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Radner
Radner is an English or German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * David Radner (1848–1901), Lithuanian Jewish translator * Gilda Radner (1946–1989), American comedian and actress * Maria Radner (1981–2015), German opera singer and passenger on Germanwings Flight 9525 *Roy Radner Roy Radner (June 29, 1927 - October 6, 2022) was Leonard N. Stern School Professor of Business at New York University. He was a micro-economic theorist. Radner's research interests included strategic analysis of climate change, bounded ratio ... (1927-2022), American economist and business professor * Sidney Hollis Radner (1919-2011), American magician See also * Radnor (other) {{surname, Radner German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilda Radner
Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American actress and comedian, and one of the seven original cast members of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). In her routines, Radner specialized in parodies of television stereotypes, such as advice specialists and news anchors. In 1978, she won an Emmy Award for her performances on the show. She also portrayed those characters in her highly successful one-woman show on Broadway in 1979. Radner's ''SNL'' work established her as an iconic figure in the history of American comedy. She died from ovarian cancer in 1989. Her autobiography dealt frankly with her life, work, and personal struggles, including her struggles with that illness. Her widower, Gene Wilder, carried out her wish that information about her illness would be used to help other cancer victims, founding—and inspiring the founding of—organizations that emphasize early diagnosis, attent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Radner
Maria Friderike Radner (; 7 May 1981 – 24 March 2015) was a German contralto who performed internationally in opera and in concerts. She studied at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, Germany. Both ''Stern'' magazine and Munich's ''Abendzeitung'' described her as an "extremely talented interpreter of Wagner's music". Possessing the "rare pitch of a true alto", she frequently appeared as Erda in Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' at the Leipzig Opera, Schwertleite in ''Die Walküre'' at the Teatro Comunale di Firenze with Zubin Mehta, and in Mahler's Symphony No. 2 (''Resurrection'') conducted by Antonio Pappano in Rome and Milan. Her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 2012 in ''Götterdämmerung'' was part of that company's documentary '' Wagner's Dream''. Radner, her husband and infant son were among the 150 people killed in March 2015 when Germanwings Flight 9525 was deliberately crashed by its pilot. Early life and education (1981–2000) Maria Friderik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Radner
Roy Radner (June 29, 1927 - October 6, 2022) was Leonard N. Stern School Professor of Business at New York University. He was a micro-economic theorist. Radner's research interests included strategic analysis of climate change, bounded rationality, game-theoretic models of corruption, pricing of information goods and statistical theory of data mining. Previously he was a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Life and Career Roy Radner received his Ph.B. in the Liberal Arts from the University of Chicago in 1945. Continuing his education at the University of Chicago, Radner went on to receive a B.S. in Mathematics in 1950, an M.S. in Mathematics in 1951, and his Ph.D. in Mathematical Statistics in 1956. He died on October 6, 2022 at Pennswood Village in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, aged 95. Radner equilibrium Among Radner's various contributions, the one that bears his na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Hollis Radner
Sidney Hollis Radner (December 8, 1919 – June 26, 2011) was a rug salesman from Holyoke, Massachusetts, who owned one of the world's largest and most valuable collections of Harry Houdini artifacts. Radner was a 1937 graduate of Worcester Academy and matriculated to Yale College. Biography He was born on December 8, 1919, and attended Yale University. Houdini's brother Theodore Hardeen Theodore "Dash" Hardeen (born Ferenc Dezső Weisz; March 4, 1876 – June 12, 1945) was a Hungarian-American magician and escape artist who was the younger brother of Harry Houdini. Hardeen, who usually billed himself as the "brother of H ... considered Radner as his protégé. Hardeen died in June 1945, willed most of Houdini's collection to Radner. Radner died of cancer in Holyoke on June 26, 2011, at the age of 91. References 1919 births 2011 deaths American magicians People from Holyoke, Massachusetts Deaths from cancer in Massachusetts Yale College alumni {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Radner
David ben Yirmiyahu Radner (; 22 February 1848 – 11 November 1901) was a Lithuanian Jewish writer and translator. He translated into Hebrew Friedrich Schiller's ''William Tell'' (1878) and ''Don Carlos'' (1879), Salomon Hermann Mosenthal's ''Deborah'' (1880), and David Cassel David Cassel (7 March 1818 – 22 January 1893) was a German historian and Jewish theologian. Life Cassel was born in Gross-Glogau, a city in Prussian Silesia with a large Jewish community. He graduated from its gymnasium. His brother was S ...'s ''Lehrbuch der jüdischen Geschichte und Literatur'' (1886). References 1848 births 1901 deaths Translators to Hebrew Writers from Vilnius Jewish translators People of the Haskalah 19th-century translators German–Hebrew translators {{Translator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radnor (other)
Radnor may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Radnorshire, a county of Wales until 1974, commonly known as Radnor * Radnor (district), a district of Powys, Wales between 1974 and 1989 * New Radnor, a village in Powys, Wales * Old Radnor, a town in Powys, Wales * Radnor Forest, a rock dome in Mid Wales United States * Radnor, Indiana * Radnor, Ohio * Radnor, Pennsylvania * Radnor Lake State Natural Area, Nashville, Tennessee People with the surname * Josh Radnor (born 1974), American actor Other uses * Earl of Radnor, an English peerage * Hill Radnor, a breed of domestic sheep * Radnor, a fictional character in the strategy game ''Dune II'' * Radnor Drinks, a Welsh brand of bottled drinks famous for their school-compliant soft drinks. See also * Radnor Township (other) * Radner Radner is an English or German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * David Radner (1848–1901), Lithuanian Jewish translator * Gilda Radner (1946–1989), American come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
