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Jonathan Smith (other)
Jonathan, Jonny, or Jon Smith may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Jonathan Smith (novelist) (born 1942), English novelist and playwright *Jon Robert Smith (born 1945), American tenor saxophonist *Lil Jon (Jonathan H. Smith, born 1971), American rap music producer *Jonny Smith (journalist) (born 1979), English television presenter *Jonathan Smith, American drummer in the band Days Difference *Jonathan Smith, aka Jono MOFO, bassist for the band A Place to Bury Strangers Sports American football *Jonathan Smith (American football coach) (born 1979), American college football coach and player *Jonathan Smith (wide receiver) (born 1981), American NFL football wide receiver *Jonathan Smith (running back) (born 1981), American football running back Association football (soccer) *Jonathan Smith (footballer, born 1891), English player with QPR, Swansea Town; on List of Manchester City F.C. players (1–24 appearances), List of Manchester City F.C. players *Jonathan Smith (footballer, born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Smith (novelist)
Jonathan Smith (born 1942) is an English novelist, playwright, writer and teacher. A career English teacher, best known for his novels, he has also written many radio plays. Early life and education Smith was born in Gloucestershire to a family of teachers originally from the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. He was educated at Christ College, Brecon and read English at St John's College, Cambridge. Teaching and writing career Smith took up his first teaching job at Loretto School near Edinburgh in Scotland. After a brief stint at Melbourne Grammar School in Australia, he taught at Tonbridge School for the rest of his career and was head of English for 17 years. He published five novels during his teaching career before retiring in 2002 to concentrate on writing. His former pupils at Tonbridge include Sir Anthony Seldon, novelist Vikram Seth, poet Christopher Reid, actor Dan Stevens and musician Kit Hesketh-Harvey. A number of his works have been adapted for television and film. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |