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Laddie (novel)
Laddie is the word for boy in Scottish English. Laddie may also refer to: Novel and film adaptations * ''Laddie, a True Blue Story'', a 1913 novel by Gene Stratton-Porter, and its adaptations: ** ''Laddie'' (1926 film), an American drama ** ''Laddie'' (1935 film), an American film ** ''Laddie'' (1940 film), an American film Fictional characters * "Laddie", the title character in '' Son of Lassie'', a 1945 film * "Laddie", a dog in ''The Simpsons'' episode "The Canine Mutiny" * "Laddie", a counterpart-of-sorts to Gaspode in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * "Laddie", in the novel ''Cowboys for Christ'' * "Laddie", a fictional toy character in the Wee Sing 1988 video: ''Grandpa's Magical Toys'' People * Laddie Cliff, British dancer, choreographer, actor, producer, writer and director born Clifford Albyn Perry (1891–1937) * Lauren Laddie Gale (1917–1996), American Hall-of-Fame basketball player * Laddie Lewis, Guyanese cyclist who competed in the 1948 Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Stratton-Porter
Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 – December 6, 1924), born Geneva Grace Stratton, was an American author, nature photographer, and naturalist from Wabash County, Indiana. In 1917 Stratton-Porter urged legislative support for the conservation of Limberlost Swamp and other wetlands in Indiana. She was also a silent film-era producer who founded her own production company, Gene Stratton Porter Productions, in 1924. Stratton-Porter wrote several best-selling novels in addition to columns for national magazines, such as ''McCall's'' and ''Good Housekeeping'', among others. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages, including Braille, and at their peak in the 1910s attracted an estimated 50 million readers. Eight of her novels, including '' A Girl of the Limberlost,'' were adapted into moving pictures. Stratton-Porter was also the subject of a one-woman play, ''A Song of the Wilderness''. Two of her former homes in Indiana are state historic sites, the Limb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laddie Lewis
Laddie Lewis (born 1915, date of death unknown) was a Guyanese cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1915 births Year of death missing Guyanese male cyclists Olympic cyclists for British Guiana Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Guyana-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laddie Island
Laddie is the word for boy in Scottish English. Laddie may also refer to: Novel and film adaptations * ''Laddie, a True Blue Story'', a 1913 novel by Gene Stratton-Porter, and its adaptations: ** ''Laddie'' (1926 film), an American drama ** ''Laddie'' (1935 film), an American film ** ''Laddie'' (1940 film), an American film Fictional characters * "Laddie", the title character in '' Son of Lassie'', a 1945 film * "Laddie", a dog in ''The Simpsons'' episode "The Canine Mutiny" * "Laddie", a counterpart-of-sorts to Gaspode in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * "Laddie", in the novel ''Cowboys for Christ'' * "Laddie", a fictional toy character in the Wee Sing 1988 video: ''Grandpa's Magical Toys'' People * Laddie Cliff, British dancer, choreographer, actor, producer, writer and director born Clifford Albyn Perry (1891–1937) * Lauren Laddie Gale (1917–1996), American Hall-of-Fame basketball player * Laddie Lewis, Guyanese cyclist who competed in the 1948 Olympics * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruichladdich Distillery
Bruichladdich distillery ( ; ) is a distillery on the Rhinns of Islay, Rhinns of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The distillery produces mainly Single malt Scotch, single malt Scotch whisky, but has also offered artisanal gin. It is owned by Rémy Cointreau and is one of nine working distilleries on the island. The name ''Bruichladdich'' is an anglicisation of ''Bruthach a' Chladaich'', Scottish Gaelic for ''Brae of the Shore''. History Bruichladdich was built in 1881 by the Harvey brothers—William (32), John (31) and Robert (23)—on the shore of Loch Indaal, on the Rinns of Islay, the westernmost part of the island. The Harveys were a dynastic whisky family that had owned two Glasgow distilleries since 1770. Using an inheritance, the three brothers combined their talents to build a third distillery—Bruichladdich—designed by John, engineered by Robert, and financed by William and other family members. At the time, the distillery was a State of the art, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Laddie
Mitchell Thomas Laddie (born 24 September 1990) is an English guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer and tutor from Consett, County Durham. He was born in Shotley Bridge, County Durham, and raised in Ebchester. ''Blues & Soul'' has described Laddie as "the most exciting young blues player of the current bunch and probably the only serious prospect for major global success this country has produced in several decades". His 2012 full-length album ''Burning Bridges'' also won ''Blues & Soul's'' "Album Of The Year". Early life Mitchell Thomas Laddie was born on 24 September 1990 in Shotley Bridge, County Durham, England, and grew up in Ebchester, County Durham. He is of Irish descent. Influenced by his Grandfather's love of music and his parents' record collection, which heavily included blues and prog rock, Laddie was drawn to music from an early age. Growing up in a house full of guitars, he became fascinated with the instrument and often picked up and played with his Father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Laddie
Sir Hugh Ian Lang Laddie (15 April 1946 – 28 November 2008) was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.The Guardian, obituary.Caroline ByrneFormer Judge, London Law Professor Hugh Laddie Dies at 62 Bloomberg L.P., 2 December 2008. Consulted on 2 December 2008.Joshua Rozenberg ''The Daily Telegraph'', 22 June 2005. He was a leader in the field of intellectual property law.The Times, obituary. He was co-author of the ''Modern Law of Copyright'' (1980).Daily Telegraph, obituary. Laddie was educated at Aldenham School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He studied medicine but changed to law. He became a barrister in 1969. He is credited with having developed the idea of applying for an Anton Piller order while still a junior. After 25 years at the bar, he was appointed a High Court judge in April 1995,Frances GibbDefinitely no regrets: there is life beyond the High Court ''The Times'', 16 May 2006. and was assigned to the Chancery Division, as one of the Patents Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indra Lal Roy
