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Minick (other)
'' Minick'' is a 1924 Broadway play written by Edna Ferber and George Kaufman. Minick may also refer to: * John W. Minick (1908–1944), United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor * Johnny Minick (born 1955), American gospel singer and songwriter * Pam Minick (born 1955), rodeo performer, film and television actress * Pat Minick (1937 or 1938–2017), American drag racer * Paul Minick (1899–1978), American football player * Roger Minick (born 1944), American photographer *"Old Man Minick ''Old Man Minick'' is a short story by American author Edna Ferber first published in 1922. It was adapted into '' Minick'', a Broadway play staged in 1924, as well as the 1925 silent film '' Welcome Home'', the 1932 film '' The Expert'', and the ...", a 1921 short story by Edna Ferber See also * Minnick * Minich * Minnich * Minik (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minick
''Minick'' is a three-act Broadway play written by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, based on Ferber's 1922 short story "Old Man Minick", that opened on September 24, 1924. Producer Winthrop Ames staged it at the Booth Theatre on Broadway, with O. P. Heggie in the title role. The play is about an elderly widower who comes to live with his son and daughter-in-law in their Chicago apartment. History George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber developed Ferber's short story "Old Man Minick" into the play ''Minick'', which was initially produced by Winthrop Ames and opened on September 24, 1924. Ames cast a Black actress, Emma Wise, to play the Minicks' maid, which was unusual at a time when most productions were racially segregated. Previews were held in three cities in Connecticut: New Haven, Hartford, and New London. In New London, a disused theater was reopened for the preview, which was interrupted by the emergence of hundreds of bats that had taken up residence in the building while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Minick
Johnny Minick (born July 8, 1955) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist, record producer, and pastor. Biography Johnny Minick was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He grew up in a musical family where much of his childhood was spent singing and playing music. Minick was trained in classical music and developed an interest in jazz. At the early age of three, Minick started playing the guitar. By four, he was singing solos and accompanying himself with his instrument. When Minick was six years of age, he discovered the keyboards during a visit to an aunt in Memphis. Within a few hours he was forming chords and played a song with such skill his aunt gave him her upright piano. Much of Minick's childhood was spent playing the piano and singing. His parents enrolled him in formal training. At eight years of age he made a few appearances in churches and on radio. In 1968, at twelve years of age, Minick felt the call to ministry. By the time he was 17, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Minick
Pam Minick (born June 27, 1955) was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 2000. Life Pam Minick and her sister were raised on a ranch of five acres of land in Las Vegas, Nevada. The family had no horses at first. When Minick was 9 and her sister was 7, they decided they wanted some horses to ride. After their mother acquired two Palomino horses for them, they learned to ride at the local 4-H. Career Minick was Miss Rodeo America in 1973. She was the Women's World Champion Calf Roper. She also qualified for the Women's National Finals Rodeo in team roping. Minick still competes in barrel racing and team roping. She qualified for the Women's National Finals Rodeo 11 times. She is a rodeo sports commentator. She has been a commentator or interviewer in over 1,000 shows. These include rodeo, equestrian, and country music shows. In 1992, Minick co-announced for the major rodeo the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, becoming the first women to announce a major prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Minick
Pat Minick (born 1937 or 1938–January 19, 2017) was an American drag racer. History Minick got his start in the 1950s, driving Chrysler products; he first partnered with John Farkonas (who was seven years Minick's senior) in the 1960s. Minick first drove Farkonas' 1956 Chrysler 300, and in 1962, they raced in Super Stock with remarkable success, taking wins in 31 of 33 events. They attracted sponsorship from "Mr. Norm" Kraus' car dealership, Grand Spaulding Dodge, in 1964, naming their new car ''Hustler''. They followed this with an altered-wheelbase blown nitro-burning 1965 Plymouth. The team got clutch work done at Chicago's E&R Automotive, where hemi-running fellow Super Stock racer Austin Coil was also a customer. Needing a good tuner, while Coil needed money to keep racing, the trio joined forces in winter 1966. In 1967, they decided to move from Super Stock to Funny Car (not yet an official NHRA class), building the first ''Chi-Town Hustler'' (a name conceived by Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Minick
Paul Daniel Minick (December 17, 1899 – December 22, 1978) was an American football player and coach and film actor. Early years Minick was born in 1899 at Villisca, Iowa. He attended West High School in Des Moines, Iowa. University of Iowa Minick enrolled at the University of Iowa in 1919 and played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes football teams from 1920 to 1922, including the undefeated 1921 and 1922 teams. At the end of the 1922 season, Minick won first-team honors on both the 1922 All-Big Ten Conference football team and the 1922 All-America college football team. USC coach and Hollywood actor After graduating from Iowa, Minick moved to Los Angeles where he became an assistant coach for the 1925 USC Trojans football team. He served as the line coach under head coach Howard Jones who had previously coached Iowa while Minick was a player. While in Los Angeles, Minick also acted in Hollywood movies, including '' College Days'' (1926), ''One Minute to Play'' (1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Minick
Roger Laell Minick (born July 13, 1944) is an American photographer who has documented tourists in the National Parks of the United States. The series, called "Sightseer", has been published in numerous books and widely exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States and Europe. Minick has worked on numerous other photo projects over the years. His books include ''Delta West'' (1969) and ''Hills of Home'' (1975), both published by Scrimshaw. Early years Roger Minick was born in Ramona, Oklahoma, and grew up in the Ozarks of Arkansas. In 1956 his family moved to Southern California, where he lived until he was twenty years old. From 1964 to 1969 Minick attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a BA in History in 1969. While at UC Berkeley, Minick began an apprenticeship in photography at the ASUC Studio, a student arts facility on the UC campus. From 1965 to 1975, Minick worked on staff at the ASUC Studio, eventually becoming Director from 1971 to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Man Minick
''Old Man Minick'' is a short story by American author Edna Ferber first published in 1922. It was adapted into ''Minick'', a Broadway play staged in 1924, as well as the 1925 silent film '' Welcome Home'', the 1932 film '' The Expert'', and the 1939 film '' No Place to Go''. Background In the 1910s and 1920s, women's magazines published fiction by well-known writers, including Edith Wharton, Somerset Maugham, and Edna Ferber. During this era, the short story "Old Man Minick" was one of a variety of works first published serially in women's periodicals and then developed into plays and film. Ferber was inspired to write the story after listening to three old men on a park bench in Washington Park in Chicago as they talked about life. Plot The story is set in Chicago in the early 20th century, where a seventy year widower, Jo Minick, has to learn how to live, after the unexpected death of his wife, with whom he had been married to for forty years. Following her death he goes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnick
Minnick is an Irish surname that could be an Anglicization of the Gaelic ''Ó Muineóg'', or could be derived from ''manach'' meaning "monk". Notable people with the surname include: * Adam J. Minnick (born 1978), American cinematographer * Ann Minnick (living), American nursing scholar * Danny Minnick (born 1973), American painter and skateboarder * Don Minnick (1931–2016), American baseball player * Fred Minnick (born 1978), American writer * John Harrison Minnick (1877–1966), American educator * Joseph J. Minnick (1933–2015), American politician * Phil Minnick (born 1942), American gridiron football player * Sarah Minnick (living), American chef * Walt Minnick (born 1942), American politician References See also * Joel Minnick Longenecker (1847–1906), American farmer, soldier, lawyer, State's Attorney, Judge, gubernatorial candidate, and Department Commander of the Illinois Grand Army of the Republic * Minnich * Minick (other) '' Minick'' is a 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minich
Minich is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Angelo Minich (1817–1893), Italian pathologist and professor of surgery at the University of Padua ** Ponte Minich, a bridge in Venice * T. J. Minich, American musician See also * Minch (other) * Minick (other) * Minnich * Minnick Minnick is an Irish surname that could be an Anglicization of the Gaelic ''Ó Muineóg'', or could be derived from ''manach'' meaning "monk". Notable people with the surname include: * Adam J. Minnick (born 1978), American cinematographer * An ... * Minik (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnich
Minnich is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * L. Arthur Minnich (1918–1990), American civil servant * Minnie Minnich (1889–1941), American politician * Nelson Minnich (born 1942), American historian and author * James M. Minnich (born 1964), American army colonel retired, professor and author. See also * Minnick * Minich * Minick (other) '' Minick'' is a 1924 Broadway play written by Edna Ferber and George Kaufman. Minick may also refer to: * John W. Minick (1908–1944), United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor * Johnny Minick (born 1955), American gospe ... * Minik (other) References {{Reflist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
