2013 deaths 20th-century English male actors Male actors from London English male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira Caine
Shakira, Lady Caine, (née Baksh; born 23 February 1947) is a Guyanese former actress and fashion model. She is married to English actor Michael Caine. Early life Shakira was born on 23 February 1947 in British Guiana (present-day Guyana) to Muslim Indian parents. Her mother was a dressmaker, and she aspired to follow in her footsteps and became a fashion designer. Modeling and acting career At the age of 19, while working as a secretary, she was urged by her employer to enter the 1967 Miss Guyana contest, which she won. She later earned third-place in the 1967 Miss World contest held in London, where she decided to stay to launch a career in modelling. Baksh appeared in several films, including ''Some Girls Do'' (1969), ''Carry On Again Doctor'' (1969), '' Toomorrow'' (1970), '' Son of Dracula'' (1974) and, with her husband, '' The Man Who Would Be King'' (1975). She also appeared in two episodes of the science fiction TV series ''UFO''. She auditioned for the part of the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Caine
Rachel Caine was the pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (April 27, 1962 – November 1, 2020) who was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels. Personal life Conrad grew up in West Texas and graduated from Socorro High School in El Paso, Texas, in 1980. She earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University in 1985, with minor in music. Caine wrote and published novels and short stories since 1990. She was a professional musician who played with notable musicians including Henry Mancini, Peter Nero, and John Williams. From 1999, Conrad was employed in corporate communications as a web designer, editor, corporate communications manager, and finally as director of corporate communications for a large multinational company. She took an eight-month hiatus for most of 2008 to meet pressing deadlines, and retired from her position to write full-time in 2010. She lived in north Texas wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
