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Peebles (surname)
Peebles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alison Peebles, Scottish actress * Andy Peebles, British disc jockey * Ann Peebles, American singer * Antony Peebles, British pianist * Curtis Peebles, aerospace historian * David Peebles, Scottish Renaissance composer * Florence Peebles, American biologist * George Peebles, Scottish footballer * H. M. Peebles, English entomologist * Ian Peebles, English cricketer * James Martin Peebles, American author, organizer * John Peebles, Canadian politician * Mario Van Peebles, American actor, son of Melvin Van Peebles * Mary Louise Peebles, American children's writer as Lynde Palmer * Melvin Van Peebles, American actor, writer and director * P. J. E. Peebles, Canadian-American cosmologist and Nobel Laureate * R. Donahue Peebles, African-American hotel developer * Richard Peebles, Scottish singer known as Rikki * Robert Hibbs Peebles, American botanist * Sarah Peebles Sarah Peebles is a Toronto-based Canadian - America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Peebles
Alison Peebles (born 1953) is a Scottish actress, director, and writer in theatre, film, and television. She is a co-founder of Communicado, a Scottish theatre company. Early life Peebles trained as a Painter at Edinburgh College of Art. Career In 1983, she he co-founded Communicado, a Scottish theatre company, with Gerry Mulgrew and Rob Pickavance. Peebles portrayed Lady Macbeth in Michael Boyd's celebrated 1993 production of ''Macbeth'' at The Tron Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. She directed the film ''AfterLife'', which won the Standard Life Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2003. Personal life Peebles appeared in the documentary ''Multiple'', shown on BBC Scotland in February 2006, in which she revealed that she has multiple sclerosis. Her Molly and Mack character, Mrs. Juniper, has been shown to use a crutch to get around. Awards and honours In 2016, Peebles was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the 2016 BAFTA Scotland Film Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Peebles
John Peebles (1872 – January 5, 1948) was a Canadian politician. Born in Albion Corners, Ontario, Peebles moved to Hamilton as a small child, and eventually established a jewellery business. He was elected as an alderman covering the city at large in 1908. He ran for the Hamilton East seat in the House of Commons in 1911 as a Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ..., but was defeated by incumbent Samuel Barker. He received only 32.6% of the vote. For several years, he sat on the cemetery board. In 1925, he was again elected, this time as alderman for Ward 3. From 1926 to 1929, he sat on the board of control. In 1930, he was acclaimed as mayor. He subsequently won re-election three times, until he was defeated in 1934 by Herbert Earl Wilton. 1872 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hibbs Peebles
Robert Hibbs Peebles (1900–1956) was an American botanist and agronomist who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture. He is known for his contributions to the flora of the American Southwest and work on breeding cotton. His 1951 book ''Arizona Flora'', co-authored with Thomas H. Kearney, and republished posthumously in 1960, is recognized as the most comprehensive study of Arizona plants of its time. Peebles named and described over 180 species or variety of plants, often in collaboration with Kearney. Peebles and Kearney also collaborated on cotton breeding, and their contributions to the science of cotton growing have been recognized as "among the most outstanding of all time." In 1955, Peebles was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Arizona in recognition of his contributions to Arizona agriculture. Peebles died at the age of 55 in March 1956, the same year as Kearney. He was posthumously awarded the Superior Service award and meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikki (British Singer)
Richard Winters Peebles (born 1956), who performs under the name Rikki, is a Scottish singer, songwriter and producer who is known for having written songs for the band Middle of the Road. Peebles's song " Only the Light" won the BBC's ''A Song for Europe'' contest in 1987 going on to be the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Brussels, Belgium, following the country's victory at the with the song "J'aime la vie" by Sandra Kim. Organised by the European Broadc ... where it placed 13th out of 22 .Barclay, Simon (2010) ''The Eurovision Song Contest: Lugano 1956 - Oslo 2010'', lulu.com, , p. 84 It failed to reach the UK Top 75 singles chart. Discography Albums Singles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rikki Musicians from Glasgow Scottish songwriters Scottish pop singers British hi-NRG musicians CBS Records artists Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobel Prize In Physics
) , image = Nobel Prize.png , alt = A golden medallion with an embossed image of a bearded man facing left in profile. To the left of the man is the text "ALFR•" then "NOBEL", and on the right, the text (smaller) "NAT•" then "MDCCCXXXIII" above, followed by (smaller) "OB•" then "MDCCCXCVI" below. , awarded_for = Outstanding contributions for humankind in the field of Physics , presenter = Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences , location = Stockholm, Sweden , date = , reward = 9 million Swedish kronor (2017) , year = 1901 , holder_label = Most recently awarded to , holder = Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger , most_awards = John Bardeen (2) , website nobelprize.org, previous = 2021 , year2=2022, main=2022, next=2023 The Nobel Prize in Physics is a yearly award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for those who have made the most outstanding contributions for humankind in the field of physics. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. He worked as an active filmmaker into the 2000s. His feature film debut, ''The Story of a Three-Day Pass'' (1967), was based on his own French-language novel ' and was shot in France, as it was difficult for a black American director to get work at the time. The film won an award at the San Francisco International Film Festival which gained him the interest of Hollywood studios, leading to his American feature debut '' Watermelon Man'', in 1970. Eschewing further overtures from Hollywood, he used the successes he had so far to bankroll his work as an independent filmmaker. In 1971, he released his best-known work, creating and starring in the film ''Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'', considered one of the earliest and best-regarded examples of the blaxploitation genre. He followed this up with the musical, '' Don't Play Us Cheap'', based on hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Louise Peebles
Mary Louise Peebles, née Parmelee (1833–1915), was an American author of children’s stories who wrote under the name Lynde Palmer.''New York Times'', April 26, 1915 Life Mary Louise Peebles was the daughter of Elias Ripley Parmelee and Eleanor Allen, descendants of early settlers of the town of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), New York.Cuyler Reynolds, ed., ''Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs: a record of achievements'' Peebles was born at Lansingburgh on December 10, 1833, and completed her education there seventeen years later at the Lansingburgh Academy. She married banker Anthony Augustus Peebles (1822–1905) on July 7, 1862, and eventually became the mother of two sons who did not survive infancy. Her aunt, Mary Eleanor Parmelee, was known for being an early love interest of the writer Herman Melville before she chose to marry instead a local merchant. Mary Louise Peebles died on April 25, 1915. She had been a lifelong resident of Lansingburgh, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing and starring in ''New Jack City'' in 1991 and '' USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'' in 2016. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic ''Baadasssss!'', which he also co-wrote and directed. Early life and education Mario Van Peebles was born in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of writer, director, actor and musician Melvin Van Peebles and Maria Marx. He travelled often with his parents between Europe and the USA. He majored in economics at Columbia College, the undergraduate division of Columbia University. He was invited to speak as the Class Day Speaker as part of the annual commencement exercises in 2021. Career 1968 to 1971: First roles Van Peebles' first screen appearance was in 1968, in the soap opera ''One Life to Live''. In 1971, he appeared in the film ''Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'', Melvin Van Peebles direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Martin Peebles
James Martin Peebles (March 23, 1822 – February 15, 1922) was an American physician, prolific author and organizer of many professional, medical, and Psychic/Spiritualist religious associations. Biography Peebles was born in Whitingham, Vermont.Guinn, James Miller. (1915)''A History of California and an Extended History of Los Angeles and Environs, Volume 3'' Historic Record Company. pp. 527-533 Peebles was a member of the Indian Peace Commission of 1868, United States Consul at Trebizond, Turkey, and representative of the American Arbitration League at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. A former Universalist minister, he became an Episcopalian after the American Civil War, and then a Spiritualist and Theosophist. Many of his books are on spiritualist subjects, although he also penned a quite popular book, titled ''How to Live a Century and Grow Old Gracefully''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Peebles
Robert Andrew Peebles (born 1948) is a British radio DJ, television presenter, and cricket commentator. Born in London, Peebles attended Bishop's Stortford College. He began as a nightclub DJ in the late 1960s. Peebles was resident DJ at the Chelsea Village disco in Glen Fern Road, Bournemouth, in the early 1970s. He began his radio career in 1973 with BBC Radio Manchester. In 1974, Peebles was among the founding DJs of Piccadilly Radio in Manchester. After four years at Piccadilly, Peebles was a presenter on BBC Radio 1 from 1978 to 1992. During his time with the BBC, Peebles also presented 15 editions of ''Top of the Pops'' from 1979 to 1984 and broadcast for the British Forces Broadcasting Service and the BBC World Service. John Lennon had his final radio interview on 6 December 1980 with Peebles on Radio 1, two days before Lennon was murdered. That interview was the subject of the 2020 documentary ''Lennon's Last Weekend'' directed by Brian Grant. References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Peebles
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan, its Cornish equivalent is Yowan and Breton equivalent is Yann. Notable people named Ian As a first name (alphabetical by family name) *Ian Agol (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Peebles
George Peebles (22 January 1936 – 16 October 2016) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Dunfermline Athletic for most of his career, helping the club win the 1960–61 Scottish Cup. Peebles provided an assist for the first Dunfermline goal in their cup final victory against Celtic. He moved to Stirling Albion in 1966 for a £4000 transfer fee. Peebles later became a coach, managing Stirling Albion between 1986 and 1988. He had previously served as an assistant to Alex Smith Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is an American former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played college football at Utah, where he received first-team All-American honors and won the 20 ..., taking over when Smith moved to St Mirren. Peebles then coached players at St Johnstone on a part-time basis, while also working as a painter and decorator. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Peebles, George 1936 births 2016 deaths Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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