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John Cassidy (other)
John Cassidy may refer to: * John Cassidy (artist) (1860–1939), Irish sculptor and painter * John Cassidy (baseball) (1855–1891), American baseball player * John Cassidy (basketball) (born 1947), Canadian Olympic basketball player * John Cassidy (journalist) (born 1963), business journalist and published author * John Cassidy (magician) (born 1967), American magician and balloon artist * John Cassidy (author), American author and publishing executive * John Cassidy (chancellor), Australian businessman and former university chancellor * John Cassidy (seismologist) (born 1959), Canadian seismologist * John Cassidy (speed skater) (born 1952), Canadian Olympic speed skater * Jack Cassidy (1927–1976), American actor * John Edward Cassidy (1896–1984), American lawyer; Illinois Attorney General *John E. Cassidy Jr (1924—2003), member of the Illinois House of Representatives. * John F. Cassidy, Vice Chairman of the board and former Chief Executive Officer of Cincinnati Bell In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassidy (artist)
John Cassidy (1 January 1860 – 19 July 1939) was an Irish sculptor and painter who worked in Manchester, England, and created many public sculptures. Life Cassidy was born in Littlewood Commons, Slane, County Meath, Ireland, on 1 January 1860. He moved to Dublin at the age of 20 to find work. There he attended art classes at night and won a scholarship to study in Milan, Italy. After two years, he moved to Manchester, England, where he lived for the rest of his life. He studied at the Manchester School of Art in 1883 and taught there in 1887. He created many public sculptures, especially war memorials, and exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Hibernian Academy and in Manchester City Art Gallery. He was for a time assisted in his studios by John Ashton Floyd, a local sculptor. For most of his career, his studio was at Lincoln Grove in Chorlton-on-Medlock. Works The body of Cassidy's work consisted mainly of memorials and statues. In 1894, the philanthropist Enriqueta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassidy (baseball)
John P. Cassidy (1855 – July 3, 1891) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball from to . He was a pitcher in his first season, 1875, with the Brooklyn Atlantics but went 1–21 that season and was moved to the outfield the following year. Cassidy died at the age of 36 in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York of dropsy Edema, also spelled oedema, and also known as fluid retention, dropsy, hydropsy and swelling, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue. Most commonly, the legs or arms are affected. Symptoms may include skin which feels tight, the area ma ..., and is interred at Flatbush Cemetery. References External links * John Cassidy'Obit The Sporting News, July 4, 1891 1855 births 1891 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball pitchers 19th-century baseball players Brooklyn Atlantics players New Haven Elm Citys players Hartford Dark Blues players Chicago White Stockings players Troy Trojans players Providence Grays pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassidy (basketball)
John Cassidy (born 9 June 1947) is a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P .... References External links * 1947 births Living people Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canadian men's basketball players 1978 FIBA World Championship players Dalhousie University alumni Olympic basketball players of Canada Sportspeople from Calgary 1970 FIBA World Championship players {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassidy (journalist)
__NOTOC__ John Joseph Cassidy (born 1963) is an American journalist and British expatriate who is a staff writer at ''The New Yorker''. He is a contributor to ''The New York Review of Books'', and previously, an editor at ''The Sunday Times'' of London and a deputy editor at the ''New York Post''. He received his undergraduate degree from University College, Oxford, studied at Harvard University on a Harkness Fellowship, and received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a master's in economics from New York University. He is the author of the well-received ''Dot.con: The Greatest Story Ever Sold'', which examines the dot-com bubble, and '' How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities'', which combines a skeptical history of economics with an analysis of the housing bubble and credit bust. He is also well known for his biographical and economic writing on the famous Cambridge economist John Maynard Keynes, whom he interprets in a largely positive light. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassidy (magician)
John Cassidy is a professional comedian, magician, and balloon artist who holds several Guinness World Record speed records for balloon sculpting. In November 2007, Cassidy inflated and sculpted a record 747 balloons in one hour. He secured another record when he created thirteen balloon sculptures within one minute. John has appeared numerous times on television as either a stand-up comedian, magician or as a Guinness Book of Records celebrity. He has been a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Martha Stewart Living, The Weakest Link, NBC's Today Show, Live With Regis and Kelly, and the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon four years in a row. He has also been featured in numerous periodicals including '' Better Homes and Gardens'' and ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', and he has performed at The White House, The Magic Castle, Foxwoods Casino, the Golden Nugget Las Vegas, the Flamingo Las Vegas and The Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, CA. The more unusual staples of his stage show i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassidy (author)
John Cassidy is the chief executive and co-founder of Klutz Press and author of over 200 instructional and children's books, including ''Juggling for the Complete Klutz'', ''The Klutz Book of Inventions'', and ''The Klutz Book of Brilliantly Ridiculous Inventions''. Cassidy attended Stanford University, where he studied English and Education.Klutz – Klutz History While at Stanford he also became a friend of Darrell Lorentzen and B.C. Rimbeaux, with whom he would eventually found . In 1977, while working as a student teacher at a high school in |
John Cassidy (chancellor)
John Marcus Cassidy , an Australian engineer and pastoralist, was the sixth Chancellor of the University of New England, serving from 2004 until 2008. Biography Much of Cassidy’s career was in civil engineering. He studied at the University of Newcastle, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil). His career included stints abroad between 1975 and 1985. In the late 1980s, Cassidy became CEO of the construction company Abigroup. Having built and diversified the company, Cassidy retired as CEO of Abigroup in early 2004. In 1982, Cassidy purchased the grazing property ''Merilba'' at Kingstown, where he became associated with the breeding of South Devon cattle, as well as other livestock, and more recent times, the growing wine grapes on the property. Cassidy was appointed chancellor by the University Council on 11 December 2003, and was installed at a graduation ceremony the following March. In 2007, Cassidy was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassidy (seismologist)
John Francis Cassidy (born 1959) is a Canadian seismologist and an adjunct professor of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. He lives in the town of Sidney on southern Vancouver Island and is employed by Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; french: Ressources naturelles Canada; french: RNCan, label=none)Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources (). is the depa .... Cassidy has participated in mapping the structure of the Earth using seismic waves, earthquake hazard research, working with engineers and emergency response organizations and public outreach activities, including the media, educators and the public. Throughout his work with the Geological Survey of Canada in the past 20 years, Cassidy has published over 100 public and scientific interest articles. ReferencesGeological Survey of Canada: Directory of Geoscience Expertise 1959 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassidy (speed Skater)
John Cassidy (born 7 June 1952) is a Canadian speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe .... References 1952 births Living people Canadian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Canada Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skaters from Montreal {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cassidy
John Joseph Edward Cassidy (March 5, 1927 – December 12, 1976), was an American actor, singer and theater director known for his work in the theater, television and films. He received multiple Tony Award nominations and a win, as well as a Grammy Award, for his work on the Broadway production of the musical ''She Loves Me''. He also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He was the father of teen idols David Cassidy and Shaun Cassidy. Early life He was born in New York, New York, the son of Charlotte (née Koehler) and William Cassidy. He was the youngest of five children. His father, an engineer at the Long Island Rail Road, was of Irish descent and his mother was of German ancestry. Career Cassidy achieved success as a musical performer on Broadway. He appeared in '' Alive and Kicking'', ''Wish You Were Here'', ''Shangri-La'', ''Maggie Flynn'', ''Fade Out – Fade In'', '' It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman'', and ''She Loves Me'', for which he won a T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edward Cassidy
John Edward Cassidy, Sr. (January 31, 1896 – March 25, 1984) was an American lawyer. Born in Ottawa, Illinois, Cassidy received his law degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1917 and was admitted to the Illinois bar the same year. Cassidy served in the United States Army in Europe during World War I. In 1920, Cassidy moved to Peoria, Illinois to head the legal department of Aetna Life Insurance Company. In 1921, he set up his own law firm in Peoria. Cassidy was involved with the Democratic Party. In 1936, he ran unsuccessfully for the party's nomination for lieutenant governor of Illinois. Cassidy was appointed Illinois Attorney General in 1938 and served until 1941. In 1947, Illinois Governor Dwight Green appointed Cassidy to be chairman of a citizens committee to investigate the March 25, 1947 mine disaster in Centralia, Illinois Centralia is a city in Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Illinois with the largest portion in ... [...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 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
