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James McManus (other) (1921 ...
James McManus (born 1951) is an American writer and poker player. James or Jim McManus may also refer to: * James McManus (rugby league) (born 1986), Scottish rugby player * James Edward McManus (1900–1976), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * James Hilton McManus (born 1992), badminton player from South Africa * James McManus (Royal Australian Navy) (1891–1972) * James O. McManus (born 1894), lieutenant governor of Rhode Island * James McManus (Iowa politician) (1804–1879), member of the Iowa House of Representatives * Jim McManus (baseball) (born 1936), American baseball player * Jim McManus (actor) (1940–2023), British actor * Jim McManus (tennis) (1940–2011), American tennis player * Jim McKay James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known professionally as Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist. McKay was best known for hosting ABC's '' Wide World of Sports'' (1961–1998). His introdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McManus
} James "Jim" McManus (born March 22, 1951) is an American teacher, writer and poker player living in Kenilworth, Illinois. He is a professor in the Master of Fine Arts program for writers at the Art Institute of Chicago. Poker and ''Positively Fifth Street'' McManus is best known as the author of the book '' Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker'' (). The book is dedicated to his son, James McManus (1979–2001). The book is based on his trip to Las Vegas to cover the progress of women in the 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the death of Ted Binion. He used his advance to enter a satellite tournament for entry into the main event, defeating the likes of Hasan Habib to qualify for the seat. He made the final table of the Main Event, finishing in 5th place and winning $247,760. He credited his success in the tournament to the book ''Championship No-Limit & Pot-Limit Hold'em'' () by T. J. Cloutier and Tom McEvoy. Cloutier, Habib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McManus (rugby League)
James McManus (born 15 January 1986) is a Scottish former professional rugby league footballer. A New South Wales State of Origin representative, he played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League as a er. Background McManus was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and moved to Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia at the age of nine after his father died and his mother married an Australian man. McManus played his junior rugby league for the Katherine Bushrangers, and later for the Palmerston Raiders in Northern Territory Rugby League competition, and graduated to the Northern Territory Institute of Sport's rugby league programme. He was signed by the Newcastle Knights while playing for the Northern Territory in Darwin in the Australian under-18s championships in 2003. Professional playing career McManus played for the Knights in the Jersey Flegg Cup before graduating to their NSWRL Premier League team. He made his NRL début during the 2007 Newcastle Knights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Edward McManus
James Edward McManus (October 10, 1900 – July 6, 1976) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A Redemptorist, he served as Bishop of Ponce in Puerto Rico (1947–1963) and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York (1963–1970). Early life and education James McManus was born on October 10, 1900, in Brooklyn, New York, the eighth of nine children of William and Elizabeth (née O'Loughlin) McManus. He received his early education at the parochial school of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Brooklyn from 1906 to 1914. In 1915, he enrolled at St. Mary's College, a preparatory school run by the Redemptorists in North East, Pennsylvania. He then studied aMount St. Alphonsus Seminaryat Esopus from 1922 to 1928. He made his profession as a Redemptorist in Ilchester, Maryland, on August 2, 1922. Priesthood On June 19, 1927, McManus was ordained to the priesthood in Esopus. He was assigned to the Puerto Rican mission in Caguas in 1929. He later retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McManus (Royal Australian Navy)
Commander James Cathal Boyd McManus (a.k.a. Tom, 11 March 1891 – 1972) was an officer in the Royal Australian Navy. He commanded the Coastwatchers from 1943 until the end of World War II. Early life Born to Margaret Helen Alexandrina Boyd and Arthur Corrigan McManus on 11 March 1891, McManus' brother Rondal Arthur was born two years later in 1893. The family lived in Echuca, Victoria in Australia. McManus' father died suddenly in 1894. His mother Margaret took her infant children James and Rondal to live near their uncle and aunt, John Reed McManus and Caroline McManus, in Neutral Bay in New South Wales. McManus' uncle, John, sailed with the China Navigation Company and inspired the young James McManus' lifelong love of the sea. Family McManus married Vera Spedding in 1915. They had two children, Terence and June. McManus was widowed in 1950 and married Louise Zimmerman in 1965. He is a cousin to Emily MacManus. Service McManus was an officer in the Royal Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, York, James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * James (2005 film), ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * James (2008 film), ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * James (2022 film), ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McManus (Iowa Politician)
James McManus (10 November 1804 – 15 February 1879) was an American politician. McManus was born in Newark, Delaware, on 10 November 1804. He settled on Long Island, New York, where he worked as a stonemason at Fort Hamilton. McManus married Mystic, Connecticut native Sarah Whittlesey on 10 March 1831. He moved to what is now Iowa in the 1830s, and sent for his wife and seven children the following year. They lived in Davenport, and owned a farm. Politically, McManus was affiliated with the Whigs and served in the first convocation of the Iowa General Assembly in 1846 as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives. He was also the founding treasurer and a founding trustee of Iowa College Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. It was founded in 1846 when a group of New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College. Grinnell has the fifth highest endowment-to-stu ..., established in the same year. McManus d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McManus (baseball)
James Michael McManus (born July 20, 1936) is a retired American professional baseball player whose ten-season career included five games played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Athletics () and two years (1962–1963) in Japanese baseball (NPB). A first baseman, McManus threw and batted left-handed and was listed as tall and . He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. McManus entered pro ball in 1954 in the Detroit Tigers' organization. After four years in the Detroit farm system, on April 3, 1958, he was included as the "player to be named later" in a 13-player off-season trade with the Athletics in which the Tigers obtained second baseman Billy Martin and veteran outfielder Gus Zernial. McManus spent three more years in the minor leagues before Kansas City recalled him in September 1960. He went hitless in his first two at bats as a pinch hitter, then started at first base for the Athletics' final three games of the 1960 regular season, all against his original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McManus (actor)
Jim McManus (born 19 May 1940, in Bristol) is a British actor, who has starred in various television, stage and film roles, including ''Tipping the Velvet'', ''Lawless Heart'' and ''Only Fools and Horses''. In the 1970s he appeared in the '' Doctor Who'' serial '' The Invisible Enemy''. He has also starred in the popular television drama '' Heartbeat'' and twice in critically acclaimed drama ''Minder''. He's also been a voice actor in the 1997 TV series '' The Treacle People'' and the 2007 animated film ''Quest for a Heart''. McManus briefly played Aberforth Dumbledore (credited as "Barman") in the fifth Harry Potter film, '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' in 2007. He also had roles in ''Silver Dream Racer'' (1980), ''Just Ask for Diamond'' (1988), '' Buddy's Song'' (1991) and '' Easy Virtue'' (2008), and featured in the 2014 film ''Pride'', directed by Matthew Warchus Matthew Warchus (born 24 October 1966) is a British theatre director, filmmaker, lyricist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McManus (tennis)
James Henry McManus (September 16, 1940 – January 18, 2011) was an American tennis player who reached the semifinals of the US Open men's doubles in 1968. McManus was a founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals. McManus was born to Tom and Margaret McManus on September 16, 1940. McManus had two brothers by the names of Tom and Bob. McManus was married to his wife Carole for over 30 years and had two children, Kate and Jordy. McManus grew up in Northern California and learned the game of tennis at the Berkeley Tennis Club where he was given lessons from a series of coaches including Tom Stow, coach of tennis legend Don Budge. Later, McManus played #1 singles at the University of California for Coach Chet Murphy. The team finished #3 in the NCAA tournament in his senior year of 1961. McManus was a founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |