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Don Ross (politician)
Don Ross may refer to: * Don Ross, Australian artist, inaugural vice-president of the Contemporary Art Society, Queensland Branch in 1961 * Don Ross (acoustician) (1922–2015), civilian submariner and acoustics expert * Don Ross (baseball) (1914–1996), American baseball player * Don Ross (bodybuilder) (1946–1995), American bodybuilder and wrestler * Don Ross (guitarist) (born 1960), Canadian fingerstyle guitarist ** ''Don Ross'' (album) * Don Ross (footballer) (born 1934), Australian rules footballer * Don Ross (ice hockey) (born 1942), American ice hockey player * Don Ross (theatre producer) Donald Ross (20 September 1902 – 6 February 1980) was an English music hall performer, theatre producer and promoter. Biography He was born in Wigston, Leicestershire, and in his late teens joined Papa Cragg's Gentlemen Acrobats, a trave ... (1902–1980), English music hall performer and theatre producer See also * Donald Ross (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Art Society (Australia)
The Contemporary Art Society is an Australian organisation formed in Victoria 1938 to promote non-representative forms of art. Separate, autonomous branches were formed in each state of the Commonwealth by 1966, although not all of them still exist today. Victoria The Contemporary Art Society (now Contemporary Art Society of Victoria (Inc.) was established on 13 July 1938, by George Bell. It held its first exhibition in June 1939 at the National Gallery of Victoria, displaying works of artists from all over Australia. Members were not only committed to contemporary stylistic experimentation, but also to engagement with contemporary social realities, and in December 1942 sponsored an "Antifascist Exhibition" at Melbourne's Athenaeum Gallery. However, Bell and others left the society over differences of opinion in 1940, and further differences among remaining members (who included Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan and John Perceval), led to suspension of the society in 1947. In 1954 CA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ross (acoustician)
Don Ross (June 9, 1922 – August 24, 2015) was a civilian submariner and acoustics expert. From 1945 to 1987, Ross worked largely with the US Navy, making developments in reduction of submarine detection and underwater noise. Ross is credited with discovering that low-frequency ocean ambient noise is largely determined by shipping, and that ocean ambient noise has been steadily increasing due to human activities. He also made the first detailed measurements of the noise characteristics of nuclear submarines. Early life Ross was born in 1922, in New York City. Originally interested in Egyptology in his years of high school (as well as knowing the ancient Egyptian alphabet), Ross attended DeWitt Clinton High School before transferring to Riverdale Country School; both in the Bronx. He was accepted to the University of Chicago as an Archaeology major in 1939, on the eve of WWII. Ross' headmaster at Riverdale persuaded him "in view of the world situation" to apply to Harvard as a Phys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ross (baseball)
Donald Raymond Ross (July 16, 1914 – March 28, 1996) was an American professional baseball third baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Cleveland Indians. Early years Ross was born in 1914 in Pasadena, California, and attended Pasadena City College. Professional baseball Ross began playing professional baseball in 1933 with Shreveport in the Dixie League. He advanced to Beaumont in the Texas League in 1934 and 1935. He split the 1936 season between Beaumont, Buffalo, and Toronto. He remained with Toronto in 1937. He made his major league debut with the Tigers on April 19, 1938. He replaced Marv Owen as the Tigers' third baseman. He was the team's starting third baseman for 73 games in 1938. In 632 innings played, he compiled a .946 fielding percentage with 90 putouts, 157 assists, 14 errors, and 15 double plays in 261 chances. On September 14, 1938, the Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Ross and Ray Haywor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ross (bodybuilder)
Don Z. Ross (October 6, 1946 – June 2, 1995)http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=16855 was a professional bodybuilder, wrestler and weight training coach from California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori .... He performed under the names 'Ripper Savage' and 'The Bronx Barbarian'. Books * ''Fundamentals of Bodybuilding.'' Collier Books (1985) Death Don Ross was a Professional Bodybuilder, born in Detroit, Michigan. From 1979 until his unfortunate death in 1995, Don Ross was an extremely popular writer, story teller, and advocate of all bodybuilders and strength athletes. References External links Photoat classicbodybuilders.com 1946 births 1995 deaths {{US-bodybuilding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ross (guitarist)
Donald James Ross, or Don Ross, (born November 19, 1960) is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist. He is the only person to win the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship twice (1988 and 1996). His album '' Huron Street'' reached the top ten on the ''Billboard'' New-age chart. Biography Ross was born in Montreal, Quebec to Scottish and Mi'kmaq parents. He studied composition at the music department of York University in Toronto with David Mott, James Tenney and Phil Werren. After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music in 1983, he studied philosophy at St. Hyacinth College and Seminary in Granby, Massachusetts while living at San Damiano Friary in Holyoke, Massachusetts and then started his novitiate for the Canadian custody of the Conventual Franciscans of Immaculate Conception Province at St. Francis Friary in Staten Island, NY. He decided to leave that pursuit and become a musician. In 1986 Ross produced and published his first album, ''Kehewin'', on cassette, and became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ross (album)
''Don Ross'' is the title of a recording by Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ... guitarist Don Ross, released in 1990. Track listing # "Groovy Sunflowers" # "Zarzuela" # "Thin Air" # "Bluefinger" # "Carolan's Quarrel with the Landlady, Michael and Juliana" # "Lucy Watusi" # "Wall of Glass" # "Enka" # "August on the Island" # "Little Giants" Personnel *Don Ross – guitar Instructional VideosAugust on the Island {{Authority control Don Ross (guitarist) albums 1990 albums Duke Street Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ross (footballer)
Don Ross (born 20 February 1934) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Ross played as a centreman but was also used as a ruck-rover or at half forward for Footscray. He played in Footscray's 1954 VFL Grand Final premiership win against Melbourne. He won the club best and fairest award in 1956. External links * 1934 births Living people Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Western Bulldogs players Western Bulldogs Premiership players Charles Sutton Medal winners North Albury Football Club players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ross (ice Hockey)
Donald Francis Ross (born October 11, 1942) is an American former ice hockey player. Early life Ross was born in Roseau, Minnesota. He was a member of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey team from 1961 to 1965. Career Ross played at the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics for the United States National Team in the Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics, ice hockey tournament, finishing fifth. He is a member of the University of North Dakota Letterwinners Association Hall of Fame. Awards and honors References External links * 1942 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen North Dakota Fighting Hawks ice hockey Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for the United States NCAA men's ice hockey national champions AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans {{US-icehockey-bio-stub People from Roseau, Minnesota People from Roseau County, Minnesota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ross (theatre Producer)
Donald Ross (20 September 1902 – 6 February 1980) was an English music hall performer, theatre producer and promoter. Biography He was born in Wigston, Leicestershire, and in his late teens joined Papa Cragg's Gentlemen Acrobats, a travelling troupe. He learned to dance, and formed a duo, Ross & Dean, in the 1920s. In 1926, he appeared as leading man in the musical revue ''Dear Louise'', opposite music hall star Gertie Gitana (Gertrude Astbury); they married in 1928. She always referred to him as "Bill" – the name of the part he played in the show – as did many of their close friends. Stephen Dixon, "Don Ross and ‘Thanks for the Memory’", ''Voices of Variety'', 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2020 Ross became Gitana's manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
