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Kean
Kean may refer to: * Kean (name) * Kean (play), ''Kean'' (play), 1838 play by Alexandre Dumas père based on the life of the actor Edmund Kean, and its adaptations: ** Kean (1921 film), ''Kean'' (1921 film), a German silent historical film ** Kean (1924 film), ''Kean'' (1924 film), a silent film directed by Alexandre Volkoff ** Kean (1940 film), ''Kean'' (1940 film), an Italian historical drama film ** ''Kean'', 1953 stage adaption by Jean-Paul Sartre ** ''Kean: Genius or Scoundrel'', 1956 Italian biographical drama film ** Kean (musical), ''Kean'' (musical), 1961 musical by Peter Stone, Robert Wright, and George Forrest * Kean University, university in Union, New Jersey ** Kean University-Wenzhou, satellite campus of Kean University in Zhejiang, China, the first Western university in the country * KEAN-FM, a radio station in Abilene, Texas * Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, high school in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands * The Kean, apartment building in Detroit, Michigan See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kean University
Kean University () is a public university in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, Union and Hillside, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Kean University was founded in 1855 in Newark, New Jersey, as the Newark Normal School. Initially established for the exclusive purpose of being a teacher-education college it became New Jersey State Teachers College in 1937. In 1958, following a post-war boom of students and increasing demands for a more comprehensive curriculum, the college was relocated from Newark to Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, Union Township, site of the Kean family's ancestral home at Liberty Hall (New Jersey), Liberty Hall. After its move to the historic Livingston-Kean Estate, which includes the entire Liberty Hall acreage, the historic James Townley House, and Kean Hall, which historically housed the library of United States Senator Hamilton Fish Kean and served as a political meeting place, the school became Newa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Kean
Edmund Kean (4 November 178715 May 1833) was a celebrated British Shakespearean stage actor born in England, who performed, among other places, in London, Belfast, New York, Quebec, and Paris. He was known for his short stature, tumultuous personal life, and controversial divorce. Biography Early life Kean was born in Westminster, London. His father was probably Edmund Kean, an architect's clerk, and his mother was an actress, Anne Carey, daughter of the 18th-century composer and playwright Henry Carey. Kean made his first appearance on the stage, aged four, as Cupid in Jean-Georges Noverre's ballet of ''Cymon''. As a child his vivacity, cleverness and ready affection made him a universal favorite, but his harsh circumstances and lack of discipline, both helped develop self-reliance and fostered wayward tendencies. About 1794 a few benevolent persons paid for him to go to school, where he did well; but finding the restraint intolerable, he shipped as a cabin boy at Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kean (name)
Kean is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Abram Kean (1855–1945), Newfoundland sealer and politician * Andrew Kean (born 1978), Scottish football player * Archie Kean (1894 – after 1925), Scottish footballer * Arthur D. Kean (1882–1961), Canadian filmmaker * Ben Kean (), American physician, author and researcher * Betty Kean (1914–1986), American actress, sister of Jane Kean * Bridie Kean (born 1987), Australian wheelchair basketball player and canoeist. * Charles Kean (1811–1868), actor, son of Edmund Kean * Edmund Kean (1789–1833), English actor * Edward Kean (1924–2010), American television writer * Ellen Kean (1805–1880), English actress * Gareth Kean (born 1991), New Zealand swimmer * Gerald Kean (born 1957), Irish celebrity solicitor * Giovanni Kean (born 1993), Italian football player * Hamilton Fish Kean (1862–1941), United States Senator from New Jersey * Henry Kean (1894–1955), American football and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kean University-Wenzhou
Wenzhou-Kean University () is a Wenzhou University–Kean University joint venture university in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. In March 2014, the Ministry of Education of China approved the formal establishment of Wenzhou-Kean University. The university received its accreditation to confer bachelor's degrees A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ye ... in 2018 and to confer professional graduate degrees in 2019. Campus and academics Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU), set on approximately 500 acres in the attractive mountainous region located in the south of Wenzhou, China, is one of three Sino-American cooperative universities along with NYU Shanghai and Duke Kunshan University that was approved by the Ministry of Education of China. Launched in 2012, WKU offers a unique model of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kean Commission
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002, "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks", including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The commission was also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. Chaired by former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, the commission consisted of five Democrats and five Republicans. The commission was created by Congressional legislation, with the bill signed into law by President George W. Bush. The commission's final report was lengthy and based on extensive interviews and testimony. Its primary conclusion was that the failures of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) permitted the terrorist attacks to occur and that if these agencies had acted more wisely and more aggressively, the attacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kean (1924 Film)
''Kean, ou Désordre et génie'' (also known as ''Edmund Kean: Prince Among Lovers'') is a 1924 French drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff, and starring Ivan Mosjoukine as the actor Edmund Kean. It is an adaptation of the 1836 play ''Kean'' by Alexandre Dumas. Cast *Ivan Mosjoukine as Edmund Kean * Nathalie Lissenko as La comtesse Elena de Koefeld *Nicolas Koline as Solomon *Otto Detlefsen as Prince of Wales *Mary Odette as Anna Damby *Kenelm Foss Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director. Early life and education He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Par ... as Lord Mewill *Pauline Po as Ophélie / Juliette References External links * *''Edmund Kean''at silentera.com French historical drama films French silent feature films French black-and-white films French films based on plays Films based on works by Alexandre Dumas Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kean (play)
''Kean'' is an 1836 play by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It is based on the life of the British stage actor Edmund Kean. It premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés with Frédérick Lemaître in the title role. Adaptation It has been adapted into films several times includingGoble p.138 * ''Kean (1921 film), Kean'', a 1921 silent German film * ''Kean (1924 film), Kean'', a 1924 silent French film * ''Kean (1940 film), Kean'', a 1940 Italian film * ''Kean (1956 film), Kean'', a 1956 Italian film A 1961 stage musical ''Kean (musical), Kean'' was also based on the work. References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1836 plays French plays adapted into films Plays by Alexandre Dumas Plays set in London Biographical plays about actors {{1830s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keane (other)
Keane may refer to: *Keane (band), an English band *Keane (company), an IT consulting firm based in Boston *Keane (surname), including a list of people with the name *Keane Mulready-Woods (died 2020), Irish male murder victim *The Keane Brothers The Keane Brothers was an American pop music duo from 1976–82, composed of pre-teens, Tom Keane on piano and John Keane on drums. The duo released four albums and briefly hosted a television variety show on CBS. The brothers subsequently went ..., American duo, a.k.a. ''Keane'' * Keane (2004 film), a film by Lodge Kerrigan See also * Kean (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kean
The Kean is an apartment building located at 8925 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, directly adjacent to the Hibbard Apartment Building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description The Kean is a striking Art Deco apartment building containing some Romanesque elements. The building is sixteen stories high, containing four apartments per floor. The main structure is brick; the entrance is embellished with light orange terra cotta, inset medallions, and Corinthian columns. The vertical surfaces rise the full height of the building. The hipped roof is tiled, and edged with a red and white checkerboard pattern and projecting gargoyles. History The Kean was designed by Charles Noble in 1931. With the onset of the Great Depression, this was the last of the large residential apartments built along Jefferson until well after World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kean (musical)
''Kean'' is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest. Using material by Jean-Paul Sartre and Alexandre Dumas, père as its source, it centers on the adventures of Edmund Kean, considered the greatest Shakespearean actor of the early 19th century, focusing primarily mainly on his wild behavior offstage. Trouble ensues as Kean desperately tries to juggle the two women in his life - the Danish Ambassador's wife, Elena, and a young aspiring actress, Anna. After one preview, the Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Jack Cole, opened on November 2, 1961 at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 92 performances. The cast included Roderick Cook, Alfred Drake, Larry Fuller, Christopher Hewett, Joan Weldon, and Lee Venora. Drake was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and the show was nominated for Best Conductor and Musical Director. An original cast recording was released by Columbia Records. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanna Eudora Kean High School
The Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, is one of the public high school located on the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It serves students that live in what is colloquially called the "country" or countryside area of the island of St. Thomas. The country designation refers to the East End, a portion of the Southside and Northside districts, and the Tutu District. I.E.K.H.S. also serves the student population on the island of St. John because it lacks a public high school. While The Devil Rays compete against the Antilles Hurricanes, All-Saints Vikings, Saints Peter and Paul Jaguars, The Virgin Islands Montessori School Volts, Seventh Day Adventist Crusaders, and The Wesleyan Academy in the St. Thomas / St John District, they hold a long-standing and intense rivalry with the Charlotte Amalie High School Chickenhawks. History It was established in 1971 as the Nazareth Bay Secondary School serving as a junior high and senior high school A secondary schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kean (1940 Film)
''Kean'' is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Rossano Brazzi, Germana Paolieri. and Sandro Salvini.Moliterno p.51 It is based on the 1836 play ''Kean'' by Alexandre Dumas portraying the life of the English actor Edmund Kean. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Manzi. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. Cast * Rossano Brazzi as Edmund Kean * Germana Paolieri as Elena Koeffeld * Sandro Salvini as Il conte Koeffeld * Mariella Lotti as Anna Demby * Filippo Scelzo as Il principe di Galles * Dino Di Luca as Lord Mewill * Nicola Maldacea as Salomone, il domestico * Oreste Fares as Papà Bob * Dina Sassoli as Evelyn Charleston * Paolo Ferrari as Pistol, il ragazzino * Edoardo Borelli as Eastman * Renato Malavasi as Peter Patt * Luigi Zerbinati as Dario, il parrucchiere * Giulio Battiferri as Un acrobata * Liana Del Balzo as Una invitata al ballo * Armando Furlai as Un componente del circo * Lina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
