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James Robison (other)
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James Robison may refer to: * James Robison (author) (born 1946), American writer * James Robison (televangelist) (born 1943), American televangelist * James W. Robison (1831–1909), American politician, farmer, and rancher * Jim Robison (born 1942), American bridge player * Jim Robison (footballer) (1927–2015), Australian rules footballer See also *James Robinson (other) James, Jim, Jimmy or Jamie Robinson may refer to: Public officials *J. Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), American Republican politician from Virginia *J. W. Robinson (James William Robinson, 1878–1964), American Democratic politician from Utah * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Robison (author)
James Robison (born October 11, 1946) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet and screenwriter. The author of ''The Illustrator'' (1988) and ''Rumor and Other Stories'' (1985), his work has frequently appeared in ''The New Yorker'' and numerous other journals. He is a recipient of the Whiting Award for his short fiction and a Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has held teaching posts at numerous universities across the United States, including the University of Houston and Loyola University Maryland. Biography Robison was born in Worthington, Ohio, in 1946. His father was a graphic artist and freelance illustrator in Columbus, Ohio. Robison attended Worthington High School from 1960-1964. He attended Ohio State University. After working for several years as a commercial artist, he continued his education, and received an MFA from Brown University in 1979, where he worked with Robert Coover, R.V. Cassill, and John Hawkes. His creative t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Robison (televangelist)
James Robison (born October 9, 1943) is an American televangelist and the founder and President of the Christian relief organization Life Outreach International. Biography Early life and ministry Robison was born and raised in Pasadena, Texas; a city outside of Houston. Robison's mother, Myra Wattinger, was 40 years old at the time she gave birth to him. Robison has revealed that he was the product of rape and that his mother placed an ad in the Houston newspaper for a Christian couple to take care of him. H.D. Hale, a local area pastor, and his wife answered the ad and took Robison in, after which he became a born again Christian at one of Hale's church services at the age of 14. He has talked often about his childhood, about the strained relationship with his biological father, who was an alcoholic, and whom he would wind up confronting in a violent manner at the age of 15. Robison eventually met his wife, Betty Freeman, while a student at Pasadena High School, and they we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James W
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Robison
Jim Robison (born 1942) is a professional American bridge and poker player from Los Angeles, California. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridge Championships (6) ** Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 1998 ** Fast Open Pairs (1) 2001 ** Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1985 ** Keohane North American Swiss Teams (2) 1979, 1990 ** Reisinger (1) 1984 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships ** Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1987 ** Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1980 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1982 ** Vanderbilt (1) 2005 ** Senior Knockout Teams The Baze Senior Knockout Teams national bridge championship was held at the fall American Contract Bridge League The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. ... (1) 2001 Notes Living people American contract bridge players 1942 births Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) People from Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Robison (footballer)
James Macfarlane Robison (22 December 1927 - 29 March 2015) was an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...er who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links * *Jim Robison's playing statisticsfrom The VFA Project {{DEFAULTSORT:Robison, Jim 1927 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Hawthorn Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players Old Scotch Football Club players 2015 deaths People from the City of Stonnington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
