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Fred Barton (artist)
Frederick Barton may refer to: * Fred Barton (composer) (born 1958), American composer and lyricist * Fred Barton (politician) (1917–1963), British socialist politician * Frederick Barton (pentathlete) (1900–1993), British pentathlete * Frederick Otis Barton (1899–1992), American deep-sea diver * Rick Barton (diplomat) Frederick "Rick" Barton (born September 5, 1949) is a United States diplomat, educator, and author. He served as the founding Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the U.S. Department of State un ... (born 1949), Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations See also * {{hndis, Barton, Frederick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Barton (composer)
Fred Barton (born October 20, 1958) is an American composer, lyricist, director, actor, singer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. He made his New York debut in 1982 as co-creator-arranger-performer-pianist in the original company of the long-running revue ''Forbidden Broadway'', appearing in the New York, Los Angeles and Boston productions for 2,000 performances, and on the cast album for DRG Records. In 1985 the show won a Drama Desk Award. ''Forbidden Broadway'' ran for 27 years off-Broadway, and won a special Tony Award in 2006. Early life Barton grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, the son of prominent radar scientist David K. Barton and Ruth Barton. His mother's family included generations of musicians, including her first cousin Paul Desmond, the jazz saxophonist. He has a B.A. in Music from Harvard University, where he wrote numerous musical comedies and revues with collaborator Andy Borowitz, including the Hasty Pudding Theatricals's 130th annual production, ''"A Thous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Barton (politician)
Frederick George Barton (8 April 1917 – 17 December 1963) was a British socialist politician. Barton was born in Chorlton, Lancashire in April 1917. He joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP) and was elected chairman of the Stretford Trades Council."I.L.P. Candidate for Ormskirk", ''Manchester Guardian'', 22 March 1951 By 1944, he was the chairman of the Manchester Federation of the ILP, and was the party's second choice to contest the Manchester Rusholme by-election after Fenner Brockway, but neither accepted the opportunity, and Robert Edwards stood instead. At the 1950 general election, Barton stood for the party in Newcastle upon Tyne. He then stood for the party at the 1951 Ormskirk by-election. Barton was elected as chairman of the ILP in March 1951."Fred Barton", ''Manchester Guardian'', 18 December 1963 While chairman, he campaigned against apartheid in South Africa and the Korean War. In April 1954, Barton was succeeded as chairman by Annie Maxton. Later in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Barton (pentathlete)
Frederick Barton (19 June 1900 – 20 November 1993) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He attended Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers and became a captain. He lived in Ireland where he was Royal Dublin Society The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) ( ga, Cumann Ríoga Bhaile Átha Cliath) is an Irish philanthropic organisation and members club which was founded as the 'Dublin Society' on 25 June 1731 with the aim to see Ireland thrive culturally and economi ... president from 1966 until 1968. References External links * 1900 births 1993 deaths British male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes of Great Britain Modern pentathletes at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Paddington Athletes from London Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst 17th/21st Lancers officers English expatriates in Ireland {{UK-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otis Barton
Frederick Otis Barton Jr. (June 5, 1899 – April 15, 1992) was an American deep-sea diver, inventor and actor. Early life and career Born in New York, the independently wealthy Barton designed the first bathysphere and made a dive with William Beebe off Bermuda in June 1930. They set the first record for deep-sea diving by descending . In 1934, they set another record at . Barton acted in the 1938 Hollywood movie, '' Titans of the Deep''. Later career In 1949, Barton set a new world record with a 4,500 foot (1,372 m) dive in the Pacific Ocean, using his benthoscope (from the Greek ''benthos'', meaning 'sea bottom', and ''scopein'', 'to view'), which was designed by Barton and Maurice Nelles. Barton wrote the book ''The World Beneath the Sea'', published in 1953. Like Beebe, Barton was also interested in exploring tropical rain forests, and spent considerable time in places like Gabon. In 1978, Barton successfully tested a "jungle spaceship" (actually an airship An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |