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Perkinson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932–2004), American composer * Robert Perkinson, American historian See also * Parkinson (surname) Parkinson is a surname, and may refer to: People * Amber Parkinson (born 1976), Australian fencer * Amy Parkinson (1855-1938), Canadian poet *Art Parkinson (born 2001), Irish actor * Bob Parkinson (footballer) (born 1873), English footballer *Cecil ... * Allen C. Perkinson Airport {{Peter-surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (June 14, 1932, Manhattan, New York City or possibly (unconfirmed) Winston-Salem, North Carolina – March 9, 2004, Chicago) was an American composer whose interests spanned the worlds of jazz, dance, pop, film, television, and classical music. Professionally he was often known as "Coleridge Perkinson". Perkinson was African American and was named after the black British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912). Perkinson's mother was active in music and the arts as a piano teacher, church organist, and director of a theater company.De Lerma, Dominique-Rene"African Heritage Symphonic Series Vol. III" Liner note essay. Cedille Records CDR066. Perkinson attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City and New York University. He later transferred to the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied composition with Vittorio Giannini and Charles Mills. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from the Manhattan School of Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Perkinson
Robert Perkinson is an American historian and Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He is the author of ''Texas Tough: The Rise of a Prison Empire'' (2010) which received the 2011 PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award. Education and academic career Perkinson attended Jackson Hole High School in Jackson, Wyoming and graduated with honors in 1987. Between 1985 and 1986, he participated in International Student Exchange at the Colegio Concepcion in Concepcion, Chile. At the University of Colorado at Boulder, Perkinson received his Bachelor of Arts with honors in History, with a minor in Ethnic Studies in 1994. He attended Yale University and earned his Master of Arts and Ph.D. in American Studies, where he also co-founded the Student Legal Action Movement. His dissertation is titleThe Birth of the Texas Prison Empire, 1865-1915 He also served as a political columnist for the Boulder Weekly and editorial assistant foCritical Asian Studiesin Boulder, Colorad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkinson (surname)
Parkinson is a surname, and may refer to: People * Amber Parkinson (born 1976), Australian fencer * Amy Parkinson (1855-1938), Canadian poet *Art Parkinson (born 2001), Irish actor * Bob Parkinson (footballer) (born 1873), English footballer *Cecil Parkinson (1931–2016), Baron Parkinson of Carnforth, British politician *C. Northcote Parkinson (1909–1993), historian and author who formulated Parkinson's Law * Colby Parkinson (born 1999), American football player * Dave Parkinson (1923-1978), Australian rugby league footballer * Don Parkinson (politician), Guamanian politician *Dian Parkinson (born 1944), cast member of the game show ''The Price is Right'' * Eugene D. Parkinson (1850-1936), American politician *Frank Parkinson (1887–1946), British industrialist *Georgina Parkinson (1938–2009), English ballet dancer and ballet mistress *Jack Parkinson (footballer born 1869) (1869–1911), English footballer *''James Parkinson'': **James Parkinson (1755–1824), physician, provid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |