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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] |
