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Harry Thompson (other)
Harry Thompson (1960–2005) was a British comedy producer. Harry Thompson may also refer to: *Harry Thompson (footballer, born 1915) (1915–2000), English footballer * Harry Thompson (baseball) (1889–1951), baseball pitcher * Harry Thompson (radical lawyer) (1885–1947), English solicitor and activist * Harry Thompson (spy) (1909–1960), former United States Navy yeoman who spied for Japan * Harry Thompson (American football) (1926–2003), American football player * Harry Thompson (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1930s * Harry Thompson (Australian footballer) (1871–1957), Australian rules footballer *Harry Thompson (Hollyoaks), a fictional character in soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Harry Ives Thompson (1840–1906), American painter *Harry Langhorne Thompson (1857–1902), British colonial administrator in Cyprus and the West Indies * Harry Arnall-Thompson (1864–1916), English cricketer See also * Harry Thomson (other) *Henry Thompson (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Thompson
Harry William Thompson (6 February 1960 – 7 November 2005) was an English radio and television producer, comedy writer, novelist and biographer. He was the creator of the dark humour television series ''Monkey Dust'', screened between 2003 and 2005. Born in London, Thompson was educated at Highgate School and Brasenose College, Oxford, then joined the BBC as a trainee in 1981. He soon focused his attention on comedy, working as a researcher for ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' and BBC Radio's ''The Mary Whitehouse Experience''. Rising to the level of producer, he produced the BBC radio shows ''The News Quiz'' and '' Lenin of the Rovers''. Hat Trick Productions subsequently employed Thompson to produce a television adaptation of ''The News Quiz'', entitled '' Have I Got News For You'', a critical and commercial success which Thompson produced for five years before moving onto other projects. A biographer and novelist, Thompson wrote six books: an investigation into the story o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Thompson (footballer, Born 1915)
Harry Thompson (29 April 1915 – 29 January 2000) was an English professional footballer who played for Mansfield Town, Wolves and Sunderland. He later became the first professional manager of Oxford United. Playing career Born in Mansfield in 1915, Harry played for his local side Mansfield Town before joining Wolves. Later in his career, he signed for Sunderland for £7,500. After making 14 appearances for the Black Cats, including an FA Cup semi-final, Thompson retired from football. Oxford United In 1949 Thompson was signed as Oxford United manager. He managed the club for 9 years, winning the Southern League and the Southern League Cup twice. They also reached the fourth round of the FA Cup. Honours ;Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ... * Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Thompson (baseball)
Harold "Harry" Thompson (September 9, 1889 – February 14, 1951) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oaklan .... External links 1889 births 1951 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Philadelphia Athletics players People from Nanticoke, Pennsylvania {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Thompson (radical Lawyer)
William Henry Thompson (1885–1947) was an English radical lawyer closely involved with trade unions, who founded Thompsons Solicitors. From the 1920s he was associated with the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). He was married to Joan Beauchamp, a prominent suffragette. Early life He was the son of William Henry Thompson (c.1830–1904), a warehouse owner who ran a wholesale grocery business in Preston, Lancashire and Methodist, and his wife Martha née Thompson (died 1920); he was the younger son in a family of five girls and four boys. His maternal grandfather John Thompson was a Cumbrian, who prospered in Preston and was also a radical. His sister Constance Sumner Thompson was a schoolmistress and mother of A. J. P. Taylor. According to Taylor, Harry was the brightest child in a family of six, but a "clever-clogs". Margaret Cole described him as "a tall handsome athletic fellow, excelling in all games". Harry Thompson was educated at Preston Grammar School. He was then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
