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O'Conner
O'Conner is a variant form of the Irish surname O'Connor (surname), O'Connor. Notable people with this name *Elizabeth O'Conner (1913–2000), Australian novelist, born Barbara Willard Lowe *Pat O'Conner (born 1958), American Minor League Baseball executive *Patricia T. O'Conner (born 1949), American author of books on English Fictional characters *Brian O'Conner in The Fast and the Furious (film series), ''The Fast and the Furious'' film series See also *O'Connor (surname), O'Connor {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian O'Conner
Brian O'Conner is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. He is portrayed by Paul Walker and first appeared on film, alongside the other protagonist Dominic Toretto, in ''The Fast and the Furious'' (2001). Brian was created by screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson, who was inspired by an article on street racing that was published in the May 1998 issue of ''Vibe'' magazine. Walker was directly approached by director Rob Cohen to play the character. O'Conner, under the alias Brian Earl Spilner, first interacts with Dominic as an undercover police officer tasked with bringing him to the law. However, he helps him evade police capture twice, and also helps erase the criminal record of childhood friend Roman Pearce. These events help build many of his attributes: often the second in command to Dominic, Brian is shown to be honorable, honest, and protective, especially in regards to his family and wife, Mia Toretto. Brian is also respe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat O'Conner
James Patrick O'Conner (born 1958) is a professional baseball executive who served as president of Minor League Baseball for the 2008 through 2020 baseball seasons. Early life Born in Grove City, Ohio, O'Conner attended Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, where he earned a degree in economics and finance, and later graduated with a masters in sports administration from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. ''MiLB.com.'' Retrieved on December 5, 2015. Professional career O'Conner started his baseball career working as administrative assistant for the Vero Beach Dodgers of the Florida State League in 1981. After that, he spent 1982 as general manager for the Greenwood Pirates of the South Atlantic League, and followed with two seasons as assistant general manager for the Beaumont Golden Gators of the Texas League. In 1986, he headed the Florida Operations for the Houston Astros, as well as serving as general manager of the Osceola Astros of the Florida State League from 1986 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fast And The Furious (film Series)
''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a television series, live shows, toys, video games and theme park attractions. It is distributed by Universal Pictures. The first film was released in 2001, which began the original tetralogy of films focused on illegal street racing and culminated in the film ''Fast & Furious'' (2009). The series transitioned towards heists and spying with '' Fast Five'' (2011) and was followed by five sequels, with the most recent, ''Fast X'', set for release in May 2023. The main films are collectively known as ''The Fast Saga''. Universal expanded the series to include the spin-off film '' Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'' (2019), while its subsidiary DreamWorks Animation followed this with the animated streaming television series ''Fast & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth O'Conner
Elizabeth O'Conner (1913 – 6 May 2000), born under the name Barbara Willard Lowe, was an Australian novelist. Elizabeth O'Conner was born in Dunedoo in New South Wales. After a childhood spent in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, she studied art in Adelaide and Sydney, before teaching at a Brisbane girls' boarding school. She married Philip Birmingham McNamara, manager of a cattle station in March 1942 and moved to Queensland's Gulf Country, where she had four children. She died in Atherton, Queensland in 2000. Bibliography Novels * ''The Irishman ''The Irishman'' (subtitled onscreen as ''I Heard You Paint Houses'') is a 2019 American epic gangster film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 nonfiction book ''I Heard You Paint Hou ...'' (1960) * ''Find a Woman'' (1963) * ''The Chinee Bird'' (1966) * ''The Winds of Fate'' (1977) - published under the pseudonym Anne Willard * ''Spirit Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Connor (surname)
O'Connor is a surname of Irish origin. It is derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Conchobhair'' (descendant of ''Conchobar'' "lover of hounds"). A modern Irish variant spelling is ''Ó Conchúir''. The most prominent O'Conors were the Connacht clan of O'Conor. List of people with the surname O'Connor Medieval kings *Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair (1153–1224), King of Connacht *Conchobar Máenmaige Ua Conchobhair (died 1189) last independent King of Connacht * * Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair (died 1198), last High King of Ireland (also known as Rory O'Connor) * Toirdealbhach Mac Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair (1088–1156), High King of Ireland (also known as Turlough O'Connor) Arts *Alexander James O'Connor, more known as Rex Orange County (born 1998), British singer-songwriter * Brian O'Connor, American bassist * Caroline O'Connor (born 1962), Australian singer, dancer and actress *Carroll O'Connor (1924–2001), American actor * Celeste O'Connor (born 1998), American actress *Claudio O'Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia T
Patricia is a female given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word ''patrician'', meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United States according to the 1990 US Census. Another well-known variant of this is "Patrice". According to the US Social Security Administration records, the use of the name for newborns peaked at #3 from 1937 to 1943 in the United States, after which it dropped in popularity, sliding to #745 in 2016.Popularity of a NameSocial Security Administration''ssa.gov'', accessed June 26, 2017 From 1928 to 1967, the name was ranked among the top 11 female names. In Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, the name Patrícia/Patricia is common as well, pronounced . In Catalan and Portuguese it is written Patrícia, while in Italy, Germany and Austria Patrizia is the form, pronounced . In Polish, the variant is Patrycja. It is also used in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
