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Edward Bennett (rugby League)
Edward Bennett may refer to: * Edward Bennett (actor) (born 1979), English actor * Edward Bennett (colonist) (1577–before 1651), established the first large plantation in the British North American colonies * Edward Bennett (director) (born 1950), British TV and film director * Ted Bennett (footballer) (Edward Ernest Bennett, 1925–2018), English footballer * Edward Bennett (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1957), English footballer * Edward Bennett (mobster) (1919–1967), American mobster and loanshark; see * Edward Bennett (physicist), American physicist (wireless transmission) * Edward Bennett (rower) (1915–1997), American Olympic rower * Edward A. Bennett (1920–1983), Medal of Honor recipient * Edward H. Bennett (1874–1954), American architect * Edward Hallaran Bennett (1837–1907), Irish surgeon * Edward Trusted Bennett (1831–1908), English botanist and psychical researcher * Edward Turner Bennett (1797–1836), English zoologist and writer * Edward W. Bennett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bennett (actor)
Edward Mark W Bennett (born 9 April 1979) is an English actor. Early life Bennett was born in Honeybourne, Worcestershire. He attended Chipping Campden School in Gloucestershire, and graduated from Cardiff University with a BSc in history and politics. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Career In 2008, Bennett appeared as Laertes in ''Hamlet'', Demetrius in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', and Berowne in ''Love's Labour's Lost''. He reprised the first two roles when the productions toured London's Novello Theatre from December 2008 to February 2009, understudying for ''Hamlet'' and performing the role from 8 December 2008 until 2 January 2009 whilst David Tennant was undergoing surgery for a spinal injury. In 2014, Bennett was appointed the Patron of Chapel Lane Theatre Company based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK. Awards *Ian Charleson Awards 2007 Special Commendation for Dick Gurvil in ''Nan'', Victor Bretherton in ''Diana of Dobson's'' (Orange Tree), Freddy E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bennett (colonist)
Edward Bennett (1577 – bef. 1651), was an English merchant based in London, and a free member of the Virginia Company. A Puritan who had lived in Amsterdam for a period, he established the first large plantation in the colony of Virginia in North America, in what became known as Warrosquyoake Shire (later as Isle of Wight County). To satisfy headright requirements, men granted land patents had to recruit new settlers. Bennett is credited with recruiting more than 600 immigrants to the new world, most of whom were transported as indentured servants, required to work off their passage for periods of five or seven years. The colony of Virginia needed workers to support its development. Despite his involvement in developing Virginia, Bennett was based in London for most of his career. It was the center of his trading and political connections. He married there and all of his nine children were born there. Early years Edward Bennett was born 2 February 1577, the 15th ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bennett (director)
Edward Bennett (born 1950, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) is a British film and TV director. He was educated at Eton College. His most notable film is '' Ascendancy'' (1982), for which he won the Golden Bear at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. The following year he was a member of the jury at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival. He has also directed episodes of '' Bergerac'', ''C.A.T.S. Eyes ''C.A.T.S. Eyes'' is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987. The series was a spin-off from ''The Gentle Touch'', and saw Jill Gascoine reprise her role as Maggie Forbes, portrayed as having left the police forc ...'' and '' Inspector Morse''. References External links * 1950 births People educated at Eton College Living people People from Cambridge English film directors English television directors Directors of Golden Bear winners {{UK-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Bennett (footballer)
Edward Ernest Bennett (22 August 1925 – 23 August 2018) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He competed for Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Career Born in Kilburn, Middlesex, Bennett started playing competitive football as an amateur for Southall, who competed in the Athenian League. He joined Football League side QPR in 1949,Jones p. 39 and made two first team appearances. In a league where most players were professional, Bennett remained an amateur. This enabled him to play eleven times for England at amateur level, and to keep goal for Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Great Britain were eliminated 5–3 in the preliminary round by Luxembourg after extra time, in a match that finished 1–1 after 90 minutes. After a brief return to Southall, Bennett signed on professional terms for Watford in December 1953. He replaced Dave Underwood, who had been sold to Liverpool for £5,000 earlier that month. At the time, this was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bennett (footballer, Born 1897)
Edward Thomas Bennett (10 August 1897–1957) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City, Norwich City, Swansea Town and Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count .... References 1897 births 1957 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Bristol City F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Footballers from Gloucestershire {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bennett (mobster)
