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Oliver Johnson (editor)
Oliver Johnson may refer to: *Oliver Johnston (actor) (1888-1966), British actor *Oliver Johnson (drummer), jazz drummer, frequent collaborator of Takashi Kako *Oliver Johnson (runner), British runner; see 2011 World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge See also *Oliver Johnson's Woods Historic District, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. *Olive M. Johnson (1872–1952), American socialist, newspaper editor and political activist *Ollie Johnson (other) *Oliver Johnston (other) {{hndis, Johnson, Oliver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Johnston (actor)
Oliver Griffen Johnston (30 April 1888 – 22 December 1966) was an English actor. After training at RADA, his theatre work included the original production of ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' at Malvern (1930) and its subsequent West End transfer (1930-1932). Johnston started his film career in 1938, when he was already 50 years old. Working until shortly before his death, he appeared in nearly 90 film and television productions, where he often portrayed meek or mild-mannered types in supporting roles. Johnston had a rather unremarkable film acting career until he was nearly 70 years, when he was discovered by Charlie Chaplin. He is perhaps best-remembered for his role in Chaplin's ''A King in New York'' (1957), where he played a large supporting role as the "faithful ambassador and solemn-serious straight man" to Chaplin's King. Afterwards he got more acting offers, including the literature adaption ''Kidnapped'' (1960) and fantasy/horror pictures like ''The Three Lives of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Johnson (drummer)
Oliver Johnson may refer to: *Oliver Johnston (actor) (1888-1966), British actor *Oliver Johnson (drummer), jazz drummer, frequent collaborator of Takashi Kako *Oliver Johnson (runner), British runner; see 2011 World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge See also *Oliver Johnson's Woods Historic District, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. * Olive M. Johnson (1872–1952), American socialist, newspaper editor and political activist *Ollie Johnson (other) Ollie Johnson may refer to: * Ollie Johnson (basketball, born 1942), American basketball player, AAU All-American; University of San Francisco graduate * Ollie Johnson (basketball, born 1949), American basketball player, for NBA teams; Temple Unive ... * Oliver Johnston (other) {{hndis, Johnson, Oliver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Kako
(born 31 January 1947) is a Japanese pianist and composer, who works in both jazz and art-music idioms. Early life Kako was born in Osaka. He began playing piano at eight years old and learned to play jazz while in his teens. Later life and career He attended the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music, receiving both his bachelor's (1965-1969) and master's in composition (1971) there. Upon graduating, he matriculated at the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied composition under Olivier Messiaen; concurrently, he played jazz in clubs, beginning a long-term association with Kent Carter and Oliver Johnson as a trio. He played with Noah Howard, Masahiko Togashi, and Steve Lacy in the 1970s, and with Togashi again as a duo in the early 1980s. Starting in the mid-1980s, he increasingly moved toward playing solo piano, although he occasionally toured with ensembles as well. In addition to his performance career, Kako has worked extensively as a composer. He has written scores for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |