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Greene (surname)
Greene is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Disambiguation lists Greenes sharing the same first name: *Albert Greene (other) *Bert Greene (other) *Daniel Greene (other) *Frank Greene (other) *Harry Greene (other) *Henry Greene (other) *Herbert Greene (other) *James Greene (other) *Joseph Greene (other) *Joshua Greene (other) *Kevin Greene (other) *Mark Greene (other) *Robert Greene (other) *William Greene (other) Arts *Alastair Greene (born 1971), American blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter *Ashley Greene, American actor *Balcomb Greene, American artist *Brenda Shannon Greene, better known as Shannon, American singer *Burton Greene (1937–2021), American free jazz pianist *Charles Greene, American architect, partner in Greene and Greene *Ellen Greene, American singer and actor *Evie Greene (1875–1917), English singer and actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Greene (other)
Albert Greene is the name of: * Albert C. Greene (1792–1863), US Senator from Rhode Island * Albert Gorton Greene (1802–1868), American judge and poet See also * Bert Greene (other) * Albert Green (other) * Al Green (other) * Alan Green (other) Alan Green may refer to: * Alan Green (admiral) (born 1952), retired South African Navy admiral * Alan Green (broadcaster) (born 1952), British sports commentator on BBC Radio Five Live * Alan Green (Cleethorpes politician) (1932–2003), Cleethorp ... * Al Greene (other) {{hndis, Greene, Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Shannon Greene
Brenda Shannon Greene (born May 2, 1958), known professionally as Shannon, is an American singer and songwriter of freestyle and dance-pop music. She is best known for her single " Let the Music Play", which topped the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart in 1983 and was certified gold. Her studio albums include '' Let the Music Play'' (1984), followed by '' Do You Wanna Get Away'' (1985) and ''Love Goes All the Way'' (1986). In 1999, Shannon appeared in a segment of VH1's '' One-Hit Wonders'', and returned to music with her fourth studio album ''The Best Is Yet to Come'' (2000). Her most recent studio album, ''A Beauty Returns'', was released in 2006. Career Shannon was born in Washington, D.C., United States. In 1983, she was enrolled at York College in New York City and toured with the New York Jazz Ensemble. Quintin Hicks, an associate of the production team of Mark Liggett and Chris Barbosa, saw Shannon singing with a live band in her cousin's recording studio. She audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Morgan Greene
Kim Morgan Greene is an American actress, known for her performance as Channing Carter Colby in the ''Dynasty'' spin-off series ''The Colbys''. Greene played Nicole Love on '' Another World'' from 1983 to 1984, and later starred as Channing Carter Colby in season two of ''The Colbys''. Greene appeared as Melissa Cassidy, a late-night radio talk-show host and sex therapist, on the crime drama ''Silk Stalkings'', and played Cloe's mother Katie in the 2007 film ''Bratz''. In 2002, Greene played Roxie Hart in ''Chicago'' at the North Shore Music Theatre outside of Boston. Since 2018, Greene has been a member of the Broadway Theater Project The Broadway Theatre Project is an intensive training program held on the campus of the University of South Florida, USA, for high school and college-aged students who want to hone their skills in musical theatre. It was founded by the Tony Award w .... References External links * * American film actresses American soap opera actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kempton Greene
Kempton Greene (June 28, 1889 – May 17, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1921. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Selected filmography * '' Brown of Harvard'' (1911) *''The Daughters of Men'' (1914) * ''The Eyes of Mystery'' (1918) * '' Brown of Harvard'' (1918) * '' Our Little Wife'' (1918) * ''Fool's Gold'' (1919) * '' My Little Sister'' (1919) * ''Sentimental Tommy'' (1921) * '' Ten Nights in a Bar Room'' (1921) * ''Behind Masks'' (1921) *''The Family Closet ''The Family Closet'' is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by John B. O'Brien and starring Holmes Herbert, Alice Mann and Kempton Greene.Goble p.362 Cast * Holmes Herbert as Alfred Dinsmore * Alice Mann as Louise Dinsmore * Kempton ...'' (1921) External links * * * 1889 births 1939 deaths American male silent film actors Male actors from Philadelphia 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1890s-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Greene
Kenny Greene (January 17, 1969 – October 1, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter who was also a member of the R&B group Intro. Career As a member of the R&B group Intro, Greene wrote and produced many of the group's tracks and was lead vocalist. He also wrote many songs for other artists, such as Mary J. Blige's " Reminisce" and " Love No Limit." For his work with Blige, Greene won the Songwriter of the Year award from the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers'. Greene also worked with Will Smith, Cam'ron and 98 Degrees. In 1998, the singer had appeared on Cam'ron's album ''Confessions of Fire'' and AZ's album ''Pieces of a Man''. The last time he recorded was early in 2001 singing background vocals for Tyrese Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and singer. He released his self-titled debut album in 1998, which featured the single " Sweet Lady", peaking at number twelve on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Greene
Jack Henry Greene (January 7, 1930 – March 14, 2013) was an American country musician. Nicknamed the "Jolly Greene Giant" due to his height and deep voice, Greene was a long time member of the Grand Ole Opry. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Greene is best known for his 1966 hit, " There Goes My Everything". The song dominated the country music charts for nearly two months in 1967 and earned Greene "Male Vocalist of the Year", "Single of the Year", "Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" honors from the Country Music Association. Greene had a total of five 1 country hits and three others that reached the top ten. ''Billboard'' magazine named Greene one of the Top 100 "Most Played Artists". Early life Greene was born in Maryville, Tennessee, and learned to play guitar when he was ten years old. His first involvement with the music industry came when he was still a teenager, working as a disc jockey at radio station WGAP in Maryville. By the age of 18, Greene was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Greene (actor)
Graham Greene, CM (born June 22, 1952) is an Oscar-nominated Canadian actor who has worked on stage, in film, and in TV productions in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He has achieved international fame for participating in Kevin Costner's ''Dances with Wolves'' (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Other notable films include ''Thunderheart'' (1992), ''Maverick'' (1994), ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' (1995), '' The Green Mile'' (1999), '' Skins'' (2002), '' Transamerica'' (2005), ''Casino Jack'' (2010), ''Winter's Tale'' (2014), '' The Shack'' (2017), '' Wind River'' (2017) and ''Shadow Wolves'' (2019). Early life and career Greene is an Oneida born in Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, the son of Lillian and John Greene, who was a paramedic and maintenance man. He lived in Hamilton, Ontario, as a young man. Before moving into acting, he worked as a draftsman, steelworker and welder. He noted:"...I was a welder because once you pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Georgianna Greene
Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American Broadway and film actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s. Arthur had feature roles in three Frank Capra films: ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' (1936) with Gary Cooper, '' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) co-starring James Stewart, and ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939), also starring Stewart. These three films all championed the "everyday heroine", personified by Arthur. She also co-starred with Cary Grant in the adventure-drama ''Only Angels Have Wings'' (1939) and in the comedy-drama '' The Talk of the Town'' (1942). She starred as the lead in the acclaimed and highly successful comedy films '' The Devil and Miss Jones'' (1941) and '' A Foreign Affair'' (1948), the latter of which she starred alongside Marlene Dietrich. Arthur was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her performance in '' The More the Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank David Greene
Frank David Greene (born April 21, 1963) is an American trumpet player, author, and speaker, based in New York City. Originally from Ft. Meade, Maryland, United States, he was raised in Northern California. His musical talents were recognized at an early age, as he was appointed lead trumpet in the Alum Rock Jazz Band in San Jose, California (director Bill Nicolosi), and again lead trumpet at the famed "One O'Clock Lab Band" at the University of North Texas (director Neil Slater). He is best known for his Lead Trumpet work with Maynard Ferguson, Christian McBride, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Bob Mintzer, Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band, Clark Terry, Jon Faddis, Nicholas Payton, and Roy Hargrove. He is currently known for his work on the CBS television program ''Late Show with David Letterman'', as part of the CBS Orchestra Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band is an American musical ensemble led by Paul Shaffer. It was David Letterman's house band for 33 years. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Greene (singer)
Frank Greene (born 1879) born Frank William Green in Portsmouth, England, was an English baritone singer and comedian in Australia from 1909 to 1920, when he left for America. History He married the actress Lottie Sargent in London in 1900. Both were brought to Australia, along with Dorothy Court and conductor Fritz Hart, as members of J. C. Williamson's new company (the Musical Comedy Company having been disbanded) aboard R.M.S. ''China'' for the musical ''King of Cadonia'', which opened in Sydney 21 August 1909, playing Captain Laski. He appeared in '' A Country Girl'', ''Havana'', '' The Dollar Princess'', ''The Merry Widow'', ''The Girl in the Train'', Prince Carlo in '' The Quaker Girl'', of fond memory, ''Florodora'', and '' The Sunshine Girl''. He was in May 1914 recruited to ''Come Over Here'', dubbed "Australia's first revue" which was running successfully at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney. He appeared in Alfred Cellier's ''Dorothy'' with Florence Young, He participat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Nimmo Greene
Frances Nimmo Greene (April 5, 1867 – December 9, 1937) was an American educator and author of novels, children's literature, and plays. She was the author of: ''King Arthur and his court'', 1901, stories of chivalry for children; ''With spurs of gold'', 1905, stories of chivalry for children written in collaboration with Dolly Kirk; ''My country's voice'', 1917, for juveniles; ''America first'', 1917, for juveniles; ''American ideals''; a series of patriotic readers for children; a group of one act plays; and the following novels, ''Into the night'', 1909; ''The Right of the Strongest (novel), The Right of the Strongest'', 1913; ''One clear call'', 1914; and ''The devil to pay'', 1917. Three of her novels were adapted into films, ''The Devil to Pay (1920 film), The Devil to Pay'' (1920), ''One Clear Call (film), One Clear Call'' (1922), and ''The Right of the Strongest (film), The Right of the Strongest'' (1924). She also wrote more than 50 short stories which were published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evie Greene
Edith Elizabeth "Evie" Greene (14 January 1875 – 11 September 1917) was a much-photographed English actress and singer who played in Edwardian musical comedies in London and on Broadway. She starred as Dolores in the international hit musical ''Florodora''. She also sang on the world's first original cast album, recorded for that musical. Life and career Greene was born at 82 Fratton Road in Portsmouth, England, in 1875 (the 1881 census gives her age as 6). She was the daughter of Richard Bentley Greene, a retired naval officer, and his wife Edith. The 1891 census states that she was a sixteen-year-old "teacher of music". Early in her career, Greene starred in pantomime in the provinces. She went on to star in hit musicals, most notably ''Florodora'' at the Lyric Theatre in London beginning in 1899, as well as the title roles in ''Kitty Grey'' in 1900 and 1901 (Apollo Theatre), also starring Mabel Love and Edna May, ''A Country Girl'' in 1903 (at Daly's Theatre), (divorced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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