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Garrie (given Name)
Garrie is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Garrie Cooper Garrie Clifford Cooper (22 December 1935 - 25 April 1982) was the founder of the highly successful Elfin Sports Cars and a competitive racing driver in his own right, winning the 1968 Singapore Grand Prix, the 1968 Australian 1½ Litre Champi ... (1935–1982), Australian racing driver * Garrie Gibson (born 1954), Australian politician * Garrie Thompson (1927–2018), record label owner, producer, and band manager {{Given name, Garrie Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrie Cooper
Garrie Clifford Cooper (22 December 1935 - 25 April 1982) was the founder of the highly successful Elfin Sports Cars and a competitive racing driver in his own right, winning the 1968 Singapore Grand Prix, the 1968 Australian 1½ Litre Championship, and the 1975 Australian Sports Car Championship - all in Elfin cars of his own design. Elfin Sports Cars Cooper established Elfin Sports Cars in 1959 with the help of his father Cliff Cooper. The first Elfin, the Steamliner, was a front-engined sports car.John Blanden & Barry Catford, Australia's Elfin Sports and Racing Cars, Chapter Two, The Steamliner Sports Car, pages 5 to 13 The prototype was completed in October 1959 and was followed by 22 production versions, the last of which was delivered in 1963. 248 Elfins of various models had been completed by 1983. Racing career During the 1978 Australian Grand Prix at the fast Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, he suffered a broken leg in a high-speed crash while driving his own Elf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrie Gibson
Garrie David Gibson (born 17 October 1954) is an Australian retired politician and ex CEO of RSL clubs Australia. Born in Brisbane, he was educated at the University of Queensland and the North Brisbane College of Advanced Education before becoming a primary teacher. He was an organiser with the Queensland Teachers Union before his election to the Australian House of Representatives in 1990 as the Labor member for Moreton. His election was the first time the Labor Party had ever won the seat, which has existed since Federation, although independent James Wilkinson James Wilkinson (March 24, 1757 – December 28, 1825) was an American soldier, politician, and double agent who was associated with several scandals and controversies. He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, b ... sat as a Labor member from 1904–1906. Gibson held the seat until his defeat in 1996. References Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrie Thompson
Garrie Emory Thompson (September 18, 1927June 29, 2018) was a record label owner, producer and band manager. He ran the Hush and Duane Record labels. he was the producer of " Little Girl" for Syndicate of Sound. Background He was born on September 18, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah to parents Garrie and Clara Thompson. He was the president of Duane Music Inc., and Hush Records, both located at 382 Clarence Avenue, Sunnyvale, California. As a publisher, the music included " Little Girl" by Syndicate of Sound, " Warm and Tender Love" by Percy Sledge and " My Adorable One" by Joe Simon. He was also the manager for Syndicate of Sound and produced their hit single "Little Girl". His father Garrie who was the manager of Joe Simon died on April 23, 1972 at the age of 66. Along with his partner Gordon McWilliams who co-ran Anesco Construction Co., he is credited with the creation design of the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. in 1955, the Hollywood Improvement Program were looking t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
