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Larry Parr (playwright)
Larry Parr may refer to: * Larry Parr (chess player) (1946–2011), American chess player, author and editor * Larry Parr (director) Larry George Parr , a New Zealand film and television producer, writer, and director, has been involved in the New Zealand film industry since the 1970s. Career Parr was an associate producer on '' Sleeping Dogs'' (1977; Roger Donaldson, direc ..., New Zealand film director and screenwriter See also * Parr (surname) {{hndis, Parr, Larry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Parr (chess Player)
Lawrence "Larry" Parr (May 21, 1946 – April 2, 2011) was a chess player, author and editor. Born in 1946 and originally from Bothell, Washington, Parr served from 1985 to 1988 as editor of ''Chess Life'' magazine, the official publication of the United States Chess Federation. Later, Parr was the editor of ''Glasnost'' magazine, an anti-Soviet periodical. Politically, Parr, known to be a passionate anti-communist ideologue, classified himself as a libertarian. He was a close friend of Grandmaster Larry Evans and they often collaborated on projects. Parr played relatively little tournament chess, preferring instead to write books about the subject. In 1995, he collaborated with GM Arnold Denker in writing ''The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories''. Parr died in 2011 in Malaysia. Books * ''The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories''. * ''Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game, Volume 1''. * ''Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Parr (director)
Larry George Parr , a New Zealand film and television producer, writer, and director, has been involved in the New Zealand film industry since the 1970s. Career Parr was an associate producer on '' Sleeping Dogs'' (1977; Roger Donaldson, director), which provided Sam Neill his first major role in a feature film. New Zealand actors Ian Mune and Don Selwyn were also featured; Donna Akersten, Dorothy McKegg, and Davina Whitehouse also had roles. American actor Warren Oates had a small but memorable role, as well. The Director of Photography was Michael Seresin; Alun Bollinger was the gaffer. Stewart Main and Annie Collins were assistant editors; Geoff Murphy was the "Special FX Director." Dorthe Scheffmann and Pat Murphy were production assistants. While a few of these names would have been familiar within New Zealand theatre at the time, this film was a first opportunity to work on a feature-length narrative film for most of the people involved. Funding for the film came in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |