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Charles Norris (other)
Charles Norris may refer to: * Charles Gilman Norris (1881–1945),American novelist * Charles Norris (etcher) (1779–1858), English topographical etcher and writer * Charles Norris (medical examiner) (1867–1935), American pioneer of forensic toxicology * Charles Norris (Royal Navy officer) (1900–1989) * Charles Norris (artist) (1909–2004), British stained-glass artist * Charlie Norris (1963–2023), retired American professional wrestler * Charlie Norris (footballer) (1881–1940), Australian rules footballer See also * Charles Norris-Newman (1852–1920), British journalist, adventurer and intelligence officer * Chuck Norris (born 1940), Carlos Ray Norris, actor and martial artist * Chuck Norris (politician) (Charles Reed Norris, 1925–2009), American politician * Chuck Norris (musician) Charles Eldridge Norris (August 11, 1921 – August 26, 1989) was an American jazz and blues guitarist. Biography Norris was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gilman Norris
Charles Gilman Norris (April 23, 1881 – July 25, 1945) was an American novelist. A native of Chicago, Norris worked as a journalist for some years before finding success as a novelist and playwright. His first book was ''The Amateur'' (1916). His other novels include ''Salt'' (1919), ''Brass: A Novel of Marriage'' (1921), ''Bread'' (1923), ''Pig Iron'' (1926), ''Seed: A Novel of Birth Control'' (1930), ''Zest'' (1933), ''Hands'' (1935), and ''Flint'' (1944). He also published three plays: ''The Rout of the Philistines'' (with Nino Marcelli, 1922), ''A Gest of Robin Hood'' (with Robert C. Newell, 1929), and '' Ivanhoe: A Grove Play'' (1936). Critiques of his work Norris was well-respected by his literary peers. In a letter to Alida Bigelow dated September 23, 1919, F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flambo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Norris (etcher)
Charles Norris (24 August 1779 – 16 October 1858) was an English topographical etcher and writer who is best known for his landscape work of the Welsh countryside, especially the area around Tenby. History Norris was born in London in 1779, to John Norris (1721-1786), a wealthy merchant, by his mistress Deborah Busby. In 1800, Charles Norris moved to Milford in Wales, but by 1810 he had moved further down the coast to Tenby. He came to note as an etcher of landscapes of the Pembrokeshire countryside, but mainly of Tenby. Norris is seen as an important recorder of Medieval buildings of Pembrokeshire, due to the lack of alternative recordings during the period. In the late 1810s, Norris was given a plot of land by the Burgesses of Tenby, in recognition of his work in promoting the town. Norris used the land to construct Waterwynch House, a building that he lived in until his death in 1858. In 1920 Waterwynch House became the residence of Lord and Lady Risdale. Many of Norris' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Norris (medical Examiner)
Charles Norris (December 4, 1867 – September 11, 1935) was New York's first appointed chief medical examiner (1918–1935) and pioneer of forensic toxicology in America. Early life Norris was born on December 4, 1867. He was first educated at Cutler's Private School in Manhattan, later entering Yale University and earning a bachelor of philosophy with emphasis on science. He then went to the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, earning a doctorate in medicine in 1892. After studying for four years in Europe, he returned to New York, and in 1904 became the laboratory director at Bellevue and Allied Hospitals.Deborah Blum. ''The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York.'' New York: Penguin, 2011. Medical examiner In 1917, Norris, applying for the job of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York, took a civil service examination and passed. Mayor John F. Hylan immediately took legal action against him, claim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Norris (Royal Navy Officer)
Vice Admiral Sir Charles Fred Wivell Norris KBE CB DSO (16 December 1900 – 17 December 1989) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet. Naval career Norris joined the Royal Navy in 1913. He served in World War I and took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. After the War he became a student at Cambridge University. He also served in World War II as Second in Command of and then as Commander on HMS ''Bellona'' from 1943. He took part in the Normandy landings on Omaha Beach in 1944 and in the Murmansk Convoys in the Winter 1944 to 1945. In 1948 he became Captain of the Fleet for the Home Fleet and in 1950 he was appointed Director of Naval Training and Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel, (Training) at the Admiralty. He was made Flag Officer Flotillas, Mediterranean, at Malta in 1953 and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies in 1954; he retired in 1956. In retirement he became a Director of the British Productivity Council The British Product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Norris (artist)
Dom (title), Dom Charles Norris Order of St Benedict, OSB (1909-2004) was an influential artist who created works in stained glass and dalle de verre for Roman Catholic churches in the UK. He is thought to be the most prolific artist working in dalle de verre in the UK in the 20th century. His contributions to listed Modernist buildings are an integral part of their value and are mentioned in their listings. Life and work Dom (title), Dom Charles Norris (1909-2004) was a Order of St Benedict, Benedictine monk and glass artist He was born Louis Charles Norris and he studied at the Royal College of Art in the 1920s. He entered Buckfast Abbey in 1930 as the age of 21 and began to work as a stained glass artist in 1933. He supervised a team of monks to rebuild the abbey, including the east window in dalle de verre in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Pierre Fourmaintraux is said to have brought the dalle de verre technique to Britain before joining James Powell and Sons (later Whitefriar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Norris
Charles Norris (born October 21, 1965) is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure in the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1993. He spent the majority of his career in Minnesota-based Pro Wrestling America (PWA), where he became a five-time Heavyweight Champion and a two-time Tag Team Champion. Early life Norris was born in Red Lake, Minnesota, a community located in the Red Lake Indian Reservation. He graduated at Red Lake Senior High School in 1984. Professional wrestling career Pro Wrestling America (1989–1993) Norris began training with Eddie Sharkey in 1989 and signed with Sharkey's professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling America (PWA), where he was quickly pushed as a main eventer. He was booked to win the promotion's Heavyweight Championship for the first time by beating Ricky Rice on October 4. This was the first title of his career and he had an impressive reign as he held the title for eight months before dropping the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Norris (footballer)
Charles Albert Norris (23 July 1881 – 16 February 1940) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Norris remains the oldest player to debut in the VFL/AFL and go on to play 100 games. He was also a country field umpire with the VFL in 1921. Playing career Originally from California Gully, Norris came to Melbourne and played for Northcote in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before receiving a transfer to Collingwood in July 1910. Playing mostly as a follower, Norris made up for his 178 cm with a good turn of speed as indicated by his victory in three footraces earlier that year. A gripman on the tramways Norris competed at the employees picnic coming first in the Denham Plate (all-comers), gripmen and 440 yards events. He continued to place in similar events for much of his career despite the fact he debuted in the VFL aged 28. Norris was part of the 1910 Collingwood premiership win over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Norris-Newman
Charles Louis Marie William Norris-Newman (22 August 1852 – May 1920) was a British journalist, adventurer and intelligence officer with the Russian Navy. He was present at the 1870–1871 Siege of Paris (1870–1871), Siege of Paris and was in Spain during the Third Carlist War (from 1872) and in Egypt with General Charles George Gordon. Norris-Newman was in Southern Africa from 1877 and was the only newspaper correspondent with the British forces during the invasion of Zulu Kingdom, Zululand in 1879, reporting for ''Evening Standard, The Standard''. He was present at the Action at Sihayo's Kraal, narrowly avoided the massacre of the British at the Battle of Isandlwana and was among the first group to ride into Rorke's Drift after the battle. Norris-Newman took up arms in the Battle of Gingindlovu, was the first to ride into the besieged settlement of Eshowe and was present at the final action, the Battle of Ulundi. He remained in the area after the war and covere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Norris
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist and actor. He is a black belt in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championships and later founded his own discipline Chun Kuk Do. Shortly after, in Hollywood, Norris trained celebrities in martial arts. Norris went on to appear in a minor role in the spy film ''The Wrecking Crew'' (1969). Friend and fellow martial artist Bruce Lee invited him to play one of the main villains in ''Way of the Dragon'' (1972). While Norris continued acting, friend and student Steve McQueen suggested him to take it seriously. Norris took the starring role in the action film ''Breaker! Breaker!'' (1977), which turned a profit. His second lead ''Good Guys Wear Black'' (1978) became a hit, and he soon became a popular action film star. Norris went on to star in a streak of bankable independently-made action and martial arts films, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Norris (politician)
Charles Reed Norris (April 15, 1925 – July 20, 2009) was an American politician, businessman, and military officer who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. Early life Norris was born in Pasadena, California and was raised in Americus, Kansas, where he attended high school. He served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1971. At the time of his retirement as a colonel, Norris was Commander of the Umatilla Army Depot in Hermiston, Oregon. Career Upon his retirement from the military, Norris worked as a realtor and business executive. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives for the 57th District as a Republican from 1987 to 1997, residing in Hermiston. During his tenure, Norris played a role in securing funding for the Oregon National Guard Armory. In the House, he also served as a member of the Water Policy Committee. Personal life He was married to Betty Lou Norris and had four children. In 2002, Norris and his wife retired and moved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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