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Colley (given Name)
Colley is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Colley Cibber (1671–1757), English actor-manager * Colley Harman Scotland (1818–1903), first Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in India See also *Collie (name) Collie or Colly is a surname, given name, and nickname. It may refer to: People with the surname * Alexander Collie (1793–1835), Scottish surgeon and naturalist * Anthony Colly, English politician * Austin Collie (born 1985), American ... {{given name Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colley Cibber
Colley Cibber (6 November 1671 – 11 December 1757) was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate. His colourful memoir ''Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber'' (1740) describes his life in a personal, anecdotal and even rambling style. He wrote 25 plays for his own company at Drury Lane, half of which were adapted from various sources, which led Robert Lowe and Alexander Pope, among others, to criticise his "miserable mutilation" of "crucified Molière ndhapless Shakespeare". He regarded himself as first and foremost an actor and had great popular success in comical fop parts, while as a tragic actor he was persistent but much ridiculed. Cibber's brash, extroverted personality did not sit well with his contemporaries, and he was frequently accused of tasteless theatrical productions, shady business methods, and a social and political opportunism that was thought to have gained him the laureateship over far better poets. He rose to ignominious fame when he became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colley Harman Scotland
Sir Colley Harman Scotland (16 June 1818 – 20 January 1903) was the first Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in British India. Scotland was born in the West Indies, the son of Thomas Scotland, Registrar of Antigua and deputy-paymaster of the British forces in Jamaica, and his wife, Sarah Haverkam. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1843. He was successor of Sir Henry Davison as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Madras after he died at Ootacamund on 4 November 1860. He arrived at Madras on 23 May 1861 and was sworn in on 24 May 1861. He served as the first Chief Justice of the Madras High Court from 1861 to 1871. He also served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigious universities in India, incorporated by an a ... from 1862 to 1871. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collie (name)
Collie or Colly is a surname, given name, and nickname. It may refer to: People with the surname * Alexander Collie (1793–1835), Scottish surgeon and naturalist * Anthony Colly, English politician * Austin Collie (born 1985), American retired National Football League player * Bruce Collie (born 1962), American retired National Football League player * J. Norman Collie (1859–1942), British explorer and scientist * John Collie (musician), New Zealand retired drummer * Mark Collie (born 1956), American country singer/songwriter and actor * Max Collie (born 1931), Australian jazz trombonist * Robert John Collie (born 1935), Scottish politician People with the given name * Collie Knox (1899–1977), British author and journalist * David Collie Martin (1890–1917), Scottish footballer * Collie O'Shea (born 1991), Irish rugby union player People with the nickname * Paul Collingwood (born 1976), English cricketer * Colin Moran (Gaelic footballer) (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
