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Pressman (name)
Pressman is a surname and may refer to: *Barney Pressman (1894–1991), American businessman *David Pressman (born 1977), American attorney and diplomat *Edward R. Pressman (born 1943), American film producer *Fred Pressman (1923–1996), American businessman *Gabe Pressman (1924–2017), American television reporter *Jacob Pressman (1919–2015), American conservative rabbi from Los Angeles, California *Jessica Pressman, American literary scholar *Kevin Pressman (born 1967), English professional football player *Lawrence Pressman (born 1939), American actor *Lee Pressman (1906–1969), American New Deal government official and self-confessed communist *Lynn Pressman Raymond (c. 1912–2009), American business executive * Roger S. Pressman (contemporary), American technology writer *Sally Pressman (born 1981), American ballet dancer and actress *Steven Pressman (born 1955), American legal journalist *Steven Pressman (economist) (born 1952), American economist *Thelma Pressman (1921– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Pressman
Barney Pressman (December 14, 1894 – August 24, 1991) was an American businessman and founder of Barneys New York retail store.New York Times: "Barney Pressman, Retailing Legend, Is Dead at 96" By STEPHANIE STROM August 27, 1991 Early life Pressman was born to a family, the son of an owner of a clothing store. He was one of seven children and was raised on the Lower East Side of |
Lawrence Pressman
Lawrence Pressman (born David M. Pressman; July 10, 1939) is an American actor, probably best known for roles on ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''Ladies' Man'', a recurring role on '' Profiler'', the title character on ''Mulligan's Stew'' and as a fictional scientist in the 1971 film ''The Hellstrom Chronicle''. His first role was on the soap opera ''The Edge of Night'', and one of his first movie starring roles was in '' Shaft'' (1971). His other film credits include '' Making It'' (1971), ''The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder'' (1974), ''The Man in the Glass Booth'' (1975), '' 9 to 5'' (1980), ''The Hanoi Hilton'' (1987), ''Angus'' (1995), ''Trial and Error'' (1997), ''Very Bad Things'' (1998), '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1998) and '' American Pie'' (1999). He played Col. Cathcart in ''the Hanoi Hilton''. He has appeared in TV movies such as '' The Gathering'', '' A Fighting Choice'', ''The Late Shift'', ''Whose Daughter Is She?'', '' Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story'', as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Pressman (economist)
Steven Pressman (born February 23, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American economist. He is a former Professor of Economics and Finance at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He has taught at the University of New Hampshire and Trinity College (Connecticut), Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He has served as co-editor of the ''Review of Political Economy'' since 1995, as Associate Editor and Book Review Editor of the ''Eastern Economic Journal'' since 1989, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal ''Basic Income Studies'' since 2005. He has been on the board of directors of the Eastern Economic Association from 1994 to the present, and since 1996 he has served as Treasurer of the group. In addition he has been a regular book reviewer for "Dollars & Sense, Dollars and Sense" since 2010. Biography Pressman is the elder son of Jeffrey and Phyllis Pressman. Pressman and his brother Alan, a bankruptcy attorney on Long Island, attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Pressman
Steven Pressman (born 1955) is an American documentary filmmaker, journalist, author of two books (''Outrageous Betrayal'' and '' 50 Children''), and director/producer of the documentary film '' 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus''. Personal life Pressman was born in Los Angeles in 1955 and obtained an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of California at Berkeley. He has two adult children and lived in San Francisco with his wife, writer and former book publishing executive Liz Perle, who died in August 2015. Career Writing Throughout his career, Pressman has written for several publications including the ''San Francisco Daily Journal'', ''California Lawyer'', ''Daily Journal'' of Los Angeles, California, and the ''Columbia Journalism Review''. He contributed an article on libel law in 1994, for the United States Department of State. In 1993, Pressman's ''Outrageous Betrayal'' was published by St. Martin's Press and HarperCollins pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Pressman
Sally Pressman Bernstein is an American actress and dancer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Roxy LeBlanc on the Lifetime television series ''Army Wives'' (2007–2013). Early life Pressman was born Sally Pressman Bernstein in New York City. She is the daughter of Penny Ann Pressman and Jonathan Bernstein. Pressman's mother studied fine arts and theater at Brandeis University and works for Christie's Auction House. Pressman's father is a lawyer and investor. She no longer uses her childhood name of Sally Bernstein professionally, preferring her mother's maiden name. Pressman has a brother, Benjamin Rhodes Bernstein. Her maternal grandparents were Rhoda and William Manny Pressman. William Pressman, as Executive Vice President of Hasbro Toys, is credited for creating the G.I. Joe action figure, an armed forces doll. Her maternal great-uncle was Jack Pressman, the founder of Pressman Toy Corporation. As a child, she attended Spence School for girls in New York. She was cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger S
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages, Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Franks, Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by piracy, sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" sugges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Pressman Raymond
Lynn Pressman Raymond (c. 1912 – July 22, 2009Grimes, William ''The New York Times'', August 1, 2009. Accessed August 2, 2009.) was an American business executive who joined her husband Jack Pressman in developing and growing the Pressman Toy Corporation, and was an innovator in creating and licensing toys based on hit television programs and professional athletes in her two decades as president of the firm following her husband's death in 1959. Early life and career She was born in Woodhaven, Queens as Lynn Rambach, and grew up in Brooklyn, where she graduated from Erasmus Hall High School. Starting as a secretary at Abraham & Straus after completing high school, where she moved up the ladder to higher posts in advertising and training. She moved to McCreery's department store on Fifth Avenue where she moved up to a senior merchandising post. At McCreery's she set up promotional stunts that included having an employee dressed in an usher's uniform carry in with great fanfare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Pressman
Lee Pressman (July 1, 1906 – November 20, 1969) was a labor attorney and earlier a US government functionary, publicly alleged in 1948 to have been a spy for Soviet intelligence during the mid-1930s (as a member of the Ware Group), following his recent departure from Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) as a result of its purge of Communist Party members and fellow travelers. From 1936 to 1948, he represented the CIO and member unions in landmark collective bargaining deals with major corporations including General Motors and U.S. Steel. According to journalist Murray Kempton, anti-communists referred to him as "Comrade Big." Marion Dickerman and Ruth Taylor (eds.), ''Who's Who In Labor: The Authorized Biographies of the Men and Women Who Lead Labor in the United States and Canada and of Those Who Deal with Labor.'' New York: The Dryden Press, 1946; pg.286. Background Pressman was born Leon Pressman on July 1, 1906, on the Lower East Side of in New York City, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Pressman
Kevin Paul Pressman (born 6 November 1967) is an English football coach and former professional goalkeeper, who is the current goalkeeping coach for Grantham Town. As a player he made over 500 appearances in both the Premier League and Football League, most notably with Sheffield Wednesday, whom he would make 404 appearances for over a seventeen-year spell at Hillsborough. After leaving Wednesday in 2004, Pressman went on to play for Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Leicester City, Leeds United, Coventry City, Mansfield Town and Scunthorpe United in the Football League, and also briefly played in Northern Ireland for Portadown before retiring in 2009. He was capped three times at England B level and had also made an appearance for the England U21s in 1988. Following his retirement, he has worked as a coach for Belper Town, Bradford City and Millwall and Scunthorpe United. Playing career Sheffield Wednesday Pressman is best remembered as the long-time goalkeeper of Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Pressman
David Pressman (born 1977) is an American lawyer who has served as the United States ambassador to Hungary since 2022. He previously worked in the Obama administration and served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs from 2014 to 2016. Pressman represented the United States at the United Nations Security Council and in related negotiations. As an attorney in private practice, he has represented a wide variety of businesses while also representing the interests of human rights advocates, victims of terrorism, dissidents and journalists targeted by authoritarian regimes, and those unjustly convicted. Biography David Pressman was born in 1977 and grew up in California. His parents were both lawyers, one of them a judge. The family is Jewish with roots in Eastern Europe. Pressman received his Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 1999. He worked briefly in communications for the Clinton administration before becoming an aide to Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Pressman
Jessica Pressman is a scholar who studies electronic literature including digital poetry, media studies, and experimental literature. She creates works that examine how technologies affect reading practices that are displayed through several media forms. Career She currently teaches at San Diego State University, where she is an Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature. Pressman co-founded (with Joanna Brooks) SDSU's Digital Humanities Initiative, a faculty-led research initiative for the study of digital technologies and culture. She taught at Yale University from 2008 to 2012, as an Assistant Professor of English. Pressman also was a lecturer for the University of California's English department from 2013 to 2014. Education Jessica Pressman earned her bachelor's degree in English and American Literature, minor in Women's Studies at Brandeis University. Pressman received a Ph.D. in English at the University of California, Los Angeles. Academic work Pressma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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