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David James (athlete)
Dewi, Dai, Dafydd or David James may refer to: Performers * David James (actor, born 1839) (1839–1893), English stage comic and a founder of London's Vaudeville Theatre *David James (actor, born 1967) (born 1967), Australian presenter of ABC's ''Play School'' *David James (actor, born 1972) (born 1972), South African who played Koobus Venter in 2009 film ''District 9'' * David James (singer), Canadian country music songwriter since 2013 Public officials *David James (American politician) (1843–1921), member of Wisconsin State Senate * David James (Australian politician) (1854–1926), member of South Australia House of Assembly * David James (British MP) (1919–1986), member of Conservative Party, notable for escape from POW camp * David James, Baron James of Blackheath (born 1937), English corporate trouble-shooter, author of Conservative Party's James Report Scientists *David Gwilym James (1905–1968), Welsh vice chancellor of University of Southampton * David James (cell b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (actor, Born 1839)
David James (born David Belasco; 1839 – 2 October 1893) was an English comic actor and one of the founders of London's Vaudeville Theatre. He was born in London to a family of Sephardic Jewish origin. He made his stage debut as a child actor at the Princess's Theatre, London, then managed by Charles Kean. As a young man. he appeared in various burlesques. One of his best roles during that time was as Mercury in Francis Burnand's ''Ixion'', which he performed in its 1863 premiere at the Royalty Theatre.''Jewish Encyclopedia'' (1906)"James, David (David Belasco" Retrieved 9 February 2014. Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael; Rubinstein, Hilary L. (2011)''The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History'' p. 471. Palgrave Macmillan. In 1870 he joined Henry James Montague and Thomas Thorne as the first managers of the newly opened Vaudeville Theatre where his greatest success was as Perkyn Middlewick in Henry James Byron's ''Our Boys'' which opened on 16 January 1875 and ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (rugby, Born 1906)
David Rees James (7 October 1906 – c. 1981) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales. James was born in Treorchy, he played club level rugby union (RU) for Treorchy RFC, as a Hooker, i.e. number 2, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a , i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. He died in Rhondda. International honours David James won caps for Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ... (RU) while at Treorchy RFC in 1931 against France, and Ireland. References External linksSearch for "James" at rugbyleagueproject.org [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (bishop)
David Charles James (born 6 March 1945) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was formerly the Bishop of Bradford in the Church of England. James was educated at Nottingham High School and the University of Exeter. After graduating with a BSc, he gained his PhD in organometallic Chemistry before lecturing in chemistry at the University of Southampton. Following his theological studies at St John's College, Nottingham, James was ordained in 1973 and began his ordained ministry with curacies at Highfield, Southampton and Goring-by-Sea. Following this he was Anglican chaplain at the University of East Anglia and then Vicar of East Ecclesfield before returning to Highfield. James became suffragan Bishop of Pontefract in 1998 and then became the diocesan Bishop of Bradford in 2002. He was one of the rebel bishops who signed a letter against Rowan Williams' decision not to block the appointment of Jeffrey John as Bishop of Reading in 2003. The other diocesan bishop signatories (r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (painter)
David James (1853–1904) was a British marine painter. Life and works 'David James' was a pseudonym, his real name being Joseph Donahue, the fourth child of a London porter and a probably Irish mother. He was born in Ireland in 1853 and moved to Dalston, Cumbria in his twenties, when he changed his name to David James. He had little education and for a while, eked out a meagre existence as a pavement artist in London until his talent attracted the attention of a German-born picture dealer, who supported his training and with whose family he lived for much of his life (ibid). When in Yorkshire, he began a fascination with seascapes, most especially with crashing waves, which became his signature. The man we know today from his paintings are all in oil, as he shifted focus south to Cornwall and Scilly, concentrating on the painting of coastal scenes and the sea itself. Today, he is best known for his large pictures of breaking waves. James exhibited throughout London and at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (rugby, Born 1985)
David James (born 1 September 1985) is a Welsh rugby league footballer for the South Wales Scorpions in the Championship One. James was born in Blackwood, Caerphilly. He also plays for the Wales national rugby league team The Wales national rugby league team represents Wales in international rugby league football matches. Currently the team is ranked 17th in the IRL World Rankings. The team was run under the auspices of the Rugby Football League, but an indepen .... His positions are and . References dead link 1985 births Living people Blackwood Bulldogs players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Caerphilly County Borough South Wales Scorpions players Wales national rugby league team players Welsh rugby league players {{Wales-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dafydd James
Dafydd Rhys James (born 24 July 1975) is a Welsh former rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ... footballer who played on the Wing (rugby union), wing or in the Centre (rugby union), centre. He toured with the 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, British & Irish Lions in 2001. James was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but earned 48 caps for Wales national rugby union team, Wales and three for the British & Irish Lions. His clubs include; Kenfig Hill RFC, Llanelli RFC, Llanelli, Bridgend Ravens, Bridgend, Pontypridd RFC, Pontypridd, Harlequin F.C., Harlequins, Scarlets, Cardiff Blues, Sale Sharks and HKCC Rugby. Domestic career James began his professional rugby career at Bridgend RFC in 1995 after coming up through the ranks of Kenfig Hill RFC. After 43 app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (footballer, Born 1970)
David Benjamin James MBE (born 1 August 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His most recent position was manager at Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League in 2018. He is also a pundit on Sky Sports football coverage. James is fifth on the list of all-time Premier League appearances, having played in 572 top-level matches, and held the Premier League record for most clean sheets with 169 until Petr Čech surpassed this record. He holds the record for most penalties saved in Premier League history (13). He was capped 53 times by England between 1997 and 2010, and was first choice goalkeeper during the team's Euro 2004 and the 2010 World Cup campaigns. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to football and charity. Having started his career with Watford, James went on to feature in the Premier League for Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Manchester Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (sailor)
David James (born December 9, 1949) is an American sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References External links * 1949 births Living people American male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sportspeople from Newport News, Virginia {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Motor Trend 500
The 1969 Motor Trend 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on February 1, 1969, at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s. The Permatex 200 for sportsman cars was run as a companion event. The winner after a 10 year break from motorsports was Hershel McGriff, 2nd was Ron Grable, followed by Clem Proctor, J.R. Skinner and Vic Irvan, Ron Hornaday Sr. was 6th. Race report One hundred and eighty-six laps were done on a paved road course spanning . Although A. J. Foyt won the pole position with a qualifying speed of , Richard Petty would win the race, beating Foyt by 25 seconds druving a 1969 Ford Torino. This was the first time Petty won a race in any car other than a Plymouth and the first time he ran a Cup race in any car but a Ply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (footballer, Born 1942)
David James (born 12 December 1942) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion. He also played for junior club Blantyre Victoria and for Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ... of the English Southern League. References 1942 births Living people Footballers from Cambuslang Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Blantyre Victoria F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players English Football League players Southern Football League players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (cricketer, Born 1921)
David James (March 3, 1921 — February 22, 2002) was a Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan. He was born in Briton Ferry and died in Margam. James made a single first-class appearance for Glamorgan, in their championship-winning season of 1948, against Nottinghamshire, having played league cricket for Briton Ferry Town and Briton Ferry Steel. David's father, Edward James Edward Frank Willis James (16 August 1907 – 2 December 1984) was a British poet known for his patronage of the surrealist art movement. Early life and marriage James was born on 16 August 1907, the only son of William James (who had inherite ..., played three first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1922. External linksDavid Jamesat Cricket Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:James, David 1921 births 2002 deaths Welsh cricketers Glamorgan cricketers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (footballer, Born 1917)
David James (9 September 1917 – 12 December 1981) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Career Born in Swansea, James signed for Bradford City in May 1935 from Leeds United. During his time with Bradford City he made five appearances in the Football League. He left the club in July 1937 to play for Mossley.Frost, p. 400 He transferred to Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ... for £200 in April 1938. He joined Swansea Town in May 1947, helping them win the 1947 London Combination Cup final. He scored on his Football League debut for the club at Bristol City four months later. He netted seven goals in 12 League games before joining Haverfordwest County in August 1948 where he became captain, then manager. Sources * References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
