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Creech Motorsports
Creech may refer to: * Creech, Arkansas, United States * Creech, Kentucky, United States * Creech Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base in Nevada * Creech Grange, Steeple, Dorset, England * Creech St Michael, Somerset, England * '' The Creech'', a comic book series People with the name Creech * Billy J. Creech (born 1943), American politician * Don Creech (born 1948), American actor * Papa John Creach (1917–1994), American musician * Sharon Creech (born 1945), American writer * Thomas Creech (1659–1700), English translator of classical works * Thomas Eugene Creech Thomas Eugene Creech (born September 9, 1950) is an American serial killer. He was convicted of three murders committed between 1974 and 1975, and sentenced to death row in Idaho reduced on two years later appeal to life imprisonment. He was s ... (born 1950), American serial killer on Idaho's death row * Wilbur L. Creech (1927–2003), United States Air Force commander * William Creech (17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creech, Arkansas
Creech is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. A post office was established at Creech in 1880, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1905. References Unincorporated communities in Benton County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas 1880 establishments in Arkansas {{BentonCountyAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creech, Kentucky
Creech is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. In 1907, the Creech post office opened, closing at an unknown date. References Unincorporated communities in Harlan County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{HarlanCountyKY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creech Air Force Base
Creech Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) command and control facility in Clark County, Nevada used "to engage in daily Overseas Contingency Operations …of remotely piloted aircraft systems which fly missions across the globe." In addition to an airport, the military installation has the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battlelab, associated aerial warfare ground equipment, and unmanned aerial vehicles of the type used in Afghanistan and Iraq. Creech is the aerial training site for the USAF Thunderbirds and "is one of two emergency divert airfields" for the Nevada Test and Training Range. In addition to the airfield, the base includes the "UAV-Logistic and Training Facility", the Joint Unmanned Aerial Systems Center of Excellence, Silver Flag Alpha Regional Training Center, and other military units/facilities. The base is named in honor of retired US Air Force General Wilbur L. Creech, the former commanding officer of Tactical Air Command (TAC), the predecessor command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creech Grange
Creech Grange is a country house in Steeple, south of Wareham in Dorset at the foot of the Purbeck Hills. Historic England designate it as a Grade I listed building. The park and gardens are Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. History The house was built by Sir Oliver Lawrence (1507–1559), who acquired the land from the former Bindon Abbey, near Wool, after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. Lawrence was the brother-in-law of Henry's Lord Chancellor, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton. Lawrence was an ancestor of the first American president, George Washington, and the joint arms of the two families - the stars and stripes of Washington's signet ring and the American flag - appear in memorials at Steeple and Affpuddle. Creech Grange was sold to Nathaniel Bond in 1691, and the family still hold their Purbeck estates. It was Thomas Bond who in Stuart times laid out the London Street over fields of swamp and refuse tips ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creech St Michael
Creech St Michael is a village and civil parish in Somerset, three miles east of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The parish straddles the M5 motorway and includes several scattered settlements. The village of Creech St Michael and the hamlets of Charlton, Creech Heathfield, and Ham lie east of the motorway. The hamlets of Adsborough, Coombe,The western parts of Coombe and Walford are in the civil parish of West Monkton. Langaller, and Walford lie west of the motorway. The parish has a population of 2,416. History The name derives from the Celtic ''crug'', "hill"(although local residents think it means "creek", because the area is relatively flat), and the parish church of St. Michael, which dates from the 13th century. Creech St Michael was part of the hundred of Andersfield. The Bridgwater & Taunton Canal provides a picturesque route through the village for pleasure boats, and the towpath is open to pedestrians and cyclists. There are also dramatic rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Creech
''The Creech'' is an American three issue Sci-Fi/Horror comic book series published by Image Comics in 1997, followed by a subsequent three issue series in 2001. The series was created by Greg Capullo. The title character is an in vitro created life form that was made from hundreds of aborted fetuses by Dr. Pashu Battu, an engineer at The Agency. When Battu realizes The Agency intends to exploit The Creech as force for destruction, he sabotages the project and the creature is let loose on the city. In 1998 the Creech character appeared in a line of Spawn Spawn or spawning may refer to: * Spawn (biology), the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals Arts, entertainment, and media * Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise ** '' Spawn: Ar ... action figures. References External links The Creech 1997 comics debuts Action figures Characters created by Greg Capullo Image Comics titles Fictional genetically engi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy J
Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a young male domestic goat Film * Billy (''Black Christmas''), a character from ''Black Christmas'' * Billy (''Saw''), a puppet from ''Saw'' * '' Billy: The Early Years'', a 2008 biographical film about Billy Graham Literature * ''Billy'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Whitley Strieber * ''Billy'', a 2002 biography of Billy Connolly by Pamela Stephenson Music Musicals * ''Billy'' (musical), a musical based on Billy Liar * ''Billy'', a 1969 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Gene Allen and Ron Dante Albums * ''Billy'' (Samiam album) (1992) * ''Billy'' (Feedtime album) Songs * "Billy" (Kathy Linden song), a 1958 song by Kathy Linden * "Billy", a 1986 song by Céline Dion from '' The Best of Celine Dion'' * "Billy", a 1973 son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Creech
Don Creech (born October 30, 1948 in New York) is an American actor who has appeared in many television shows. He is mainly known for playing Mr. Sweeney, the science teacher in ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' and the snake oil merchant Nigel West Dickens in the 2010 video game ''Red Dead Redemption''. He played in ''Barefoot in the Park'' by Neil Simon, starring Gail Rich. He has served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Filmography Film *''Léon'' (1994) as Stansfield man *'' Flirting with Disaster'' (1996) as a policeman *''Henry Fool'' (1997) as Owen Feer *'' The Book of Life'' (1998) as Mormon Thug #2 *'' Three Below Zero'' (1998) as Mark *''Karma Local'' (1998) as Balthazar *'' 8 mm'' (1999) as Mr. Anderson *''Wirey Spindell'' (1999) as Mean Teacher *'' The Tavern'' (1999) as Shank *''The Curse'' (1999) as Mr. Grant *''Wirey Spindell'' (2000) as a professor *''Ultrachrist!'' (2003) as God the Father *'' The Island'' (2005) as God-Like Man *''Good Night, and Good Luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papa John Creach
John Henry Creach (May 28, 1917 – February 22, 1994), better known as Papa John Creach, was an American blues violinist who also played classical, jazz, R&B, pop and acid rock music. Early in his career, he performed as a journeyman musician with Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Stuff Smith, Charlie Christian, Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Nat King Cole and Roy Milton. Following his rediscovery by drummer Joey Covington in 1967, he fronted a variety of bands (including Zulu and Midnight Sun) in addition to playing with Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, the San Francisco All-Stars (1979–1984), Dinosaurs (1982–1989) and Steve Taylor. Creach recorded a number of solo albums and guested at several Grateful Dead and Charlie Daniels Band concerts. He was a regular guest at the early annual Volunteer Jams, hosted by Charlie Daniels, which exposed him to a new audience that was receptive to fiddle players. Early life, family and education Creach was born in Beaver Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Creech
Sharon Creech (born July 29, 1945) is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British Carnegie. Biography Sharon Creech was born in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, where she grew up with her parents (Ann and Arvel), one sister (Sandy), and three brothers (Dennis, Doug and Tom). She often used to visit her cousins in Quincy, Lewis County, Kentucky, which has found its way into many of her books as fictional Bybanks, Kentucky. Bybanks appears in '' Walk Two Moons'', '' Chasing Redbird,'' and '' Bloomability'' and there is an allusion to Bybanks in '' The Wanderer''. At college in the U.S. she became intrigued by story-telling after taking literature and writing courses, and she later became a teacher of secondary school English and Writing in England and Switzerland. Her first children's novel ''Absolutely Normal C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Creech
Thomas Creech (1659 – found dead 19 July 1700) was an English translator of classical works, and headmaster of Sherborne School. Creech translated Lucretius into verse in 1682, for which he received a Fellowship at Oxford. He also produced English versions of Manilius, Horace, Theocritus, and other classics. Life He was born at Blandford Forum, Dorset. His father, also called Thomas Creech, died in 1720, and his mother, Jane Creech, died in 1693; they had two children, Thomas the translator and one daughter Bridget, who married Thomas Bastard, an architect of Blandford, and had issue six sons and four daughters. Creech's parents were not rich. His classical training was due to Thomas Curgenven, rector of Folke in Dorset, but best known as master of Sherborne school, to whom Creech afterwards dedicated his translation of the seventh idyll of Theocritus, and to whom he acknowledged his debt in the preface to his translation of Horace. His education was supported from Colonel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Eugene Creech
Thomas Eugene Creech (born September 9, 1950) is an American serial killer. He was convicted of three murders committed between 1974 and 1975, and sentenced to death row in Idaho reduced on two years later appeal to life imprisonment. He was sent to Idaho's death row for a 1981 murder committed while imprisoned. Creech later confessed to a total of 42 murders in various states, some of which allegedly involved the Hells Angels and the Church of Satan. Most of his additional confessions are uncorroborated, but police believe seven additional murder victims may be linked to Creech. As of 2019, Creech was the longest-serving death row inmate in the state. Early life Thomas Eugene Creech was born on September 9, 1950 in Hamilton, Ohio. He grew up in an unstable household where his parents frequently argued with one another, eventually leading to a divorce. Creech was left to live with his father, who years later would die from unclear causes right in front of him. At that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
