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Obie (other)
Obie usually refers to the Obie Award, an off-Broadway theater award. Obie may also refer to: People * Obie Baizley (1917-2000), politician in Manitoba, Canada * Renaldo Benson (1936-2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter * Obie Bermúdez (born 1981), Puerto Rican Latin pop, salsa singer and composer * Obie Bristow (1900–1969), professional football player in the early National Football League * Obie Fernandez, Ruby and Ruby on Rails developer * Obie Graves, former Citrus College and Cal State Fullerton football player * Obie Etie Ikechukwu (born 1987), Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder * Bob O'Billovich (also "Obie"; born 1940), east regional scout for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League * William Obanhein (also "Officer Obie"; 1924–1994), chief of police for the town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts * Obie Oberholzer (born 1947), South African photographer * Obie Patterson (born 1938), American politician * Obie Trice (born 1977), American r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the American Theatre Wing. As the Tony Awards cover Broadway productions, the Obie Awards cover off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions. Background The Obie Awards were initiated by Edwin (Ed) Fancher, publisher of ''The Village Voice,'' who handled the financing and business side of the project. They were first given in 1956 under the direction of theater critic Jerry Tallmer. Initially, only off-Broadway productions were eligible; in 1964, off-off-Broadway productions were made eligible. The first Obie Awards ceremony was held at Helen Gee's cafe.Aletti, Vince"Helen Gee 1919–2004" ''Village Voice'' (New York City), 12 October 2004, accessed on 21 November 2013 With the exception of the Lifetime Achievement and Best New American Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Patterson
Obie Patterson (born March 7, 1938) is an American politician. He was previously a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate from the 26th district in Prince George's County. He served on the Prince George's County Council representing District 8, and in the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 26th district. Background Patterson was born in Lancaster, South Carolina on March 7, 1938. He attended Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology in 1965, and the University of Florida, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in public administration in 1971. After graduating, he served in a variety of roles at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Political career Patterson was a member of House of Delegates from January 11, 1995, and to January 10, 2007. He served as the Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland from 2002 to 2004. In 2006, Patterson unsuccessfully ran for Maryland Senate in District 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catch Light
Catch light or catchlight is a light source that causes a specular highlight in a subject's eye in an image; the term may also refer to the highlight itself. They are also referred to as eye lights or Obies, the latter a reference to Merle Oberon, for whom the light was invented by then husband and cinematographer, Lucien Ballard. The catch light is either an artifact for a lighting method, or purposely engineered to add a ''glint'' or ''spark'' to a subject's eye during photography. The technique is effective in both still and motion picture photography; helping to draw attention towards the subject's eyes, which may otherwise get lost among other elements in the scene. History The lighting instrument was invented during filming of '' The Lodger'', on which Oberon's husband was the cinematographer. Ballard wanted to alleviate Oberon's facial scars following a car accident in 1937, successfully done through make up and good lighting; attaching a small light mount on the side of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Jessie
Obediah Donnell "Obie" Jessie (December 28, 1936 – April 27, 2020) was an American R&B, rock and roll and jazz singer and songwriter. He recorded as Young Jessie in the 1950s and 1960s, and was known for his solo career, work with The Flairs and a brief stint in The Coasters. He later performed and recorded jazz as Obie Jessie. Early life Jessie's father was a cook but had no musical background. His mother, Malinda (née Harris) was very musical, playing piano and other instruments; she had a brief musical career under the name Plunky Harris. On his mother's side of the family, Jessie was also kin to the blues musician, Blind Lemon Jefferson. Early career In 1946, he moved with his family to Los Angeles, where he began studying music, and formed a vocal group, The Debonaires, which also included Richard Berry. The group recorded Jessie's song, "I Had A Love", in 1953, and the single was released under the name of The Hollywood Blue Jays. They then renamed themselves as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obelit Yadgar
Obelit Yadgar (born 1945), aka Obie Yadgar, is an Assyrian-American radio personality from Glendale, Wisconsin. Yadgar was born in Baghdad, Iraq. Raised in Tehran, he moved to the United States in 1957. He was drafted into the US Army's 4th Infantry Division, serving as a combat correspondent in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968. Yadgar spent eight years at radio station WFMR in Milwaukee during the 1970s, and another 10 years at the station during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was named "Best Morning Announcer" by ''Milwaukee Magazine''. In 1996 he moved to the Chicago radio station WNIB. In 2002 he moved back to WFMR but was let go during an early-2004 move by the station to satellite-delivered programming. He contributes to the Assyrian magazine '' Zinda'', and has made appearances on Chicago Public Radio WBEZ (91.5 FM broadcasting, FM) – branded ''WBEZ 91.5'' – is a non-commercial educational Radio broadcasting, radio station licensed to serve Chicago, Chicago, Illinoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Walker
Obie Walker (September 19, 1911 - May 23, 1989), born Obie Dia Walker in Cochran, Georgia, was a professional boxer. Walker was the penultimate World Colored Heavyweight Champion from 9 October 1933, when he out-decisioned title holder George Godfrey in a 10-round fight at the Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to 20 July 1935, when he lost the title on a decision in a 15-round bout to former colored heavyweight champ Larry Gains on 20 July 1935 in Tigers Rugby Stadium, Leicester, England. A heavyweight contender of the 1930s, he was avoided by many boxers. Sportswriter Ed Danforth praised the "Bearcat" in the ''Atlanta Georgian'' in a column published on 5 July 1938: "Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. Max Schmeling shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked out Schmeling, Joe Louis and Jim B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Scott Wade
Obie Scott Wade is an American producer, director and screenwriter. He has written for several television shows, and in 2013 created the animated television series, ''SheZow''. Career Wade worked on '' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' and ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. He co-wrote eight episodes of ''Baby Looney Tunes'', a Warner Bros. show. He also worked on ''Al Roach: Private Insectigator''; and ''Deer Mike'', a Disney show. In 2001, Wade was an executive at Zeroes and Ones, a production studio in Santa Monica, California. Wade was co-creator with Paul Frank of the animated series, ''Julius & Friends'', what was launched on Sony's screenblast.com in 2002. He was also the show's producer and director. The "Yeti Set Go" episode was selected for the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. An episode of the show was selected again in 2001, the Sundance Film Festival said that "this good-humored tale explores such issues as friendship, fate, and hot chocolate." In 2001, Wade and Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Trotter
Obadiah Nelson "Obie" Trotter (born February 9, 1984) is an American-Hungarian professional basketball player for HLA Alicante of the Spanish LEB Oro. He is , and plays the point guard position. He received Hungarian citizenship on June 20, 2011, and played for Hungary in the unsuccessful Eurobasket 2011 qualification campaign, averaging 11 points and four rebounds per match. A native of Robertsdale in Baldwin County, Alabama, Trotter had received interest from more established, higher tier mid-major NCAA Division I basketball programs in high school, but he ended up playing at Alabama A&M because his mother wanted him coached by a "godly man." She felt that head coach L. Vann Pettaway fit the bill, and so Trotter became an Alabama A&M Bulldog. College career Trotter's collegiate career spanned from 2002–03 to 2005–06. He played in 114 career games and led the team in scoring in each of his final three seasons. Trotter averaged 18.1, 15.3 and 19.2 points per game, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Trice
Obie Trice III (born November 14, 1977) is an American rapper. He was signed to fellow Detroit rapper Eminem's Shady Records in 2002, where he released the albums ''Cheers'' (2003) and ''Second Round's on Me'' (2006). Trice formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment, upon leaving Shady. He does not use a rap name like most rappers, instead using his birth name on stage. Biography Obie Trice III was born and raised on the west side of Detroit, Michigan, by his mother, along with three brothers. He is of African American and German descent. Trice was given a karaoke machine by his mother when he was eleven and he used it to rhyme over instrumentals from artists such as N.W.A. By the age of fourteen, he was attending rap battle gatherings around Detroit, including the Hip Hop Shop, where he and his friends would go on Saturday afternoons. The battles were hosted by Proof, from D12. Positive response from watchers encouraged Trice to get into rap music seriously."Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Oberholzer
Petrus Cornelius Jacobus "Obie" Oberholzer (born 1947) is a South African photographer. Oberholzer was born on a small farm outside Pretoria, South Africa. He studied graphic design at Stellenbosch University in the late 1960s, and photography at the Bavarian State Institute of Photography in Munich, Germany, in the early 1970s. He returned to Germany in 1979 for his master's degree in photography. In between he worked for the Deutsche Condor Film, as a commercial photographer and as a lecturer at the Natal Technikon. He has published numerous (and popular) coffee table books documenting his exploits through the African interior. Oberholzer worked as professor of photography in the Fine Art Department of Rhodes University. He travels extensively producing quirky pictorial travel books. He works exclusively on medium format Medium format has traditionally referred to a film format in photography and the related cameras and equipment that use film. Nowadays, the term app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Baizley
William Obadiah Baizley (May 25, 1917 – May 3, 2000) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir. Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of William Daniel Baizley and Esther May Tanner, Baizley was educated at Glenlawn Collegiate in St. Vital, Manitoba and the Lincoln Chiropractic College in Indiana. He returned to Manitoba in 1937 and worked as a chiropractor, also serving as president of the Manitoba Chiropractors' Association before entering political life. During World War II, he was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1939, he married Jessie Anne MacDonald. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1959 provincial election, unexpectedly defeating CCF leader Lloyd Stinson by 326 votes in the south-central Winnipeg riding of Osborne. He served as a backbench supporter of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Obanhein
William J. Obanhein (October 19, 1924 – September 11, 1994), also known as Officer Obie, was the chief of police for the town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He was a member of the police force there for 34 years, 1951 to 1985. He is fairly well known for his appearances in popular culture. Obanhein was the "Officer Obie" mentioned in Arlo Guthrie's 1967 talking blues song "Alice's Restaurant". Obanhein later said that some of the details in the song were not completely true; he said he had not handcuffed Guthrie during the arrest and said they removed the seat from the toilet in Guthrie's cell to prevent theft, not to prevent suicide. Obanhein later would note that he would not have arrested Guthrie had the amount of garbage been smaller (he would have picked up the garbage himself) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
