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George Brooks (saxophonist)
George Brooks may refer to: * George Brooks (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1918), English footballer * George Brooks (footballer, born 1892), (1892–1966), English footballer * George M. Brooks (1824–1893), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts * George S. Brooks (1895–1961), American playwright, author, editor and lecturer * George Washington Brooks (1821–1882), U.S. federal judge * George Brooks (musician) (born 1956), American jazz musician * George Brooks (jeweler) (born 1925), jewelry designer in Canada See also * Brooks House (Brattleboro, Vermont), built for hotelier George Brooks * Fort Brooks, Kansas militia fort built on land owned by Ens. George D. Brooks * George L. Brooks School, a school building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Brooks (footballer, Born 1887)
George Harold Brooks (1887 – 8 November 1918) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back and centre forward in the Football League for Derby County, Manchester City and Bury. Personal life In January 1917, years after the outbreak of the First World War, Brooks enlisted in the York and Lancaster Regiment. He was holding the rank of lance corporal when he was wounded in an attack on Neuf-Mesnil on 8 November 1918. Brooks died of wounds at 5th Casualty Clearing Station in Bihécourt, Picardy, France later that day, three days before the armistice. He was buried in Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois) Cemetery. Career statistics Honours Derby County * Football League Second Division The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third ti ...: 1914–15 References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Brooks (footballer, Born 1892)
George Brooks (2 January 1892 – 1966) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bury Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire ** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 .... References 1892 births 1966 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Bury F.C. players People from the Borough of Rossendale Footballers from Lancashire {{England-footy-midfielder-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George M
''George M!'' is a Broadway musical based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The book for the musical was written by Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal. Music and lyrics were by George M. Cohan himself, with revisions for the musical by Cohan's daughter, Mary Cohan. The story covers the period from the late 1880s until 1937 and focuses on Cohan's life and show business career from his early days in vaudeville with his parents and sister to his later success as a Broadway singer, dancer, composer, lyricist, theatre director and producer. The show includes such Cohan hit songs as "Give My Regards To Broadway", "You're a Grand Old Flag", and "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Productions The musical opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on April 10, 1968 and closed on April 26, 1969 after 433 performances and 8 previews. The show was produced by David Black and directed and choreographed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George S
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington Brooks
George Washington Brooks (March 16, 1821 – January 6, 1882) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Education and career Born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Brooks read law to enter the bar in 1846. He was then in private practice in Elizabeth City until 1865, also serving as a member of the North Carolina House of Commons (now the North Carolina House of Representatives) in 1852, and from 1865 to 1866. Federal judicial service Brooks received a recess appointment from President Andrew Johnson on August 19, 1865, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina (also referenced officially as the United States District Court for the District of North Carolina) vacated by Judge Asa Biggs. He was nominated to the same position ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Brooks (musician)
George Brooks (born 1956) is an American saxophonist known for combining jazz and Indian classical music. He is the founder of the jazz fusion groups Summit, Aspada, Bombay Jazz, the Raga Bop Trio, and Elements. Brooks was introduced to the world of Indian classical music by Kirana vocal guru, Pandit Pran Nath, whose music has influenced the works of Terry Riley and La Monte Young. Brooks is a long time associate of Terry Riley. He has performed with Riley in the US, Canada, Asia, and Europe as a duo, in trio settings with sitarist Krishna Bhatt and percussionist Talvin Singh, and as a founding member of Riley's Khayal Ensemble. Brooks appears as a soloist on Riley's ''June Buddhas'' with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and with the Kronos Quartet for Riley's 80th birthday celebrations. Groups Brooks founded Summit with Zakir Hussain, Steve Smith, Kai Eckhardt and Fareed Haque; Aspada with Selvaganesh Vinayakaram, Osam Ezzeldin, and Kai Eckhardt; Bombay Jazz with Larry Coryell a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Brooks (jeweler)
George Brooks (born George Rybnicek, September 11, 1925 – July 21, 2023) was a Czechoslovak-born American jeweller. He was one of the first designers and fabricators of modernist and wearable art jewelry in Canada, and later relocated to Santa Barbara, California. Early life and education Born George Rybnicek in Brno, Czechoslovakia on September 11, 1925, Brooks immigrated with his mother and sisters to Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1931. The text of the essay is reproduced on Brook's official website: His father was already living and working in Montreal as a tailor. After studying electrical engineering in college, Brooks chose to focus on visual arts. He attended the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, where he studied sculpture and metalsmithing, and served apprenticeships with local jewelers before opening his own shop. Career Brooks's first apprenticeship was as a goldsmith with Henry Birks and Sons in 1948. He also set up a workshop at home where he could pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks House (Brattleboro, Vermont)
Brooks House, also known as the Hotel Brooks, is an historic building located at the corner of Main Street and High Street in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. It was built in 1871 and designed by the architectural firm of E. Boyden & Son of Worcester, Massachusetts in the Second Empire architecture, provincial Second Empire style for George Brooks, to replace a previous hotel on the site which had burned down. When it was completed, the luxury hotel had 80 rooms which were lavishly furnished. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Description and history The iron entrance and veranda along Main Street was 40 feet long and two stories high, and the cast-iron columns featured granite lintels, which supported the weight of the building, which was, and remains, the largest commercial structure in Brattleboro."The Visitor's Guide and Map to Brattleboro and the Vibrant Villages of Southern Vermont" Brattleboro: Main Street Communications, 2010 In its day, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Brooks
Fort Brooks, in northwest Clay County, Kansas, was located three miles west of Clifton, Kansas. Built on the north bank of the Republican River in August or September 1864, it was named for George D. Brooks. Brooks, an ensign in the Shirley County Militia, owned the farm on which the fort was located. Capt. Isaac M. Schooley, the militia commander, was also the fort's commander. The area surrounding the fort was generally flat, providing an unobstructed view to the north, eat and west. Possibly the view south, across the river, was obstructed by brush. Fort Brooks was built to protect the area settlers against Indian attacks, of which there were many. Before the fort was built, the citizens used Fort Clifton for protection and for a time many took refuge at Clay Center, Kansas, where a temporary stockade consisting of wagons was built. The Shirley County militia received twenty muskets and sixty boxes of ammunition for them from Fort Riley. Fort Brooks ended up being a cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George L
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Brookes
Harry George "George" Brookes (8 December 1934 – 14 April 2011) was a long-serving politician in Tasmania, Australia, firstly by being elected onto the now defunct St Leonards Council, and in latter years to the Tasmanian Legislative Council (25 May 1991 – 31 May 1997). Biography Brookes was educated at Invermay Primary School & Launceston Technical College. He spent 27 years in the newspaper industry as a machine compositor with the ''Launceston Examiner'', and spent 2 years in Victoria with the ''Colac Herald'' and the '' Melbourne Sun''. He was nominated for Patersonia Ward on 26 March 1963, against the sitting Councillor, and trebled his vote to win the seat. In February the following year (1964), he was appointed Justice of the Peace by the Executive Council. Brookes served total of 8 years as Warden of St Leonards. He ran St Leonards Junior Council for four years, teaching school children debating skills and meeting procedure. He resigned from St Leonards Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |