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Harry Edwards (rugby Union)
Harry Edwards may refer to: * Harry Edwards (Australian footballer) (born 2000), Australian rules footballer * Harry Edwards (director) (1889–1952), Canadian-born American director/writer at Columbia Pictures * Henry Edwards (entomologist) (1827–1891), English-born actor, writer and butterfly scientist, known as "Harry" * Harry Edwards (English footballer) (1870–after 1899), English association footballer of the 1890s * Harry Edwards (healer) (1893–1976), spiritual healer * Harry Edwards (politician) (1927–2012), Australian politician * Harry Edwards (sociologist) (born 1942), American professor, author, and civil rights activist * Harry Edwards (trade unionist) (1874–1958), British trade union activist * Harry Stillwell Edwards (1855–1938), American journalist, novelist, and poet * Harry T. Edwards (born 1940), U.S. court of appeals judge See also * Harold Edwards (other) * Harry Edward Harry Francis Vincent Edward (15 April 1898 – 8 July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Edwards (Australian Footballer)
Harry Edwards (born 1 October 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the West Coast with the 18th draft pick in the 2018 AFL rookie draft. Edwards was drafted as 195cm in height, measured at preseason training as 197cm, grew to 200cm in his second year and now stands 204cm tall. This followed 11cm of growth from 184cm to 195cm at 17 years of age, in his draft year. Early football Edwards played junior football for Mazenod Junior Football Club in Western Australia. He also played for the Swan Districts Football Club in the Western Australian Football League for the 2018 season. He played fifteen games and kicked six goals, at that time playing as a ruckman and forward. AFL career Edwards debuted in the Eagles' 9 point win against Geelong Football Club in the 9th round of the 2020 AFL season. Edwards was concussed midway through the second quarter and did not return to the grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Edwards (director)
Harry Edwards (October 11, 1887 - May 26, 1952) was a Canadian-born American film director and actor. He worked in films from the 1910s to the 1950s. Biography He was born in Calgary on 11 October 1887. He once worked for the now largely forgotten L-KO Kompany during the silent era. In his later years at Columbia Pictures, Edwards established a reputation as the studio's worst director. Both Vera Vague and the Three Stooges requested they not work with him. He is best remembered for his long collaboration with comedian Harry Langdon. He worked with Langdon in the 1920s in some of his best short films, and directed one of Langdon's best known films, the feature ''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'' (1926). Langdon later became swell-headed with success and later dispensed with Edwards and Frank Capra, who also directed some of Langdon's most successful films, deciding he could direct himself. Langdon's decision proved to be a costly one as his career declined, though he later reconciled with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Edwards (entomologist)
Henry Edwards (27 August 1827 – 9 June 1891), known as "Harry", was an English stage actor, writer and entomologist who gained fame in Australia, San Francisco and New York City for his theatre work. Edwards was drawn to the theatre early in life, and he appeared in amateur productions in London. After sailing to Australia, Edwards appeared professionally in Shakespearean plays and light comedies primarily in Melbourne and Sydney. Throughout his childhood in England and his acting career in Australia, he was greatly interested in collecting insects, and the National Museum of Victoria used the results of his Australian fieldwork as part of the genesis of their collection. In San Francisco, Edwards was a founding member of the Bohemian Club, and a gathering in Edwards' honour was the spark which began the club's traditional summer encampment at the Bohemian Grove.Garnett, 1908, p. 7. As well, Edwards cemented his reputation as a preeminent stage actor and theatre manager. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Edwards (English Footballer)
Henry Ross Edwards (1870 – after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath. Edwards was born in Coventry, Warwickshire. An inside forward, he attracted the attention of the Small Heath club, whose scout went to watch him playing for Singer's; they signed him, together with his more impressive teammate Frank Mobley, who went on to score 64 goals in four seasons for Small Heath. Edwards played in the first five games of the 1892–93 season – Small Heath's first season in the Football League – and scored on his debut, in a 5–1 defeat of Port Vale,Matthews, p. 141. but could not compete with Billy Walton and the prolific Fred Wheldon. He played for Leicester Fosse in the Midland League and for Derby County, without appearing in their Football League side, before moving to Southern League club Wolverton L&NWR. Edwards settled well at Wolverton, playing as an attacking centre half, and stayed for three seasons befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Edwards (healer)
Harry James Edwards (29 May 1893 – 7 December 1976) was a self-proclaimed spiritual healer, teacher and author who had a career of nearly 40 years. Early years Born in Islington, London as one of nine children, Harry Edwards was the son of printer and a dressmaker. In 1905, aged 12, Edwards joined the London Diocese Church Lads Brigade. In 1907 he left school and began a seven-year apprenticeship to a printer. Dissatisfied with that career, he developed political aspirations and joined the local branch of the Liberal Party, for whom he campaigned.Redwood, Dawn ‘’ The Harry Edwards Spiritual Healing Sanctuary’’ – brief biography On the outbreak of World War I in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Edwards (politician)
