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Edmonds (surname)
Edmonds is a surname derived from the given name '' Edmond''. List of people surnamed Edmonds * Alfred Edmonds (1821–1893), Canadian artist, draughtsman and cartographer * Barry Edmonds (1931–1982), American photojournalist * Beth Edmonds, Maine State Senator * Cecil J. Edmonds, British political officer * Charles Edmonds, British World War I naval aviator and World War II air marshal * Chase Edmonds (born 1996), American football player * Duncan Edmonds, Canadian businessman and politician * Edith Edmonds, (1874–1951), British artist * Ernest Harry Edmonds (1883–1962) "Harry Edmonds", a farmer politician in South Australia * Fella Edmonds (born 1940), British child actor * Francis William Edmonds (1806–1863), American painter * George Edmonds (lawyer) (1788–1868), English lawyer * George W. Edmonds, US Representative from Pennsylvania * Jack Edmonds, Canadian mathematician and computer scientist * James Edward Edmonds, British Official Historian of the Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond (other)
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Edmond is a given name. It may also refer to: Places * Edmond, Kansas * Edmond, Oklahoma * Edmonds, Washington * Edmond, West Virginia Arts and entertainment * ''Edmond'' (play), a 1982 play by David Mamet ** ''Edmond'' (film), a 2005 film based on the 1982 play * '' E.d.M.O.N.D'', a 2013 EP by Edmond Leung * ''Edmond'', a 2016 play by Alexis Michalik ** ''Edmond'', a 2019 film adaptation of the play, written and directed by Michalik Other * ''Edmond'' (1833), a passenger sailing ship that sank off the coast of Ireland in 1850 * Edmond, a racehorse that was the joint favourite for the 2001 Grand National See also *Edmund (other) *Edward (other) Edward is an English given name. Edward may also refer to: * ''Edward'' (ballad), a traditional murder ballad * ''Edward'' (EP), by British singer-songwriter Emmy the Great * Edward (mango), a mango cultivar * Lake Edward Lake Edward (locally R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis William Edmonds
Francis William Edmonds (November 22, 1806 – February 7, 1863) was an American painter of genre subjects. He often painted in the style of 17th century Dutch painters. He kept up his painting career as well as a career in banking. Early life He was born on November 22, 1806, in Hudson, New York, one child in a large Quaker family. He was skilled in drawing but found that it was too expensive to get training in etching as he wished. Instead, he followed the path of an uncle into the business of banking. Career He was engaged during the greater part of his life as a cashier in a bank, starting in 1823 in the Tradesmen's Bank of New York. The schools of the National Academy of Design opened in 1826, which stimulated him to improve his artistic skills. He registered as a "student of the antique" from 1827 to 1830, while continuing at the bank. He first exhibited his painting ''Sammy the Tailor'', painted in 1836, at the National Academy of Design in New York City. He exhibited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Edmonds
Philippe-Henri Edmonds (born 8 March 1951) is a former cricketer who represented England at international level and Middlesex at county level. After retiring he became a successful, albeit controversial, corporate executive. Edmonds played most of his cricket as a lower-order right-handed batsman, and bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. Possessing a textbook action and a pace bowler's temperament – he was known to bowl the odd bouncer when riled – he was also able to use his height (standing over six feet tall) to flight the ball above the batsman's eye line. Edmonds was renowned as one of the most entertaining and colourful characters in the game, whose mood could range from abrasive to charming, and remained a strong-minded and free-spirited individual throughout his career.Bateman, pp. 56-57 Early life and early career Edmonds was born in Lusaka. His father was a British businessman and his mother was from Belgium. Whilst living in Lusaka he was educated at Gilbert Renn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Edmonds
Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948) is an English television presenter, radio DJ, writer, producer, and businessman. Edmonds first became known as a disc jockey on Radio Luxembourg before moving to BBC Radio 1 in the UK. He has presented various radio shows and light-entertainment television programmes across 50 years, originally working for the BBC, later Sky UK and Channel 4. His television work includes ''Top of the Pops'' (1972–1978), '' Multi-Coloured Swap Shop'' (1976–1982), ''Top Gear'' (1979–1980), '' The Late, Late Breakfast Show'' (1982–1986), '' Telly Addicts'' (1985–1998), '' The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow'' (1988–1990), '' Noel's House Party'' (1991–2000), and ''Deal or No Deal'' (2005–2016). Early life Edmonds was born in Ilford, Essex, the son of Dudley Edmonds, a headmaster who worked in Hainault, London, and Lydia Edmonds, an art teacher. He attended Glade Primary School in Clayhall and Brentwood School in Brentwood, Essex.Rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Edmonds
Mike Edmonds (born 13 January 1944) is an English actor with dwarfism, known for his role as Little Ron in the children's television show ''Maid Marian and Her Merry Men''. Edmonds has appeared in several films, including ''Flash Gordon'' (1980), ''The Dark Crystal'' (1982), and ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988). He played the role of Og in the Terry Gilliam film ''Time Bandits'' (1981). In ''Return of the Jedi,'' (1983) he performed as the Ewok Logray as well as the operator for Jabba the Hutt's tail. Edmonds can be seen dancing in the Men Without Hats music video "The Safety Dance" as a dwarf jester, wearing a shirt for their ''Rhythm of Youth'' album. With the death of Malcolm Dixon in 2020, Edmonds became the last surviving actor to have played one of the titular Time Bandits. Filmography *''Black Jack'' (1979) – Tom Thumb's Army *''Flash Gordon'' (1980) – Dwarf *''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) – Ugnaught (uncredited) *''Time Bandits'' (1981) – Og *''The Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu Edmonds
Robert David "Lu" Edmonds (born 9 September 1957) is an English rock and folk musician. He is currently, as of 2018, a vocalist and saz and cümbüş player in the Mekons and the lead guitarist for Public Image Limited. Edmonds reportedly plays electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, bouzouki, saz, cümbüs, oud, and drums, among other instruments. Personal life Growing up abroad in Poland, South America, Russia and Cyprus, Edmonds was educated in local schools and at Ampleforth College. As of 2018, he resided in Ireland. Rock music Edmonds is currently, as of 2018, a vocalist and saz and cümbüş player in the Mekons, and also the lead guitarist for Public Image Limited. Edmonds first came to prominence as a member of the Damned, playing guitar on their second album, 1977's '' Music For Pleasure''. It was the rest of the band that nicknamed him "Lu"—short for "Lunatic". Billed simply as "Lu" while with the Damned, subsequent bands billed him as Lu Edmonds (or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Edmonds
Louis Stirling Edmonds (September 24, 1923 – March 3, 2001) was an American actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was best known for his roles in ''Dark Shadows'' and ''All My Children''. Edmonds appeared in the musical ''Ernest in Love'' in 1960. He acted on the supernatural soap ''Dark Shadows'' as Roger Collins from 1966 to 1971. His other roles on ''Dark Shadows'' were Joshua Collins (the father of Barnabas Collins), Edward Collins (the older brother of Quentin Collins), Roger Collins PT (Roger Collins' opposite self in 1970 Parallel Time), the adult Daniel Collins (a cousin of Barnabas Collins and Millicent Collins' younger brother), Amadeus Collins (a lawyer who was the main prosecutor in the trial of Judah Zachary in 1692, whose spirit later possesses Gerard Stiles in 1840), and Brutus Collins (a ghost who haunted the secret locked room in 1841 Parallel Time). On ''All My Children'', he played Langley Wallingford/Lenny Wlasuk from 1979-92 (on contract, returning for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babyface (musician)
Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced over 26 number-one R&B hits throughout his career and has won 12 Grammy Awards. He was ranked number 20 on ''NME'' 50 of The Greatest Producers Ever list. Early life Edmonds was born on April 10, 1959, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Marvin and Barbara Edmonds. Barbara was a production operator at a pharmaceutical plant. Edmonds, who is the fifth of six brothers (including future After 7 band members Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, the latter of whom went on to have a modestly successful solo career), attended North Central High School in Indianapolis, and as a shy youth, wrote songs to express his emotions. When he was in eighth grade, Edmonds' father died of lung cancer, leaving his mother to raise her sons alone. Music career Edmonds later met funk performer Bootsy Collins, who tagged him "Babyface" because of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Samuel Edmonds
John Samuel Edmonds (1799 in Dorset, England – 1865 in Kerikeri, New Zealand) . was a New Zealand missionary, trader, stone mason and founding father. Early life John was the son of Robert Edmonds and Priscilla Edmonds (née Edmonds) of Dorset, England. While his parents had the same surname, they had a common ancestor at least five to six generations back. He married his first wife, Mary Ann Stickland (1804 in Swanage, Dorset, England to 9 March 1862 in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand), on 25 July 1822 in Swanage, Dorset, England. They had four of their children in England before boarding the ship, Elizabeth on route to Australia and New Zealand upon the glowing recommendation of Rev. John Tucker who also journeyed to New Zealand with the Edmonds family. Their fifth child was born in Hobart, Tasmania and the remainder of their children were born in the Northland Region of New Zealand. Edmonds would work as a catechist for the Church Missionary Society. He was a stone mason ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edmonds (other)
John Edmonds may refer to: Politics * John Edmonds (died 1544), MP for Maldon *John Edmonds (died 1606), MP for Cambridge * John Edmonds (bef. 1563/6-?1611/12), MP for Kingston upon Hull * John W. Edmonds (1799–1874), American lawyer and politician in New York * John Edmonds (Kansas politician) (born 1951), American politician Others *John Edmonds (artist) (born 1989) *John Edmonds (trade unionist) (born 1944), British former trade union official *Jack Edmonds (born 1934), mathematician *John Samuel Edmonds (1799–1865), New Zealand missionary, trader, stonemason and founding father *John Maxwell Edmonds John Maxwell Edmonds (21 January 1875 – 18 March 1958) was an English classicist, poet and dramatist and the author of several celebrated martial epitaphs. Biography Edmonds was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire on 21 January 1875. His father ... (1875–1958), classicist See also * John Edmands (other) * John Edmond (other) * John Edmondson (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Edmonds
James Patrick Edmonds (born June 27, 1970) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and a broadcaster for Bally Sports Midwest. He played for the California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010. Well known for his defensive abilities, Edmonds also was a prolific hitter, batting .284 with 393 home runs and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of .903. He is affectionately known by Cardinal fans as "Jimmy Baseball", "Jimmy Ballgame", and "The Jibmaster". Early life Edmonds was born on June 27, 1970, in Fullerton, California. His parents divorced when he was a child and had joint custody. His father's home was within a few miles of Anaheim Stadium. He attended Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, in eastern Los Angeles County. Professional career California / Anaheim Angels 1988–1993: Minor leagues Edmonds was selected in the seventh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Edward Edmonds
Brigadier (United Kingdom), Brigadier-General Sir James Edward Edmonds (25 December 1861 – 2 August 1956) was an commissioned officer, officer of the Royal Engineers in the late-Victorian era British Army who worked in the Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom), Intelligence Division, took part in the creation of the forerunner of MI5 and promoted several spy scares, which failed to impress Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, Richard Haldane, the Secretary of State for War (1905–1912). Viscount Esher said that Edmonds was In 1911, Edmonds returned to soldiering as the chief of staff of the 4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 4th Division, despite being advised that it was a bad career move. In the manoeuvres of 1912, with the 3rd Division, the 4th Division took part in the defeat of I Corps (United Kingdom), I Corps, commanded by Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Douglas Haig and the only permanent corps headquarters in the army. The 4th Division training emphasised the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
