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David Fisher (historian)
David Fisher may refer to: Film and theater * David Fisher (I) (1760–1832), English theatre manager and actor * David Fisher (II) (1788–1858), English actor and musician * David Fisher (filmmaker) (born 1956), Israeli documentary film director * David Fisher (writer) (1929–2018), British script writer * David Nunn Fisher (1816–1887), actor and musician * David Dayan Fisher (fl. since c. 2000s), British actor * Walter David Fisher (1845–1889), comic actor and musician * David Andrew Fisher (fl. 1980s), film director and producer including ''Toy Soldiers'' Politics * David Fisher (politician) (1794–1886), American politician * David Fisher (trade unionist) (1852–1912), New Zealand printer, trade unionist and public servant Other * David Fisher (artist) (1946–2013), English artist and designer * David Fisher (footballer) (born 2001), English footballer * David Fisher (lawn bowls) (born 1956), British lawn bowler * David Fisher (rugby union) (1871–1932), Scotla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fisher (I)
David Fisher (I) (26 December 1760 – 6 August 1832) was an English actor and theatre manager. Biography Fisher came from a family of farmers from Hethersett, near Norwich, who had been farming there for about 100 years. His father, David Fisher (1729–1782), a craftsman, and his mother Mary, née West (1730–1819) lived in Norwich. Fisher was born on 26 December 1760. He was the eldest son and the third of the eleven children. After he had finished school he trained as a carpenter. He performed in some amateur dramatics. As he was handsome, and had a fine tenor voice, he attracted the attention of Giles Barrett, the manager of the Norwich Theatre Royal. After a trial appearance he was engaged by Barrett as a singer. During the 1780s Fisher's fame in and around Norwich grew and by 1788, he felt secure enough to marry. With a growing family he took the bold step in 1792 to branch out on his own and purchased a large share in a touring company owned and managed by William Scragg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fisher (trade Unionist)
David Patrick Fisher ( 1850 – 5 April 1912) was a New Zealand printer, trade unionist and public servant. He was born in Dublin, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... 4 April 1850 and died Auckland, April 5 1912. He was the younger brother of four times Wellington Mayor and MHR George Fisher. David Patrick's son, David Percival Fisher - or Percy Fisher (1882–1941) became a notable manufacturing engineer and aviation pioneer. References 1850s births 1912 deaths New Zealand trade unionists New Zealand public servants Trade unionists from Dublin (city) Petone Borough Councillors {{NewZealand-gov-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fisher (Six Feet Under)
David James Fisher is a fictional character played by Michael C. Hall on the HBO television series '' Six Feet Under''. The character is the middle child of three and is a third-generation funeral director. Initially, the character is portrayed as conservative, dutiful to his family, emotionally repressed, and conflicted about his homosexuality. Over the course of the series, he faces struggles and triumphs both personally and professionally. His most significant challenges are related to keeping his funeral home in business, navigating his relationship with Keith Charles, surviving being carjacked, and coping with the death of his father. By the show's end, he reconciles his religious beliefs, personal goals, and homosexuality, and he and Keith settle down. They adopt two children: eight-year-old Anthony and 12-year-old Durrell. The series finale and official HBO website indicate that Keith is murdered in a robbery in 2029, and that David at some point finds companionship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David C
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and Lyre, harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges David and Jonathan, a notably close friendship with Jonathan (1 Samuel), Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of History of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fisher (rugby Union)
David Fisher (4 July 1871 – 1 October 1932) was a Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Forward. Rugby Union career Amateur career Fisher played rugby union for West of Scotland. Provincial career Fisher was named as a reserve for Glasgow District for their match against North of Scotland District on 15 December 1888. Fisher was picked for Glasgow District for their match against North of Scotland District on 13 December 1890. Fisher played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District in 1892, the ''Glasgow Herald'' noting him as 'D. Fisher junior'. International career Fisher was capped once by Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ..., in 1893. Fisher's ability split opinion on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fisher (lawn Bowls)
David Fisher (born 24 February 1956) is a British lawn bowler. He competed for England in the open para-sport triples event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ... where he won a bronze medal. References 1956 births Living people Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England English male bowls players {{UK-bowls-bio-stub Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fisher (footballer)
David Fisher (born 9 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Glentoran. Career Fisher joined Carshalton Athletic on loan and scored a hat trick in the FA Cup within a haul of 6 goals in as many games, before non-league football was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. He then went to Hampton & Richmond Borough in November 2020, but Wimbledon kept his player registration. Fisher made his professional debut for Wimbledon in the EFL Cup at home at Plough Lane against Gillingham on 9 August 2022. He was released at the end of the 2022–23 season. On 1 September 2023, Fisher signed for Irish Premiership side Glentoran Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882. History Early history In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first United Kingdom team to win a European t ... on one-year deal. Career statistics References 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fisher (artist)
David Fisher (1946 – 21 March 2013) was an award-winning English artist and designer based in Midsomer Norton, Somerset. He was a prolific designer and painter of pub signs before securing a unique commission to create vast murals to improve UK service stations. He has won many awards including the Holburne Museum of Art's portrait award. His work has been praised by Victoria Glendinning, Humphrey Ocean RA and John Leighton, Director of the National Galleries of Scotland. Early life From 1961–1966 he served an apprenticeship as a signwriter and decorator for F.Speed and Sons in Midsomer Norton. From 1966–1970 he attended the West of England College of Art, now the School of Creative Arts, Bristol. He then went self-employed as a freelance artist and designer. Career After leaving West of England College of Art he started a business at his home at the Hole in the Wall, Church Square, Midsomer Norton, painting pictorial pub signs for Courage Brewery and Butcombe Bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fisher (politician)
David Fisher (December 3, 1794 – May 7, 1886) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Biography David Fisher was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and moved with his parents to Point Pleasant, Ohio in 1799. He pursued preparatory studies and became a lay preacher and newspaper contributor. Fisher served as member of the State house of representatives in 1834 and later was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1844. In 1846 he was editor and proprietor of a newspaper in Wilmington, Ohio. Fisher was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849) and was not a candidate for renomination in 1848. While in Congress he occupied a seat next to John Quincy Adams, who fell into his arms when stricken with paralysis. Fisher returned to Cincinnati, Ohio where he resumed newspaper activities and was city magistrate in 1849 and 1850. He died near Mount Holly, Ohio, May 7, 1886, and is interred in Wesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fisher (II)
David Fisher (II) (1788–1858) was an English actor, and one of the managers of Fisher's company, which had a monopoly of the Suffolk theatres. Biography David Fisher was born on 29 December 1788 in St Giles's, Norwich, the eldest of the five surviving children of David Fisher (I) (1760–1832), who was at that time a singer and actor at the Norwich Theatre Royal, and his wife, Elizabeth, ''née'' Burrell (1761/2–1814), an actress. Fisher made his first appearance in London at Drury Lane, as Macbeth, 3 December 1817. This was followed on the 5th by Richard III, and on the 10th by Hamlet. The recovery from illness of Edmund Kean arrested his career. On 24 September 1818, at Drury Lane, then under Stephen Kemble, he played Jaffier in ''Venice Preserved'', Subsequently, he appeared as Lord Townly in ''The Provoked Husband'', and Pyrrhus in ''Orestes'', He was the original Titus in John Howard Payne's ''Brutus, or the Fall of Tarquin'', 3 December 1818, and Angelo in Buck's ''It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toy Soldiers (1984 Film)
''Toy Soldiers'' is a 1984 action film co-production between the United States and Mexico, written and directed by David Andrew Fisher and starring Jason Miller, Cleavon Little, Tim Robbins and Terri Garber. Premise A group of Caltech students yachting off the coast of Central America are held hostage by terrorists. A retired U.S. Marine trains the hostages' friends to become an impromptu special ops force. Cast * Jason Miller as Sarge * Cleavon Little as Buck * Tim Robbins as Boe * Angélica Aragón as Presidenta López * Rodolfo de Anda as Col. López * Terri Garber as Amy * Tracy Scoggins as Monique * Douglas Warhit as Larry * Willard E. Pugh as Ace (as Willard Pugh) * Jim Greenleaf as Tom * Mary Beth Evans as Buffy * Jay W. Baker as Jeff * Larry Poindexter as Trevor * Roger Cudney Roger Cudney (June 22, 1936 – July 5, 2021) was an American actor, singer, dubbing director, radio and television announcer. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudney was known for starring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter David Fisher
David Nunn Fisher (1816–1887), was an English actor and musician usually known as David Fisher. Biography Fisher was born in July 1816 at East Dereham, Norfolk, the first child and only son of David Fisher (II) (1788–1858), actor, musician, and painter, and his first wife F. B. Bane (1788/9–1818). East Dereham, was a town on a circuit established by his grandfather (David Fisher (I) (1760–1832)), and managed by his father and his uncle. An accident to his leg disqualified him for the stage, and he appeared as principal violinist at local concerts. A recovery, never perfect, enabled him to join the company at the Prince's Theatre, Glasgow. After a stay of four years he appeared 2 November 1853 at the Princess's Theatre, under Charles Kean's management, as Victor in the ''Lancers, or the Gentleman's Son'', an adaptation of ''Le Fils de Famille'' of Bayard. During six years he played at this house in various novelties and revivals, including a trifling production from hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
