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Miles (surname)
Miles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Television and film * Miles Brothers, American early cinema pioneers *A. D. Miles, actor who is best known as Marty Shonson in ''Dog Bites Man'' * Annie Miles, actress * Aubrey Miles, Filipino actress and singer *Ben Miles, British actor best known for his role as Patrick Maitland on the television situation comedy ''Coupling'' * Bernard Miles, English character actor, writer and director * Charlie Creed-Miles, English actor *Elaine Miles, Cayuse/Nez Perce actress best known for her role as Marilyn Whirlwind in the television series Northern Exposure * Joanna Miles (born 1940), American actress * Kevin Miles, Australian actor * Michael Miles, TV presenter in Britain * Nick Miles, English actor well known for his part in ITV's ''Emmerdale'' as businessman Jimmy King * Peter Miles (American actor) (1938–2002), American actor *Peter Miles (English actor) (1928–2018), British actor * Sarah Miles, English theater and film ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Brothers
The Miles Brothers (Harry J., Herbert, Joseph, and Earl C.) were pioneers in American cinema. In 1902, they established one of the first motion picture exchanges in the United States. Their 1906 film, ''A Trip Down Market Street'', is an historic 13-minute journey down Market Street in San Francisco from 8th Street to the Embarcadero, giving a rare view of the street before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The film was long thought to have been made in September 1905, after being dated as such by the Library of Congress based on the state of construction of several buildings. Film historian David Kiehn, a co-founder of Niles Film Museum in Niles, California, a museum devoted to Essanay Studios, dated the film to the spring of 1906 from automobile registrations and weather records. Kiehn eventually found promotional materials from the film's original release. The film was sent to New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Miles
Aaron Wade Miles (born December 15, 1976) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 to 2011 for the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He is currently a part-time player and bench coach for the Pittsburg Diamonds of the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. Professional career Houston Astros Miles was originally drafted by the Houston Astros in the 19th round of the 1995 amateur draft. He played in the Astros minor league system through 2000, making it as high as Class-A+ with the Kissimmee Cobras in 2000, where he hit .292 in 75 games. He was a member of the Midwest League All-Star team in 1999. Chicago White Sox He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the minor league portion of the Rule V Draft in 2000. He played with the Double-A Birmingham Barons in 2001-2002. In 2002, he was the Most Valuable Player of the Doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Miles (footballer)
John Francis Miles (born 28 September 1981) is an English Association football, footballer. Career Liverpool Miles, who is a Forward (association football), forward, was a product of the Liverpool F.C., Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy, Academy, and progressed as far as the reserve team, but in 2002 he was told he had no future at the club. Stoke City He joined Stoke City F.C., Stoke City in March 2002, with a short-term contract until the end of the season. He only made one substitute appearance for the club in April replacing Bjarni Guðjónsson in a league match against Bristol City F.C., Bristol City. He was released by the club in the summer. Crewe Alexandra He subsequently moved to Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra, initially on a monthly contract before signing on a season-long deal in October. He made his club debut in August against Colchester. He scored his only goal for Crewe on New Year's Day in 2003 in a 2–0 win against Mansfield Town. In tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL (Basketball Super League) or ISBL (Israeli Basketball Super League). For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal ( he, ליגת ווינר סל), lit. ''Winner Basket League'', with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner. The league is run by the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd. Overview Ligat HaAl comprises the top 12 basketball clubs in Israel, and was founded in 1954. The league itself is most known in Europe, due to the success of the Israeli teams in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup (formerly calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaiah Miles
Isaiah Miles (born June 9, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball at Saint Joseph's University. Early life and high school Miles was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up in the suburb of Owings Mills. He attended Glenelg Country School for three years before transferring to Milford Mill Academy before his senior year. He was a standout basketball player at both schools and was an All-Metro selection by ''The Baltimore Sun'' in his junior and senior seasons. College career Miles played four seasons for the St. Joseph's Hawks, starting out as a reserve player and gradually gaining more playing time until he was a starter his final two seasons. In his first season as a starter, he averaged 10.7 points and 5.1 rebounds. In his senior season, Miles averaged 18.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game as the Hawks won the Atlantic 10 Conference title. In the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Miles
Harold Philip Miles (31 January 1899 – 21 July 1957) was an Argentinian-born English cricketer and British Army officer. Miles was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was the elder son of Harold Miles of Odstock, Instow, Devon but was born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He moved to England at some point in his early life, where he was educated at Shrewsbury School, representing the school cricket team. In 1929 he married Miss Ada Margaret Paton, only daughter of Mr. James Paton, J.P., and Mrs. Paton of Newton Cross, Devon. Cricket Miles made his first-class debut for the Army in 1920 against Cambridge University. Years later, in 1926, he toured the country of his birth with the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing four first-class matches against the Argentina national cricket team. A regular feature in the Army side, he played 12 first-class matches for the team up to 1930, with his final first-class match for the Army coming against Oxford Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Miles
Graham Miles (11 May 1941 – 12 October 2014) was an English snooker player. Career Miles turned professional in 1971. He first gained recognition in 1974, when he reached the final of the World Championship. Although he lost 12–22 to Ray Reardon, this turned out to be the highlight of his career. Despite his modest success in major tournaments, Miles became one of the best known players in Britain, in an era when there was little televised snooker other than the ''Pot Black'' series, because he won the event in consecutive years, in 1974 (after entering as a late replacement for Fred Davis, who withdrew because of illness) and again in 1975. Other notable moments in Miles's career included reaching the final of the 1976 Masters, where he again lost to Reardon. The 1978/79 season saw something of a purple patch for Miles. At the 1978 UK Championship he defeated Rex Williams 9–8 and then hammered Willie Thorne 9–1, which included what was then a championship record brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Miles
Gene Miles (born 21 July 1959) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative , he played his club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership before joining the Brisbane Broncos in 1988 and later captained in 1990. BRL A product of the North Queensland city of Townsville, where he played for Souths, Miles joined Wynnum-Manly in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1980 and was playing in the State of Origin the following year. He played for Wynnum-Manly in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership's grand final in 1982. He was then one of seven Queensland-based players to go on the 1982 Kangaroo tour (with a squad later dubbed " The invincibles") to Great Britain - the others were Wally Lewis, Rohan Hancock, Mark Murray, Rod Morris, Mal Meninga and Greg Conescu. Miles couldn't break into the Test team and played against club sides and in an international aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eustace Miles
Eustace Hamilton Miles (22 September 1868 – 20 December 1948) was a British real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, restaurateur, and a diet guru who made his name selling health products and health advice to Edwardian Britons. Career Miles was the grandson of Sir William Miles, 1st Baronet by his son Captain William Henry Miles, J.P. (1830–1888) and Mary Frances Miles, née Charleton. He was born at Hampstead and was educated at Eastbourne College, Marlborough College and King's College, Cambridge. In 1906, Miles married Dorothy Beatrice Harriet Killick (nicknamed Hallie).Edward_Frederic_Benson.html" ;"title="ith Edward Frederic Benson">ith Edward Frederic Bensonbr>''Muscle, Brain, and Diet: A Plea for Simpler Foods''(1903)''Racquets, Tennis, and Squash''(1903)A Boy's Control and Self-Expression(1904) *''An Alphabet of Athletics'' (1904)''Breathing for Health, Athletics, and Brain-Work''(1904)''Cassell's Physical Educator''(1904)''Diversions Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellie Miles
Ellie Miles (born 7 February 1999) is a women's rugby union player from Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England who plays for Harlequins Ladies in the Premier 15s as a scrum-half or wing. She started her career at her hometown club Tunbridge Wells RFC and helped coach rugby at her school, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School before joining Harlequins Ladies. She has been noted as an up-and-coming female rugby player. Career Miles first started playing rugby union at Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School. She then joined Tunbridge Wells RFC, for whom her father had played as captain and coach, when they first set up their girls' youth team in 2014. She eventually became the captain of Tunbridge Wells under-18s and used her position to help run and coach the rugby club at her school. Later in that year, she was called up by the Kent Rugby Football Union to represent Kent under-18 Ladies and from there went to play for the London and South East under 18 Ladies team in both r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Miles (American Football)
Eddie Miles (born September 13, 1968) is a former American football linebacker who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the tenth round of the 1990 NFL draft. He played college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ... at the University of Minnesota and attended Miami Springs High School in Miami Springs, Florida. In 1992, he began his career with the Minnesota Department of Corrections. He is currently the warden at Minnesota Correctional Facility – St. Cloud. References External linksJust Sports Stats [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darius Miles
Darius LaVar Miles (born October 9, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. The , forward was selected directly out of high school by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 3rd overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft. He was a First Team NBA All-Rookie in 2001, a first for a prep-to-pro player. Miles' playing career nearly came to an end when he was released by the Portland Trail Blazers in April 2008 after two years away from the court following microfracture surgery on his right knee. He returned to action during the 2008–09 season as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies. Early years Miles was born in Belleville, Illinois and attended East St. Louis Lincoln High School and East St. Louis Senior High School in East St. Louis, Illinois. Before declaring to enter the 2000 NBA Draft, Miles had signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team, alongside fellow top recruit Omar Cook. Mike Jarvis, the head coach for the Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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