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Pride (surname)
Pride is an English language, English surname. Notable people with this name include: *Alfred M. Pride (1897–1988), United States Navy admiral and pioneer naval aviator *Anne Pride (1942–1990), National Organization for Women activist *Charley Pride (1934–2020), American country music singer *Curtis Pride (born 1968), American baseball player *Dickie Pride (1941–1969), British rock and roll singer *Dicky Pride (born 1969), American professional golfer *Felicia Pride (born 1979), American entrepreneur *John Pride (–1794), American politician from Virginia *Lou Pride (1944–2012), American blues and soul singer and songwriter *Lynn Pride (born 1978), American professional basketball *Mack Pride (1932–2018), American baseball player *Maria Pride (born 1970), Welsh television actress *Mary Pride (born 1955), American author and magazine producer *Michaele Pride-Wells (born 1956), American architect and educator *Mike Pride (musician), American musician *Mike Pride (writer) (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Pride (musician)
Mike Pride is an American, New York City based drummer/percussionist, composer & improviser, sometimes vocalist, and educator, born on July 7. He is known for the large number of bands he plays with, and has a significant reputation in a multiplicity of musical communities around the world. Time Out NY says of one album featuring him "''Pride has backed brainy jazz legend Anthony Braxton as well as political punks Millions of Dead Cops. Those influences and countless others speed by here, but the flow of ideas is so continuous that the album never feels like pastiche.''". Born and raised in Southern Maine, but based out of New York City since 2000, Mike Pride currently performs solo, leads modern-jazz quartet From Bacteria To Boys, the 7-drummer installation-band Drummer's Corpse, and the piano trio I HATE WORK (which interprets the songs of Pride's former band, hardcore legends, MDC). He also co-leads the ensembles Pulverize The Sound (w/ Peter Evans and Tim Dahl), and Period ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toy Story (franchise)
''Toy Story'' is an American media franchise that started in 1995 with the release of the animated feature film of the same name, produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the first computer-animated franchise, which is based on the anthropomorphic concept that toys, unknown to humans, are secretly living, sentient creatures. The films focus on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy doll named Sheriff Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) and a modern spaceman action figure named Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen and Chris Evans), later media that also depicts the films within a film about the latter character. The group unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them. The ''Toy Story'' franchise consists mainly of five CGI-animated films: ''Toy Story'' (1995), ''Toy Story 2'' (1999), ''Toy Story 3'' (2010), ''Toy Story 4'' (2019), and the spin-off prequel film within a film ''Lightyear'' (2022). It also includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woody (Toy Story)
Sheriff Woody Pride is a fictional, pull-string cowboy doll who appears in the Disney–Pixar ''Toy Story'' franchise. In the films, Woody is the main protagonist, alongside Buzz Lightyear. He is primarily voiced by Tom Hanks, who voices him in the ''Toy Story'' films, short films, and TV specials. Tom Hanks' brother, Jim Hanks, voices him in ''Lamp Life'', video games, attractions, and other merchandise. Woody was created by directors and writers John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Joe Ranft. His facial features are based on the former Disney animator Tone Thyne. Woody was designed by Bud Luckey, and is based on John Lasseter's Casper pull-string doll he had as a kid, as well as the Howdy Doody puppets from the 1950s show. Woody is named after Woody Strode, a character actor known for many roles in western films. In August 2009, ''Toy Story 3'' director, Lee Unkrich, stated in his Twitter feed that Woody's last name is Pride and has been since the making of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans (,New Orleans . ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans ) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, it is the most populous city in Louisiana. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
