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Michael Carr (other)
Michael or Mike Carr may refer to: *Michael Carr (composer) (1905–1968), British composer *Michael Carr (cricketer) (1933–1995), English cricketer *Michael Carr (English footballer) (born 1983), currently playing for Stalybridge Celtic *Michael Carr (Gaelic footballer), played for Donegal * Michael Carr (Labour politician) (1947–1990), British politician, MP for Bootle in 1990 *Michael Carr (Liberal Democrat politician) (born 1946), British politician, MP for Ribble Valley 1991–92 *Mike Carr (game designer) (born 1951), American fantasy writer and game designer *Mike Carr (musician) (1937–2017), English jazz organist, pianist and vibraphonist *Mike Carr (ice hockey) (born 1959), ice hockey player *Michael Carr, presenter of ''Faces of Death ''Faces of Death'' (later re-released as ''The Original Faces of Death'') is a 1978 American mondo horror film written and directed by John Alan Schwartz, credited under the pseudonyms "Conan Le Cilaire" and "Alan Black" r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Carr (composer)
Michael Carr (born Maurice Alfred Cohen; 11 March 1905 – 16 September 1968) was a British popular music composer and lyricist, best remembered for the song " South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)", written with Jimmy Kennedy for the 1939 film of the same name. Life and career Born in Leeds, the son of cabinet maker and boxer Morris "Cockney" Cohen and Gertrude J. Beresford, Carr was brought up in Dublin, where his father opened a restaurant. In his teens he ran away to sea, and took various jobs in the United States, including cowboy in Montana, pianist in Las Vegas, and newspaper reporter. Under the name of Michael Carr, he played a number of small roles in Hollywood films. He returned to Dublin in 1930, and began writing tunes. A local bandleader suggested that he move to London, and enabled his introduction to lyricist Jimmy Kennedy. In 1934 he settled in London, where he worked for a music company. Initially he wrote cowboy songs such as "Ole Faithful", drawing on his ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Carr (cricketer)
Michael Carr (24 June 1933 – 29 September 1995) was an English cricketer. He played one first-class match for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1953. See also * List of Cambridge University Cricket Club players This is a list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC) in top-class matches since the club was first recorded in 1817. CUCC teams have always had important or first-class cricket status. B ... References External links * 1933 births 1995 deaths English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Sportspeople from Alexandria {{England-cricket-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Carr (English Footballer)
Michael Andrew Carr (born 6 December 1983 in Crewe, England) is an English former footballer. Career Carr has previously played for Macclesfield Town, Northwich Victoria, Morecambe and Kidderminster Harriers . He has been capped seven times for England at semi-professional level, scoring one goal. In his time at Northwich Michael was known for his terrific engine and box to box midfield play which gave him the status as a fans favourite, this then led to interest from football league clubs. He then eventually left Vics to sign for Morecambe in a deal which would see Carr go full-time. After his move Carr found a regular starting place in the side hard to come by and this led to a months loan at former club Northwich, despite returning to Morecambe Carr was released from his contract and snapped up by Kidderminster Harriers. After Harriers decided not to retain his services at the end of the 08–09 season due to financial cutbacks Carr was found looking for a club. On 9 July 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Carr (Gaelic Footballer)
Michael Carr is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Cill Chartha and the Donegal county team. Carr was man of the match in the 1980 Donegal Senior Football Championship final. He was again man of the match in the 1983 Ulster Senior Football Championship final victory over Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ..., denying his clubmate Martin McHugh, who had scored 0–7 of Donegal's 1–14. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers Kilcar Gaelic footballers {{Donegal-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Carr (Labour Politician)
