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John Blackburn (RAAF Officer)
John Blackburn may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Blackburn (songwriter) (1913–2006), American lyricist of "Moonlight in Vermont" * John Blackburn (author) (1923–1993), English novelist * John Blackburn (artist) (1932–2022), English painter * John Blackburn (cartoonist) (1939–2006), American erotic comics creator * John Blackburn (musician) (born 1976), English rock musician Sports * John Blackburn (footballer) (1851–1927), Scottish international footballer and military officer * John Blackburn (cricketer) (1924–1987), English first-class cricketer * John Donald Blackburn (born 1938), Canadian former professional ice hockey player Other * John Blackburn (MP for City of York), represented City of York (UK Parliament constituency) * John Blackburn (educator) (1924–2009), American university administrator * John Blackburn (politician) (1933–1994), English Member of Parliament * John Blackburn (priest) (1947–2021), Chaplain-General to the British Armed F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blackburn (songwriter)
John M. Blackburn (October 19, 1913 in Massillon, Ohio – November 15, 2006 in Newport, Oregon) was a lyricist. He wrote the lyrics to " Moonlight in Vermont". He was raised in Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He traveled with a puppet theater that brought him to Vermont, inspiring the lyrics to " Moonlight in Vermont", the music was composed by Karl Suessdorf. It was introduced by Margaret Whiting in 1944. In 1957, Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, ... recorded Blackburn's "Susquehanna". External linksJohn Blackburnfrom Jazz Biographies {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackburn, John 1913 births 2006 deaths Songwriters from Ohio American musical theatre composers American musical theatre lyricists People from Massillon, Ohio People from Newpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blackburn (author)
John Fenwick Anderson Blackburn (26 June 1923 – 1993) was a British novelist who wrote thrillers, and horror novels. Blackburn was described as "today's Master of Horror" by ''The Times Literary Supplement''. Mike Ashley , ''Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction''. Elm Tree Books, . (p. 36) Many of his books feature stock characters, including General Charles Kirk of British Intelligence and his friends, the scientist Sir Marcus Levin and his Russian wife Tania. Life Blackburn was born in the village of Corbridge, Northumberland and schooled at Haileybury College. He was the brother of the poet Thomas Blackburn. During the Second World War (1942–45) he served in the Merchant Navy as a radio officer. He attended Durham University after returning to civilian life – the alma mater of both his father Eliel and brother Thomas – and graduated in 1949. Blackburn taught for several years after that, first in London, and then in Berlin. He married Joan Mary Clift in 1950. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blackburn (artist)
John Blackburn (2 June 1932 – 22 October 2022) was a British abstract painter, who, after critical success in the 1960s, fell into relative obscurity until the early 2000s. Life Blackburn was born in a village outside Luton and attended the Margate School of Art, where he studied textile design. After school, he served in the National Service (and later lived) in New Zealand, Malaysia, and the surrounding area from 1954 to 1962. In Auckland, New Zealand, he met his future wife, Maudie McKinnon. Soon after the couple married, they settled in Glenfield, New Zealand. It was in New Zealand that Blackburn started painting; he would paint in the garden, having become accustomed to the weather, but then later moved on to the North Shore. His paintings were exhibited at the Circle Gallery in Auckland, which established him as a "radical" painter, with his "simple, reduced strong forms in limited pure, unmixed colours." In 1962, Blackburn, with his wife and three children, returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blackburn (cartoonist)
John Blackburn (September 10, 1939 – April 7, 2006) was an American erotic artist and cartoonist, specializing in bisexual erotic comics during the 1990s. His comics were noted for "their straightforward explorations of psychological elements behind the physical connections" and "focused on unbridled sexual ecstasy and gay sex as a joyous activity". Career John Blackburn was born in Statesboro, Georgia in 1939. He attended art school in Nashville, Tennessee. After graduation from college he settled in Atlanta. In the 1960s he relocated to Los Angeles. Blackburn drew illustrations for '' Physique Pictorial'', ''Physique Art Quarterly'', ''One 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...'', ''In Touch'', ''FirstHand, ManTalk, Manscape'', and ''Guys'' magazines. He self ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blackburn (musician)
John Blackburn (born 16 January 1976 in Luton, England) is known as a member of Skin's backing band as the bass and keyboard player. His first gig with Skin was on the V Stage for the V Festival in 2003. Blackburn also played with Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, filling in for Scott Shields on the 2000 tour supporting The Who during the UK leg, and is featured as a Mescalero in A. Davie's book ''Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros. Vision of a Homeland''. Blackburn and his family now live in Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... References * ''Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros. Vision of a Homeland.'' Anthony Davie: Effective Publishing, 2004. {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackburn, John 1976 births Living people Musicians from Luton English male guitarists M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blackburn (footballer)
Colonel John Edward Blackburn (30 April 1851 – 29 September 1927) was a Scottish association football, footballer and soldier. In 1869, he entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned in the Royal Engineers in 1871. He played for the Royal Engineers A.F.C. and Scotland national football team, Scotland. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1917 New Year Honours for services during the First World War. References ;Sources * External links *London Hearts profile 1851 births 1927 deaths Men's association football wingers Companions of the Order of the Bath Footballers from Edinburgh Royal Engineers A.F.C. players Royal Engineers officers Scotland men's international footballers Scottish men's footballers 19th-century British Army personnel Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |