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Lee Smith
Lee Smith is the name of: Arts, entertainment and media *Lee Smith (fiction author) (born 1944), American author of fiction *Lee Smith (film editor) (born 1960), Australian film editor *Lee Smith (musician) (born 1983), American drummer *Lee Smith (journalist) (born 1962), American journalist, editor and author Sports * Lee Smith (American football) (born 1987), American football player *Lee Smith (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball pitcher * Lee Smith (rugby) (born 1986), English rugby league player See also *Leigh Smith (other) *Leon Smith (other) Leon Smith may refer to: * Leon Smith (basketball) (born 1980), American former basketball player * Leon Smith (naval commander) (died 1869), Texas Marine Department during American Civil War * Leon Smith (politician) (born 1937), Idaho House of R ... * Liam Smith (other) {{hndis, Smith, Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Smith (fiction Author)
Lee Smith (born November 1, 1944) is an American fiction author who typically incorporates much of her background from the Southeastern United States in her works. She has received writing awards, such as the O. Henry Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Fiction, the North Carolina Award for Literature, and, in April 2013, was the first recipient of Mercer University's Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature. Her novel ''The Last Girls'' was listed on the ''New York Times'' bestseller's list and won the Southern Book Critics Circle Award. ''Mrs Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger'', a collection of new and selected stories, was published in 2010. Early life and education Smith was born in 1944 in Grundy, Virginia, a small coal-mining town in the Appalachian Mountains, less than 10 miles from the Kentucky border. The Smith home sat on Main Street, and the Levisa Fork River ran just behind it. Her mother, Gig, was a college graduate who had come to Grund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Smith (film Editor)
Lee Smith, ACE, (born June 10, 1960) is an Australian film editor who has worked in the film industry since the 1980s. He began his film career as a sound editor before establishing himself as an editor. His breakthrough came when he began collaborating with director Peter Weir. Smith is best known for his work on several of Christopher Nolan's films, including ''Batman Begins'' (2005), ''The Dark Knight'' (2008), ''Inception'' (2010), ''The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012), '' Interstellar'' (2014) and ''Dunkirk'' (2017), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Life and career Smith was born in Harefield, Middlesex. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2004) and ''The Dark Knight'' (2008). He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for ''The Dark Knight'' and for ''Inception'' (2010). He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Sound for ''The Piano'' (1993). He began hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Smith (musician)
Estradasphere was an American experimental band that originated in Santa Cruz, California, during the late 1990s. The band, which in its last incarnation was based in Seattle, consisted of six multi-instrumentalists from a variety of musical backgrounds trained in disciplines ranging from classical music and jazz to heavy metal. In November 2007, members of Estradasphere started touring with Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls, as well as helping to produce her debut solo album ''Who Killed Amanda Palmer''. The band is on a "''permanent hiatus''" since 2010. Music Estradasphere were influenced by many different artists from many different subgenres, such as jazz, funk, techno, classical music, pop, heavy metal, New Age, Latin, Balkan, Greek and gypsy. They were influenced by artists such as The Beach Boys and Secret Chiefs 3, and have been compared to Mr. Bungle, Frank Zappa and John Zorn. Similarly to Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3, the band mixes several genres in its songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Smith (journalist)
Lee Harold Smith (born April 10, 1962) is an American journalist and author. He is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and was a senior editor at ''The Weekly Standard''. Smith was formerly editor-in-chief of ''The Village Voice Literary Supplement'', a national monthly literary review. He has written for publications including ''The New York Times'', ''The Hudson Review'', ''Ecco Press'', '' Atheneum'', '' Grand Street'', '' GQ'', and ''Talk''. At the time of the 9/11 attacks, Smith was working as an editor at ''The Village Voice'' and a contributor to ''Artforum''. By his own account in his book, '' The Strong Horse'', Smith was dissatisfied with the Orientalist explanations of the Muslim world as presented by Edward Said Edward Wadie Said (; , ; 1 November 1935 – 24 September 2003) was a Palestinian-American professor of literature at Columbia University, a public intellectual, and a founder of the academic field of postcolonial studies.Robert Young, ''White ..., who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Smith (American Football)
Joseph "Lee" Smith (born November 21, 1987) is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Marshall University, and was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. In late January 2022 he announced he would retire from the NFL. College career Smith originally committed and enrolled at the University of Tennessee, where his father Daryle played. However, after being charged with DUI on campus, he was immediately dismissed by head coach Phillip Fulmer. Smith would then enroll at Marshall University. Smith shared playing time with tight end, Cody Slate, throughout most of his first three seasons at Marshall. As a full-time starter in 2010, Smith finished the year with career highs in receiving yards, receptions, and touchdowns. He also was named to the Conference USA All-Academic team a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Smith (baseball)
Lee Arthur Smith (born December 4, 1957) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams. Serving mostly as a relief pitcher during his career, he was a dominant closer and held the major league record for career saves from 1993 until 2006, when Trevor Hoffman passed his total of 478. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of by the Today's Game Era Committee. A native of Jamestown in Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, Smith was scouted by Buck O'Neil and was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1975 MLB draft. Smith was an intimidating figure on the pitcher's mound at and with a 95-mile-per-hour (150 km/h) fastball. In 1991, he set a National League (NL) record with 47 saves for the St. Louis Cardinals, and was runner-up for the league's Cy Young Award; it was the second of three times Smith led the NL in saves, and he later led the American League (AL) in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Smith (rugby)
Lee Smith (born 8 August 1986) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a Goal (sports)#Rugby football, goal-kicking or for the Bradford Bulls in Betfred League 1. He has previously played rugby union with the Wasps RFC, London Wasps and the Newcastle Falcons, and played rugby league for the Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Trinity, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. Early life Smith attended Bruntcliffe High School in Morley, Leeds. He joined Leeds academy as a teenager and was named Senior Academy Player of the Year in 2003, with the team winning their Grand Final. Smith represented England at U17 and U18 level. Rugby League Leeds Rhinos Smith broke into the Leeds first team in 2005 but still captained the Senior Academy team to Grand Final success in 2006 against Hull. Smith made his début for the Leeds Rhinos first team on 28 March 2005 against Wakefield Trinity. He went on to make 10 appearances in his first season, scoring an impre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Smith (other) (1828–1913), British yachtsman and explorer
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Leigh Smith may refer to: * Leigh Smith (athlete) (born 1981), American athlete * Leigh Smith Bodichon (1827–1891), English educationalist and feminist * Benjamin Leigh Smith Benjamin Leigh Smith (12 March 1828 – 4 January 1913) was an English Arctic explorer and yachtsman. He is the grandson of the Radical abolitionist William Smith. Early life He was born in Whatlington, Sussex, the extramarital child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Smith (other)
Leon Smith may refer to: * Leon Smith (basketball) (born 1980), American former basketball player * Leon Smith (naval commander) (died 1869), Texas Marine Department during American Civil War * Leon Smith (politician) (born 1937), Idaho House of Representatives * Leon Smith (tennis) (born 1976), Scottish tennis coach * Leon Kristopher Smith (1978–2011), New Zealand soldier * Leon Polk Smith (1906–1996), American painter See also * Lee Smith (other) Lee Smith is the name of: Arts, entertainment and media *Lee Smith (fiction author) (born 1944), American author of fiction *Lee Smith (film editor) (born 1960), Australian film editor *Lee Smith (musician) (born 1983), American drummer *Lee Smith ... * Liam Smith (other) {{hndis, Smith, Leon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
