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Jack Cole (other)
Jack Cole may refer to: * Jack Cole (artist) (1914–1958), American comic book artist and cartoonist * Jack Cole (businessman) (1920–2007), American entrepreneur and businessman * Jack Cole (choreographer) (1911–1974), American dancer, choreographer and theatre director * Jack Cole (scientist), professor at the School of Computer Science, University of St. Andrews, Scotland * Jack A. Cole (born 1938), retired detective and executive director of Law Enforcement Action Partnership * Jack Isadore Cole (1920–1997), co-founder of the Coles bookstore chain and Coles Notes * Jack Cole, pseudonym of David Donachie David Donachie (born 1944) is a Scottish nautical historical novelist. He also writes under the pen-names Tom Connery and Jack Ludlow as well as, from 2019, "Jack Cole". He was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors in 2 ... (born 1944), Scottish nautical historical novelist * Jack Cole (rugby league), Australian rugby player See also * Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cole (artist)
Jack Ralph Cole (December 14, 1914 – August 13, 1958) was an American cartoonist best known for creating the comedic superhero Plastic Man, and his cartoons for ''Playboy'' magazine. He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1999. Early life Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Cole—the third of six children of a dry goods-store owner and amateur-entertainer father and a former elementary school-teacher mother—was untrained in art except for the Landon School of Illustration and Cartooning correspondence course. At age 17, he bicycled solo cross-country to Los Angeles, California and back. Cole recounted this adventure in an early self-illustrated professional sale "A Boy and His Bike" (which has often been cited as appearing in ''Boys' Life'' magazine, but in fact the source of this article is unknown, but speculated to have likely appeared in Cole's hometown newspaper). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cole (businessman)
Jack Ridnour Cole (February 12, 1920, in Lincoln, Nebraska – July 29, 2007, in Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota) was an American entrepreneur and businessman who used early computer technology to create "crisscross directories", which are used to sort millions of people by street address. The "Blue Book" is the original criss cross reference directory. These directories "quickly became a staple of public library reference shelves" as well as of valuable use to both business and government, including detectives, direct marketers, police stations, reporters, insurance agents, and small business owners. Jack Cole earned an undergraduate degree in business from the University of Nebraska and went to work for IBM as a sales representative in Dallas. In 1947 Cole began publishing the ''Cole Directory'', a set of reverse guides to various United States cities which listed a city's residents by address and by telephone number by using IBM's punchcards. He hired typists to keyboa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cole (choreographer)
Jack Cole (April 27, 1911 – February 17, 1974) was an American dancer, choreographer, and theatre director known as "the Father of Theatrical Jazz Dance". Early life Jack Cole made his professional dance debut with Denishawn at Lewisohn Stadium in New York City in August 1930. He began his training as a modern dancer only six weeks prior, studying with Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn. He was entranced by the Asian influences their dance school utilized in its choreography and costuming. He also performed briefly with Humphrey-Weidman, and was influenced by the pioneering modernists Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman."Jack Cole biography" filmreference.com, retrieved April 6, 2010 Eager to make a living as a dancer during the Depression, he soon left the |
Jack Cole (scientist)
Alfred Jack Cole (1925 – May 30, 1997) was a professor at the School of Computer Science, University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He is credited with building on the establishing of Computer Science at St Andrews. Career Cole studied mathematics at University College London, completing his PhD on the theory of numbers in 1952. He then worked as a lecturer at Heriot-Watt College in Edinburgh until 1956, when he moved to Queen’s College, Dundee. His interest in the potential of computer technology resulted in a move to University of Leicester in 1962, as Director of the Computing Laboratory. In 1965 he returned to Scotland and St Andrews, as Director of the Computing Laboratory and Reader in Computational Science. From 1965 Cole devoted his next twenty years to establishing computer science at St Andrews. His innovative approach included pioneering the teaching of Information Technology to Arts students. He developed techniques for space-filling curves to be used in video c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Jack (surname), including a list of people with the surname * Jack (Tekken), multiple fictional characters in the fighting game series ''Tekken'' * Jack the Ripper, an unidentified British serial killer active in 1888 * Wolfman Jack (1938–1995), a stage name of American disk jockey Robert Weston Smith * New Jack, a stage name of Jerome Young (1963-2021), an American professional wrestler * Spring-heeled Jack, a creature in Victorian-era English folklore Animals and plants Fish *Carangidae generally, including: **Almaco jack **Amberjack **Bar jack **Black jack (fish) **Crevalle jack **Giant trevally or ronin jack ** Jack mackerel ** Leather jack **Yellow jack *Coho salm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Isadore Cole
Carl and Jack Cole, born Carl Kolofsky and Isadore Kolofsky, were American brothers who created the successful bookstore chain Coles as well as the world-famous publication Coles Notes. Carl (died 1994) and Jack (May 4, 1920 – January 22, 1997) made Coles the largest bookstore chain in Canada in the mid- to late-20th century. Early life Jack and Carl were born in Detroit, but the family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when Jack was quite young. Jack attended Harbord Collegiate Institute, but dropped out of high school after completing grade 10 in order to help provide for his family. Carl attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute in Toronto. In 1935, at age 15, Jack and his brother Carl opened The Book Exchange, their first bookstore. It was located at Bloor and Spadina and specialized in second-hand books for the University of Toronto. World War II Jack joined the Royal Canadian Air Force upon Canada's entry into War. Due to his limited formal education, Jack started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Donachie
David Donachie (born 1944) is a Scottish nautical historical novelist. He also writes under the pen-names Tom Connery and Jack Ludlow as well as, from 2019, "Jack Cole". He was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors in 2014 and became chair in March 2016. Personal life Born in Edinburgh, Donachie now lives in Deal, Kent, with his novelist wife Sarah Grazebrook. Series , there were 27 books published under his own name and 20 under his pen-names. He is best known for his seafaring novels. The Privateersman Mysteries # ''The Devil's Own Luck'' (1991) # ''The Dying Trade'' (1993) # ''A Hanging Matter'' (1994) # ''An Element of Chance'' (1995) # ''The Scent of Betrayal'' (1996) # ''A Game of Bones'' (1997) The Markham of the Marines Series (writing as Tom Connery) # ''A Shred of Honour'' (1996) # ''Honour Redeemed'' (1997) # ''Honour Be Damned'' (1999) Nelson and Emma # ''On a Making Tide'' (2000) # ''Tested by Fate'' (2001) # ''Nelson: Breaking the Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cole (rugby League)
Jack Cole (born 3 July 2003) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. Early life Cole played his junior rugby league for the Orange CYMS in the Group 10 Rugby League and then graduated through to the Penrith Panthers junior system. Playing career In round 25 of the 2022 NRL season, Cole made his debut for the Penrith side against the North Queensland Cowboys. Cole spent the majority of the season playing for Penrith's NSW Cup team. Cole played for Penrith in their 2022 NSW Cup Grand Final victory scoring a try during the first half. On 2 October, Cole played in Penrith's 44–10 victory over Norths Devils in the NRL State Championship final. On 24 February 2024, Cole played in Penrith's 2024 World Club Challenge final loss against Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Coles (other)
Jack Coles (1914–1991) was a British composer, arranger and conductor. Jack Coles may also refer to: * Jack Coles (footballer) (1886–1951), Australian rules footballer for the Richmond Tigers See also * Jack Cole (other) Jack Cole may refer to: * Jack Cole (artist) (1914–1958), American comic book artist and cartoonist * Jack Cole (businessman) (1920–2007), American entrepreneur and businessman * Jack Cole (choreographer) (1911–1974), American dancer, choreo ... * John Cole (other) {{Human name disambiguation, Coles, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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