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Mark Harris (other)
Mark Harris may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Mark Harris (author) (1922–2007), American novelist known for baseball novels, especially ''Bang the Drum Slowly'' * Mark Yale Harris (born 1936), American sculptor *Mark Jonathan Harris (born 1941), American documentary filmmaker * Mark Harris (composer) (born 1955), American musician and composer * Mark Harris (musician) (born 1962), American Contemporary Christian musician * Mark Harris (journalist) (born 1963), American entertainment columnist and magazine editor * Mark Harris (jazz musician) (born 1975), Australian jazz musician and creator/member of band Lah-Lah *Mark Harris, fictional character in the American TV series '' Man from Atlantis'' Politics and law * Mark Harris (Maine politician) (1779–1843), United States Representative from Maine * Mark Harris (North Carolina politician) (born 1966), American pastor and politician * Mark Harris (Idaho politician), Idaho State Senator since 2015 * Mark O. Harris (born 1950) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harris (author)
Mark Harris (November 19, 1922 – May 30, 2007) was an American novelist, literary biographer, and educator. Biography Early life Harris was born Mark Harris Finkelstein in Mount Vernon, New York, to Carlyle and Ruth (Klausner) Finkelstein. At the age of 11, he began keeping a diary, which he would maintain for every day of his life thereafter. After graduating in 1940 from Mount Vernon High School, he dropped his surname because "it was a difficult time for kids with Jewish names to get jobs." He subsequently went to work for Paul Winkler's Press Alliance news agency in New York City as a messenger and mimeograph operator. He was drafted into the United States Army in January 1943. His growing opposition to war and his anger at the prevalence of racial discrimination in the Army led him to go AWOL from Camp Wheeler, Georgia, in February 1944. He was soon arrested and then hospitalized for psychoneurosis. He was honorably discharged in April 1944. His wartime experience fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fathers 4 Justice
Fathers 4 Justice (or F4J) is a fathers’ rights organisation in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2001, the group aims to gain public and parliamentary support for changes in UK legislation on fathers' rights, mainly using stunts and protests, often conducted in costume. Former F4J members, who do not agree with Matt O'Connor's leadership, formed the New Fathers 4 Justice group, in 2008. History Fathers 4 Justice was founded in the UK by Matt O'Connor, a marketing consultant.Deborah Ros"Matt O'Connor: The man behind Fathers4Justice" ''The Independent'', 4 July 2006 He is the sole shareholder and a director of Fathers For Justice Ltd. Fathers For Justice stated aim is to champion the causes of equal parenting, family law reform, and equal contact for divorced parents with children. It is best known for its campaigning techniques of protest stunts, with participants often dressed as comic superheroes, and frequently climbing public buildings, bridges, and monuments. Stunts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harris (publisher)
Lumina Media was an American publisher of magazines, books, and associated websites. Throughout all its incarnations, the business has focused on the pet-keeping and -breeding market, though also with some other topical lifestyle and hobby publications. The original company was founded in 1974 as Fancy Publications (later renamed BowTie Inc.) by Norman Ridker, absorbing Kennel Club Books in 2004, which made BowTie a main competitor to TFH Publications in the pet-book market. In 2002, Bob Garfield of '' On the Media'' called Fancy Publications "the Time Warner of the pet magazine business". (Click the "Transcript" tab to get the transcript.) After some financial difficulties, BowTie was restructured as I-5 Publishing in 2013 under the new ownership of David Fry and Mark Harris, and took on its present name in 2016. Over the years, the company has launched, acquired, divested, or consolidated many pet-related paper and digital publications, including a number that have been domina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harris (bodybuilder)
Mark Harris (born Neath) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder from Wales. He is six times UKBFF Welsh champion and overall UKBFF (formerly EFBB) British champion of 2001. He nearly won the overall UKFBB British bodybuilding Championships in 2000 but was pipped to the post by Mike King. In 2001, a "shredded" Mark became overall British champion as a middleweight and turned pro. He made his pro debut in the English Grand Prix several weeks later. Mark is currently sponsored by the bodybuilding supplement company Chemical Nutrition. (originally Chemical Warfare, now CNP Professional), owned by Kerry Kayes (and formerly Dorian Yates Dorian Andrew Mientjez Yates (born 19 April 1962) is an English retired professional bodybuilder. He won the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times from 1992 to 1997 and has the fifth-highest number of Mr. Olympia wins in history, ranking behind ...). He is a very well known bodybuilder in the UK. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Mark Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harris (Welsh Footballer)
Thomas Mark Harris (born 29 December 1998) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for club Oxford United and the Wales national team. A versatile forward, he is able to play as a winger or as a striker. He has represented Wales at under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. He turned professional at Cardiff City in December 2016, and spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Newport County and Port Vale. He spent the first half of the 2019–20 season on loan at Wrexham, before breaking into the Cardiff first-team during the 2020–21 campaign, though was released in June 2023. He joined Oxford United the following month. Club career Cardiff City Harris began his career at Cardiff City and was offered his first professional contract at the club in December 2016. He made his first-team debut on 8 January 2017, coming on as a substitute for Greg Halford in a 2–1 defeat to Fulham in the FA Cup. A series of illnesses and injuries throughout the Cardiff squad gave Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harris (softball)
Mark Harris (born 29 March 1985) is an Australian IT administrator, athlete and coach who played softball for the Australian Steelers fastpitch softball team. Harris was first selected by the Steelers in 2010 to play in a Tri-Series against New Zealand and Argentina at Hawker Park, ACT. Harris played in the 2013 and 2015 World Series Fastpitch Team with the Steelers Personal Harris was born on 29 March 1985 in Derby, Western Australia. Soon after his birth, the Harris family moved to Perth. Harris attended Sevenoaks Senior College. In 2003, he started attending Edith Cowan University, where he studied Sports Science. After university, In 2009, Harris moved to Melbourne. He is currently working as an IT Projects Administrator for the West Coast Eagles Football Club in Perth In 2015 Harris announced his engagement to Leah Brenton in Paris. Softball Harris has played catcher, outfielder and occasionally pitcher. Harris originally started in softball as an umpire and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harris (American Football)
Mark Edward Harris (born April 28, 1970) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National .... References 1970 births Living people American football wide receivers Ricks Vikings football players San Francisco 49ers players Southern Utah Thunderbirds football players Stanford Cardinal football players People from Clovis, New Mexico Players of American football from New Mexico {{widereceiver-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harris (rower)
Mark Harris is a retired lightweight rower who competed for Great Britain. Rowing career Harris was selected by Great Britain as part of the lightweight eight that secured a bronze medal at the 1975 World Rowing Championships The 1975 World Rowing Championships was the fifth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 21 to 30 August at Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, England. Medal summary Medalists at the 1975 World Rowing Champions ... and a silver medal at the 1976 World Rowing Championships. References Year of birth missing (living people) British male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Living people {{England-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harris (English Footballer)
Mark Andrew Harris (born 15 July 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career He began his career with Wokingham Town before signing for Crystal Palace in June 1988. He had a brief loan spell at Burnley and made only two appearances for Palace, both as a substitute, in their 1988–89 promotion season. In 1989, he moved on to Swansea City, for whom he made 228 appearances, scoring 14 goals between then and 1995. Whilst at Swansea he was part of the team that won the 1994 Football League Trophy Final after a penalty shootout. He later played for Gillingham and Cardiff City and made over 300 total appearances in the English Football League. He later played in non-league football for Kingstonian, Henley Town and Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harris (rugby League)
Mark Walter Harris (22 August 1947 – 15 January 2020) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played for the Eastern Suburbs (1970–79) and North Sydney (1980–81) clubs. He also represented the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League. A destructive hard running , Harris made 190 appearances for the Roosters and a further 33 for the Bears. Playing career A Brisbane junior, Harris was playing in Papua New Guinea for the Koni Tigers club when recruited into the NSWRFL Premiership by Sydney's Eastern Suburbs club. Harris also won the prestigious media award ' Rookie Of The Year' in his first season. He was selected to represent Australia in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup. In 1972 he won another prestigious award taking out the '' Sun-Herald'' player of the year award. He was also selected to represent Australia in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup. Harris played in just the one test match for Australia, that was against New Zealand in 1972. Gridir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark O
Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finnish markka ( sv, finsk mark, links=no), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Polish mark ( pl, marka polska, links=no), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany * Lodz Ghetto mark, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto. * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Yale Harris
Mark Yale Harris (born 1936) is an American sculptor, and a former businessperson. He is working primarily in stone and bronze for his art. Beginning his professional life in the business sector, in 1972 Harris co-founded and was executive vice president of Red Roof Inns. In 1991, he founded AmeriSuites Hotels, where he served as CEO.Herchenroeder, Karl. ''Businessman turned artist brings emotion to form.''https://www.aspentimes.com/entertainment/activities-events/businessman-turned-artist-brings-emotion-to-form/ The Aspen Times He lives and works in the Roaring Fork Valley region of Colorado. Early life Harris was born in Buffalo, New York in 1936. He attended the business program at Ohio State University (OSU), earning a B.S.S. degree in 1961. Business career Harris worked for more than 30 years in hospitality/urban development. In 1972, he partnered with Jim Trueman, also an OSU alumnus, to co-found Red Roof Inn in Columbus, Ohio. The company opened over 300 properties primar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
