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Gwaltney
Gwaltney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Francis Irby Gwaltney (1921β1981) American author *John Langston Gwaltney (1928β1998), African-American writer and anthropologist *Sheila Gwaltney (born 1954), American diplomat *Tommy Gwaltney (1921β2003), American jazz musician See also *Gwaltney Foods, a brand of Smithfield Foods {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Gwaltney
Sheila S. Gwaltney (born 1954) is a retired U.S. diplomat. Early life and education Gwaltney is from Woodland, California. Gwaltney earned a Bachelor of Arts in international relations at the University of California, Davis, and a Master's degree at George Washington University. Gwaltney speaks Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and Spanish language, Spanish. Career Gwaltney joined the Department of State in 1984. Her overseas assignments have included Panama, Pretoria, and St. Petersburg. At the Department of State in Washington, D.C., she has also served as Deputy Director for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Office of Russian Affairs, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and Director of Country Affairs for Eurasia. During her Foreign Service career, Gwaltney also spent one year at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University as a National Security Affairs Fellow. She has also served as the Deputy Chief of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Langston Gwaltney
John Langston Gwaltney (September 25, 1928 β August 29, 1998) was an African-American writer and anthropologist focused on African-American culture, best known for his book '' Drylongso: A Self Portrait of Black America''. Early life Gwaltney lost his eyesight soon after birth and was the first blind student to attend his local high school in Newark, NJ. Academic background Gwaltney earned a BA from Upsala College in 1952, an MA from the New School for Social Research in 1957, and in 1967 a Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University, where he won the Ansley Dissertation Award and studied under Margaret Mead, who called him "βa most remarkable manβ¦ homanages his life and work with extraordinary skill and bravery".Cole, Johnnetta B."John Langston Gwaltney (1928-1998)" ''American Anthropologist'', September 1999 Vol. 101 (3): 614-615''. His dissertation on river blindness among the Chinantec-speaking people in Oaxaca, Mexico, eventually became his 1970 book ''Thrice Shy: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Irby Gwaltney
Francis Irby Gwaltney (9 September 1921 in Traskwood, Arkansas β 27 February 1981) was a prolific Southern American author. He was the most well known author to have set his books in Arkansas. Biography After his father, Dr. Boulanger Gwaltney (M.D.), died, Gwaltney was raised in Charleston, Arkansas. During World War II, he served with the 112th Cavalry Regiment (United States), 112th Cavalry in the Philippines Campaign (1944β45) where he met Norman Mailer. Returning to Arkansas after the war, Gwaltney obtained his high school diploma, then earned a degree in English from the University of Arkansas. He married Emma Carolyn Calhoun on 19 AUG 1947, earned a Masters in English in 1950 and taught at various schools. He wrote his first novel ''The Yeller-Headed Summer'' with help of his war buddy, Norman Mailer. His most famous novel based on his war experiences was ''The Day the Century Ended'' that was filmed as ''Between Heaven and Hell (film), Between Heaven and Hell''. Gwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Gwaltney
Thomas Oliver Gwaltney III (February 28, 1921, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States β February 11, 2003, in Virginia Beach, Virginia) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. He played clarinet, saxophone, and vibraphone. Biography Gwaltney studied under Ernie Caceres and Peanuts Hucko, playing clarinet in college bands and while serving in the military. Due to lung injuries during World War II, he put down the clarinet and played vibraphone in the 1940s. From 1946 to 1947, he studied at New York University and played in an ensemble with Charlie Byrd and Sol Yaged. Between 1951 and 1955 he seldom played, concentrating on helping a family business in Norfolk, Virginia. In 1956, he joined Bobby Hackett, playing on his album ''Gotham Jazz Scene'' in 1957. He then worked with Wild Bill Davison, Billy Butterfield (1958β59), Buck Clayton (1960), Charlie Byrd again (1962β63), and with his own ensembles. Gwaltney established the nightclub Blues Alley in Washington, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |