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Fred Wright (golfer)
Fred Wright may refer to: * Fred Wright (cartoonist) (1907–1984), American labor cartoonist and activist * Fred Wright (historian) (born 1947), British historian and theologian * Frederick Wright (politician) (born 1933), Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada * Frederick Eugene Wright (1877–1953), American optician and geophysicist * Frederick Wright (cricketer) (1855–1929), English cricketer * Fred Wright (researcher), American engineer * Fred Wright (cyclist) Alfred Brockwell Wright (born 13 June 1999) is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Originally from south east London, Wright moved to Manchester at the age of 18 to join the British Cycling Senior Academy, w ... (born 1999), British racing cyclist * Fred Wright (actor),(aka Fred Wright Jr.) actor, born Kent England (1865-1928). In some source books confused with American director Fred E. Wright. His father was also an actor, Fred Wright, Sr.( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Wright (cartoonist)
Fred Wright (June 24, 1907 – December 29, 1984) was an American labor cartoonist and activist who created "thousands" of illustrated news strips as a staff cartoonist for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE). His first published cartoon appeared in ''The Pilot'', a publication owned by the National Maritime Union, in 1939. In 1949, the UE hired Wright as a staff cartoonist, for whom he worked until his death on December 29, 1984. Early life Wright was born on June 24, 1907, in Derby, England. With his family, Wright immigrated to America during childhood. Wright learned to draw from his grandfather, an amateur artist who worked as a striper in automobile factories. As a teenager, Wright played saxophone professionally in clip joints and resorts; in the late 1920s, Wright attended classes at the New York Art Students League (NYASL). According to Paul Buhle in ''Encyclopedia of the American Left'', the Great Depression "truly radicalized" Wright. On s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |