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Kieth
Kieth is the given name or surname of: * Kieth Engen (1925–2004), American operatic bass * Kieth Hymmen (1913–1978), Canadian politician * Kieth Merrill (born 1940), American film writer, director and producer * Kieth O'dor (1962–1995), British racing driver * Sam Kieth (born 1963), American comics writer and illustrator and film director See also * Keith (given name) * Keith (surname) __NOTOC__ The surname Keith has several origins. In some cases it is derived from Keith in East Lothian, Scotland. In other cases the surname is originated from a nickname, derived from the Middle High German ''kīt'', a word meaning "sprout", "of ... {{given name, type=both English-language masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Kieth
Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963) is an American comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of ''The Maxx'' and ''Zero Girl''. Career Comics Kieth's first published work was "a story in the back of a Comico comic" when he was "about seventeen"; it was "about a killer rabbit named Max the Hare".'' Wizard: The Guide to Comics'' #2, October 1991; "Future Stars"; p. 121 He came to prominence in 1984 as the inker of Matt Wagner's ''Mage'', and a year later as the inker of ''Fish Police''. In 1989, he penciled the first five issues (the " Preludes & Nocturnes" story arc) of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series '' The Sandman'' and collaborated with Alan Grant on a Penguin story in ''Secret Origins Special'' #1. He illustrated two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' ''Epicurus the Sage'', drew an ''Aliens'' miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, and drew ''The Incredible Hulk'' #368, which led to drawing numerous covers for ''Marvel Comics Presents''. In 1993, Kieth left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieth Engen
Kieth Engen (5 April 1925 – 2 September 2004) was an American operatic bass who was a member of Munich's Bavarian State Opera for decades. Although his career was based in Munich, he appeared internationally as a guest singer at major opera houses and festivals and performed and recorded many of Bach's Passion oratorios and cantatas, primarily with the conductor Karl Richter. He was born Keith Sheldon Engen in Frazee, Minnesota, and died in Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany at the age of 79. He was given the title of Kammersänger in 1962 and was a recipient of the Bavarian Order of Merit. In the mid-1950s he also had a brief parallel career as a pop singer under the pseudonym Stan Oliver. Biography Early life Engen was born in Frazee, Minnesota. He came from a musical family and acquired his love for singing as a young boy. His grandfather had been a conductor and his mother was a singer and singing teacher. He graduated from Berkeley High School and then went to the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieth Merrill
Kieth W. Merrill (born May 22, 1940) is an American filmmaker who has worked as a writer, director, and producer in the film industry since 1967. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America, and received an Academy Awards, Academy Award for ''The Great American Cowboy'' (1973) and a nomination for ''Amazon (1997 film), Amazon'' (1997). He published a novel, ''The Evolution of Thomas Hall'', through Shadow Mountain in 2011. His first fantasy novel, ''The Immortal Crown'', was published by Shadow Mountain in 2016. Biography The son of artist/landscape architect David Merrill and playwright/actress Leola Green Merrill, Kieth Merrill was born and raised in Farmington, Utah, a small, pioneer-founded town 20 miles north of Salt Lake City. As an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served as a Missionary (LDS Church), missionary for the church in Denmark for two-and-a-half years. Merrill graduated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieth O'dor
Kieth O'dor (5 April 1962 – 11 September 1995) was a British racing driver, born in Salisbury, who competed primarily in touring cars. He scored Nissan's first win during the super touring era in both the British Touring Car Championship and the Super Tourenwagen Cup. He was killed during a race at the AVUS circuit in Berlin. Background and early life Kieth O'Dor was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in the United Kingdom, on 5 April 1962, and was the son of János Ódor who emigrated from Hungary to the United Kingdom after the Soviet invasion in 1956. He founded the Janspeed automotive engineering company and racing team. Kieth raced under the surname O'dor or Odor (changing from one spelling to another from year to year). He was married to Anita Blandford. Early career and British touring cars Odor started out in rallying during the mid-1980s before switching to circuit racing, winning his class in the British Production Saloon Car Championship in 1987 driving a Peugeot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieth Hymmen
Kieth Reinhardt Hymmen (June 13, 1913 – January 16, 1978) was a Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he represented the Waterloo North electoral district from 1965 to 1968, and Kitchener electoral district from 1968 to 1974, in the House of Commons. The son of Horace Hymmen and Clara Dunke, he was educated in Kitchener and at the University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 .... Hymmen became a chemical engineer in Kitchener. In 1940, he married Ruth Amelia Iredale. He served on Kitchener city council and was mayor of Kitchener for six months in 1958 and again from 1963 to 1965. He died in 1978 and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener. References 1913 births 1978 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs University of To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith (given Name)
Keith is a given name of Goidelic languages, Gaelic origin. It means "wood" or "from the battleground" and shares the same derivation as Clan Keith. The surname derives from a toponym, Keith Marischal in East Lothian, possibly containing the Brittonic languages, Brittonic element ''cet'' "woods, forest." Keith was the 298th most common name given to newborn boys in the United States in 2007. People with the given name *Keith Abbis (born 1932), English retired footballer *Keith Ablow (born 1961), American author and TV personality *Keith Ackerman (born 1946), American bishop *Keith Acton (born 1958), Canadian former ice hockey player *Keith Adams (other), several people *Keith Adamson (born 1945), English former footballer *Keith Agovida (born 1990), Filipino basketball player *Keith Ahlers (born 1955), British race car driver *Keith Aitken (born 1942), former Australian rugby league player *Keith Allan (actor) (born 1969), American actor and screenwriter *Keith Allan (lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith (surname)
__NOTOC__ The surname Keith has several origins. In some cases it is derived from Keith in East Lothian, Scotland. In other cases the surname is originated from a nickname, derived from the Middle High German ''kīt'', a word meaning "sprout", "offspring". List of persons with the surname A * Arthur Berriedale Keith (1879–1944), Scottish constitutional lawyer and Sanskrit scholar * Agnes Keith (other), several people * Alan Keith (1908–2003), British radio presenter * Alexander Keith (other), several people * R. Alexandra Keith (born 1967/1968), American businesswoman * Allison Keith (born 1974), American actor and voice actor * Arthur Keith (1866–1955), Scottish anatomist and anthropologist * Arthur Keith (geologist) (1864–1944), American geologist B * Ben Keith ( fl. 1950-1960s), American musician * Ben E. Keith, American businessman * Benjamin Franklin Keith (1846–1914), American vaudeville theatre owner * Bill Keith (other), several people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |