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Harry Palmer (other)
Harry Palmer is the name given to a fictional intelligence officer in a number of films based on based on the books of Len Deighton, in which he is unnamed Harry Palmer may also refer to: * Harry Palmer (actor) (c.1889–1962), American vaudeville actor * Harry Palmer (animator), American animator * Harry Palmer (photographer) (born 1930), Canadian photographer * Harry J. Palmer (1872–1948), New York politician * Harry Palmer, founder of the Avatar Course * Harry Palmer, the first husband of Olive Diefenbaker * Harry Palmer, American musician, guitar player with Ford Theatre (band) * Harry Palmer, American record label executive and uncle of R. Stevie Moore Robert Steven Moore (born January 18, 1952) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter who pioneered lo-fi (or "DIY") music. Often called the "godfather of home recording", he is one of the most recognized artists of the cas ... See also * Henry Palmer (other) {{hndis, name=Palmer, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Palmer
Harry Palmer is the anti-hero protagonist of a number of films based on the unnamed main character, a secret agent, in the spy novels written by Len Deighton. Michael Caine played Harry Palmer in three of the four films based on the four published novels featuring this character, ''The Ipcress File'' (1965), ''Funeral in Berlin'' (1966) and ''Billion Dollar Brain'' (1967). Caine also starred as this character in two other films not directly based on Deighton's novels. ''The Times'' called Caine "the epitome of Sixties cool in his first outing as the secret agent Harry Palmer". A trailer for his second role as Palmer described him as possessing "horn rims, cockney wit and an iron fist". The character's thick horn-rimmed glasses, girls, and disregard for authority was cited by Mike Myers as an influence for ''Austin Powers''; Caine would later star in ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002), with his portrayal of Nigel Powers, father of secret agent Austin Powers, a spoof of Palme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Palmer (actor)
Harry Palmer (c.1889-1962) was a vaudeville actor in the 1910s who was the inspiration for the musical film '' For Me and My Gal''. Palmer was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1889. He grew up always wanted to act, and in 1909, at the age of 20, he made his vaudeville debut at the Palace Theater in Chicago. Just a few years later, Palmer rose to stardom, acting in comedies and musicals by himself, until late 1916 when he teamed up with Joanne 'Jo' Hayden. Their act, "Palmer & Hayden", stayed together until they retired from show business in the 1920s. In mid-1917, the two became engaged. In September 1917, Hayden's good friend Danny Metcalf, who was supposed to finish medical school, was drafted into the U.S. Army, and was killed in action in World War I on September 29 of that year. Shortly after, Palmer was also drafted into the Army, just before he and Hayden were going to play at The Palace in New York City. Palmer did not want to go to war and purposely damaged his han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Palmer (animator)
Harry S. Palmer was an animator in the United States. About 20 of his films are preserved in the Library of Congress. He worked at Gaumont Film Company's American division in Flushing, New York. In 1911, a notice was printed advertising his becoming a contributor to the '' Vancouver World''. On December 14, 1912, the ''Vancouver Sun'' published his cartoon mocking the U.S. for not heeding calls for Panama Canal arbitration. One news brief stated he was working on animations titled Kriterion Komic Kartoon. Showings of Mutual's '' See America First'' series were sometimes accompanied by Palmer's cartoon films including ''They Say Pigs is Pigs'' (1917) and ''Rastus Runs Amuck'', shown with a ''See America First'' film about sights in Oregon and along the Mississippi River. His short ''Rastus Runs Amuck'' was described in '' Motion Picture World'' as "a quaint little oddity of pickaninny life animated for the screen." Filmography *'' Keeping Up with the Joneses (animated series)'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Palmer (photographer)
Harry Edmore Palmer (October 30, 1930 – November 2, 2020) was a Canadian photographer. Background Harry Palmer graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1951 and was working as a mechanical engineer when he discovered documentary photography. In 1984 Palmer left the oil and gas industry for photography. He attended workshops, worked with photographers such as Dr. Harry Thomson and Paul Caponigro, and studied paintings to learn composition, color, and lighting. Palmer died on November 2, 2020, at the age of 90. Works Palmer's photographs have been featured on stamps by Canada Post in 2003 and on Alberta's 2005 Centennial Stamp. Palmer's photographs have also been exhibited in the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography in 1992, and are in the collection of the Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC; french: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is the federal institution, tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry J
Harry Zephaniah Johnson (6 July 1945 – 3 April 2013), known by the stage name Harry J, was a Jamaican reggae record producer. Biography Born in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, Johnson started to play music with the Virtues as a bass player before moving into management of the group.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 139 When the band split up he worked as an insurance salesman. He first appeared as a record producer in 1968, when he launched his own record label, "Harry J", by releasing The Beltones' local hit "No More Heartaches", one of the earliest reggae songs to be recorded. His agreement with Coxsone Dodd allowed him to use Studio One's facilities, where he produced the hit "Cuss Cuss" with singer Lloyd Robinson, which became one of the most covered riddims in Jamaica. Johnson also released music under a subsidiary label, Jaywax. In October 1969, he met success in the UK with " The Liquidator" (number 9 in the UK Singles Chart) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avatar Course
The Avatar Course, often simply called Avatar, is a series of LGAT self-development courses founded in 1986 by Harry Palmer and run by his privately held company, Star's Edge, Inc., which trains and licenses Avatar Masters (teachers) to deliver the Avatar Course globally. Structure The first version of The Avatar Course was released on 15 October 1986. the course had five sections: licensed Avatar "Masters" teach the first three; Star's Edge, Inc. teaches the two advanced sections. The Avatar course in essence claims to identify and remove limiting beliefs ("belief management") so that students can become more effective in life. Scientology origins In 1975 the Elmira Mission incorporated under the name ''the Elmira Mission of the Church of Scientology'' and the following year it gained a license to use all Scientology trademarks and service marks held and controlled by L. Ron Hubbard. In exchange for that right, Palmer paid 10% of the Mission's income as a tithe to Sciento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive Diefenbaker
Olive Evangeline Diefenbaker (''née'' Freeman; April 14, 1902 – December 22, 1976) was the second wife of John Diefenbaker, the 13th Prime Minister of Canada. Diefenbaker proposed to her in Paddockwood, Saskatchewan, while she was a school teacher, and they were married on December 8, 1953. They had no children together, but they raised a daughter from her previous marriage to Toronto solicitor Harry Palmer, who died less than three years after the birth of the child. On her husband's death in 1979, her remains, buried in 1976 in Ottawa, were reburied in Saskatoon in 1979. Life Olive was born to two Nova Scotian parents. Her father was a Baptist Minister from Canning, Nova Scotia. Due to her fathers occupation she grew up moving around the Canadian Prairies. Olive first met her second husband John Diefenbaker in Saskatoon at a church where her father was working. John had just gotten back from fighting in The First World War and was studying law at this time. She attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Theatre (band)
Ford Theatre was an American psychedelic rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, that were active between 1966 and 1971. Their sound was similar to other Boston-based psychedelic rock bands of the era, but more genuine. History The band formed from the members of The Continentals (Jimmy Altieri, John Mazzarelli, Robert Tamagni, and Butch Webster), who then recruited Harry Palmer and Joe Scott. Although they existed during the period, the group disassociates itself with the Bosstown Sound. Ford Theatre was one of the most promising bands of the 1960s that were influenced by the bands such as the Kingsmen, the Beatles and the Byrds, although they recorded only two albums, both under the ABC Records label. The band's first album ''Trilogy for the Masses'' was produced by Bob Thiele in 1968. The album's band tracks were done at Fleetwood Studios in Revere, Massachusetts, and the vocals were at Capitol Studios in New York City. And a year later their second album ''Time Changes' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
