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James Wills (other) (1814–1872), English judge
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James Wills may refer to: *James Wills (poet) (1790–1868), Irish writer and poet * James Anthony Wills (1912–1993), American painter *James 'Kimo' Wills (born 1975), American actor * James Wills (baseball), American baseball player * James Wills (cricketer) (1899–1949), Irish cricketer *Bob Wills (James Robert Wills, 1905–1975), American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader *Jim Wills (1914–2007), Australian rules footballer *J. Elder Wills (James Ernest Elder Wills, 1900–1970), British art director See also *James Shaw Willes Sir James Shaw Willes (1814 – 2 October 1872) was a Judge of the English Court of Common Pleas. Willes was born in Cork. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he took his BA degree in 1836 (and later received an honorary LLD in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wills (poet)
James Wills (1 January 1790 – November 1868) was an Irish writer and poet. Wills was born in County Roscommon, the younger son of a landowner. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied law in the Middle Temple, London. Deprived, however, of the fortune destined for him and the means of pursuing a legal career by the extravagance of his elder brother, he entered the Church. From 1822 to 1838, he lived in Dublin and wrote in the ''Dublin University Magazine'', ''Blackwood's Magazine'' and other periodicals. He supported the Reverend Caesar Otway in building up the '' Irish Quarterly Review''. In 1831, he published ''The Disembodied and other Poems''. ''The Philosophy of Unbelief'' (1835) attracted much attention. He actually wrote the famous poem "The Universe", even though it was published in 1821Dublin University Magazine 1875, pg. 403-425 under the name of Charles Maturin. He was editor of the ''Dublin University Magazine'' in 1841 and 1842. His largest work was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Anthony Wills
James Anthony Wills (June 13, 1912 – November 10, 1993) was an American painter. He worked only in oils and never had any formal art training. Early years Wills was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and could draw before he could write. At age 8, Wills started with tempera, watercolor and pastels, and later chose oils. His choice of oils was based on the masters' use of oils and its stability over time. He never used canvas. Masonite (hardboard) was used instead as it does not deteriorate like canvas. Wills sold his first portrait of a neighborhood friend to the boy's mother when he was 14. Painter of Presidents and other political figures He has painted cabinet members including George C. Marshall, Secretary of Defense, C. E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense, and Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State. However, his greater works are his long list of Presidential Portraits. He has painted Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Richard Nixon. Along the stairway to the East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James 'Kimo' Wills
James 'Kimo' Wills (born October 2, 1975, in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as stoned pizza guy "Eddie" in 1995's ''Empire Records''. Wills had several small roles in the 1990s, often playing the role of a young " stoner dude". Many of Wills' roles, such as 1993's '' Dazed & Confused'', were uncredited. Partial filmography *''Onion Skin'' (1993) (short film) *'' Dazed & Confused'' (1993) *''Empire Records'' (1995) *'' Lush'' (1999) *''The Tao of Steve'' (2000) *''White Oleander ''White Oleander'' is a 1999 novel by American author Janet Fitch. It is a coming-of-age story about a child (Astrid) who is separated from her mother (Ingrid) and placed in a series of foster homes. It deals with themes of motherhood. The book ...'' (2002) External links * 1975 births Living people Male actors from Houston American male film actors {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wills (baseball)
James Wills was an American Negro league The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ... catcher in the 1910s. Wills played for the Minneapolis Keystones in 1910 and 1911. In three recorded games, he posted three hits in 14 plate appearances. References External links *Baseball statistics and player information froBaseball-Reference Black Baseball StatsanSeamheads Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing Minneapolis Keystones players Baseball catchers {{negro-league-baseball-catcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wills (cricketer)
James Robertson Wills (2 May 1899 – 16 April 1949) was an Irish first-class cricketer. Wills was born at Killala in County Mayo, and was educated at the Masonic Boys' School in Dublin. He later studied at Trinity College, Dublin in 1915, where he joined Dublin University Cricket Club. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Dublin University against Essex at Brentwood on their 1922 tour of England. Following this match, he travelled up to Glasgow to play a first-class match for Ireland against Scotland. He later toured England with Dublin University in 1925 and 1926, playing two further first-class matches, both against Northamptonshire at Northampton. Across his four first-class matches, Wills scored 68 runs, with a highest score of 28. With his fast-medium bowling, he took 7 wickets at an average In ordinary language, an average is a single number taken as representative of a list of numbers, usually the sum of the numbers divided by how many numbers are in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wills
James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969). Wills formed several bands and played radio stations around the South and West until he formed the Texas Playboys in 1934 with Wills on fiddle, Tommy Duncan on piano and vocals, rhythm guitarist June Whalin, tenor banjoist Johnnie Lee Wills, and Kermit Whalin who played steel guitar and bass. Oklahoma guitar player Eldon Shamblin joined the band in 1937 bringing jazzy influence and arrangements. The band played regularly on Tulsa, Oklahoma, radio station KVOO and added Leon McAuliffe on steel guitar, pianist Al Stricklin, drummer Smokey Dacus, and a horn section that expanded the band's sound. Wills favored jazz-like arrangements and the band found national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Wills
James George Wills (21 October 1914 – 14 May 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Recruited from Geelong West, Wills played 16 senior games in 1937, his debut season. He was a half forward flanker in the 1937 VFL Grand Final and had 18 kicks in a winning team. He managed just 10 further appearances over the next three years, not featuring at all in the 1939 VFL season. In 1941 he enlisted with the Royal Australian Armoured Corps and served overseas during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References External links * 1914 births 2007 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club Premiership players Geelon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
