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List Of People From Spokane, Washington
This is a list of people from Spokane, Washington. The list includes individuals who were born in or lived in the city. A person who lives in or comes from Spokane, Washington, is known as a ''Spokanite''. Authors * Arthur C. Brooks, author * Sherman Alexie, author * David Eddings, author of '' The Belgariad'' and many other books * Wilbur Crane Eveland, served in various functions as secret agent for the USA in the Arab East * Michael Gurian, New York Times bestselling author of thirty-two books published in twenty-two languages * Quail Hawkins, bookseller and children's author * Bruce Holbert, author, Washington State Book Award winner * Kenn Nesbitt, Children's Poet Laureate (2013–2015) * Jack Nisbet, author of several books on explorer David Thompson * Shann Ray, author, American Book Award winner * Rick Rydell, outdoor writer, worked at local radio stations as a radio talk show host * David Shannon, author of '' No, David!'' and many other children's books * Wayne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada–United States border, Canadian border, west of the Washington–Idaho border, and east of Seattle, along Interstate 90 in Washington, I-90. Spokane is the economic and cultural center of the Spokane metropolitan area, the Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area, and the Inland Northwest. It is known as the birthplace of Father's Day (United States), Father's Day, and locally by the nickname of "Lilac City". Officially, Spokane goes by the nickname of ''Hooptown USA'', due to Spokane annually hosting Spokane Hoopfest, the world's largest basketball tournament. The city and the wider Inland Northwest area are served by Spokane International Airport, west of Downtown Spokane. According to the 2010 United States census, 2010 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Spitzer
Wayne Kyle Spitzer (born July 15, 1966) is an American author and low-budget horror filmmaker from Spokane, Washington. He is the writer/director of the short horror film ''Shadows in the Garden'', as well as the author of ''Flashback'', a horror novel published in 1993. Spitzer's non-genre writing has appeared in ''subTerrain Magazine: "Strong Words for a Polite Nation"'' and ''Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History''. Spitzer was highly active in Spokane's underground filmmaking scene from 1994 to 2005. His notable projects include ''Dead of Night'', a Spokane-area (cable TV) broadcast venture, ''Don't Look Up'',Northwest Cable News; Uniquely Northwest: That's Different. and a feature-length compilation, ''Monstersdotcom'', including ''Shadows in the Garden'' and ''Last Stop Station''. Spitzer has taught creative writing at Corbin Art Center and Airway Heights Corrections Center. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing from Eastern Washington University, a Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyhood (2014 Film)
''Boyhood'' is a 2014 American epic coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Richard Linklater, and starring Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, and Ethan Hawke. Filmed from 2002 to 2013, ''Boyhood'' depicts the childhood and adolescence of Mason Evans Jr. (Coltrane) from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in Texas with divorced parents (Arquette and Hawke). Richard Linklater's daughter Lorelei plays Mason's sister, Samantha. Production began in 2002 and finished in 2013, with Linklater's goal to make a film about growing up. The project began without a completed script, with only basic plot points and the ending written initially. Linklater developed the script throughout production, writing the next year's portion of the film after rewatching the previous year's footage. He incorporated changes he saw in each actor into the script, while also allowing all major actors to participate in the writing process by incorporating their life experiences into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quantum Leap (1989 TV Series)
''Quantum Leap'' is an American science fiction television series, created by Donald P. Bellisario, that premiered on NBC and aired for five seasons, from March 26, 1989, to May 5, 1993. The series stars Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist who involuntarily leaps through spacetime during experiments in time travel, by temporarily taking the place of other people to correct what he consistently discovers were historical mistakes. Dean Stockwell co-stars as Admiral Al Calavicci, Sam's womanizing, cigar-smoking companion and best friend, who appears to him as a hologram and researches and shapes his opinions of the past. The series features a mix of humor, drama, romance, social commentary, and science fiction. It was ranked number 19 on ''TV Guide''s "Top Cult Shows Ever" in 2007. A revival series, following the original show's continuity, premiered on NBC on September 19, 2022. Premise and characters In the near future, physicist Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) theor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baywatch
''Baywatch'' is an American action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann, who produced the show throughout its 11-season run. The series focuses on both professional and personal challenges faced by the characters, portrayed by a large rotating ensemble cast that notably includes Pamela Anderson, Alexandra Paul, Gregory Alan Williams, Jeremy Jackson, Parker Stevenson, David Chokachi, Billy Warlock, Erika Eleniak, David Charvet, Yasmine Bleeth, and Nicole Eggert. The show was cancelled after its first season on NBC, but survived through syndication and later became the most-watched television series in the world, with a weekly audience of over 1.1 billion viewers despite consistently negative critical reviews, earning it a reputation as a pop cultural phenomenon and frequent source of allusion and parody. The sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom McTigue
Thomas McTigue (born 1959) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Harvey Miller on the 1990s television series ''Baywatch''. He made guest appearances on numerous television programs: ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' in 1991 as Jack and on ''Roseanne'' in 1994 as a doctor. He has also appeared in several films and hundreds of commercials. He has a minor part as a teacher in the 2014 film '' Boyhood''. Biography Tom McTigue was born and grew up in Spokane, Washington. He studied theatre at Washington State University Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant unive .... After moving to New York to study acting, he returned to Seattle where he acted in regional plays. He eventually became interested in stand up comedy and began performing on the road. Filmography R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live
''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves as the program's showrunner. The show premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title ''NBC's Saturday Night''. The show's comedy sketches, which often parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, with featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", properly beginning the show. In 1980, Michaels left the series to explore other opportunities. He was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Sweeney
Julia Anne Sweeney (born October 10, 1959) is an American actress, comedian, and author, who gained fame as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1994. She played Mrs. Keeper in the film ''Stuart Little'' and voiced Brittany in ''Father of the Pride''. She recently appeared in the Hulu series '' Shrill'', the Showtime series ''Work in Progress'', and the Starz series '' American Gods''. Early life Sweeney was born and raised in Spokane, Washington, the daughter of Robert Mark Sweeney and Jeraldine "Jeri" Sweeney ( Ivers). Her father was an attorney and federal prosecutor, while her mother was a homemaker. She has an Irish Catholic background. Sweeney is the oldest of five children; she had two brothers, William Robert "Bill" Sweeney, and Michael Ivers Sweeney, who both died, and has a brother, Jim Sweeney, and a sister, Meg Sweeney. As a child, she was drawn to imitating voices and inventing characters. She attended Marycliff High School and Gonzaga Preparatory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovely's Fifty Fifty
Lovely's Fifty Fifty is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon. History The restaurant followed Lovely Hula Hands. The chef is Sarah Minnick. Lovely's Fifty Fifty was featured on the Netflix series '' Chef's Table: Pizza'' in 2022. Reception Michael Russell included the pizzeria in ''The Oregonian'' 2019 list of the city's 40 best restaurants. The business was included in ''Eater Portland'''s 2022 "Handy Dining Guide to North Mississippi Avenue". See also * Pizza in Portland, Oregon References External links * Lovely's Fifty Fiftyat ''Condé Nast Traveler'' Lovely's Fifty Fiftyat ''Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure Co. (formerly Wyndham Destinations, Inc. and Wyndham Worldwide Corporation) is an American timeshare company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. It develops, sells, and manages timeshare properties under several vacation ownershi ...'' Boise, Portland, Oregon North Portland, Oregon Pizzerias in Portland, Oregon Year of establishment missing {{Oregon-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovely Hula Hands
Lovely Hula Hands was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, operating from 2003 to 2009. Description and history The restaurant opened in 2003. ''The Oregonian'' Grant Butler said the original Lovely Hula Hands operated from a "painted-pink Old Portland saltbox house" (938 North Cook Street), serving Pacific Northwest cuisine representative of the neighborhood's "funkiness". The menu included salt-and-pepper calamari, pan-roasted chicken with mashed potatoes, and a Thai flat iron steak with sticky rice. The pork chop had chipotle barbecue sauce with succotash. The restaurant debuted a new location (4057 North Mississippi Avenue), chef (Troy MacLarty), and menu in November 2006. According to ''The Oregonian'' Michael Russell, the menu " hiftedfrom comforting Asian fusion to riskier seasonal fare" and MacLarty "was as known for his seasonal salads as he would later become known for his frequent change of kitchen". MacLarty worked on a Sauvie Island farm one day per week, growing and har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Minnick
Sarah Minnick is a chef in Portland, Oregon, where she has operated the restaurants Lovely Hula Hands and Lovely's Fifty Fifty. Early life and education Sarah Minnick was born in Spokane, Washington and her family moved to Portland when she was four or five. She recalls seeing her father going off to work every day in a suit and tie and knowing she did not want that. Sarah attended the Rhode Island School of Design and majored in Fine Arts, graduating with a degree in Painting. She was offered a Work Study (Undergrads), work-study job while in school, the only one that interested her was working in the on campus student cafe. She found the job offered a lot of freedom and was enthusiastic about it. A friend pointed out that she seemed to enjoy running the cafe better than she liked painting; she recalls thinking "Uh-oh, busted." She felt at the time that there was "a stigma around working in kitchens, that it was frowned on as a career". She describes being "torn" after graduat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Allan Poe Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater published or produced in the previous year. Active author categories Robert L. Fish Memorial Award The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award was established in 1984 to honor the best first mystery short story by an American author. The winners are listed below. Lilian Jackson Braun Award The Lilian Jackson Braun Award was established to honor Lilian Jackson Braun and is presented in the "best full-length, contemporary cozy mystery as submitted to and selected by a special MWA committee." Sue Grafton Memorial Award The Sue Grafton Memorial Award was established in 2019 to honor Sue Grafton and is presented to "the best novel in a series featuring a female protagonist." The w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
