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Peter Rice
Peter Rice may refer to; * Peter Rice (structural engineer) (1935–1992), Irish structural engineer * Peter Rice (executive) (born 1967), British film executive * Peter Rice (footballer) (born 1938), Australian rules footballer {{hndis, name=Rice, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Rice (structural Engineer)
Peter Rice (Peter Ronan Rice, 16 June 1935 – 25 October 1992) was an Ireland, Irish structural engineer. Born in Dublin, he grew up in 52 Castle Road, Dundalk in County Louth, and spent his childhood between the town of Dundalk, and the villages of Gyles' Quay and Inniskeen. He was educated at Queen's University of Belfast where he received his primary degree and spent a year at Imperial College London. Rice acted as Structural Engineer on three of the most important architectural works of the 20th century: the Sydney Opera House (with Ove Arup), Pompidou Centre and the Lloyd's Building and was renowned for his innate ability to act as both engineer and designer. He originally studied Aeronautical Engineering but switched to Civil Engineering. Taken on by Ove Arup & Partners, his first job was the roof of the Sydney Opera House. He married Sylvia Watson in 1960 and they had one son (who became an engineer) and three daughters. Jonathan Glancey in his obituary said "Rice was, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Rice (executive)
Peter Rice (born 1966) is a British producer and media executive. He is the former chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content for The Walt Disney Company and former president of 21st Century Fox, where he worked from 1989 to 2019. Early life Rice was born in the United Kingdom in 1966 and raised in Britain. He earned a degree from the University of Nottingham in 1989. Career Fox Rice began his career at Twentieth Century Fox in 1989, working for Tom Sherak, then head of U.S. distribution and marketing for Fox Filmed Entertainment. In 2000, Rice became President of Fox Searchlight Pictures, beginning in 2000. From 2007 to 2008, he simultaneously oversaw Fox Atomic, which created comedy and genre films, including '' Turistas'' and ''28 Weeks Later''. Fox Atomic was closed in 2009, after Rice moved to Fox's television business. Rice became chairman and CEO of Fox Networks Group in 2012, supervising Fox Broadcasting Company, 20th Century Fox Television, FX Networks, Fox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
