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Peter Davies (other)
Peter Davies may refer to: * Peter Llewelyn Davies (1897–1960), British publisher, basis for the character of Peter Pan * Peter Davies (rugby) (1925–2014), Welsh rugby player * Peter Davies (economic historian) (1927–2020), British economic historian * Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016), British composer and conductor * Peter Ronald Davies (born 1938), British Army general * Peter Davies (politician) (born 1948), British politician, former mayor of Doncaster * Peter Davies (scientist) (1948–2020), medical researcher * Peter Davies (born 1956), British participant in the ''Up'' Series documentaries * Peter Davies (Australian cricketer) (1957–2018), Australian cricketer * Peter Ho Davies (born 1966), British writer * Peter Davies (artist) Peter Davies (born 1970, Edinburgh, Scotland) is an artist based in London. Davies ' at the Royal Academy of Art in London, Centro Brasileiro Britanico in Sao Paulo, Saatchi Gallery in London, Kunsthallen Brandts Klaedefabrik in De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Llewelyn Davies
Peter Llewelyn Davies MC (25 February 1897 – 5 April 1960) was the middle of five sons of Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, one of the Llewelyn Davies boys befriended and later informally adopted by J. M. Barrie. Barrie publicly identified him as the source of the name for the title character in his 1904 play ''Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up''. This public identification as "the original Peter Pan" plagued Davies throughout his life, which ended in suicide. He was awarded the Military Cross after serving as an officer in World War I, and in 1926 founded the publishing house Peter Davies Ltd. He was the first cousin of the English writer Daphne du Maurier. Childhood Davies was an infant in a pram when Barrie befriended his older brothers George and Jack during outings in Kensington Gardens, with their nurse Mary Hodgson. Barrie's original description of Peter Pan in ''The Little White Bird'' (1902) was as a newborn baby who had escaped to Kensington Gardens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davies (artist)
Peter Davies (born 1970, Edinburgh, Scotland) is an artist based in London. Davies ' at the Royal Academy of Art in London, Centro Brasileiro Britanico in Sao Paulo, Saatchi Gallery in London, Kunsthallen Brandts Klaedefabrik in Denmark and ICA in London. Davies won the John Moores Painting Prize in 2002. His work is held in the collection of the Tate Gallery Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the U .... References External linksPeter Davies on ArtFacts.Net {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Peter Living people 1970 births Artists from Edinburgh Scottish contemporary artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Davies
Pete Davies is an English author of history and sports. Career He wrote ''American Road: The Story of an Epic Transcontinental Journey at the Dawn of the Motor Age'' about the 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy, for which Davies visited sites along the Lincoln Highway. His newspaper clippings are part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. Davies' ''All Played Out'', an eyewitness account of the England men's football team at the 1990 World Cup, was adapted into '' One Night in Turin'', a documentary film, in 2010. The original book has been described as "the best football book ever written". In 1994–95, Davies turned his attentions to women's football and spent the season with Doncaster Belles while writing ''I Lost my Heart to the Belles''. Davies settled in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, where in 2010 he worked at the local Sainsbury's supermarket and had a season ticket for Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter J
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davies (horse)
Peter Davies (3 March 1988 – after 2010) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. As a two-year-old in 1990 he was one of the best staying colts of his generation in Britain, winning all three of his races including the Somerville Tattersall Stakes and the Racing Post Trophy. He did not fulfil his early promise, failing to win a race in the next two seasons before winning twice as a five-year-old in 1993. He was later transferred to race in the United States and subsequently relocated to South Africa but had no further success before being retired from racing at the age of seven. Background Peter Davies was a chestnut horse with a white blaze and four long white socks bred in Kentucky at Pamela H Firman's Whileaway Farm. He was from the first crop of foals sired by Bering, who won the Prix du Jockey Club and finished second to Dancing Brave in the 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. As a breeding stallion, the best of his offspring included Pennek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davies (journalist)
Peter Davies is a South African television presenter, journalist, and author. From 1996 to 2007, he anchored hundreds of sporting events, including three Cricket World Cups and two FIFA World Cups. On 6 October 2011, Davies appeared at the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on a charge of lewd conduct Sexual misconduct is misconduct of a sexual nature which exists on a spectrum that may include a broad range of sexual behaviors considered unwelcome. This includes conduct considered inappropriate on an individual or societal basis of morality, s ..., but charges were dropped after being settled out of court. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people South African television presenters South African sports journalists {{SouthAfrica-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davies (footballer, Born 1942)
Peter Davies (born 1 July 1942) is a Welsh retired amateur footballer who made one appearance in the Football League for Newport County as an inside forward. He was capped by Wales at amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ... level. References Welsh footballers English Football League players Wales amateur international footballers Association football inside forwards 1942 births Footballers from Merthyr Tydfil Living people Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Southern Football League players {{Wales-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davies (footballer, Born 1936)
Peter Davies (born 8 March 1936) was a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He made 140 appearances in the Football League for Swansea Town and Brighton & Hove Albion. He began his career with Llanelly in the Southern League before joining Arsenal. After two years and no appearances, he returned Wales with Swansea Town where he spent six seasons. After brief spells with Brighton & Hove Albion and Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ..., he went to South Africa to play for Germiston Callies where he then got injured and was forced to retire. References 1936 births Footballers from Llanelli Living people Welsh men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Llanelli Town A.F.C. players Arsenal F.C. pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davies (English Cricketer)
Peter George Thomas Davies (born 1 September 1976) is a former English cricketer. Davies was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Derby, Derbyshire. Davies represented the Derbyshire Cricket Board in a single List A match against Derbyshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. During this match he was dismissed for a duck by Tim Munton Timothy Alan Munton (born 30 July 1965) is an English cricketer. He had a long career in county cricket, playing over 500 games combined between first-class and List A, primarily with Warwickshire before ending his career at Derbyshire. He also .... References External linksat CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Peter 1976 births Living people Cricketers from Derby English cricketers Derbyshire Cricket Board cricketers Alumni of Loughborough University Wicket-keepers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ho Davies
Peter Ho Davies (born 30 August 1966), is a contemporary British writer of Welsh and Chinese descent. Biography Born and raised in Coventry, Davies was a pupil at King Henry VIII School. He studied physics at Manchester University and then English at Cambridge University. In 1992, he moved to the United States to study in the graduate creative writing program at Boston University. He has taught at the University of Oregon and at Emory University and is currently a professor in the Helen Zell MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Awards and honors Davies has received grants from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2003, he was named by ''Granta'' magazine as one of twenty 'Best of Young British Novelists'. His short fiction has appeared in ''The Atlantic'', '' Harper's'' and ''The Paris Review'' and been widely anthologized, appearing in ''Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards'' 1998, and ''Best American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davies (rugby)
Peter J. Davies (30 December 1925 – 18 February 2014) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and rugby union administrator. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Ebbw Bridge Junction RFC and Newport RFC (vice-captain to Roy Burnett), in the back row, e.g. flanker, or number eight, i.e. number 6 or 7, or 8, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leigh ( Heritage No. 635), as a goal-kicking player, he was later chairman, and then president, of Pill Harriers RFC, Background Peter Davies' birth was registered in Newport, Wales, Wales, he worked as a docker, he and his wife Gwen were the landlords of the Brown Cow public house in Warrington, and later The Railway Hotel public house in Leighbr>and he died aged 88 in Newport, Wales, his funeral took place at St Stephen's Church (Pillgwenlly), St Stephen's Churchbr> Pillgwenlly at 11:00am on Monday 10 March 2014. Club career Peter J. Davies played his last match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davies (Australian Cricketer)
Peter Davies (18 August 1957 – 10 March 2018) was an Australian cricketer. He played six first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ... matches for Victoria between 1981 and 1983. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers References External links * 1957 births 2018 deaths Australian cricketers Victoria cricketers Cricketers from Melbourne {{Australia-cricket-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |