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Colbourne
Colbourne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Colbourne (1895–1979), Australian political organizer and trade unionist *Mark Colbourne (born 1969), Welsh Paralympic cyclist *Maurice Colbourne Maurice Colbourne (24 September 1939 – 4 August 1989) was an English stage and television actor who starred as Tom Howard in the BBC television series ''Howards' Way''. He is also known for roles in other television series such as ''Gangster ... (1939–1989), English actor See also * Colborne (surname) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Colbourne
Mark Lee Colbourne Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 9 November 1969) is a former Welsh people, Welsh paralympic-cyclist, who competed for both Wales and Great Britain. Early life Colbourne was born on 9 November 1969 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales. He played volleyball at international level for Wales between 1990 and 1993. He broke his back in 2009 after falling when forced into an emergency landing whilst paragliding. Cycling career Following his accident Colbourne began cycling through Disability Sport Wales. He competes in the C1 classification for riders on upright bikes with the most severe disability. He trained with disabled cycling coach Neil Smith at the Newport Velodrome and made his first appearance in a track race in May 2010 at the Wales Grand Prix. In 2011 he won his first UCI Para-Cycling World Cup medals. He took bronze in the C1 time trail in Segovia, Spain at his debut at World Cup level. At the round in Baie-Comeau, Canada, he won the silver meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Colbourne
William Regis Colbourne (16 December 1895 – 19 November 1979) was an Australian political organiser and trade unionist. He served as general secretary of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) from 1954 to 1969. Early life Colbourne was born in Ultimo, New South Wales, as the eleventh of fourteen children born to Mary Ann (née Dinan) and Richard Colbourne. His parents were Irish Catholic immigrants. He was educated at St Benedict's Convent School in Chippendale. Career Colbourne worked as a commercial traveller and was also a stand-up comedian in travelling shows. He married a fellow performer, violinist Hyacinthe Burgess, in April 1936, and had three children. Colbourne followed his father into the ALP and in the 1920s became the secretary of the Petersham branch. He regularly served as a delegate to state and federal conferences. 1930s During the party split of 1931, the ALP Federal Executive expelled the New South Wales branch of the party, dominated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Colbourne
Maurice Colbourne (24 September 1939 – 4 August 1989) was an English stage and television actor who starred as Tom Howard in the BBC television series ''Howards' Way''. He is also known for roles in other television series such as ''Gangsters'', ''The Onedin Line'', ''The Day of the Triffids'' and '' Doctor Who''. He was usually cast as a villain in his career. Early life Maurice Colbourne was born Roger Middleton in Sheffield, three weeks after Britain and France declared war on Germany upon the outbreak of the Second World War, and studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He took his stage name from that of an earlier film actor called Maurice Colbourne, (24 September 1894 – 22 September 1965), who shared the same birthday (in a different year) as his. Career In 1972, he co-founded, together with Michael Irving and Guy Sprung, the Half Moon Theatre near Aldgate, east London. This was a successful, radical theatre company, performing ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |