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Linwood (name)
Linwood is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Alec Linwood (1920–2003), Scottish footballer *Elliott Linwood (born 1956), American artist *Mary Linwood (1755–1845), British needle woman *Paul Linwood (born 1983), English footballer *Sonja Kristina Linwood (born 1949), English singer Given name: *Linwood Barclay (born 1955), Canadian-American humourist, author and columnist *Linwood Boomer (born 1955), Canadian-American television producer, writer, and actor *Linwood Earl Briley (died 1984), American murderer *Linwood Vrooman Carter or Lin Carter (1930–1988), American author *Linwood Clark (1876–1965), American politician *Linwood G. Dunn (1904–1998), American cinematographer and special effects artist *Linwood Murrow, fictional character in the Angel TV series *Linwood Pendleton (born 1964), American environmental economist *Linwood H. Rose (born 1951), American university president See also *Lynn Faulds Wood {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Linwood
Alexander Bryce Linwood (13 March 1920 – 26 October 2003) was a Scottish association football, footballer who played for St Mirren F.C., St Mirren, Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough, Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, Clyde F.C., Clyde, Greenock Morton F.C., Greenock Morton and the Scotland national football team, Scotland national team. Career Born in the tiny Coal mining, mining settlement of Drumsmudden, near Drongan in Ayrshire, Linwood began working in the mines at the age of 14. He played schools and juvenile football before joining the newly formed Muirkirk F.C., Muirkirk Juniors in 1938. Linwood signed for St Mirren F.C., St Mirren the same year, however on the outbreak of World War II, the player was forced to resume his mining career for the war effort. A centre-forward, Linwood continued to play wartime football for St. Mirren and also played in an unofficial international match against England national football team, England at Maine Road in 1943 which the Scots lost 8–0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Linwood
Elliott Linwood (born July 14, 1956) is an American conceptual artist known for his large-scale photo grids and cross-referencing sculptural installations. He is based in San Diego, California. Early life, career and education Linwood was born July 14, 1956, in Lowell and attended Billerica Memorial High School in Massachusetts before moving to New York City when he was nineteen. He came out as a gay man just before the AIDS epidemic struck. Testing positive for the HIV virus in the early 1980s led him to a life of activism around this condition. Linwood worked in the field of electronic publishing most of his life. He earned dual bachelor's degrees in sociocultural anthropology and philosophy from New York University (NYU) in 1982, then attended the University of Chicago through 1983. He earned dual master's degrees in Arts and Education from San Francisco State University's (SFSU) Interdisciplinary Arts Program in 1993. He attended New College School of Law in San Francisco th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Linwood
Mary Linwood (1755–1845) was an English needle woman who exhibited her worsted embroidery or crewel embroidery in Leicester and London, and was the school mistress of a private school later known as Mary Linwood Comprehensive School. In 1790, she received a medal from the Society of Arts. Biography Early life Born in Birmingham in 1755, Mary Linwood moved to Leicester in 1764 with her family after her father, a wine merchant, became bankrupt. He died young and her mother opened a private boarding school for young ladies in Belgrave Gate. When her mother died Linwood took over the school and continued it for 50 years. Linwood made her first embroidered picture when she was thirteen years old, and by 1775 had established herself as a needlework artist.''The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Linwood
Paul Anthony Linwood (born 24 October 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He has previously played professionally in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Wrexham, Chester City and Grimsby Town and in the Cymru Premier for Connah's Quay Nomads. He also played at Non-league level for Fleetwood Town, Chester, Salford City, Ramsbottom United and Trafford. Career Tranmere Rovers Born in Birkenhead, Linwood was educated in Wirral at Hilbre High School. Linwood was with hometown club Tranmere Rovers from 2002 to 2006, having been a trainee previously. He made his first-team debut in an EFL Trophy tie at Blackpool in October 2003, with his Football League debut following a few days later in a 2–1 win over Oldham Athletic. Linwood spent the start of the 2005–2006 season on loan to Wrexham, before enjoying a short spell back in the Tranmere first-team. Chester City In the summer of 2006 he opted to join neighbours Chester Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonja Kristina Linwood
Sonja Kristina (born Sonia Christina Shaw; 14 April 1949) is an English singer, best known for starring in the seminal 1960s musical ''Hair'', and for being the lead vocalist of the 1970s progressive rock band Curved Air.''Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture'', Edward Macan, Oxford University Press, 1997, Kristina is also an experienced voice coach. She was the Rock, Jazz and Musical Theatre tutor for Performing Arts Students at Middlesex University from 1991 to 1999. Biography Kristina was born in Brentwood as Sonia Christina Shaw, daughter of a criminologist and granddaughter of Swedish actress Gerda Lundequist. Career Kristina first appeared on stage at the Swan Folk Club in Romford at the age of thirteen. Her first professional gig was at a Folk Festival in Southgate, London a year or so later. By 1968, while studying at the New College of Speech and Drama, Kristina was helping to run, and performing at, the Wednesday evening sessions a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linwood Barclay
Linwood Barclay (born 1955) is an American-born Canadian author, noted as a novelist, humorist, and (former) columnist. His popular detective novels are bestsellers in Canada and internationally, beginning with ''No Time for Goodbye'' in 2007. Biography Linwood Barclay was born in Darien, Connecticut, son of Muriel and Everett Barclay. His father was a professional illustrator who moved his family to Canada in 1959 where he had accepted a job with William R. Templeton Studios in Toronto. In 1966 the family purchased a vacation campground in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, which they ran for about five years until his father died from lung cancer when Barclay was sixteen. Barclay recognized his interest in writing detective fiction at an early age, inspired by the works of Ross Macdonald, who had grown up in Kitchener, Ontario. After graduating from high school Barclay studied literature at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, where one of his teachers was the noted novelist Margaret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linwood Boomer
Linwood Boomer (born October 9, 1955) is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and former actor. He is known for playing the role of Adam Kendall on the drama ''Little House on the Prairie'', and for creating the Fox sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle''. Early life Boomer was born into a lower-middle class family in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the third of four sons. He was enrolled in a gifted program at school. His mother is named Eileen. He was the middle child in his household. Boomer made a show based on his life story called ''Malcolm in the Middle'', which ran on FOX from January 2000 to May 2006. Career Boomer began his career as an actor. After playing Adam Kendall on ''Little House on the Prairie'', Boomer began focusing his talents on the behind-the-scenes aspects of television. Boomer's writing and executive producing credits include ''Night Court'', '' Flying Blind'', '' The Boys Are Back'', ''Townies'', ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' and ''God, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linwood Earl Briley
Linwood Earl Briley, James Dyral Briley Jr., and Anthony Ray Briley were a sibling trio of serial/spree killers, rapists, and robbers who were responsible for a murder and robbery spree that took place in Richmond, Virginia, in 1979. Linwood murdered a woman in 1971 and served a year in a reformatory. In 1979, the three siblings (with help from an accomplice, Duncan Eric Meekins) went on a killing spree in their home city of Richmond, killing at least eleven people. Two would-be victims escaped unharmed. Linwood and James were sentenced to death. In 1984, the two elder brothers escaped death row with four other inmates but were recaptured within three weeks. Linwood and James were executed by electric chair in 1984 and 1985, respectively. Anthony Briley and Duncan Meekins are both still incarcerated. Early lives The three Briley brothers, Linwood Earl (March 26, 1954 – October 12, 1984), James Dyral Jr. (June 6, 1956 – April 18, 1985) and Anthony Ray (born February 17, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linwood Vrooman Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. Lovecraft parody) and Grail Undwin. He is best known for his work in the 1970s as editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, which introduced readers to many overlooked classics of the fantasy genre. Life Carter was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy in his youth, and became broadly knowledgeable in both fields. He was also active in fandom. Carter served in the United States Army (infantry, Korea, 1951–53), and then attended Columbia University and took part in Leonie Adams's Poetry Workshop (1953–54). He was an advertising and publishers' copywriter from 1957 until 1969, when he took up writing full-time. He was also an editorial consultant. During much of his writing career he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linwood Clark
Linwood Leon Clark (March 21, 1876 – November 18, 1965) was a U.S. representative who represented the second Congressional district of the state of Maryland from 1929 to 1931. Biography Clark was born in Aberdeen, Maryland, and attended the public schools as a youth. He graduated from the Milton Academy of Milton, Massachusetts, in 1899, from the American University of Harriman in Harriman, Tennessee, in 1902, and from the law department of the University of Maryland in 1904. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Baltimore, Maryland. He also completed a La Salle Extension University course in railway transportation in 1919. He married Linnie Habersank on July 24, 1907, and they had two children. In 1926 Clark was an unsuccessful candidate for election to U.S. Congress, but two years later was successful, serving one term from March 4, 1929, to March 3, 1931. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930, and resumed the practice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linwood G
Linwood may refer to: Places Many of the place names for Linwood come from the presence of Tilia, linden trees. Australia *Linwood, South Australia *Linnwood, Guildford, 11-35 Byron Road, Guildford, New South Wales Canada *Linwood, Ontario *Linwood, Nova Scotia New Zealand *Linwood, New Zealand **Linwood (New Zealand electorate) **Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch **Linwood College **Linwood North School United Kingdom *Linwood, Hampshire, England *Mary Linwood Comprehensive School, Leicester, England *Linwood, Lincolnshire, England *Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland **Linwood High School United States *Linwood Elementary School (Georgia), Warner Robins, Georgia *Linwood, Indiana *Linwood Cemetery (Dubuque), Iowa *Linwood, Kansas *Linwood Elementary School (Kansas), Wichita, Kansas *Linwood (Jackson, Louisiana), National Register of Historic Places listings in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, listed on the NRHP in East Feliciana Parish *Linwood (Richmond, Kentucky), home of Brutus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linwood Murrow
This article features minor fictional characters who appear as guest stars on the television program ''Angel'', ordered alphabetically. For the show's main characters, please see the article list of ''Angel'' characters. A Alonna Gunn Alonna Gunn (played by Michele Kelly) was the sister of Charles Gunn, and the most important person in his life. The siblings took care of each other while growing up in the "Badlands" (a fictional neighborhood in Los Angeles). Alonna was turned into a vampire in her first appearance (" War Zone"). Gunn eventually found Alonna as a vampire and confronted her, but was ultimately forced to stake her with Angel looking on. Alonna continued to appear in future episodes in Gunn's memory, flashbacks, and dreams. She was also mentioned in many episodes including " That Old Gang of Mine". It was the death of Alonna that made Gunn receptive to Angel's help and also caused him to drift away from his old crew, as he was tired of seeing his friends "picked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
