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Dee
Dee or DEE may refer to: People Surname * Dee, an alternate spelling of the Welsh surname Day * Dee, a romanization of several Chinese surnames, including: ** Those listed at Di (surname) ** Some Hokkien pronunciations of the surname Li () * Di Renjie (630–700), Duke Wenhui of Liang, a Tang dynasty official * AJ Dee (born 1983), Filipino actor, swimmer and brother of actor Enchong Dee * Arthur Dee (1579–1651), English physician and alchemist * Billy Dee, African American adult film actor * Bob Dee (1933–1979), American football defensive end * Daisy Dee (born 1970), Dutch singer, actress and TV host * Dave Dee (1943–2009), English singer-songwriter, musician, A&R manager, fundraiser and businessman * Ed Dee (born 1940), American author * Enchong Dee (born 1998), Filipino actor * Frances Dee (1909–2004), American actress * Gerry Dee (born 1968), Canadian comedian * Jack Dee (born 1961), British comedian * Jeff Dee (born 1961), American artist and game de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of ''A Raisin in the Sun'' (1961). Her other notable film roles include ''The Jackie Robinson Story'' (1950) and ''Do the Right Thing'' (1989). Dee was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. For her performance as Mama Lucas in '' American Gangster'' (2007), Dee was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Dee was a Grammy, Emmy, Obie and Drama Desk winner. She was also a National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award recipient. Early life Dee was born on October 27, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Benson
Dee Vance Benson (August 25, 1948 – November 30, 2020) was a Senior United States district judge and chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He was briefly a professional soccer player. He was nominated as judge by President George H. W. Bush on May 16, 1991, and confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1991, receiving his commission on September 16, 1991. In May 2004, Chief Justice William Rehnquist appointed Judge Benson to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for a seven-year term. Benson was born in Sandy, Utah and graduated from Jordan High School. In 1973, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) and a Juris Doctor as a member of the charter class of the J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU in 1976. That year he also played professional soccer with the Utah Golden Spikers of the American Soccer League. From 1976 to 1984, Benson practiced law in private practice. He was a Counsel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merri Dee
Mary Francine Dorham (Merri Dee); October 30, 1936 – March 16, 2022) was an American philanthropist and television journalist. Dee was best known for her work as an anchor/reporter at Chicago, Illinois, television station and national cable superstation WGN-TV (Channel 9) from 1972 to 1983, and director of community relations from 1983 to 2008. Dee served as president and member of the leadership council of the Illinois chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) from 2009 until her death in 2022. Biography Early life and education Dee was born Mary Francine Dorham on October 30, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois to John Blouin, a postal worker, and Ethel Dorham.Davis, Marianna W. (ed., 1982)''Contributions of Black Women to America: The arts, media, business, law, sports'' Kenday Press. Her mother went into labor during a trip to Chicago with her husband as they went back and forth between Chicago and New Orleans due to work. After her mother's death in 1939, 2-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dee (other)
John Dee (1527–c. 1608) was a Welsh mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occultist, navigator, imperialist, and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. John Dee may also refer to: * John Dee (basketball) John Francis Dee, Jr. (September 12, 1923 – April 24, 1999) was head basketball Coach (basketball), coach at the University of Alabama from 1953 to 1956 and the University of Notre Dame from 1964 in sports, 1964 to 1971 in sports, 1971. Ala ... (1923–1999), Basketball coach * John Dee, the alter-ego of Doctor Destiny, the DC Comics supervillain and ''Sandman'' character * Johnny Dee, a Marvel Comics character, one of the mutants * Johnny Dee (musician) (born 1964), American heavy metal drummer * Johnnie Dee, frontman for the 1980s Canadian hard rock/AOR band, Honeymoon Suite * John D. Loudermilk (1934–2016), known as John Dee, 1950s and 1960s American singer and songwriter * John MacKenzie Dee, English rugby player for Hartlepool Rovers See also * Jon Dee Graham (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Dee
Cyril Nicholas Henty-Dodd (28 July 1935 – 29 August 2009), better known by his stage name Simon Dee, was a British television interviewer and radio disc jockey who hosted a twice-weekly BBC TV chat show, ''Dee Time'', in the late 1960s. After moving to London Weekend Television (LWT) in 1970, he was dropped and his career never recovered. Early life and career Dee was born on 28 July 1935, in Manchester, the only child of Cyril Edward Dodd (1906–1980)"Deaths", ''The Times'', 20 September 1980, p. 24. and Doris Gwendoline Pilling (née Simon) (1907–1952) who married in 1934 in Salford (a Radio Caroline biography gave his birthplace as Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).Anthony HaywarObituary: Simon Dee ''The Guardian'' (London), 30 August 2009 He was educated at Shrewsbury School, from which he was expelled, and thereafter at Brighton College. He served his compulsory national service in a Royal Air Force photo-reconnaissance unit, taking aerial photographs of the combat zone duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Dee
Sandra Dee (born Alexandra Zuck; April 23, 1942 – February 20, 2005) was an American actress. Dee began her career as a child model, working first in commercials, and then film in her teenage years. Best known for her portrayal of ingénues, Dee earned a Golden Globe Award as one of the year's most promising newcomers for her performance in Robert Wise's ''Until They Sail'' (1958). She became a teenage star for her performances in '' Imitation of Life'' and ''Gidget'' (both 1959), which made her a household name. By the late 1960s, her career had started to decline, and a highly publicized marriage to Bobby Darin ended in divorce. The year of her divorce, Dee's contract with Universal Pictures was dropped. She attempted a comeback with the 1970 independent horror film ''The Dunwich Horror'', but rarely acted after this time, appearing only occasionally in television productions throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. The rest of the decade was marred by alcoholism, mental ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Dee
Roger D. Aycock ( 6 December 1914 – 5 April 2004) was an American author who wrote under the pseudonym Roger Dee. He primarily wrote science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive .... Bibliography Novels *''An Earth Gone Mad'' (1954) *Marco 4 (Series) **''Wailing Wall'' (1952) **''Pet Farm ''(1954) **''Control Group'' (1960) *''Traders Risk'' (2007) *''Control Group'' (2008) *''To Remember Charlie By'' (2010) *''Clean Break'' (2010) *''Pet Farm ''(2010) *''The Anglers of Arz ''(2010) *''Problem on Balak'' (2010) *''Let the Sky Fall'' (non-science fiction, 1957) Short Stories *The Wheel Is Death (1949) *Ultimatum (1950) *Unwelcome Tenant (1950) *Slave of Eternity (1950) *Last Return (1950) *First Life (1951) *Girl from Callisto (1951) *The Watchers (1951) *Pali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikkey Dee
Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou (born 31 October 1963), known professionally as Mikkey Dee, is a Swedish musician, best known as the last drummer for British heavy metal band Motörhead from 1992 until its dissolution in 2015. Dee also played temporarily in the German metal band Helloween in 2003. In September 2016, he became German rock band Scorpions new drummer as a permanent member. Dee is famous for lengthy drum solos, often lasting between five and fifteen minutes. Some notable examples include those that appear in ''Sacrifice'', ''In the Name of Tragedy'', and ''The One to Sing the Blues.'' In addition he also played with King Diamond from 1985–1989. Early life and influences Dee was born in Gothenburg, Sweden to a Greek father and a Swedish mother. He began his musical career with local bands Nadir and Geisha. His favourite drummer is Ian Paice. Other influences include Brian Downey, Neil Peart and Steve Smith. Dee also gives credit as an influence to Buddy Rich. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Dee (baseball Coach)
Mike Dee (born May 20, 1958) is an American former baseball coach and outfielder. He played college baseball at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. He served as the head baseball coach at the UIC Flames (1999–2021). Under him, UIC reached six NCAA Tournaments. Before coming to UIC, he was an assistant at Minnesota. Playing career Dee was raised near Chicago before moving to Wisconsin for his senior year of high school. He played high school baseball at Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois for three years and at Aquinas High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin for one. He attended the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, where he played three seasons of baseball for the Indians. In 1979, Dee's senior season, the team reached the NAIA World Series. Coaching career Dee first coached high school baseball at Aquinas for six seasons from 1982 to 1987. The school won the Wisconsin State Title four straight times from 1984 to 1987. In 1987, Dee was named the Wisconsin State High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Dee
Mike Dee is an American sports and media executive who is currently president of Sports for Audacy, Inc. (formerly known as Entercom), the largest audio rights holder of professional teams and sports talk radio in the United States. He is the former chief executive officer of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball and the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. Dee also served as the chief operating officer of the Boston Red Sox and as president of Fenway Sports Group. While with the Red Sox, the team won two World Series titles. Early life and college A native of Baltimore Maryland, Dee grew up an avid fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts, Washington Bullets (Wizards), and University of Maryland Basketball. Earning a degree in Government from Franklin and Marshall College (F&M) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Dee also played collegiate basketball and is a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. Executive career San Diego Padres (1995–2002) Dee joined the San D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Dee
Michelle Daniela Marquez Dee (; born April 24, 1995) is a Filipino actress, model, host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2019. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2019 pageant in London, England and finished as a Top 12 semifinalist. Early life and education Dee was born in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines on April 24, 1995 to businessman and former actor Frederick "Derek" Dee and to actress, author, former supermodel, and beauty queen Melanie Marquez, who was previously Miss International 1979. She has one sister, Maxine, and four maternal half-siblings – Miguelito, Mazen, Adam Jr. and Abraham. She is of Chinese descent from her father. Her grand-uncle is Chinabank founder Dee C. Chuan, while her grandfather Dee K. Chiong also served as Senior Vice President of Chinabank; both were immigrants to the Philippines from Fujian, China. Dee spent a considerable time of her childhood in their family ranch in Utah, United States du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin R
Marvin may refer to: __NOTOC__ Geography ;In the United States * Marvyn, Alabama, also spelled Marvin, an unincorporated community * Marvin, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Marvin, North Carolina, a village * Marvin, South Dakota, a town * Robley, Virginia, also known as Marvin * Lake Marvin, a lake in Georgia ;Elsewhere * Marvin Islands, Nunavut, Canada People and fictional characters * Marvin (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Marvin (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters Arts and entertainment * ''Marvin the Album'', an album by the Australian group Frente! * "Marvin (Patches)", a song by Titãs * "Marvin" (Marvin the Paranoid Android song), a song by Marvin the Paranoid Android (1981) * ''Marvin'' (film), a 2017 French film * ''Marvin'' (comic), a newspaper comic strip Other uses * Marvin (robot), developed by the University of Kaiserslautern Robotics Research Lab in Germany See also * Marven Gardens, a hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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