Harold Raymond Edwards (10 January 1927 – 26 June 2012) was an Australian politician, economist and academic. Early life and education Born in Drummoyne, Sydney, Edwards was educated at Abbotsford Public School until his family moved to Temora, due to the Sydney smog aggravating his sister's asthma. In Temora, Edwards joined the Air Corps and gained his private pilot's licence. When he finished his schooling, he returned to Sydney to attend the University of Sydney, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in economics. Academic career Edwards received his PhD from Nuffield College, Oxford—his doctoral thesis, ''Competition and Monopoly in the British Soap Industry'', was published as a book in 1962. He was subsequently Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Sydney from 1962 to 1965. In 1966 he became Professor of Economics at Macquarie University, a position he held until 1972. Among his students was John Hewson. Political career In 1972, Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Edwards (sociologist)
Harry Edwards (born November 22, 1942) is an American sociologist and civil rights activist. He completed his Ph.D. at Cornell University and is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Edwards' career has focused on the experiences of African-American athletes. Career Edwards' career has focused on the experiences of African-American athletes and he is a strong advocate of black participation in the management of professional sports. He has served as a staff consultant to the San Francisco 49ers football team and to the Golden State Warriors basketball team. He has also been involved in recruiting black talent for front-office positions in Major League Baseball. Author of ''The Revolt of the Black Athlete'', Edwards was the architect of the Olympic Project for Human Rights, which led to the Black Power Salute protest by two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, both San José State University athletes, at the 1968 Summer Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Edwards (trade Unionist)
Harry James Edwards (1874 – 19 January 1958) was a British trade union leader. Biography Born in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, Edwards became an ironstone miner, then worked on the trams and in the shipyard, before moving to become a stevedore. In 1897, he joined the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union (DWRGU). In 1911, he was elected to the union's executive, representing his district, and also served as branch secretary.Allison Edwards and Christian Hogsbjerg, "Edwards, Harry James", ''Dictionary of Labour Biography'', vol. XV, pp. 93–98 In 1922, the DWRGU became part of the new Transport and General Workers' Union. Edwards was elected to its executive, representing Area No 8, and then in 1934 was elected as the union's chairman. He served until his retirement, in 1947. That year, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Trades Union Congress The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre A national trade union center (or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Harry Stillwell Edwards (1855–1938) was an American journalist, novelist, and poet, born at Macon, Georgia. He studied law at Mercer University, Macon, and graduated in 1877. He was assistant editor and editor of Macon journals (1881–1888), gaining distinction as a writer of dialect stories. He wrote on the Georgia aristocracy Aristocracy (, ) is a form of government that places strength in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocracy (class), aristocrats. The term derives from the el, αριστοκρατία (), meaning 'rule of the best'. At t ... as well as pro-slavery fantasies popular in the South. Amongst his publications are: * ''Two Runaways and Other Stories'' (1889) * ''The Marbeau Cousins'' (1898) * ''Sons and Fathers'' (1896) * ''His Defense and Other Stories'' (1899) * ''Eneas Africanus'' (1920) References External links * * * 19th-century American novelists American male journalists 1855 births 1938 deaths Mercer Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry T
Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters * Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname * Dirty Harry (musician) (born 1982), British rock singer who has also used the stage name Harry * Harry Potter (character), the main protagonist in a Harry Potter fictional series by J. K. Rowling Other uses * Harry (derogatory term), derogatory term used in Norway * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *The tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland See also *Harrying (laying waste), may refer to the following historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Edwards (other)
Harold Edwards may refer to: * Harold Edwards (mathematician) (1936–2020), American mathematician * Harold Edwards (RCAF officer) (1892–1952), Canadian Air Force officer * Harold Edwards (rugby league) (1909–1993), Welsh rugby league footballer * Harold C. Edwards (1899–1989), British surgeon * Harold Leslie Edwards Harold Leslie Edwards Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), DFC Military Medal, MM (28 April 1893 – 15 June 1951) was a Canadians, Canadian World War I flying ace gunner, who in conjunction with his pilots, was officially credited w ... (1893–1951), Canadian World War I flying ace See also * Harry Edwards (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Harold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Edward
Harry Francis Vincent Edward (15 April 1898 – 8 July 1973) was a British runner. He competed in the 100 and 200 m 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and won bronze medals in both events, becoming the first black person to gain Olympic medals. He injured himself during the 200 m final and therefore withdrew from the 4 × 100 m relay. Within the UK Edward won the AAA championships in the 100 yd and 220 yd in 1920–1922, and in 1922 also took the 440 yd title. Personal life The only son of a Guyanese father and German mother, a Prussian piano teacher, Edward was raised in Germany. His father had left Dominica as a cabin boy and then worked in Germany in a circus and then as the maitre d' in Berlin restaurants. He had one sister, Irene. Brought up and educated in Germany, he spoke English, German and French and was noted for his athletic and academic ability. He was married twice: to Antoinette Kohler Regner, a Swiss national, in 1922 with one stepson, the marriage failed in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
