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Inwood (surname)
Inwood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *George Inwood (1906–1940), Home Guard Section Commander posthumously awarded the George Cross *Glenn Inwood (born 1968), New Zealand public relations specialist * Henry William Inwood (1794–1843), English architect and classical scholar, the son of architect William Inwood *Roy Inwood (1890–1971), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross *Richard Inwood (1946–2019), Bishop of Bedford *Steve Inwood Steve Inwood (born January 3, 1947) is an American actor . Inwood appeared mainly in the early 1980s with roles in such films as ''Fame - The Path To Glory'', ''Prince of the City'' and ''Staying Alive''. After that, he focused on appearances ... (born 1947), American actor * William Inwood (c. 1771 – 1843), English architect {{surname, Inwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Inwood
George Walter Inwood, GC (22 September 1905 – 16 October 1940) was a soldier of the British Home Guard during the Second World War who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the "highest form of cool courage and self-sacrifice for others" he displayed on the night of the 15/16 October 1940 during the Birmingham Blitz. Early life Inwood was born on 22 September 1905, the son of George Walter Inwood (also known as William Thomas Inwood) and Margaret Caroline (née Jones) and was baptised in St. Martin's, Birmingham, on 11 October 1905. He is buried in plot 46739 of Yardley Cemetery in Birmingham. Second World War During the Second World War, in 1940 Inwood joined the Home Guard and was posted to the 10th Birmingham (Public Utilities) Battalion Following an air raid on Birmingham on the night of 15/16th October 1940, Inwood was asked by the police with assisting in rescue duty in Bishop Street. Taking charge of a party of six volunteers, Inwood found several people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Inwood
Glenn Hema Inwood (born 1968) is a right-wing New Zealand public relations specialist and the founder of Omeka Public Relations. His duties with the Wellington-based Omeka include acting as the speaker for the Institute of Cetacean Research, the Japanese organisation that lobbies on behalf of the whaling industry. A Japanese Government audit in 2012 found Japan spent funds intended for reconstruction after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami on other projects including the whaling industry. He has been dubbed "Ginza Glenn" by anti-whaling activists. Glenn also operates Wellington based media company "Spin It Wide" which distributes press releases from Imperial Tobacco. History Glenn Hema Inwood is Māori by birth and was raised by a Pākehā family in New Zealand. He studied the Māori language and law at university and subsequently worked as a journalist. Inwood has been a writer and editor for newspapers including ''Christchurch Star'', ''The Press'' in Christchurch and the ''Evening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry William Inwood
Henry William Inwood (22 May, 1794 – 20 March, 1843) was an English architect, archaeologist, classical scholar and writer. He was the joint architect, with his father William Inwood of St Pancras New Church. Biography He was the son of the architect William Inwood, with whom he collaborated on a number of churches, including St Pancras New Church (1819–22), the commission for which was won in an open competition. John Summerson believed that he was the main designer of St Pancras – which he describes as a "skilful and mature work" – his father not having previously designed any architecturally ambitious buildings. The design drew closely on Ancient Greek models, imitating elements from the Erechtheum and the Tower of the Winds in Athens. Inwood had not been to Greece at the time the initial design was submitted in May 1818, but travelled there soon afterward, making careful observations of the buildings on which St Pancras was based. He later published the resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Inwood
Reginald Roy Inwood, VC (14 July 189023 October 1971) was an Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in battle that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces at the time. Inwood enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in August 1914, and along with the rest of the 10th Battalion, he landed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. He fought at Anzac until being evacuated sick to Egypt in September. He remained there until he rejoined his unit on the Western Front in June 1916. In August, he fought in the Battle of Mouquet Farm. In 1917, Inwood was with his battalion when it fought in the Battle of Lagnicourt in April, then the Second Battle of Bullecourt the following month. During the Battle of Menin Road in September, he was involved in the elimination of a German machine-gun post and other actions, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He reached the rank of sergeant before being sent back to A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Inwood
Richard Neil Inwood (4 March 1946 - 14 April 2019) was a Bishop suffragan of Bedford. Inwood was born in Burton-on-Trent and studied chemistry at University College, Oxford and theology at the University of Nottingham. Before ordination, he spent a year teaching in north-west Uganda and worked as a research and development chemist with Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Manchester for nearly two years. He served in Sheffield, London, Bath and Yeovil before his appointment in 1995 as Archdeacon of Halifax.''Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009'' (100th edition), Church House Publishing (). He was consecrated a bishop by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury at Southwark Cathedral on 7 March 2003. From 9 April 2014 until 8 April 2015, he was Acting Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham at the request of the Archbishop of York The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the dioc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Inwood
Steve Inwood (born January 3, 1947) is an American actor . Inwood appeared mainly in the early 1980s with roles in such films as ''Fame - The Path To Glory'', ''Prince of the City'' and ''Staying Alive''. After that, he focused on appearances in television productions. In the late 1990s Inwood retired from films and TV. Filmography * 1973 ''Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30'' as Tony * 1974 ''The Rehearsal'' * 1977 '' Contract on Cherry Street'' (TV movie) as Fran Marks * 1978 ''Wonder Woman'' (TV series, one episode) as Mac * 1980 '' Cruising'' * 1980 '' Fame'' as François Lafete * 1980 '' Countdown in Manhattan'' as Deitz * 1981 ''Prince of the City'' as Assistant U.S. Attorney Mario Vincente * 1981 ''Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls'' (TV movie) as Teddi Casablanca * 1982 ''A Question of Honor'' (TV movie) as Luke Romano * 1982 ''The Paw of the Tigress'' (TV movie, Farrell for the People) as Alan Hellinger * 1983 ''The Fighter'' (TV movie) as Toby * 1983 '' Staying Alive'' - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
