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Huston Family
Huston may refer to: Places United States *Huston Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania *Huston Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania *Huston Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania People with given name *Huston Quin, former mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, United States *Huston Smith, American religious scholar *Huston Street, American retired baseball player People with the surname *Anjelica Huston (born 1951), an American actress *Charlie Huston, writer *Danny Huston (born 1962), actor and director *Jack Huston (born 1982), English actor *John Huston (1906–1987), American actor, producer and director *Margo Huston, (February 12, 1943) American reporter *Nyjah Huston, American professional skateboarder *Patrick Huston (born 1996), British archer *Perdita Huston, women's rights activist *Roger Huston (born 1942), harness race announcer *Tillinghast L' Hommedieu Huston (1867-1938), American businessman, owner of New York Yankees circa 1915 *Tony Huston (born 1950), American acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huston Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Huston Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,251 at the 2020 census. General information *ZIP code: 16662 *Area code: 814 *Local telephone exchange: 793 Geography Huston Township is located in southeastern Blair County, between Tussey Mountain to the east and Lock Mountain to the west. Its eastern border is the Blair County–Huntingdon County line. It contains the census-designated places of Beavertown, Clappertown, Jugtown, and Oreminea. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.03%, is water. Recreation Portions of Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 73 are located along the eastern border and Number 147 is located along the western border of the township.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 13 October 2018 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Huston
John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics, including '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941), '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' (1948), ''The Asphalt Jungle'' (1950), '' The African Queen'' (1951), '' The Misfits'' (1961), '' Fat City'' (1972), ''The Man Who Would Be King'' (1975) and ''Prizzi's Honor'' (1985). During his 46-year career, Huston received 15 Academy Award nominations, winning twice. He also directed both his father, Walter Huston, and daughter, Anjelica Huston, to Oscar wins. In his early years, Huston studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris. He then moved to Mexico and began writing, first plays and short stories, and later working in Los Angeles as a Hollywood screenwriter, and was nominated for several Academy Awards writing for films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Huston
Walter Anthony Huston (born April 16, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and assistant director. Biography He was born in Los Angeles County, California, the son of director John Huston and his fourth wife Enrica Soma. His siblings include Anjelica, Allegra and Danny Huston. Unlike other members of his family, who went into acting, Huston specialised in writing screenplays. He is known for his work on ''The Hellcats'' (1968) and '' The Dead'' (1987). He later became an attorney and assistant director. On 18 November 1978, he married Lady Margot Cholmondeley, the daughter of The 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley, with whom he had three children: Mathew (born 1979), Laura Sybil (born 1981), and actor Jack Huston (born 1982). Huston and Lady Margot later divorced. Accolades Filmography *''The List of Adrian Messenger'' (1963) (Derek Bruttenholm) (as Walter Anthony Huston) *''The Eye Creatures'' (1967) (Culver's sergeant) (as Tony Houston) *'' Zontar, the Thing from Venus'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tillinghast L' Hommedieu Huston
Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston (July 17, 1867 – March 29, 1938) was an American civil engineer and businessman. He co-owned the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball with Jacob Ruppert from 1915 to 1923, turning them from one of the worst franchises in baseball into a World Series contender. A civil engineer by trade, Huston worked for Cincinnati's waterworks before forming a company of volunteer engineers in the Spanish–American War. He was commissioned as a captain, earning him his nickname. He stayed in Cuba after the war as a private contractor, rebuilding infrastructure in Cuba and earning his personal fortune. Returning to the United States, Huston partnered with Ruppert to buy the Yankees in 1915. Together, they used their wealth to acquire talented players who improved the team, including Babe Ruth. Huston returned to the military during World War I, and was promoted to major and then to lieutenant colonel. Following a dispute, Huston sold his interests in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Huston
Roger Huston (born September 16, 1942), known as "The Voice", is a harness race announcer. He has announced over 167,000 races in his career, covering at least 126 different tracks in 17 states and 7 countries (as of 2014). He was also the Public Address Announcer for The Pitt Panthers in football (and limited basketball) in the 1970s and 1980s, made famous by his enthusiastic call of "tackle by #99 HUGH Green!" Born and raised in Xenia, Ohio, Huston grew up with a love of sports statistics. He learned race calling from his uncle, who called races at Lebanon Raceway. He attended Wilmington College, intending to become a teacher. He began announcing races at Ohio county fairs in 1960. In 1965, he began announcing at The Red Mile. In 1967, he began announcing at Little Brown Jug, becoming the track's regular announcer in 1968, which position he still holds (as of today). In 1976, he began announcing at The Meadows, where he also hosts The Meadows Racing Network. He has also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perdita Huston
Perdita Constance Huston (May 2, 1936 – December 4, 2001) was an American journalist and women's rights activist. She is commemorated by the international Perdita Huston Human Rights Award. Born in Portland, Maine, Huston studied in France and later worked in Africa. She was director of public affairs for TIME magazine in French-speaking countries, and in 1978 became a Regional Director of the Peace Corps. Her first book "Message from the Village" was also published in 1978. She later worked for the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in Switzerland and at the International Planned Parenthood Federation ( IPPF) in London and acted as consultant with UNDP, UNIFEM, UNFPA and UNICEF. From 1997, she returned to work for the Peace Corps as a Country Director in Mali and then Bulgaria. The Perdita Huston Human Rights Award''Perdita Huston award for Prajwala founder'', The Hindu, May 17, 2006 accessed aOct 20, 2006 is supported by the Washington D.C. chapter of the United Nations Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Huston
Patrick Huston (born 5 January 1996) is a British two-time Olympian archer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He captured three world championship titles under the youth level, and eventually competed as a member of the two person archery squad of Team GB at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio, losing the first round match to the eventual champion Ku Bon-chan of South Korea. In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics his best result was a men's team 5th. Huston currently lives near Lilleshall National Sporting Centre and trained full-time under senior national coach Richard Priestman for Archery UK, while remaining a loyal founding member of East Belfast Archery Club. World ranking 14 at 16 January 20 Early life Born and raised in Belfast to parents Adrian and Felicity Huston, both of whom previously worked as tax inspectors, Huston became involved in archery as an eight-year-old pupil at Cabin Hill Primary School. Under the tutelage of British longbow champion and his teacher Audrey Needham, Husto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyjah Huston
Nyjah Imani Huston (born November 30, 1994) is an American professional skateboarder. With numerous sponsorships and competition prize winnings, Huston is one of the highest paid skateboarders in the world. Huston won gold medals at the SLS Super Crown World Championship in 2014, 2017 to 2019, and has won 12 gold medals at the X Games since 2011. Early life Huston was born in Davis, California. Raised in a strict Rastafarian lifestyle by his father Adeyemi, Huston and his siblings ate vegan and were homeschooled by their mother Kelle. Adeyemi was a skateboarder and made his sons start skating when Nyjah was only five years old. Huston has stated that his father was very controlling and wanted Nyjah to skate every day. In 2004, his parents purchased an indoor skate park in Woodland where Huston spent his entire time practicing. In 2006, his father abruptly decided to move to Puerto Rico with his family, causing problems with Huston's board sponsor Element Skateboards because he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margo Huston
Margo Huston (''nee'' Bremner; born February 12, 1943) is an American reporter. She won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting while working at the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.'' Early life and education Huston was born on February 12, 1943, to parents James and Cecil Bremner in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She attended Marquette University and graduated in 1965 with a degree in journalism. Career Huston joined the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' in 1967 as a feature writer and was eventually promoted to editorial writer During her time at the Journal, she was one of three women elected to the Waukesha County Draft Board. An article published in 1975 on abortion earned her a $1,000 prize from the Penney‐Missouri newspaper awards competition. After she was discouraged from applying for a promotion in the Journal's news department, Huston was given an assignment on alternative nursing homes for the elderly. While conducting research, she discovered the poor and neglectful h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Huston
Jack Alexander Huston (born 7 December 1982) is a British actor. He appeared as Richard Harrow in the HBO television drama series '' Boardwalk Empire''. He also had a supporting role in the 2013 film '' American Hustle'', portrayed the eponymous '' Ben-Hur'' in the 2016 historical drama, and appeared as one of the main characters in the fourth season of the FX anthology series '' Fargo'' (2020). Early life and ancestry Huston was born on 7 December 1982 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, the son of Lady Margot Lavinia (''née'' Cholmondeley) and actor, assistant director and writer Tony Huston. Huston decided to become an actor at the age of 6, after playing the title role in a school production of ''Peter Pan''. He later attended Hurtwood House, a drama institute. His mother is English and his father is American. His paternal aunt is actress Anjelica Huston, and his paternal half-uncle is actor Danny Huston. His paternal grandparents were American director John Huston (who beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huston Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Huston Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,333 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. Huston Township is bordered by Rush Township to the northwest, Union Township to the northeast, Patton Township to the southeast and Worth Township to the southwest. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,311 people, 500 households, and 370 families residing in the township. The population density was 50.4 people per square mile (19.5/km). There were 547 housing units at an average density of 21.0/sq mi (8.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% White, 0.31% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Huston
Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an Italian-born American actor and film director. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and the half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston. He is known for his roles in films such as ''Ivans Xtc'' (2000), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, '' 21 Grams'' (2003), ''Birth'' (2004), '' The Aviator'' (also 2004), '' The Proposition'' (2005), ''The Constant Gardener'' (also 2005), ''Marie Antoinette'' (2006), '' Children of Men'' (also 2006), '' The Kingdom'' (2007), '' 30 Days of Night'' (also 2007), ''Robin Hood'' (2010), ''Hitchcock'' (2012), '' The Congress'' (2013), ''Big Eyes'' (2014) and the DC Extended Universe superhero film ''Wonder Woman'' (2017). Huston portrayed The Axeman on the FX series '' American Horror Story: Coven'' and Massimo Dolcefino on '' American Horror Story: Freak Show''. He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on '' Magic City'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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