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Les Harris (other)
Les Harris may refer to: * Les Harris (businessman) (1939–2009), UK motorcycle industry businessman *Les Harris (producer) Les Harris is a Canadian television producer and filmmaker. Harris co-founded Canamedia Productions with his wife & executive producer, Jane Harris in 1979. He was also the co-founder of the YTV children's cable television network in Canada. Ap ..., Canadian television and film producer * Les Harris (footballer) (born 1955), English footballer See also * Leslie Harris (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Harris (businessman)
Leslie Frederick Harris (1939 – 17 February 2009) was an English businessman and motorcycle enthusiast who resurrected the Triumph Bonneville for a few years in the 1980s. Born in 1939, he was described as the "saviour of the British motorcycle industry". Invited to Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament, in 1987 he was visited by the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He died in February 2009, aged 69. L F Harris International Ltd Harris began his own business in 1974 manufacturing and selling spare parts for classic motorcycles. As the leading British manufacturers such as Norton Motorcycles, BSA and Triumph went out of business, Harris bought as many spare parts as he could and set up L F Harris International Ltd at a warehouse in Newton Abbot. The venture was a success and he expanded by purchasing an engineering company in Leighton Buzzard and a retail shop in Paignton, Devon. Triumph motorcycle production When Triumph's Meriden motorcycle factory closed in, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Harris (producer)
Les Harris is a Canadian television producer and filmmaker. Harris co-founded Canamedia Productions with his wife & executive producer, Jane Harris in 1979. He was also the co-founder of the YTV children's cable television network in Canada. Apart from founding Canamedia he also designed and had built a sports car whilst at Sheffield University called a Harmoke. teleBenzine, Adam"Distribution Access buys Canamedia."''C21Media'', December 7, 2010. Archived frothe original.Accessed on November 5, 2017. By the time of its acquisition by Distribution Access in 2010, the production company had built up a factually-based catalog of more than 1500 titles. Partial filmography “International Dragging In Olde England”. A half hour 16mm documentary written, directed and edited by Les Harris on early drag car racing that aired on London Weekend Television in the UK. “Chabot Solo”. Pts1,2&3. Three one hour 16mm documentaries on the history of flight told through the eyes of the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Harris (footballer)
Leslie Henry Harris (born 29 May 1955) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has .... References 1955 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Barnsley F.C. players Kiveton Park F.C. players English Football League players People from Stocksbridge Footballers from South Yorkshire {{England-footy-forward-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