Michael Carr (27 May 1947 – 20 July 1990) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Bootle for 57 days in 1990 from his election until his death. He was a dockworker who later became a trade union official, but his political rise was assisted by the help he gave the Labour Party leadership in removing the influence of the Militant tendency. Carr had served briefly as a local councillor and did not see his attempts to become an MP as a career move. His sudden death occurred after he had been sent home from hospital where staff failed to identify an imminent heart attack; prosecutions were considered and his family sought legal redress. Career Carr, the son of a policeman, was born in his future constituency of Bootle. He went to St Mary's College in Crosby and found employment in the Netherlands and then Fareham where he met his wife Lyn; they married in 1970 and had four children. Carr moved back to Bootle the next year, where he worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Carr (Liberal Democrat Politician)
Michael Carr (born 31 January 1946) is a British teacher, lecturer, and politician for the Liberal Democrats. Originally a teacher, Carr became active in politics as a Conservative councillor before joining the Social Democratic Party. After two unsuccessful general election candidacies, Carr won a sensational by-election victory in 1991 to become the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ribble Valley. His victory was short-lived as he lost the seat in the general election that followed a year later, and he twice failed to regain it. Early life Carr was born in Preston,Nicholas Wood, "Cool Lancastrian turns giant-killer", ''The Times'', 8 March 1991. and grew up in the Ribble Valley village of Sabden.Alan Travis, "Quiet man's big day", ''The Guardian'', 8 March 1991, p. 6. He was educated at St Josephs College, Blackpool, and Preston Catholic College."The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1983", Revised and updated edition, Times Books, 1984, p. 191. After a year as an engineerin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Carr (game Designer)
Mike Carr (born September 4, 1951) is a writer and game designer. Career Early years While still a teenager living in Saint Paul in 1968, Carr created a game called '' Fight in the Skies'' (also known as ''Dawn Patrol''). He was invited to present and referee the game at the very first Gen Con convention in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, but had to convince his parents to drive him to Lake Geneva for the weekend. While at Gen Con, he met the convention's organizer, Gary Gygax, and quickly became an acquaintance. Three years later, he co-authored ''Don't Give Up The Ship!'' with Gygax and Dave Arneson. Carr began wargaming with the International Federation of Wargamers as a teenager. After high school, Carr completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Macalester College before going on to work as a restaurant manager with Ground Round in the mid-1970s. TSR and Dungeons & Dragons In 1976, at the invitation of Gygax, he joined TSR, Inc., and wrote an introductory ''Dungeons & Drago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Carr (musician)
Mike Carr (born Michael Anthony Carr, 7 December 1937, South Shields, County Durham, England – 22 September 2017) was an English jazz organist, pianist and vibraphonist. The younger brother of trumpeter Ian Carr, with whom he formed the EmCee Five group. he began playing in Newcastle in the 1960s before leaving for London in the 1970s and appearing regularly at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. EmCee Five featured some of the UK's leading jazz musicians of the 1960s and 1970s, including John McLaughlin, Ronnie Stephenson, Malcolm Cecil, Spike Heatley and Johnny Butts. In 1976, he was band member of Eric Burdon. From 1971 until 1975, Carr was a member of Ronnie Scott's trio, first with Tony Crombie and later with Bobby Gien. In the mid-1980s he led the band Cargo. Discography with Emcee Five * 1961: ''Let's Take Five''. * 1962: ''Bebop from the East Coast'' (Birdland) with Ian Carr, John McLaughlin * 2005: ''Legend'' Other recordings * 1979: ''Mike Carr and his Trio featuring Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Carr (ice Hockey)
Michael Carr (born September 25, 1959) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Career Carr joined the Lowell ice hockey program in 1979 after the team won its first National Championship. As a freshman he led the team in scoring and helped the program reach the conference championship. The squad returned to the national tournament but was stifled in the semifinal and finished the tournament in 3rd place. His scoring numbers dropped by 14 points as a sophomore but the team won its first East Division title. After capturing their second consecutive ECAC 2 East Tournament championship the Chiefs beat Mankato State and Plattsburgh State in two 1-goal games to capture the 1981 national championship. Carr earned a spot on the All-Tournament team for his efforts. Carr increased his scoring numbers by 20 points for his junior season, helping the team win its first regular season conference championship by going 19–1 in ECAC 2 play. He finished second in the nation in scoring, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |