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Nyman
Nyman is an English and Swedish surname. The name originates from Anglo-Saxon culture. The name is derived from the words neowe, niwe, and nige which all mean new, and the word mann, meaning man. The name was traditionally given to newcomers. Other variations of the surname include: Newman, Newmen, and Newmin. People with this surname include: * Andy Nyman (born 1966), British actor * Anita Nyman (born 1971), Finnish cross country skier * Ari Nyman (born 1984), Finnish footballer * Carl Fredrik Nyman (1820–1893), Swedish botanist * Carl R. Nyman (1895-1983), American politician * Chris Nyman (born 1955), American baseball player * Christina Nyman (1719–1795), Swedish brewer * Gustaf Nyman (1874–1952), Finnish sport shooter * Joni Nyman (born 1962), Finnish boxer, Olympic contestant * John Nyman (1908–1977), Swedish wrestler * Lena Nyman (1944-2011), Swedish actress * Mark Nyman (born 1967), English championship Scrabble player * Michael Nyman (born 1944), British compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Nyman
Michael Laurence Nyman, Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 23 March 1944) is an English composer, pianist, libretto, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker. He is known for numerous film soundtrack, scores (many written during his lengthy collaboration with the film director, filmmaker Peter Greenaway), and his multi-platinum The Piano (soundtrack), soundtrack album to Jane Campion's ''The Piano''. He has written a number of operas, including ''The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (opera), The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat''; ''Letters, Riddles and Writs''; ''Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs''; ''Facing Goya''; ''Man and Boy: Dada''; ''Love Counts''; and ''Sparkie: Cage and Beyond''. He has written six concerti, five string quartets, and many other chamber music, chamber works, many for his Michael Nyman Band. He is also a performing pianist. Nyman prefers to write opera over other forms of music. Early life and education Nyman was born in Stratford, London, Stratford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Nyman
Andrew Nyman (born 13 April 1966) is an English actor, director, writer and magician. Early life and career Nyman was born on 13 April 1966 in Leicester, Leicestershire. His first noteworthy performance was in 2000 as Keith Whitehead in '' Dead Babies'', an adaptation of the Martin Amis novel of the same name. Soon after he appeared alongside Jon Voight, David Schwimmer and Leelee Sobieski in Jon Avnet's 2001 Emmy award-winning film ''Uprising'' as a Polish-Jewish freedom fighter. His next film role was in the 2003 film ''Coney Island Baby'' as a gay French gun dealer. In 2006 he appeared in horror-comedy ''Severance'', Herman Brood biopic '' Wild Romance'' and British romcom ''Are You Ready for Love?''. That same year Nyman won the award for best actor at the 2006 Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film for his role as Colin Frampton in ''Shut Up and Shoot Me''. In 2007, Nyman appeared as one of the leads in the Frank Oz film '' Death at a Funeral,'' starring oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Nyman
Christopher Curtis Nyman (born June 6, 1955) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played during two seasons at the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox. He was signed by the White Sox as an amateur free agent in . Nyman, played his first professional season with their Class A Appleton Foxes in , and split his last season with their Triple-A club, the Buffalo Bisons, and the Detroit Tigers' Triple-A club, the Nashville Sounds The Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the ci ..., in . In and , Nyman played in Japan for the Nankai Hawks. Nyman is the brother of fellow former major leaguer Nyls Nyman. Pro career Nyman was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 21st round of the 1973 MLB draft out of Cordova High School in Tempe, Arizona. Inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Nyman
Steven Nyman (born February 12, 1982) is a World Cup alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. Formerly a slalom skier, he is now a speed specialist, with a main focus on downhill. Born in Provo, Utah, Nyman raced at Sundance as a junior until making a move to Park City in 1999. He was a discretionary pick for the 2002 World Junior Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, where he won the slalom and finished second in the combined. His slalom gold qualified him to compete in the World Cup Finals in Flachau, Austria, and finished a surprising 15th in his World Cup debut. He did not compete regularly on the World Cup until the 2006 season, during which he notched a pair of top-ten finishes and competed in his first Winter Olympics, finishing 19th in downhill, 29th in combined, and 43rd in super G. Nyman made his first World Cup podium in December 2006, placing third in a downhill at the ''Birds of Prey'' course at Beaver Creek, Colorado. Fifteen days later, he won his first World Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ari Nyman
Ari Nyman (born 7 February 1984) is a retired Finnish footballer. He played both as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. Nyman has also played at right-back for Finland. Career FC Inter Turku Nyman played his first match in 2000 when he was only 16 years old. In 2002, he was named for the best under-21 player in Finland. He served as a loyal member of Inter for six seasons, before leaving abroad. He visited Vålerenga, before joining FC Thun in Axpo Super League. FC Thun Nyman was signed by FC Thun for almost one million euros in 2007. He immediately broke into the Thun side and played regularly in the first team. Thun was relegated after scandalous season 2007–2008 and Nyman stated that he wants to leave. He was on trial with VfB Stuttgart, but didn't get an offer. Back to Turku It was rumoured for a long time, that unhappy Nyman was moving back to Inter Turku because of Thun's financial problems. Finally in April 2009, Inter announced that Nyman had signed for three ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena Nyman
Anna Lena Elisabet Nyman (23 May 1944 – 4 February 2011) was a Swedish film and stage actress. Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's '' 491'' (1964) and got her breakthrough in his ''I Am Curious (Yellow)'' (1967), where she, in pseudo-documentary fashion, played a character of the same name as herself, and its sequel ''I Am Curious (Blue)'' (1968). Nyman won the 1967–68 award for Best Actress at the 5th Guldbagge Awards. She later participated in many of the films and stage productions of Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson, such as ''Release the Prisoners to Spring'' (1975) and ''The Adventures of Picasso'' (1978). Nyman co-starred with Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann in Ingmar Bergman's ''Autumn Sonata'' (1978). In 2004, Nyman received the royal medal Litteris et Artibus, and in 2006 she was the recipient of the Eugene O'Neill Award. Nyman died on 4 February 2011, aged 66, after a long battle with several illnesses including alco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Nyman
Robert J. Nyman (August 20, 1960 – June 25, 2010) was an American Democratic politician and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 until his death. Nyman was found dead in his pool. The Plymouth district attorney's office ruled the death an accidental drowning. Nyman represented the Fifth Plymouth District, which consists of Norwell, Rockland, and his hometown of Hanover. He left a wife and two children. In an election to succeed Nyman, his wife Rhonda Rhonda is a given name derived from Rhondda, which is a Welsh name. Notable people with the name include: *Rhonda Adams (born 1971), American model and actress *Rhonda Bates (born 1949), American actress *Rhonda Belle Martin (1907–1957), Amer ... did not have a primary opponent and defeated her Republican opponent in the general election. Notes Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1960 births 2010 deaths Accidental deaths in Massachusetts Deaths by drown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyls Nyman
Nyls Wallace Rex Nyman (born March 7, 1954) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974 to 1977 for the Chicago White Sox. Nyman was selected by the White Sox in the 16th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft. By 1974, he was already making an appearance at the major league level, going 9-for-14 in a September tryout. In , Nyman split time in left field with Jerry Hairston, playing 106 games with the White Sox, batting .226. Over the next two seasons, however, Nyman saw little time in the majors, with 15 at bats in and just a single pinch-hitting appearance on opening day, 1977, in the first American League game played in Canada (vs. the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium). He never again played in the major leagues, his big league career over at the age of 23. In September, 1977 he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of the deal that brought ace reliever Clay Carroll to Chicago. He played t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Nyman
Christina Nyman known as Madam Nyman (1719–1795) was a Swedish brewer. She was a major figure in contemporary Stockholm business life and known as a benefactor of culture. She is perhaps most known for establishing the Stenborg Theatre in partnership with Carl Stenborg (1784).Johan Flodmark (1893). Stenborgska skådebanorna: bidrag till Stockholms teaterhistoria. Stockholm: Norstedt. Libris 439864 She, as well as her brothers and nephews, belonged to the political allies of king Gustav III of Sweden among the merchant class, and he reportedly treated her as a valuable partner. Life Christina Nyman was the daughter of the wealthy brewer Lorenz Eriksson Westman (1690–1730) and Magdalena Lütkeschwager Lorentz, and married the wealthy brewer Nils Jonasson Nyman (d. 1762). She had only one child, her daughter Christina (1740–1791), whose sons were her heirs. After the death of her spouse in 1762, she managed his business, including both his brewery as well as real estate. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Nyman
Peter Nyman (born 27 September 1966, in Helsinki) is a Finnish journalist and television reporter. He was the presenter of TV programme '' Uutisvuoto'' from the show's start in 1998 until 2010, then returned as said presenter in 2019. He also hosted Premier league studio in Canal+ (now C More C More Entertainment AB is a pay television company that previously operated as Canal+. It targets Nordic countries and has a separate channel in Sweden (C More Film). The main competitors of C More Entertainment are Viasat Film and Viasat Sp ...). Before ''Uutisvuoto'', Nyman was known as a host of '' Mediapeli''. In his 2007 book ''Ankkalammikko'' ('Duck Pond'), he talks about belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. References Written works * * External links Oy Ny Man Communication, Consultation & Contemplation Ab 1966 births Journalists from Helsinki Finnish television presenters Mass media people from Helsinki Living people Swedish-speaking Finns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Nyman
Molly Nyman has composed numerous film scores. She is the elder daughter of composer Michael Nyman, and appeared in Peter Greenaway's ''The Falls'', as did her mother, Aet Nyman. Nyman was awarded the Women's International Film & Television Showcase 2014 Sound Award in recognition of her work as a composer. She studied music at Sussex University and went on to specialise in composition at City University, London. Filmography *'''' (1980) (actor only) *'' We ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Fredrik Nyman
Carl Fredrik Nyman (31 August 1820 – 26 April 1893) was a Swedish botanist born in Stockholm. His middle name is alternatively spelled Frederik or Frederick. Nyman was a curator at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm (1855–1889).BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications With (1794–1865) and (1813–1866), he was editor of ''Analecta Botanica'' (1854). Among his publications are the following: The plant genus ''Nymania'' (synonym '' |
