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Leyton (surname)
Leyton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Drue Leyton born Dorothy Blackman, (1903–1997), American actress and member of the French Resistance * Elliott Leyton (1939–2022), Canadian social-anthropologist, educator and author * George Leyton (born Henry Hackett; 1864–1948), U.S.-born British entertainer and actor * John Leyton (born 1936), English actor and singer * Richard Leyton (born 1987), Chilean footballer * Sebastián Leyton (born 1993), Chilean footballer See also * Layton (surname) Layton is a surname derived from various place names in England. Two known etymologies stem from place names in Lancashire (in Blackpool) and another in North Yorkshire. The former was named in Old English as ‘settlement by the watercourse’, fro ... {{surname, Leyton English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drue Leyton
Drue Leyton (born Dorothy Elizabeth Blackman; 12 June 1903 – 8 February 1997) was an American actress and member of the French Resistance. She also was billed as Freya Leigh. Early years Leyton was born in California (or Somers, Wisconsin) but lived with her family in Mexico, where her father was a mining engineer. She was educated at the Bennett School for Girls in Millbrook, New York; a school in Lausanne, Switzerland; and at the Sorbonne. Acting She became an actress after a failed marriage and acted in ''Green Grow the Lilacs'' on Broadway and several Charlie Chan films. Her Broadway credits also included ''Red Harvest'' (1937), ''A Hero Is Born'' (1937), and ''We Are No Longer Children'' (1932), for which she was billed as Freya Leigh. In 1937, Leyton acted in a Works Progress Administration Theatre Project in New York. She went from there to England, where she performed in '' Golden Boy''. French resistance In 1937, Leyton moved to Paris with her future husband Jacq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Leyton
Elliott Leyton (August 21, 1939 – February 14, 2022) was a Canadian social-anthropologist, educator and author who, according to the CTV television news network, was amongst the most widely consulted experts on serial homicide worldwide. Biography Leyton was born in Leader, Saskatchewan, on August 21, 1939. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of British Columbia then went on to obtain his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Toronto in 1972. During his ensuing career, he dedicated himself to the analysis and research of social ills such as juvenile delinquency and the psychology behind perpetrators of serial killings. Leyton's achieved level of expertise has led to his giving lectures at the College of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Ottawa. He was also a consultant on serial murder investigations for the RCMP, the FBI and Scotland Yard as well as for television shows and movies. He held faculty positions at Queen's University of Belfast in Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Leyton
George Leyton (born Henry George Hackett, 28 April 1864 – 5 June 1948) was a British singer, songwriter, and actor. Biography He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to English parents, and returned with them to London, where he was baptised in 1866. He first appeared on stage at the Princess's Theatre in 1889, in the play ''True Heart'', and the following year began appearing in venues such as the Royal Music Hall and the Oxford Music Hall. He quickly became associated with performing military and patriotic scenes, and in 1894 first performed his piece ''Waterloo''. He became a popular "descriptive and character vocalist" in music halls, performing songs and monologues, many of which he wrote. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leyton
John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936) is an English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek), which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961 despite being banned by the BBC for its death references. His follow-up single, "Wild Wind", reached number two in the charts. Alongside singing, Leyton's acting career saw him appearing in television and films throughout the 1960s. His films included '' The Great Escape'', ''Guns at Batasi'', ''Von Ryan's Express'' and ''Krakatoa, East of Java''. In 2009 he also had a small role in the film ''Telstar'', a biopic based on Joe Meek's life in which Leyton himself was portrayed by Callum Dixon. Career Leyton went to Highgate School and after completing his national service with the Royal Army Service Corps, he studied drama, paying his way through drama school with bit-part roles in films and on television. His first major a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Leyton
Richard Andrés Leyton Abrigo (born January 25, 1987) is a Chilean footballer, who plays goalkeeper for Deportes Copiapó. Club career He made his professional debut in 2006 in a game versus Deportes Puerto Montt. In 2010, he joined Santiago Morning. International career In the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay, Leyton started the first two games for Chile. Chile lost those two games by a combined scored of 5–2. Leyton was regulated to the bench and Cristopher Toselli took over in goal for the rest of the tournament and subsequently the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. Leyton did not make the trip to Canada. Later, he represented Chile U23 The Chile Olympic football team (also known as Chile under-23, Chile U-23) represents Chile in international football competitions at the Olympic Games and Pan American Games. Since the 1992 tournament, the team is limited to players under the ag ... at the 2008 Inter Continental Cup in Malaysia. Honours Club ;C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastián Leyton
Sebastián Ignacio Leyton Hevia (born 13 May 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Unión Española. Career He debuted on 15 April 2011, in a 2-0 victory of Universidad de Chile against Unión La Calera for the 2011 Torneo Apertura. In 2022, he moved to Colombia and joined Deportivo Cali, returning to Chile in the second half of the year to join Unión Española. Honours Club ;Universidad de Chile * Primera División de Chile (3): 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura *Copa Sudamericana (1): 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... References External links * Living people 1993 births Footballers from Curicó Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Deportes La Serena foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Layton (surname)
Layton is a surname derived from various place names in England. Two known etymologies stem from place names in Lancashire (in Blackpool) and another in North Yorkshire. The former was named in Old English as ‘settlement by the watercourse’, from Old English lād ‘watercourse’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; the latter as ‘leek enclosure’ or ‘herb garden’, from lēac ‘leek’ + tūn. Also often spelled as Leighton. People with the family name * Bentley Layton (born 1941), American religious scholar * Bob Layton (born 1953), American comic book artist * Caleb R. Layton (1851–1930), U.S. Representative from Delaware * Caleb S. Layton (1798–1882), American politician and judge from Delaware * Chris Layton (born 1955), American drummer * Christopher Layton (1821–1898), Latter-day Saint church leader * Daniel J. Layton (1879–1960), Supreme Court Justice of Delaware * David Layton (1914–2009), British economist and industrial relations specialist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |