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John McCabe
John McCabe may refer to: *John McCabe (composer) (1939–2015), British composer and classical pianist *John McCabe (writer) (1920–2005), Shakespearean scholar and biographer *Christopher John McCabe Christopher John McCabe (born 20 October 1967) is a British scientist and novelist. He is Professor of Molecular Endocrinology at the University of Birmingham.and writes novels under the pseudonyms John McCabe and John Macken. He was born in Vanc ... (born 1967), British biologist and novelist who writes as John McCabe * John F. McCabe, American judge on the D.C. Superior Court * John Ignatius McCabe (1926–2001), Roman Catholic priest and theologian under the name Herbert McCabe * John J. McCabe (1954–1969), murdered after attending a Knights of Columbus dance in Lowell, Massachusetts {{hndis, name=Maccabe, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McCabe (composer)
John McCabe (21 April 1939 – 13 February 2015) was a British composer and pianist. He created works in many different forms, including symphonies, ballets, and solo works for the piano. He served as director of the London College of Music from 1983 to 1990. Guy Rickards praised him as "one of Britain's finest composers in the past half-century" and "a pianist of formidable gifts and wide-ranging sympathies". Early life and education McCabe was born in Huyton, Liverpool on 21 April 1939. His father was an Irish physicist and his German/Finnish mother, Elisabeth Herlitzius, was an amateur violinist. McCabe was badly burned in an accident when he was a child and was home schooled for eight years. During this time, McCabe said that there was "a lot of music in the house", which inspired his future career. He explained "My mother was a very good amateur violinist and there were records and printed music everywhere. I thought that if all these guys – Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McCabe (writer)
John McCabe (November 14, 1920 – September 27, 2005), born John Charles McCabe III, was an American Shakespearean scholar and author, whose first book was the authorized biography of the comedy team known as Laurel and Hardy. This joint biography, as well as his separate books on each man, has been reprinted. Early life and education John Charles McCabe III (always called Jack)“John McCabe”Retrieved 2017-08-30 He also had a strong interest in popular culture: movies, Broadway plays and musicals, and comedies. His ''Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy'' first published in 1961, is credited with helping to establish the critical reputation of the 20th-century comedy duo. He also wrote separate books about each man: ''The Comedy World of Stan Laurel'' (1974) and ''Babe: The Life of Oliver Hardy'' (1989). Having become a show-business biographer, McCabe also wrote ''George M. Cohan: The Man Who Owned Broadway'' (1973); ''Cagney by Cagney'' (the ghostwritten autobiography of James Cag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher John McCabe
Christopher John McCabe (born 20 October 1967) is a British scientist and novelist. He is Professor of Molecular Endocrinology at the University of Birmingham.and writes novels under the pseudonyms John McCabe and John Macken. He was born in Vancouver to English parents who were originally from Yorkshire. The family later returned to England and settled in Somerset.Grimley, Terry (29 October 1998)"Interview: John McCabe - Science of writing a best-seller" ''The Birmingham Post''; accessed 4 July 2017. Publications Novels as "John McCabe" * ''Stickleback'' * ''Paper'' * ''Snakeskin'' * ''Big Spender'' * ''Herding Cats'' Novels as "John Macken" *''Dirty Little Lies'' *''Trial by Blood'' *''Breaking Point'' *''Control'' References External links *McCabe, Chris (5 February 2004)"A mission to sex up scientese" ''The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John F
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] |
John Ignatius McCabe
Herbert John Ignatius McCabe (2 August 192628 June 2001) was a Dominican priest, theologian and philosopher. Life Herbert McCabe was born in Middlesbrough in the North Riding of Yorkshire. He studied chemistry at Manchester University, but influenced by Dorothy Emmet switched to philosophy. He contributed a number of pieces to ''Humanitas'', and became friends with Eric John among others. McCabe joined the Dominicans in 1949, where under Victor White he began his lifelong study of the works of Thomas Aquinas. Born John Ignatius McCabe, his novice master, Columba Ryan, gave McCabe the religious name ''Herbert'', in honour of Saint Herbert of Derwentwater, a seventh-century Lakeland hermit. Ordained in 1955, he was a pastor in Newcastle for three years before being assigned as chaplain to De La Salle College, where one of his pupils was Terry Eagleton. In 1965, he was sent to Cambridge as editor of the journal ''New Blackfriars'' but was removed in 1967 following a now- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