Edward Bennett may refer to: * Edward Bennett (actor) (born 1979), English actor * Edward Bennett (colonist) (1577–before 1651), established the first large plantation in the British North American colonies * Edward Bennett (director) (born 1950), British TV and film director * Ted Bennett (footballer) (Edward Ernest Bennett, 1925–2018), English footballer * Edward Bennett (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1957), English footballer * Edward Bennett (mobster) (1919–1967), American mobster and loanshark; see * Edward Bennett (physicist), American physicist (wireless transmission) * Edward Bennett (rower) (1915–1997), American Olympic rower * Edward A. Bennett (1920–1983), Medal of Honor recipient * Edward H. Bennett (1874–1954), American architect * Edward Hallaran Bennett (1837–1907), Irish surgeon * Edward Trusted Bennett (1831–1908), English botanist and psychical researcher * Edward Turner Bennett (1797–1836), English zoologist and writer * Edward W. Bennett, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bennett (physicist)
Edward Bennett was an American physicist, known from his early involvements in wireless transmission. He obtained a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh (then known as the Western University of Pennsylvania) in 1897.Tapan Sarkar, ''History of Wireless'', p. 369. Wiley, 2006 The work was on spark-gap transmitters, jointly with William Bradshaw and supervised by Reginald Fessenden. Working at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he achieved fame in the history of broadcasting from his work with Dr. Earle M. Terry that led to the first transmissions of the WHA (AM) radio station (1914). He later headed the electrical engineering department. Books *''Introductory electrodynamics for engineers'' (McGraw-Hill McGraw Hill is an American educational publishing company and one of the "big three" educational publishers that publishes educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education. The company also publishes refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bennett (rower)
Edward Bennett (September 25, 1915 – February 9, 1997) was an American rower. He competed in the men's coxed four at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He graduated from Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea .... References 1915 births 1997 deaths American male rowers Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Melrose, Massachusetts Harvard Crimson rowers {{Massachusetts-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward A
Edward is an English language, English given name. It is derived from the Old English, Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements ''wikt:ead#Old English, ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and ''wikt:weard#Old English, weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the House of Normandy, Norman and House of Plantagenet, Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III of England, Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I of England, Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian Peninsula#Modern Iberia, Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte (name), Duarte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward H
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hallaran Bennett
Edward Hallaran Bennett (9 April 1837, Charlotte Quay, Cork – 21 June 1907, Dublin) was an Irish surgeon, now remembered for describing Bennett's fracture. Life Bennett was born at Charlotte Quay, Cork, the fifth and youngest son of the leading barrister and judge Robert Bennett, Recorder of Cork, and his wife Jane Saunders Hallaran. Both his grandfathers, James Bennett and William Saunders Hallaran, were well-known doctors: Hallaran wrote extensively on insanity. Another of Edward's close relatives was James Richard Bennett (died 1830), a distinguished lecturer in anatomy in Paris. Bennett attended Hamblin and Porter's School in Cork, and the Academic Institute in Hardcourt Street. He studied at Trinity College Dublin, gaining a BA, and MB before graduating with a M.Ch. in 1859 and M.D. in 1864. He was professor of anatomy and surgery at the Trinity College from 1873 to 1906. He studied fractures, dislocations and bone diseases, recording them at the Pathology Museum at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Trusted Bennett
Edward Trusted Bennett (1 July 1831 – 16 November 1908), best known as Edward T. Bennett, was a British botanist and psychical researcher. Biography Bennett was born in London. His younger brother was the botanist Alfred William Bennett. As a young man he collected plant specimens in Cornwall and the New Forest. Bennett was the last Quaker in Britain to be disowned for holding different theological opinions. In 1873, he was disowned for supporting the heretical views of Charles Voysey. He was a member of the British National Association of Spiritualists and the first secretary of the Society for Psychical Research. From 1882 to 1902 he worked as an assistant secretary for the Society.Crabtree. Adam. (1988). ''Animal Magnetism, Early Hypnotism, and Psychical Research, 1766-1925: An Annotated Bibliography''. Kraus International Publications. p. 349. He died in Port Isaac Port Isaac ( kw, Porthysek) is a small fishing village on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |