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Charters (surname)
Charters is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ann Charters (born 1936), American professor of English * Charlie Charters (born 1968), former English rugby union official and sports marketing executive * Frank Charters, (1884–1953), English cricketer * Harvey Charters (1912–1995), Canadian canoer * James Christian Charters a.k.a. DJ Ironik (born 1988), British musician, DJ and rapper * John Charters, former New Zealand rower * Keith Charters (born 1965), British author * Samuel Charters (Canadian politician) (1863–1943), Ontario newspaper publisher and politician * Samuel Charters (1929–2015), American music historian and writer * Spencer Charters (1875–1943), American film actor See also * Charter (other) A charter is the grant of authority or rights. Charter may also refer to: Brands and enterprises * Charter Arms (1964), an American manufacturer of revolvers * Charter Communications (1993), a large American cable television, Internet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Charters
Ann Charters (; born November 10, 1936) is a professor of American Literature at the University of Connecticut at Storrs. She is a Jack Kerouac and Beat Generation scholar. Early life and career Charters was born on November 10, 1936, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She is a professor of American Literature at the University of Connecticut at Storrs and has been interested in Beat writers since 1956, when as an undergraduate English major at the University of California, Berkeley (B.A. 1957) she attended the repeat performance of the Six Gallery Poetry reading in San Francisco where Allen Ginsberg gave his second public reading of "Howl." She began collecting books written by Beat writers when she was a graduate student at Columbia University (M.A. 1960; Ph.D 1965). After completing her doctorate, she worked with Jack Kerouac to compile his bibliography. After his death she wrote the first Kerouac biography, ''Kerouac: A Biography'' (1973). Charters' book is unique as she was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Charters
Charlie Charters (born 1968, London) is a former rugby union official and sports marketing executive turned thriller writer whose debut book ''Bolt Action'' was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2010. Charters was raised in Fiji where his mother was making a documentary film and met his father, a tobacco farmer. He is the son-in-law of well-known Fijian businesswoman and deposed Member of Parliament Mere Samisoni. He and his wife Vanessa divide their time between a house near Barton-le-Willows, North Yorkshire, and Suva, Fiji. Early life Charters attended Rugby School, Downing College, Cambridge where he was friends with former England cricket captain Mike Atherton and author Toby Young, and the Centre for Journalism Studies, Cardiff University, where his contemporaries included BBC reporters Dominic Hughes, Laura Trevelyan, Simon Hall and "''The Dig Tree''" author, the late Sarah Murgatroyd. While studying in Cardiff, he worked as a subeditor on the Western Mail (Wales) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Charters
Frank Henry Charters (17 January 1884 — 25 January 1953) was an English first-class cricketer. Charters was born in Plymouth in January 1884. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire in the 1913 County Championship against Derbyshire at Southampton. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 9 runs in Hampshire's first innings by Thomas Forrester, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 5 runs by Arnold Warren. Charters died in Boscombe Boscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth, England. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne. Originally a sparsely inhabited area of heathland, from around 1865 B ... in January 1953. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Charters, Frank 1884 births 1953 deaths Cricketers from Plymouth, Devon English cricketers Hampshire cricketers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Charters
Harvey Blashford Charters (born May 8, 1912, in North Bay, Ontario, Canada - died July 17, 1995, in North Bay, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian flatwater canoeist who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won two medals with Frank Saker Frank Warren Saker (August 10, 1907 in Toronto – April 6, 1980) was a Canadian flatwater canoeist who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won two medals with Harvey Charters Harvey Blashford Charters ( ... with a silver in the C-2 10000 m and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m events ReferencesSports-reference.com profile 1912 births 1995 deaths Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in canoeing Sportspeople from North Bay, Ontario {{canada-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Ironik
James Christian Charters (born 18 January 1988), better known as Ironik (formerly as DJ Ironik), is a British musician, DJ and rapper. His genre of music varies from hip hop, grime, R&B and UK garage. DJ Ironik was born in London. DJ Ironik has had three UK top 10 hits; Stay With Me charted at No. 5, Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) charted at No. 3 and also I Got Soul, a charity single which reached No. 10 in the UK charts and has also had several top 5 hits in other European countries. Early life "DJ Ironik" (born James Charters) was born in North London to a Jamaican Father and a half English half Zimbabwean Mother. He decided on a career in music at an early age when doing GCSE in music. He first began to DJ at age 12, and started to produce at age 15. He started his career as a DJ working in clubs, initially in his home country, but his talent was quickly spotted and he moved around Europe. Every record he released charted in the Top 40 UK Charts throughout 2008–2011. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Charters
John Godfrey Charters (25 October 1913 – 16 January 1995) was a New Zealand rower. He won the bronze medal at the 1938 British Empire Games The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 ye ... as part of the men's eight. References 1913 births 1995 deaths New Zealand male rowers Rowers at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Charters
Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons in the late 18th century * Clan Keith, a Scottish clan associated with lands in northeastern and northwestern Scotland Places Australia * Keith, South Australia, a town and locality Scotland * Keith, Moray, a town ** Keith railway station * Keith Marischal, East Lothian United States * Keith, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Keith, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Keith, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Keith, Wisconsin, a ghost town * Keith County, Nebraska Other uses * Keith F.C., a football team based in Keith, Scotland * , a ship of the British Royal Navy * Hurricane Keith, a 2000 hurricane that caused extensive damage in Central America * ''Keith'' (film), a 2008 independent film directed by Todd Kessler * ''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Charters (Canadian Politician)
Samuel Charters (May 18, 1863 – April 21, 1943) was an Ontario newspaper publisher and political figure. He represented Peel in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1908 to 1913 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1935 as a Unionist and then Conservative member. Background He was born in Chinguacousy Township, Canada West, the son of Francis Charters, and was educated in Brampton, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C .... He married Jane Ellen Pierson in 1887. In 1890, he took over the operation of the ''Brampton Conservator''. He was president of the Charters Publishing Company. He died in Brampton at the age of 79. Politics Charters was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1902 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Charters
Samuel Barclay Charters IV (August 1, 1929 – March 18, 2015) was an American music historian, writer, record producer, musician, and poet. He was a widely published author on the subjects of blues and jazz. He also wrote fiction. Overview Charters was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, into an upper-middle-class family that was interested in listening to and playing music of all sorts. "I grew up in a world of band rehearsals, blues records, and a whole consciousness of jazz. . . . The family also played ragtime, also played Debussy, also was involved in hearing Bartok's new music. It was a general musical cultural interest in which jazz was central" (Ismail, 2011, p. 232). Charters first became enamored of blues music in 1937, after hearing Bessie Smith's version of Jimmy Cox's song, "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Charters 2004). He moved with his family to Sacramento, California, at the age of 15. Charters says that he was "playing clarinet, playing jazz s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters (March 25, 1875 – January 25, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1920 and 1943, mostly in small supporting roles. Biography Charters was born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. Until around 1890 he worked as a machinist for the Chesapeake Nail Works in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and had little interest in acting. He soon appeared on stage after leaving school with a walk-on part, but it wasn't long before he was being given fair-sized roles. He played on Broadway between 1910 and 1929 and was a busy character actor in films during the 1930s and early 1940s. He often portrayed somewhat befuddled judges, doctors, clerks, managers, and jailers. Charters was married to actress Irene Myers until her death December 22, 1941. He died by suicide from a mix of sleeping pills and carbon monoxide poisoning. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
