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George Shannon (journalist)
George Shannon may refer to: *George Shannon (actor) (), professor of gerontology *George Shannon (explorer) George Shannon (1785–1836), the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (not counting the infant Jean Baptiste Charbonneau), was born in Pennsylvania of Irish ancestry. He joined the Corps of Discovery in August 1803, as one of the thre ... (1785–1836), member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition * George R. Shannon (1818–1891), member of the Texas Senate {{hndis, Shannon, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Shannon (actor)
George Shannon (born c. 1940) is an American professor of gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, inaugural holder of the Kevin Xu Chair in Gerontology, and director of the Rongxiang Xu Regenerative Life Science Laboratory. He is also a former television and film actor, particularly known for his appearances in soap operas, including ''How to Survive a Marriage'', ''Search for Tomorrow'', ''Generations'', and ''General Hospital.'' He played a leading role in the 1973 French surreal drama film ''I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse''. In 1995, Shannon returned to college to pursue a Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD in gerontology after a nearly 30-year career in acting. Career Actor Shannon studied improvisational acting for two years at The Second City in Chicago and studied with Lee Strasberg in his private classes and at the Actors Studio for seven years. He has performed in over 50 plays, six films, and has had contract roles on five daytime series. He also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Shannon (explorer)
George Shannon (1785–1836), the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (not counting the infant Jean Baptiste Charbonneau), was born in Pennsylvania of Irish ancestry. He joined the Corps of Discovery in August 1803, as one of the three men (and Seaman) from Pittsburgh recruited by Lewis as he was waiting for the completion of the voyage's vessels in the city. On August 26, 1804, he was sent to retrieve two pack horses; he was separated from the party for sixteen days and nearly starved, as he went without food for twelve days except for some grapes and rabbits. At first he thought he was behind the expedition, so he sped up thinking he could catch up. Then, getting hungry, he went downstream to look for a trading party he could stay with. Shannon got lost again August 6, 1805, when the expedition was at the Three Forks, Gallatin County, Montana, Three Forks. He was dispatched up a fork the party had named Wisdom (the middle fork was named Jefferson and the placid for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
