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Curley
Curley is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It may refer to: Surname * August Curley (born 1960), American football player * Arthur Curley (1938 – 1998), American librarian * Barney Curley (1939 – 2021), Irish racehorse trainer * Bill Curley (born 1972), American basketball coach and player * Billy Curley (born 1945), English former footballer * Brian Curley (born 1959), American golf course architect * Carlo Curley (1952–2012), American concert organist * Cindy Curley (born 1963), American ice hockey coach, executive and player * Craig Curley (born 1988), Native American distance runner * Dan Curley (born 1979), American football player * Daniel Curley (1918 – 1988), American novelist and short story writer * Daniel Joseph Curley (1869 – 1932), American prelate * Edward W. Curley (1873–1940), American politician *Ian Curley (born 1972), British auto racing driver * Jack Curley (born Jacques Armand Schuel, 1876 - 1937), American sports promoter * James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Michael Curley
James Michael Curley (November 20, 1874 – November 12, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served four terms as mayor of Boston. He also served a single term as governor of Massachusetts, characterized by one biographer as "a disaster mitigated only by moments of farce" for its free spending and corruption. He also served two terms, separated by 30 years, in the United States Congress. He had also, in his early career, served on both the Boston Common Council and Boston Board of Aldermen, as well as in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Michael was a frequent candidate for other state and national offices. He was twice convicted of criminal behavior and notably served time in prison during his last term as mayor. He is remembered as one of the most colorful figures in Massachusetts politics. Curley was immensely popular with his fellow working-class Roman Catholic Irish Americans. During the Great Depression, he enlarged Boston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Curley
Leo Francis Curley (April 6, 1915 – December 11, 1950) was the son of American politician James Michael Curley. Seen by the elder Curley as his successor in politics, Curley served as the city's traffic commissioner during his father's final term as Mayor of Boston. Leo Curley died shortly thereafter at the age of 35. Early life Curley was born on April 6, 1915. He was the fifth child born to the Curleys and named after Pope Leo the Great. He was baptized on April 18, 1915, at St. Patrick's Church in Roxbury by Rev. Joseph H. Gallagher, who had christened James Michael Curley 40 years earlier. In 1930, Curley and his brothers James and Paul received an audience with Pope Pope Pius XI. The Pope blessed a number of religious articles the children brought and presented them with a medal and written blessings for their father and the city of Boston. On December 5, 1931, Curley struck a woman with his car at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Forsyth Street. She died from her i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Joseph Curley
Michael Joseph Curley (October 12, 1879 – May 16, 1947) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington (1939–1947). He served as the tenth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland (1921–1947), and as bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida (1914 - 1921. Biography Early life and education One of eleven children, Michael Curley was born in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland to Michael and Maria (née Ward) Curley."Most Rev. Michael Joseph Curley", Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore He attended primary school in Athlone that was run by the |
Jack Curley
Jack Curley (July 4, 1876 - July 12, 1937), born Jacques Armand Schuel, was a sports promoter of the early 1900s. He managed several high-profile boxing events around the turn-of-the-century and he also established professional wrestling as a viable business in the big city, and he eventually built the New York City office into an industry power while negotiating an agreement between the nation's most powerful regional territories. Early life Curley was born in San Francisco on July 4, 1876 after his parents fled France following the Franco-Prussian War. Nevertheless, they soon returned to Europe, and young Jacques spent his childhood near Strassburg and Paris before moving back to San Francisco as a teenager. Following school, he worked as a newspaper copy boy, and he then took a job at a saloon owned by ex-prize fighter George La Blanche. At age 16, he ran away from home and changed his name to Jack Curley while taking a job at the World's Fair in Chicago. He then worked as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Curley
Arthur Curley (January 22, 1938 – March 31, 1998) was an American librarian who was listed as one of the 100 most important library leaders of the 20th century by journal ''American Libraries''. Early life and education Arthur Curley was born in Boston on January 22, 1938, to Irish parents. His mother is credited with having high expectations for him, and for correctly presuming that he would attend the prestigious Boston Latin secondary school. Later, he studied political science at Harvard University, graduating in 1959 before earning his Master of Library Science degree at Simmons College (Massachusetts), Simmons College in 1962. Career Curley's first position in a library was at the Connolly branch of the Boston Public Library system in a so-called "pre-professional position". By the time he had completed his library degree, he had already been appointed as director of the Avon Public Library (Massachusetts), Avon Public library. He worked from 1961 to 1964. Though th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Curley
Pauline Curley (December 19, 1903 – December 11, 2000) was a vaudeville and silent film actress from Holyoke, Massachusetts. Her film career spanned much of the silent era, from 1915 to 1928. Early years Pauline Curley was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Her mother, Rose Curley, brought her into show business at the age of 4, at first on stage in vaudeville shows. In 1910 at 6 years old Rose brought Pauline to New York City to find her work in the newly established silent movie industry and on the stage, getting her bit parts in a variety of movies, as well as weekly stage performances in ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' and ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' for the Jack Packard Stock Company. In 1915, she appeared on Broadway in the role of Rhods in ''Polygamy'' at the Park Theatre. Her mother gave different ages for Pauline depending on the requirements of the role, leaving her confused about her actual age, which she only learned in 1998 when she was 94. Acting career Pauline Curley's ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Curley
Carlo James Curley (August 24, 1952 – August 11, 2012) was an American classical concert organist who lived much of his later life in Great Britain.Black, Fergus (7 October 1989).Carlo Curley. ''Glasgow Herald''. p. 4, Retrieved 6 November 2010. Curley was born into a musical family in Monroe, North Carolina, US, and attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and by the age of 15 was organist at a large Baptist church in Atlanta, Georgia. He subsequently studied with Virgil Fox, Robert Elmore, George Thalben-Ball and Arthur Poister. His long-time friend and confidant Robert Noehren was another noted influence. At 18, he was director of music at Girard College in Philadelphia. Curley developed his performance style in the manner of Virgil Fox, with respect to popularising classical organ music popular to a wider audience, which included his arrangements and transcriptions of pieces from other classical genres. He was the resident organist at the Alexandra Palace in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Curley
Cindy Curley (born November 12, 1963) is an ice hockey coach, executive and former player. Curley played internationally for the United States women's national ice hockey team from 1987 to 1996. Curley played for Providence College and was selected for the US team for the inaugural 1990 IIHF Women's World Championship. She was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013. Early life Curley is the daughter of Eugene F. "Geno" Curley and Elinor R. (Case) Curley. Curley's father played college ice hockey and her brothers also played ice hockey and Cindy learned to play as well. She chose Bobby Clarke as her hockey idol. Her father would be her coach at Assabet Valley girls' hockey. Playing career Curley played in college for the Providence College Friars from 1981 to 1985. She scored 110 goals, 115 points for a total of 225 points. She led her team in goals and points in 1984–85, her senior season. After college, she played for Assabet Valley women's team, which pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Curley
John Curley is a Professor, Distinguished Professional in Residence, and Co-Director of the Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State. He was head of Gannett News Service, during which time the news service won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The first editor of ''USA Today'', Curley was a member of Gannett's Board of Directors from 1983 until his retirement. He retired from Gannett as chairman in January 2001 after more than 30 years with the company. During that time, he served as an editor at the Rochester Times-Union in Rochester, NY; as editor and later publisher of the Courier-News in Bridgewater, NJ; and later as publisher of the News-Journal in Wilmington, DE. In May 1996, he was selected as chairman of the Newspaper Association of America. In 1999, he was made an honorary alumnus of Penn State. The John Curley Center for Sports Journalism is named in his honor. Curley was born 31 December 1938 in Easton, Pennsylvania. He is a 1956 graduate from Easton High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Curley
Brian Curley (born November 12, 1959) is a golf course architect. He was raised in Pebble Beach, California where he played, caddied and worked at the area’s iconic courses. He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. Curley is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) and currently serves on its Board of Governors. Education Curley is a 1982 graduate of the School of Architecture and Environmental Design, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California. Work experience Much of his early years in design were spent working alongside golf course designer Pete Dye and future design partner, Lee Schmidt, while working with Landmark Design Company from 1984 to 1992. Formative years were spent building Kiawah Island (Ocean Course) among other golf courses under Pete Dye. In 1997, he and Schmidt formed Schmidt-Curley Design, working primarily in the southwest United States. Schmidt-Curley soon focused much of its business interests on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Curley
Matt Curley is an American ice hockey coach and former player. As of 2021, he is the head coach of the Des Moines Buccaneers in the United States Hockey League. Early life and education Curley was born in Madrid, New York. He attended Clarkson University, 12 miles from his hometown, in the fall of 2003. He was a member of the first recruiting class for new head coach George Roll. While the team finished a disappointing ninth place in the conference, Clarkson achieved a runner-up finish in the ECAC Hockey, ECAC ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, tournament. After two middling seasons, Curley's senior year saw him named as an assistant captain for the team and the Golden Knights rocketed up the standings, finishing 2nd in the regular season but ending up as conference tournament champions. Clarkson received the #3 overall seed and was top ranked team in the East Regional bracket but in the opening game they drew UMass Minutemen ice hockey, Massachusetts and were unable to beat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Curley
Craig Curley is a Native American distance runner. Born in Kinlichee, Arizona, he grew up in a rural setting on the Navajo reservation. He was the fastest male high school runner in the state of Arizona during the 2005 cross country season. Curley's trajectory took an unusual route, as he declined offers to compete with big Division I schools in favor of Pima Community College, for whom he broke the 5000-meter previously set by former Pima standout Abdihakem Abdirahman. After his two-year spell in community college, Curley transitioned to the marathon. Running career High school Curley attended St. Michael High School, where he competed in cross country and track under coach Terry Thompson until his graduation in 2006. Curley recorded a first-place finish in Arizona's 2005 1A state cross country championship. Collegiate Despite having success in high school, Curley declined recruiting offers from Arizona State University and University of Arizona. Former distance runner Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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