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Pryce Channel
Pryce may refer to: Surname: *David Pryce-Jones (born 1936), British author and commenter *Deborah Pryce (born 1951), United States, Ohio congresswoman *Guto Pryce (born 1972), Welsh bass guitarist for Super Furry Animals *Sir John Pryce, 1st Baronet (c. 1596 – c. 1657), Welsh parliamentarian *Jonathan Pryce (born 1947), Welsh actor *Karl Pryce (born 1986), English rugby player * Kelly Pryce, stand-up comedian *Leon Pryce English rugby player (older brother to Karl) *Malcolm Pryce (born 1960), British novelist *Richard Pryce 1864-1942, English novelist *Thomas Tannatt Pryce, British captain, World War I *Tom Pryce (1949–1977), British Formula One racing driver *Vicky Pryce, Greek-born British economist *William Thornton Pryce (1932–2006), United States diplomat In fiction: * Pryce (''Pokémon''), Pokémon character *Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, fictional character for the American television programs, ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' * Arihnda Pryce, an Imperial governor in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Pryce-Jones
David Eugene Henry Pryce-Jones (born 15 February 1936) is a British conservative author and commentator. Early life Pryce-Jones was born on 15 February 1936, in Vienna, Austria. He was educated at Eton and earned a degree in history at Magdalen College, Oxford. He is the son of writer Alan Payan Pryce-Jones (1908–2000) by his first wife (married 1934), Therese "Poppy" Fould-Springer (1914–1953) of the Fould family. Therese was a daughter of Baron Eugène Fould-Springer, a French-born banker who was a cousin of Achille Fould, and Marie-Cecile or Mitzi Springer, later Mrs Frank Wooster or Mary Wooster, whose father was the industrialist Baron Gustav Springer (1842–1920) son of Baron Max Springer. She also had a brother, Baron Max Fould-Springer (1906–1999), and two sisters Helene Propper de Callejón (1907–1997), wife of Spanish diplomat Eduardo Propper de Callejón and grandmother of actress Helena Bonham Carter, and Baroness Liliane de Rothschild (1916–2003). Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Tannatt Pryce
Thomas Tannatt Pryce VC MC & Bar (17 January 1886 – 13 April 1918) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. An officer with the Grenadier Guards during the First World War, he was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions over the period 11 to 13 April 1918, during the German spring offensive. Early life Thomas Tannatt Pryce was born at The Hague, the youngest child of four to Thomas and Rosalie Pryce, of Pentreheylin Hall, Montgomeryshire, in Wales. His father was a landowner and merchant, with business ties to London, The Hague, and the Dutch East Indies. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and then had two terms at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester before leaving to travel overseas. By 1913, Pryce was a member of the London Stock Exchange, working at Henry Tudor & Son. He had married the previous year; his wife was Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empire (Star Wars)
The Galactic Empire is a fictional autocracy featured in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. It was first introduced in the 1977 film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' and appears in its two sequels: ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983). It is the main antagonistic faction of the Star Wars original trilogy, original trilogy. An oppressive, autocratic regime with a complicated bureaucracy, the Galactic Empire seeks to ensure singular rule and social control over every planet and civilization within the Star Wars galaxy, galaxy. At its peak, the Galactic Empire sprawls over much of the known ''Star Wars'' galaxy, which consists of millions of star systems and billions more fringe colonies, shipyards, fortress worlds, and outer territories. The Empire's origins are depicted in the prequel film ''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005), where it replaces the Galactic Republic at the end of the Clone Wars (Star Wars), Clone Wars orchestrated by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arihnda Pryce
This incomplete list of characters from the '' Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company in 2012, Lucasfilm rebranded most of the novels, comics, video games and other works produced since the originating 1977 film '' Star Wars'' as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared them non-canon to the rest of the franchise. As such, the list contains only information from the Skywalker Saga films, the 2008 animated TV series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', and other films, shows, and video games published or produced after April 2014. The list is organized in humans and various alien species. No droid characters are included, so for those, see the list of ''Star Wars'' droid characters. Some of the characters featured in this list have additional or alternate plotlines in the non-canonical ''Legends'' continuity. To see th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (also spelled Wyndam-Price and Wyndham-Price) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel''. Played by Alexis Denisof, Wesley first appeared in the fourteenth episode of ''Buffy'''s third season in 1999, appearing in nine episodes before moving over to spin-off series ''Angel'' where he became a main character for all five seasons. Following ''Angel'''s final season, the character's story is continued in the 2007 canonical comic book series '' Angel: After the Fall''. Wesley is introduced as a member of the Watchers' Council — an organization which trains Slayers to fight monsters such as vampires and demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, ani ...s. Created as an irritating Foil (l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pryce (Pokémon)
Pryce may refer to: Surname *David Pryce-Jones (born 1936), British author and commentator *Deborah Pryce (born 1951), United States, Ohio congresswoman *Guto Pryce (born 1972), Welsh bass guitarist for Super Furry Animals *Sir John Pryce, 1st Baronet (c. 1596–c. 1657), Welsh parliamentarian *Jonathan Pryce (born 1947), Welsh actor *Karl Pryce (born 1986), English rugby player * Kelly Pryce (born 1976/77), American stand-up comedian *Leon Pryce (born 1981), English rugby player (older brother to Karl) *Malcolm Pryce (born 1960), British novelist *Richard Pryce (1864–1942), English novelist * Roland Fremont Pryce (1906-1984), United States naval officer *Thomas Tannatt Pryce (1886–1918), British captain, World War I *Tom Pryce (1949–1977), British Formula One racing driver *Vicky Pryce (born 1952), Greek-born British economist *William Thornton Pryce (1932–2006), United States diplomat In fiction * Pryce (''Pokémon''), Pokémon character *Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, fictional cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thornton Pryce
William Thornton Pryce (1932–2006) was a United States diplomat and Ambassador to Honduras. Pryce was born in San Diego, California on 19 July 1932. His father, Roland Fremont Pryce, was a career naval officer. He graduated from Ebensburg High School, Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. After three years' service as an officer in the U.S. Navy, he joined the Foreign Service in 1958. Pryce, a career Foreign Service Officer, served overseas in posts in Latin America and the Soviet Union. His Washington posts included service as assistant to Under Secretary of State Thomas C. Mann and to Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Pryce was an alternate representative of the United States to the Organization of American States and served as senior director of the National Security Council. He served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from 1993 – 1996. Pryce died at his home in Alexandria, Virginia Virginia, off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Pryce
Vasiliki "Vicky" Pryce (' Kourmouzi ( el, Βασιλική Κουρμούζη); born 15 July 1952) is a Greek-born British economist and a former Joint Head of the United Kingdom's Government Economic Service. She is currently the Chief Economic Adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, in London, where she is also a board member. Pryce is a visiting professor at Birmingham City University and King's College London. On 7 March 2013, she and her former husband, Chris Huhne, were convicted of perverting the course of justice and sentenced to eight months in prison, when she was convicted after trial and Huhne pleaded guilty. They each served nine weeks in prison. Early life Pryce was born in Athens, the middle of three children, described as being "out on the town" at the age of 11, coming home at all hours and later riding a motorbike. She moved to London at the age of 17. She studied at the LSE, gaining a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Monetary Economics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Pryce
Thomas Maldwyn Pryce (11 June 1949 – 5 March 1977) was a British racing driver from Wales known for winning the Brands Hatch Race of Champions, a non-championship Formula One race, in 1975 and for the circumstances surrounding his death. Pryce is the only Welsh driver to have won a Formula One race and is also the only Welshman to lead a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix: two laps of the 1975 British Grand Prix. Pryce started his career in Formula One with the small Token team, making his only start for them at the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix. Shortly after winning the Formula Three support race for the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix, Pryce joined the Shadow team and scored his first points in Germany in only his fourth race. Pryce later claimed two podium finishes, his first in Austria in 1975 and the second in Brazil a year later. Pryce was considered by his team and most of its contemporaries as a great wet-weather driver. In his four seasons in the sport with the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pryce
Richard Pryce (14 May 186430 May 1942) was an English novelist, author of ''Christopher'', ''David Penstephen'' and other works of fiction. He was also a playwright and wrote a number of one act and three-act plays. Disappointed with his cold reception by the public in Britain, despite glowing reviews, he wrote very little after the outbreak of the First World War. Early life Pryce was born in Boulogne, France on 14 May 1864. He was the second son of Colonel Price and Sarah Beatrice Hamilton (30 June 18347 April 1911). He was educated at Leamington in Warwickshire. He started life as a junior clerk in the Bank of England, before his first novel, ''An Evil Spirit'' was published in 1887. Novels Jisc Library Hub Discover lists 18 novels by Pryce. This list is not necessarily exhaustive. Plays Jisc Library Hub Discover list ten plays by Pryce, or collections of plays. to which he contributed. Kemp notes that most of his plays were adaptations of the works of other authors. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Pryce
Deborah Denine Pryce (born July 29, 1951) is an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Ohio who was the member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 15th congressional district, which includes the western half of Columbus and the surrounding suburbs, from 1993 to 2009. She is a member of the Republican Party. Education and early career Born in Warren, Ohio, Pryce is a 1973 graduate of Ohio State University, where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta. In 1976, she graduated from Capital University Law School. Pryce was an administrative law judge for the Ohio State Department of Insurance for 1976–1978. From 1978 to 1985 she worked for the city of Columbus, Ohio, first as an assistant city prosecutor, then as a senior assistant city attorney, and finally as an assistant city manager. Pryce was a judge in the Franklin County Municipal Court from 1985 to 1992, ending as presiding judge. Congressional career Pryce was first elected to the U.S. House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Pryce
Malcolm Pryce (born 1960) is a British author, mostly known for his Hardboiled, ''noir'' detective novels. Biography Born in Shrewsbury, England, Pryce moved at the age of nine to Aberystwyth, where he later attended Penglais Comprehensive School before leaving to do some travelling. After working in a variety of jobs, including BMW assembly-line worker in Germany, hotel washer-up, "the world's worst aluminium salesman" and deckhand on a yacht in Polynesia, Pryce became an advertising copywriter in London and Singapore. He is currently resident in Oxford. Writing career Pryce writes in the style of Raymond Chandler and has been labelled "the king of Welsh noir". His ''Aberystwyth Noir'' novels are incongruously set on the rainswept streets of an Parallel universe (fiction), alternate universe version of the Welsh seaside resort and university town of Aberystwyth. The hero of these novels is Louie Knight, the best private detective in Aberystwyth (also the only private detective i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