Indra Lal Roy (), (2 December 1898 – 22 July 1918) was the sole Indian World War I flying ace. While serving in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, he claimed ten aerial victories; five aircraft destroyed (one shared), and five 'down out of control' (one shared) in just over 170 hours flying time, making him the first Indian flying ace. Family background The second son of Piera Lal Roy and Lolita Roy, he was born in Calcutta, where his father was a barrister and Director of Public Prosecutions. He was nicknamed "Laddie". Roy came from a highly qualified and distinguished family. The Roy family is a Bengali Brahmin family originally from the Barisal district in present-day Bangladesh. Prior to India's partition, the Roy family was a prominent Zamindar family of East Bengal. The Roy family estate is known as Lakhutia (note: there are several variations of the spelling of this word, including ‘Lakutia’ and ‘Lakhotia’). The Lakhutia Zamindar est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laddie Outschoorn
Ladislaus Frederick "Laddie" Outschoorn (26 September 1918 – 9 January 1994) was a Ceylonese first-class cricketer, a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Worcestershire in the years after the Second World War. Life and career Outschoorn was born in Colombo, Ceylon. While working in Malaya, he played two matches for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in 1939 and 1940. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese in World War II, and went to England afterwards for rehabilitation.''Wisden'' 1995, p. 1392. He made his first-class debut in July 1946 for Worcestershire against Combined Services at New Road, scoring 3 and 9. His career proper began in 1947, when he played 21 times for the county, although averaging a mediocre 23.39 with a top score of only 66. He improved markedly the following summer, passing 1,000 runs for the first time, hitting his first century, exactly 100 not out against Derbyshire, and gaining his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laddie Lucas
Percy Belgrave Lucas, (2 September 1915 – 20 March 1998), commonly known as Laddie Lucas, was a Royal Air Force officer, left-handed golfer, author and Member of Parliament (MP). Early life and family Lucas was born on 2 September 1915 in the old clubhouse at Prince's Sandwich Bay, Kent, the son of Percy Montagu Lucas, co-founder of Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich. His father died when he was aged 11. A company of Highlanders based nearby often inquired about "the wee laddie" when he was a baby, resulting in his nickname. Lucas was educated at Stowe School, and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he read Economics. While at Cambridge, he captained the golf team, was the top amateur in the 1935 Open Championship and was considered the finest left-handed player in the world at the age of 19. In 1946, Lucas married Jill Addison, the sister of Thelma Bader, wife of fellow flying ace Douglas Bader, of whom he wrote a best-selling biography. The couple had five grandchildren. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laddie Gale
Lauren "Laddie" Gale (April 22, 1917 – July 29, 1996) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. NCAA championship A native of Oakridge, Oregon, the 6'4" Gale played forward for the University of Oregon under head coach Howard Hobson. He was the second-tallest player (behind 6'8" Urgel "Slim" Wintermute) on the team, which was dubbed "The Tall Firs." Gale led the Ducks in scoring in 1938 and 1939, earning All-Pacific Coast Conference honors in each season. In 1939, Gale led the Ducks to a national championship in the first-ever Division I men's basketball tournament. Professional career and later years After graduation, Gale played professionally in 1939 and 1940 for the Detroit Eagles of the National Basketball League. He left the Eagles in to serve in World War II, reportedly after being the first Oregon draftee selected by lottery. After the war, he played on several semi-pro teams and retired from basketball in 1949. He died in Gold Beach, Oregon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laddie (1926 Film)
''Laddie'' is a 1926 American drama film directed by James Leo Meehan with John Bowers in the title role. It was based on Gene Stratton-Porter's novel, ''Laddie, A True Blue Story'' (1913). Plot Laddie, son of the Stantons, an Ohio pioneer family, falls in love with Pamela Pryor, daughter of a neighboring aristocratic English family, though the Pryors adopt a condescending attitude toward the Stanton family. Through the efforts of Little Sister, who knows of Laddie's love, the two secretly communicate, and Mr. Pryor takes a liking to Laddie when he tames a wild horse for him. Meanwhile, Shelley, a Stanton girl, falls in love with city lawyer Robert Paget; when he leaves her under mysterious circumstances, she returns home heartbroken. The Pryors, disgraced because of a false accusation against their son in England, are at length forced to accept Laddie. It develops that Paget is actually the banished son of the Pryors; after a strained crisis Pryor forgives his son, and Laddie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laddie Cliff
Laddie Cliff (3 September 1891–8 December 1937) was a British dancer, choreographer, actor, producer, writer, and director of comedy, musical theatre and film. He was noted for his versatility. His many London West End theatre appearances and films included a long association with fellow thespian Stanley Lupino. He was married to the actress Phyllis Monkman. He died in 1937 after a period of ill health. Birth and launch of career Born Clifford Albyn Perry on 3 September 1891 in Bristol, Laddie Cliff first toured in British, Australian, and American variety.John Kenrick, "Who's Who in Musicals", 2004, from Musicals101.com Accessed 13 February 2016] US Vaudeville work 1907-8 In his early career, Laddie Cliff toured the US extensively in vaudeville, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
