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Jack Matthews (novelist)
Jack Matthews or Mathews may refer to: * Jack Matthews (rugby union) (1920–2012), Welsh rugby player * Jack Matthews (author) (1925–2013), American author * Jack Mathews (actor), alternative name of Canadian guitarist and actor Jack (J.D.) Nicholsen from the Leslie Spit Treeo * Jack Mathews (footballer) (1914–1994), Australian rules footballer *Jack Matthews, character in '' Our American Cousin'' *John H. Matthews John Henry Matthews IV (August 11, 1888 – July 7, 1956) was the Mayor of Brantford, Ontario, Canada (1946–1947), Known as Jack to his family and friends, he came to Canada in 1909 from the island of Guernsey, he married Florence Hon ... (1888–1956), known as Jack, politician See also * John Matthews (other) {{hndis, Matthews, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Matthews (rugby Union)
Jack Matthews (21 June 1920 – 18 July 2012) was a Welsh physician and rugby union international centre who played first-class club rugby for Cardiff and Newport. Along with Bleddyn Williams, Matthews formed a centre partnership which is regarded as one of the finest in the game. He was also a devastating tackler, once described as "a cross between a bulldozer and a brick wall". Matthews won 17 caps for Wales and six with the British Lions, though his career was curtailed by the Second World War. Matthews was a general practitioner by profession and travelled with the 1980 Lions on their tour of South Africa as the team doctor. Early history Born in Bridgend, South Wales in 1920, Matthews attended Bridgend County School before matriculating to the Welsh National School of Medicine. From a youth he was a keen sportsperson, and in 1937 he won the Welsh AAA junior 220 yards title.Hignal (2007) p. 112 A year later, after spending three seasons in the Welsh Secondary Schools rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Matthews (author)
Jack Matthews (22 July 1925 – 28 November 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright and former professor. He published 7 novels, 11 story collections, a novella, and 8 volumes of essays. He was an avid book collector, and many of his book finds served as a basis for his essays and the historical topics he explored in his fiction. His 1972 novel ''The Charisma Campaigns'' was nominated by Walker Percy for the National Book Award. He has often made 19th century America and the Civil War period the setting for his fiction, starting with his 1981 novel ''Sassafras'' and most recently with the 2011 novel ''Gambler's Nephew'' (which tells the story of how an abolitionist accidentally kills an escaped slave) and a 2015 story collection ''Soldier Boys: Tales of the Civil War''. His plays have been performed at multiple theaters around the country. Life Jack Matthews (born John Harold Matthews) was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1925. According to a 2009 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Mathews (actor)
Leslie Spit Treeo were a Canadian folk-rock band in the 1980s and 1990s. The band took its name from the Leslie Street Spit area of Toronto Harbour."Leslie Spit Treeo still true to street-busking roots". ''Toronto Star'', May 11, 1990. History The band originally consisted of vocalist Laura Hubert, guitarist Pat Langner and guitarist Jack (J.D.) Nicholsen. Tag, a dog, was the band's mascot, was listed as their official manager, and was sometimes directly credited as a contributing musician as some of the band's songs incorporated Tag's barking, growling or whining into the mix. They first began rehearsing as a band on the Leslie Street Spit, a public park area where they could bring Tag. All three of the human members had a background in theatre, as either actors or writers."Treeo spits in the face of music establishment". ''Edmonton Journal'', December 10, 1992. They began as a street busking collective, sometimes with Graeme Kirkland contributing on drums, and won a role in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Mathews (footballer)
John Llewellyn Mathews (22 October 1914 – 25 October 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Mathews started his football with Bealiba and from there he went to Maryborough in the Bendigo League. In 1941 he played three games with North Melbourne, and the following year joined the R.A.A.F. and briefly served in World War II. After playing with Mirboo North in Gippsland he moved to Tasmania where he both played with and coached Ulverstone until his retirement in 1951. Notes External links * * 1914 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) North Melbourne Football Club players Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our American Cousin (opera)
''Our American Cousin'' is a 2008 opera in three acts by American composer Eric Sawyer with libretto by poet John Shoptaw. The opera depicts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln from the standpoint of the actors presenting Tom Taylor's play of the same name at Ford's Theatre at the end of the American Civil War. It aims to offer something new in the realm of American contemporary opera, an American myth told in an unfamiliar way, with both poetic and musical language drawing from the past but refracted through the present. The opera's narrative is the collaborative invention of Shoptaw and Sawyer, freely imagined within the framework of the documented historical event and adapted plot of the original comedy. Its three acts comprise the backstage events prior to the play, the play itself, and the rupture of the stage drama by the assassination and its aftermath. Performance history The world premiere of the fully staged opera occurred on June 20, 2008, in Northampton, Massachuset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
