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Henley (name)
Henley is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adam Henley (born 1994), Welsh professional football (soccer) player *Althea Henley (1911–1996), American actress *Sir Andrew Henley, 1st Baronet (1622–75), English politician *Anthony Henley (1667–1711), English Whig politician and MP * Anthony Henley (cricketer) * Anthony Henley (died 1748) (1704–1748), British politician and MP *Anthony Henley, 3rd Baron Henley * Artie Henley (1878–1941), Australian rules footballer * Ashley Henley (1981–2021), American politician * Barclay Henley (1843–1914), U.S. Representative *Barry Shabaka Henley (born 1954), American character actor * Ben C. Henley (1907–1987), Arkansas Republican politician *Beth Henley (born 1952), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright * Bob Henley (born 1973), American baseball player * Cack Henley (1884–1929), American baseball player *Carey Henley, marine, professional football player, and coach *Charley Henley, visual effects artist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Henley
Charley Henley is a visual effects supervisor. He was nominated at the 85th Academy Awards for his work on the film ''Prometheus'', in the category of Best Visual Effects. He shared his nomination with Martin Hill, Richard Stammers and Trevor Wood. He is the son of the actor Drewe Henley and actress Felicity Kendal. Selected filmography * ''Gladiator'' (2000) * ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (2001) * '' A Knights Tale'' (2001) * '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001) * ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' (2002) * ''Alien vs. Predator'' (2004) * ''Ella Enchanted'' (2004) * ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' (2004) * ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005) * '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006) * ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' (2007) * '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'' (2008) * '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' (2010) * ''Prometheus'' (2012) * '' Total Recall'' (2012) * '' 300: Rise of an Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred L
Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1979), Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1983), Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1986), Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1993), Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian * Fred Again (born 1993), British songwriter known as FRED Television and movies * ''Fred Claus'', a 2007 Christmas film * ''Fred'' (2014 film), a 2014 documentary film * Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created by Lucas Cruikshank ** ''Fred'' (franchise), a Nickelodeon media franchise ** '' Fred: The Movie'', a 2010 independent comedy film * '' Fred the Caveman'', French Teletoon production from 2002 * Fred Flint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Henley
Francis Anthony Hoste Henley (11 February 1884 – 26 June 1963) was an English first-class cricketer active 1903–08 who played for Middlesex and Oxford University. He was a son of Anthony Henley, who played cricket for Hampshire. Henley was born on 11 February 1884 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford. He was a son of Anthony Henley, who played cricket for Hampshire. During World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ... he was an officer in the Army Service Corps. In 1924 he wrote ''The Boys' Book of Cricket''. He died on 26 June 1963 in Wheathampstead, aged 79 years old . References 1884 births 1963 deaths English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Oxford University cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Suffolk c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Henley
Frances Evelyn Henley (1876–1955) was an American architect. She was the first woman to study architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design and the first woman to independently practice architecture in Rhode Island. Early life and education Henley was born in 1876Gravestone, St. Philip's Church Cemetery, Crompton, RI in Crompton, Rhode Island to Charles A. and Mary E. Booth Henley. She grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. Henley's parents wanted her to become a school teacher. She disagreed and became the first woman to study at the Rhode Island School of Design for architecture. In 1897 she graduated, with honors. Career Eliza Greene Metcalf Radeke helped Henley secure employment as a drafter with Howard K. Hilton, though after a few years Henley quit her job with Hilton due to health problems. She pursued architecture as an independent consultant starting in 1904, making her the first female architect in Rhode Island to practice under her own name. She worked alongside F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest M
Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor * Ernest, Margrave of Austria (1027–1075) *Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1373–1438) *Ernest, Duke of Opava (c. 1415–1464) *Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1482–1553) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels (1623–1693) *Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629–1698) *Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Ilsenburg (1650–1710) *Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771–1851), son of King George III of Great Britain *Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818–1893), sovereign duke of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha *Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1846–1925) *Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) *Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1954) * Prince Ernst A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Henley (athlete)
Ernest John Henley (31 March 1889 – 14 March 1962) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 4 x 400-metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates George Nicol, James Soutter and Cyril Seedhouse Cyril Norman Seedhouse (10 April 1892 – 21 January 1966) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 4 x 400-metre relay where he wo .... References 1889 births 1962 deaths British male sprinters Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{UK-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Wayne Henley
Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. (born May 9, 1956) is a convicted American serial killer and painter incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system. Henley was convicted in 1974 for his role as a participant in a series of murders known colloquially as the Houston Mass Murders in which a minimum of 28 teenage boys and young men were abducted, tortured, raped and murdered by Dean Corll between 1970 and 1973. Henley and David Owen Brooks (Corll's other teenage accomplice), together and individually, lured many of the victims to Corll's home. Henley, then 17 years old, shot Corll dead on August 8, 1973. Henley is serving six consecutive terms of 99 years for his involvement in the Houston Mass Murders, which at the time were characterized as "the deadliest case of serial murders in American history". As a result of Henley killing Corll and Brooks dying in prison in 2020 from COVID-19, Henley is the only one of the trio still alive. Early life Henley was born May 9, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drewe Henley
Gordon Drewe Henley (1940 – 14 February 2016) was an English actor. He had a variety of roles in film, television and theatre including as Red X-Wing Squadron Leader Garven Dreis in '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''. He retired from acting due to bipolar disorder. His second wife was actress Felicity Kendal, with whom he had a son, Charley Henley. Career Henley appeared in film, television and theatre productions. These included episodes of ''Z-Cars'', ''UFO'', ''The Avengers'' and ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' and a three-week run of ''Henry V'' in 1968 in which he played the lead role. He is known for his role as X-Wing pilot Red Leader (Garven Dreis) in the film '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' (1977), a role for which he was mistakenly credited as Drewe Hemley. Henley used an American accent for the part; the role had limited physical movement as Henley's character remained in the cockpit for much of the film which Henley found difficult. Unlike many of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Henley
Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as "Witchy Woman", "Desperado", " Best of My Love", "One of These Nights", "Hotel California", "Life in the Fast Lane", " The Long Run" and " Get Over It". After the Eagles disbanded in 1980, Henley pursued a solo career and released his debut album '' I Can't Stand Still'', in 1982. He has released five studio albums, two compilation albums, and one live DVD. His solo hits include " Dirty Laundry", " The Boys of Summer", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "The Heart of the Matter", "The Last Worthless Evening", " Sunset Grill", "Not Enough Love in the World", and " The End of the Innocence". The Eagles have sold over 150 million albums worldwide, won six Grammy Awards, had five number one singles, 17 top 40 singles, and six number one albums. They were inducted int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Henley
Desmond Charles Henley, OBE (1927, Marylebone, London – 11 November 2005, Portsmouth) was an English embalmer. Career After leaving school, Henley joined the London company of funeral directors James H. Kenyon Ltd in 1941. Established in 1880, J. H. Kenyon Ltd were the undertakers to the Royal Household, and had in that role assisted in arranging the funerals of many members of the Royal Family. After training in all theoretical and practical aspects of embalming, Henley passed his professional examinations in 1948. Four years later he was appointed the company's chief embalmer. In 1961, Henley became an examiner of the British Institute of Embalmers. He also taught embalming techniques, embalming fluid formulas as well as disaster management to funeral directors. In an interview published in 1998, Henley expressed doubts that the mummification of Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Henley (producer)
David Henley (1894–1986) was a British actor, singer and film producer. He performed with Gilbert and Sullivan, and became an agent. He moved into casting and film producing. Select credits *''Murder at 3am'' (1953) *'' The Legend of the Good Beasts'' (1956) *'' The Devil's Pass'' (1957) *'' Make Mine a Double'' (1959) *'' Stranglehold'' (1963) *'' Blaze of Glory'' (1963) *''The Comedy Man'' (1964) *''The Crooked Road'' (1965) *''Circus of Fear'' (1966) *'' The Yellow Hat'' (1966) *''The Brides of Fu Manchu'' (1966) References External linksDavid Henleyat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... British film producers {{UK-film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
