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Falls (surname)
Falls is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charles Buckles Falls (1874-1960), American artist and illustrator *Colin Falls (born 1985), American basketball player *Kevin Falls, American television writer *Mike Falls (born 1934), American football player *Robert Falls (born 1954), American theatre director See also *Fall (surname) {{surname, Falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Buckles Falls
Charles Buckles Falls, also known as C. B. Falls (December 10, 1874 – April 15, 1960), was an American artist and member of the Decorative Designers, most known for his illustrations and writings. He is the author and illustrator of several books, including ''The ABC Book''. He is also known for his World War I poster advertisements, such as ''Books Wanted''. Biography Charles Buckles Falls was born on December 10, 1874, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In his early twenties he moved to Chicago, where he began his career as an architect's assistant and as a sketch artist for the ''Chicago Tribune''. While working as an architect's assistant, he taught himself how to draft and ultimately became a freelance artist. Unhappy with his salary, Falls left the ''Chicago Tribune'' and moved to New York City around 1900. While in New York, he struggled to find work until he met the artist and author Joseph Pennell. Career Falls illustrated many different books for various authors, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Falls
Colin Falls (born June 9, 1985) is an American basketball player who spent the 2007–08 season with Orlandina Basket of Italy. A 6'5" (196 cm) shooting guard born in Park Ridge, Illinois, Falls starred at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois and played four seasons for the University of Notre Dame, where he became the first player in school history to make more than 100 three-point field goal A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or trey) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two poi ...s in a single season. . Retrieved 2 October 2007. Notes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Falls
Kevin Falls is an American television writer and producer. He was the creator and showrunner of the NBC television drama ''Journeyman''. He worked as a consulting producer and writer on ''Shark''. He served as an executive producer for the short lived '' Lyon's Den''. He was a co-executive producer for both ''The West Wing'' and '' Sports Night''. He won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for three consecutive years (2001–2003) for his work on ''The West Wing''. He wrote and executive produced the feature-length TV Movie ''Eva Adams'' in 2009 and ''Franklin & Bash ''Franklin & Bash'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Kevin Falls and Bill Chais. The series starred Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as unconventional lawyers and longtime friends. A Turner Broadcasting executive refe ...'' in 2010. In 2014, his Left Coast company was signed with Fox after a stint at Sony. Filmography Producer Writer References External links * {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Falls
Michael Lee Falls (born March 3, 1934) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Minnesota. Early years Falls attended Bemidji High School where he lettered in football and track. In 1952, he won the Region 8 shot put championship. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Minnesota. He was a three-year starter, beginning his career as a two-way guard. As a junior, he was moved to tackle. As a senior, he was elected team captain. He also served as the team's placekicker. He played in the 1955 Blue–Gray game. Professional career New York Giants Falls was selected by the New York Giants in the twentieth round (237th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft, but didn't sign with the team. Toronto Argonauts On February 24, 1956, he signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union league, which eventually became the Canadian Football League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Falls
Robert Falls (born March 2, 1954) is an American theater director and the current artistic director of the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Biography Early years Falls was born in Ashland, Illinois to Arthur Joseph Falls and Nancy (Stribling) Falls. He received his BFA in Directing and Playwriting at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, after which he studied acting with Edward Kaye-Martin in New York. His career as a theater director was launched with his 1985 production of ''Hamlet'' at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre, where he served as artistic director from 1977 to 1985. Since 1986, he has served as the artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, where he has directed more than 30 major productions and produced/co-produced more than 200 plays and 100 premieres. In September 2021 Falls announced that he would step down as Goodman's artistic director at the conclusion of the 2021/22 season. Career During Falls' two decades at the Goodman, the largest not-for-pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
