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Joe Brooks (rugby League)
Joseph or Joe Brooks may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Joe Brooks (actor) (1924–2007), American actor * Joseph Brooks (songwriter) (1938–2011), American composer, director, producer and screenwriter * Joe Brooks (singer) (born 1987), British singer-songwriter * Joe Brooks (music producer), co-producer and musician on 2000 album ''The Color of Silence'' Sports * Joseph Brooks (cricketer) (1870–1937), English cricketer * Joe Brooks (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1944), English footballer * Joe Brooks (footballer, fl. 1902–15), English association football player * Joseph W. Brooks (active 1909–1921), American football player and coach * Joe Brooks (fly fisherman) (1901–1972), American fisherman and writer about the sport * Joe Brooks (baseball) (fl. 1942), American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues Others * Joseph Brooks (politician) Joseph Brooks (November 1, 1821 – April 30, 1877) was a Methodist minister, newspaper editor, and politician who s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Brooks (actor)
John Joseph Brooks Jr. (December 14, 1923 – December 5, 2007) was an American character actor, best known for portraying Trooper Vanderbilt, the near-sighted soldier, in '' F Troop''. He was born and died in Los Angeles, and began his acting career after graduating from high school; he had his first speaking part in the 1944 John Wayne film, ''The Fighting Seabees''. During World War II, Brooks put his acting career on hold and served his country fighting in the South Pacific. He then returned to California and continued to act, mainly as an extra and in bit parts until he was called to audition for the role of Vanderbilt. His career spanned some 22 movies and numerous television appearances over 40 years. His other credits include the films '' East Of Eden'' (1955), '' Tall Man Riding'' (1955), '' The Young Lions'' (1958), '' Born Reckless'' (1958), '' Flaming Star'' (1960), ''Robin and the 7 Hoods'' (1964), '' Pursuit'' (1972), '' The Bad News Bears'' (1976), '' Gremlins'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Brooks (songwriter)
Joseph Brooks, born Joseph Kaplan (March 11, 1938 – May 22, 2011), was an American composer, director, producer, and screenwriter. He was a prolific writer of advertising jingles and wrote the hit songs "My Ship Is Comin' In", "If Ever I See You Again", and " You Light Up My Life", the last for the hit film of the same name that he also wrote, directed, and produced. In his later years he became the subject of an investigation after being accused of a series of casting-couch rapes. He was indicted in 2009, but killed himself on May 22, 2011, before his trial. Early life and singing career Brooks was born Joseph Kaplan on March 11, 1938 in Manhattan, and grew up in Manhattan and Lawrence, Long Island, New York. In later interviews, he claimed to have started playing piano at age 3 and writing plays at age 5, following his parents' divorce. As a child, he also developed a stutter that, according to his production partner Robert K. Lifton, would disappear when Brooks sang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Brooks (singer)
Joe Brooks (born Joseph David Tancock; 18 May 1987) is an English singer and songwriter. Brooks started out as a Myspace musician when he was just 17 and quickly gained popularity on the site while releasing two independent EPs. By 2008 he was hyped and labelled as the "Number 1 Unsigned UK Artist" on MySpace and had amassed 11 million song plays. In 2009 he signed to Jason Flom's Lava Records and Universal Republic Records, where he released his first full-length and major label album, ''Constellation Me'', in 2010. Following his exit from Lava/Universal in 2011, he released a fan-funded independent EP, ''A Reason to Swim'', later that year. Early life Joe Brooks was born on 18 May 1987 in Southampton, England. He is the son of a trucking-business owner, and a primary-school teacher. He has an older sister and a younger brother. He grew up in Shirley, Southampton, where he attended Wordsworth and St. Mark's Schools. He focused predominantly on sports as a child and he be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Brooks (music Producer)
Joseph or Joe Brooks may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Joe Brooks (actor) (1924–2007), American actor * Joseph Brooks (songwriter) (1938–2011), American composer, director, producer and screenwriter * Joe Brooks (singer) (born 1987), British singer-songwriter * Joe Brooks (music producer), co-producer and musician on 2000 album '' The Color of Silence'' Sports * Joseph Brooks (cricketer) (1870–1937), English cricketer * Joe Brooks (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1944), English footballer * Joe Brooks (footballer, fl. 1902–15), English association football player * Joseph W. Brooks (active 1909–1921), American football player and coach * Joe Brooks (fly fisherman) (1901–1972), American fisherman and writer about the sport * Joe Brooks (baseball) (fl. 1942), American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues Others * Joseph Brooks (politician) Joseph Brooks (November 1, 1821 – April 30, 1877) was a Methodist minister, newspaper editor, and politician w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Color Of Silence
''The Color of Silence'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Tiffany, released on November 7, 2000. It represented a "comeback" for Tiffany, being her first studio album released in seven years, and the first released in the United States in ten years. It was released after Tiffany returned to southern California after living in Nashville, Tennessee for several years attempting to develop her career as a songwriter, as well as to make a return as a country music artist. Background Originally, ''The Color of Silence'' was going to be released by Modern Records, but when this company ran into business troubles the release was switched to Eureka Records. ''The Color of Silence'' is Tiffany's "alternative" album. It experimented with different facets of the genre including darker textures and lyrics, distorted guitars in "Butterfly" and the unusual time signature in "Flown". The ballad "If Only" is in memory of Tiffany's bodyguard, Frank D'Amato, who died of cancer at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Brooks (cricketer)
Joseph Brooks (10 September 1870 – 15 May 1937) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1896. Early years Brooks was born at South Normanton South Normanton is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover District of Derbyshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 9,445. An ex-mining village, it is two miles east of Alfreton. The historic industries of the village were agri ..., Derbyshire, the son of John Brooks, a coal miner, and his wife Maria. Career He made his debut for Derbyshire in August 1895 against Hampshire when he made 2 not out in the only innings he played. He played two more games in the 1895 season and two in the 1896 season. Brooks played seven innings in five first-class matches with an average of 2,66 and a top score of 6. As last man in, he was only given out three times in his career. He was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and took 2 wickets at an average of 95.00. Death Brooks died at Shutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Brooks (footballer, Born 1885)
Joseph Brooks (23 November 1885–1944) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ... and West Bromwich Albion. References 1885 births 1944 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Barnsley F.C. players Rotherham County F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Footballers from Barnsley {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Brooks (footballer, Fl
Joseph or Joe Brooks may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Joe Brooks (actor) (1924–2007), American actor * Joseph Brooks (songwriter) (1938–2011), American composer, director, producer and screenwriter * Joe Brooks (singer) (born 1987), British singer-songwriter * Joe Brooks (music producer), co-producer and musician on 2000 album '' The Color of Silence'' Sports * Joseph Brooks (cricketer) (1870–1937), English cricketer * Joe Brooks (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1944), English footballer * Joe Brooks (footballer, fl. 1902–15), English association football player * Joseph W. Brooks (active 1909–1921), American football player and coach * Joe Brooks (fly fisherman) (1901–1972), American fisherman and writer about the sport * Joe Brooks (baseball) (fl. 1942), American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues Others * Joseph Brooks (politician) Joseph Brooks (November 1, 1821 – April 30, 1877) was a Methodist minister, newspaper editor, and politician who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph W
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Brooks (fly Fisherman)
Joseph White Brooks (1901 – September 20, 1972) was an American fly fisherman and popular writer about the sport of fly fishing during the mid-20th century. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1901 and died in Rochester, Minnesota in 1972. He wrote for the leading fishing and outdoor magazines of the day and was the outdoor editor for '' The Baltimore Sun''. He also wrote ten books about fly fishing, several of which are still considered leading authorities on the subject. He is listed by a leading online fly fishing publication, Fly Fishing Frenzy, as one of the 10 most influential fishermen ever. And the IGFA and others said he did more to popularize and expand fly fishing than any other individual. Brooks was born into a family that owned a successful insurance business. Joe worked in the business during his early life but soon realized he did not enjoy the business world and decided to become a professional fly fisherman and writer, the two passions he enjoyed most. He firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Brooks (baseball)
Joe Brooks was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Memphis Red Sox The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro league baseball team that was active from 1920 to 1959. Originally named the Barber College Baseball Club, the team was initially owned and operated by Arthur P. Martin, a local Memphis barber. In the la ... in 1942. References External links anSeamheads Memphis Red Sox players Year of birth missing Year of death missing Baseball pitchers {{Negro-league-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Brooks (politician)
Joseph Brooks (November 1, 1821 – April 30, 1877) was a Methodist minister, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the 19th postmaster of Little Rock, Arkansas, from 1875 to 1877. During the Reconstruction Period in Arkansas (1864–74), Brooks and the "Brindle Tails" faction of the state's Republican Party led a coalition group in an attempt to overthrow Republican governor Elisha Baxter. The Spring 1874 coup d'état attempt came to be known as the Brooks–Baxter War. Early life and military service Joseph Brooks was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and worked as a minister, preacher, and Methodist church official in Illinois and Missouri from 1840 to 1862. He also worked as a newspaper editor for the ''Central Christian Advocate'' in St. Louis. In 1862, he joined the United States Volunteers as a chaplain. In 1863 Brooks, an ardent abolitionist since the 1850s, became chaplain of the 56th United States Colored Infantry. Brooks resigned from the U.S. Volunteers on Febr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |