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John Waters (other)
John Waters (born 1946) is an American film director, writer, visual artist, actor and cult figure. John Waters may also refer to: Entertainment * John Waters (director born 1893) (1893–1965), American film director, active 1926–1929 and 1947 * John Waters (actor) (born 1948), English-born Australian actor, musician and singer Military *Sir John Waters (British Army officer, born 1774) (1774–1842), officer in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars *John K. Waters (1906–1989), American general *Sir John Waters (British Army officer, born 1935), British Army general Others * John Waters (columnist) (born 1955), Irish journalist *John Waters (politician) (1829–1910), Canadian Liberal legislator See also *Sir John Kirwan (politician) (John Waters Kirwan, 1869–1949), English-born Australian legislator * Waters (name) * John Watters (other) *John Walters (other) *John Walter (other) John Walter may refer to: * John Walter (judge) (1566 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waters
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his Cinema of Transgression, transgressive cult films, including ''Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), ''Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and ''Female Trouble'' (1974). He wrote and directed the comedy film ''Hairspray (1988 film), Hairspray'' (1988), which was an international success and was later adapted into a Hairspray (musical), hit Broadway musical. He has written and directed other films, including ''Polyester (film), Polyester'' (1981), ''Cry-Baby'' (1990), ''Serial Mom'' (1994), ''Pecker (film), Pecker'' (1998), and ''Cecil B. Demented'' (2000). His films contain elements of Postmodern art, post-modern comedy and Surrealism and film, surrealism. As an actor, Waters has appeared in ''Sweet and Lowdown'' (1999), ''Seed of Chucky'' (2004), '''Til Death Do Us Part (American TV series), 'Til Death Do Us Part'' (2007), ''Excision (film), Excision'' (2012), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waters (director Born 1893)
John Waters (October 31, 1893 – May 5, 1965) was an American film director, second unit director and, initially, an assistant director. His career began in the early days of silent film and culminated in two consecutive Academy Award nominations in the newly instituted (but short-lived) category of Best Assistant Director. He won on his second nomination, for MGM's ''Viva Villa!'', and received a certificate of merit; the certificate was replaced with an Oscar statuette in 1965. Assistant director and director during 1910s and 1920s A native of New York City, John Waters entered the motion picture industry in its formative years. Only a few of his assistant director credits from the 1910s have been recorded, with vehicles for Carlyle Blackwell (''The Shadow of a Doubt'', 1916) and Harold Lockwood (''The Avenging Trail'', 1917) listed among the earliest titles. During this initial phase of his career, he was billed on at least two occasions as John S. Waters and on at least one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waters (actor)
John Russell Waters (born 8 December 1948) is an Australian film, theatre and television actor, singer, guitarist, songwriter and musician best known in Australia, where he moved to in 1968. He is the son of Scottish actor Russell Waters.Waters enjoying his "Peter Pan existence". ''The Age'', 25 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2013] John Waters has been in the industry for over 50 years, and was part of the Australian children's television series '' Play School (Australian TV series), Play School'' for 18 years. Career [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waters (British Army Officer, Born 1774)
Lieutenant-General Sir John William Waters KCB (1774 – 21 November 1842) was a Welsh officer in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Waters joined the army in 1797; in 1805, was promoted captain, and in 1808, aide-de-camp to Brigadier Charles William Stewart (afterwards 3rd Marquis of Londonderry), after which he went to Portugal. In 1809, Waters was attached to the Portuguese army. He served at Talavera, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, and Vittoria, being mentioned in Wellington's Salamanca despatches. For his bravery in the field, he received a gold cross with four clasps, and was made C.B. in 1815. Waters was at the battle of Waterloo as adjutant-general, where he was wounded. He was promoted colonel in 1821, and in 1841 lieutenant-general. Biography Waters was born in 1774 at Ty Fry, near Welsh St. Donats, Glamorganshire. His grandfather, Edward Waters of Pittcott, was Sheriff of Glamorganshire in 1754. His father, whose name is not ascertai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John K
John K may refer to: *John Kricfalusi Michael John Kricfalusi ( ; born September 9, 1955), known professionally as John K., is a Canadian illustrator, blogger, voice actor and former animator. He is the creator of the animated television series ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', which was ..., Canadian animator and voice actor * John K (musician), American singer See also * John Kay (other) * John Kaye (other) * {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waters (British Army Officer, Born 1935)
General Sir Charles John Waters, (born 2 September 1935) is a retired British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces from 1990 to 1993. Army career Educated at Oundle School, John Waters was commissioned into the Gloucestershire Regiment in February 1956.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He was made Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Gloucestershire Regiment in 1975. He was appointed Commander of 3rd Infantry Brigade in 1979, Deputy Commander of Land Forces in the Falklands during the Falklands War in 1982 and General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division in 1983. He went on to be Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley in 1986, General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland in 1988 and Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces in 1990. Finally he was made Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) is the commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Allied Command Operations (ACO) and head of ACO's head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waters (columnist)
John Augustine Waters (born 28 May 1955) is an Irish columnist and author. He started his career with music and politics magazine, ''Hot Press'', and also wrote for the ''Sunday Tribune'' newspaper. He later edited the social magazine ''In Dublin'', and the investigative and current affairs magazine ''Magill''. He became a regular columnist at the ''Irish Times'' and then the ''Irish Independent'', while authoring some works on non-fiction, and developed ''The Whoseday Book'' which raised 3 million euros for charity. He has also been a member of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Waters was an unsuccessful independent candidate in the 2020 Irish general election for Dún Laoghaire constituency. Career Early stages Waters's career began in 1981 with the Irish political and music magazine ''Hot Press''. He wrote for the ''Sunday Tribune'' and later edited '' In Dublin'' magazine from 1985 to 1987 and '' Magill''. Waters has written several books and, in 1998, he devised ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waters (politician)
John Waters (July 4, 1829 – December 7, 1910) was a Canadian Liberal legislator who, from June 1879 to May 1894, represented the Ontario riding of Middlesex North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario where, in 1893, he introduced a bill which would have given women the vote in provincial elections. He was born in Scotland in 1829. From 1868 to 1875, prior to his service in the Legislative Assembly, Waters held the title of reeve Reeve may refer to: Titles *Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents *Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord *High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ..., as the elected administrator for rural municipality of East Williams Township and, in 1875, served as warden for Middlesex County. He died at his London, Ontario home on December 7, 1910. References External links *Gemmill, John Alexander. ''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887'' Onta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kirwan (politician)
Sir John Waters Kirwan, KCMG (2 December 1869 – 9 September 1949) was the President of the Western Australian Legislative Council and first Federal member for Kalgoorlie in the Australian House of Representatives. Biography Early life He was born in Liverpool, England, of Irish parents. Career He did literary work in London and Dublin before coming to Australia in 1889. At first, he continued writing in Brisbane, Melbourne and South Australian newspapers but moved to Kalgoorlie in 1895, attracted by the great gold discoveries. In Kalgoorlie, he edited both the ''Western Argus'' and ''Kalgoorlie Miner'' newspapers, with the latter growing in size and importance under his editorship. In 1898, he stood for the Legislative Council seat of North-East Province and lost by 90 votes. In 1901, he agreed to stand for the federal seat of Kalgoorlie under the Free Trade Party banner, and won the seat comfortably, becoming the youngest member of the First House of Representatives. Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waters (name)
Waters is a surname, derived from "Wat", or "Wa'ter", an old pronunciation of Gaultier or Walter, and similarly derived from the surname Watson ("Wat's son"). The name is common from an early date in Wales and Yorkshire, as well as Shropshire, England. P. H. Reaney, co author of the book ''A Dictionary of English Surnames'', said “water was the normal medieval pronunciation of Walter. Theobald Walter is also called Theobaldus filius Walteri, Theobaldus Walteri and Tebaut Water in the Feet of Fines for Lancashire 1212-1236.” Statistics In the United States of America, Waters is the 429th most common surname, with an estimated 64,662 people. In New Zealand, Waters is the 350th most common surname, with an estimated 1,816 people. However, Waters is the 252nd most popular surname in Australia with an estimated 13,768 people, while the United Kingdom ranks Waters as the 381st most popular surname, with 16,725 people. People surnamed Waters Military people * Anna May Waters (1903 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watters (other)
John Watters may refer to: * John Watters (athlete) John Watters (July 22, 1903 – August 3, 1962) was an American middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the G ... (1903–1962), American Olympic runner * John Watters (cricketer) (1924–2006), Australian cricketer * John Watters (cyclist) (born 1955), Australian cyclist * John Watters (gymnast) (1884–1961), British Olympic gymnast See also * John Waters (other) {{Hndis, Watters, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walters (other)
John Walters may refer to: * John Walters (poet) (1760–1789), priest and poet, son of the Welsh cleric of same name * John Walters (Welsh cleric) (c. 1721–1797), Welsh priest and lexicographer * Sir Tudor Walters (John Tudor Walters, 1868–1933), British politician * John Walters (broadcaster) (1939–2001), British producer * John Walters (cricketer) (born 1949), British cricketer * John Walters (lawyer) (born 1956), Namibian ombudsman * John Walters (rower) (born 1963), American who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics * John Walters, American sports broadcaster for the Iowa State Cyclones * John L. Walters (born c. 1960s), British musician and journalist * Jonathan Walters (born 1983), Irish footballer * John P. Walters (born 1952), American academic and government administrator * Johnnie Walters John Leigh "Johnnie" Walters (born c. 1933) is a Canadian retired broadcaster and television personality known for his on-air improvisation and sense of humour. He is best known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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