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Renton Grigor
Renton may refer to: People * Alex Renton (born 1961), British-Canadian author and journalist * Dave Renton (born 1972), a British barrister and historian * David Renton (1908–2007), a British politician * David Malcolm Renton (1878-1947), an American builder and business executive * Frank Renton (born 1939), British musician, conductor and broadcaster * Kris Renton (born 1990), Scottish football player * Kristen Renton (born 1982), American actress * Polly Renton (1970–2010), British documentary film maker * Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry (1932–2020), British politician Fictional people * Mark Renton, protagonist of the novel ''Trainspotting'' by Irvine Welsh, and the film adaptation by Danny Boyle * Renton Thurston, protagonist of anime ''Eureka Seven'' Places * Renton, Ontario, a hamlet located in Canada in Norfolk County * Renton, Washington, a city located in King County, Washington * Renton, West Dunbartonshire, a village in Scotland in the West Dunba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Renton
Alexander James Torr Renton FRHistS (born 5 March 1961) is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is the author of several historical and investigative books including ''Blood Legacy: reckoning with a family's story of slavery'', and ''Stiff Upper Lip: secrets, crimes and the schooling of a ruling class''. Early life and education Renton was born in Toronto, Canada, on 5 March 1961, the oldest child of the politician Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry and the novelist and historian Alice Blanche Helen Fergusson. He was educated at Ashdown House, East Sussex, Eton College, Brighton College and Exeter University. Career As a journalist he has held staff jobs as a reporter and editor on British newspapers ''The Independent'' and the ''London Evening Standard''. He has been a columnist for ''The Times'' and a Scotland-based correspondent for ''Newsweek'' magazine. He has won awards for foreign reporting, investigative journalism and food writing. He worked in Asia for Oxfam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Renton
David Renton (born 1972) is a British barrister, and has represented clients in a number of high-profile cases, especially concerning trade union rights and the protection of free speech. He was for many years a member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). He has published over twenty books on fascism, anti-fascism, and the politics of the left. Early life and education Renton was born in London in 1972. His great aunt was the Communist historian, Dona Torr. His grandfather was the shoe designer Kurt Geiger. One uncle was an activist in Equity, the actors' trade union, while another was the Conservative MP Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry. He was educated at all-boys private boarding school Eton College where he became a member of the Labour Party. He then studied history at St John's College, University of Oxford. Academic career and writing Renton received his PhD from the University of Sheffield for a thesis on fascism and anti-fascism in Britain after the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Renton
David Lockhart-Mure Renton, Baron Renton, (12 August 1908 – 24 May 2007) was a British politician who served for over 60 years in Parliament, 34 in the House of Commons and then 28 in the House of Lords. Renton was Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire from 1945 to 1979, initially as a Liberal National and then in accordance with the party's successive mergers with the Conservatives, as a "National Liberal and Conservative", then in 1968 he was one of the final three National Liberal MPs who opted to wind up the party and become a full part of the Conservatives. He became a life peer in 1979, and was the oldest member of the House of Lords from 2004 until his death. Early life Renton was born in Dartford, the son of a surgeon and a nurse. He was educated at Stubbington, Oundle, and University College, Oxford, of which he was made an honorary fellow in 1990. Going up to read medicine, he switched to law. He was president of the Oxford University Liberal Club. He play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Malcolm Renton
David Malcolm Renton (February 8, 1878 – May 27, 1947), known as "DM", was a builder and business executive in southern California. He is best known for his Craftsman style homes in Pasadena and for the construction of the Casino Ballroom and other homes on Catalina Island in the early 1900s. Renton was influential in the development of Catalina Island under William Wrigley Jr., serving as vice-president of the Santa Catalina Island Company and the Wilmington Transportation Company from 1919 to his retirement in 1936."Renton, David" ''National Encyclopedia of American Biography'', 1956. James T. White & Company, 101 Fifth Ave., New York He also served as president of the Wilmington Catalina Airlines from 1931 to 1942. Life David Malcolm "DM" Renton was born on Prince Edward Island, son of John and Catherine (Nicholson) Renton and one of six children. His father died when he was 14 years old, and Renton left home at the age of 16 to become an apprentice in the construction trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Renton
Frank Renton is a British musician, conductor and broadcaster, and former host of ''Listen to the Band'' on BBC Radio 2. An accomplished trumpet player, Renton won a competition for young conductors at the 1967 Edinburgh Festival, whilst employed as a musician in the British Army. Conducting appointments soon followed in West Germany, Cyprus, Singapore and Scotland, before returning to England as Director of a Military Music School in York. He was Musical Director for Versatile Brass for three years, and began conducting the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. He has also worked extensively with the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Radio Orchestra, as well as writing and producing a number of musical programmes for BBC Radio BBC Radio is an operational business division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927). The service provides national radio stations covering th .... In 1985, Rent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris Renton
Kris Joseph Renton (born 12 July 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Tranent Juniors. He was the youngest Norwich City player in the club's history. Norwich City Youth team at Norwich Having been spotted playing in the summer of 2006 in Scotland playing for Musselburgh Windsor by Academy scout Karl Brady, Renton began the 2006–07 season in the youth team. He spent some time away though, being named in the Ireland Under 17s for a European Under 17 Championship qualifying tournament in Baku in Autumn 2006, but made his debut at that level for Scotland Under 17s in February 2007 against Northern Ireland. Towards the end of the campaign, he progressed into the Reserves at Norwich, making his debut on 21 February 2007 against local rivals Ipswich. He scored his first goal for the second string on 24 April 2007 against Southend. Early senior appearances He was named on the bench for the first time on 31 March 2007 against Colchester United. Should he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Renton
Kristen Louise Renton (born September 14, 1982) is an American actress who had a recurring role as List of characters from Sons of Anarchy#Ima Tite, Ima Tite on ''Sons of Anarchy'' and also portrayed Morgan Hollingsworth on NBC's soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Personal life Renton moved from Colorado to Florida at an early age. Career At the age of sixteen, she started a career in modeling, and later got into acting. She has appeared in the films ''Ghouls'', ''In the Mix (film), In the Mix'', and ''Come Away Home''. She has also made appearances on television, in such series as ''CSI: NY'', ''The OC'' and ''The Glades (TV series), The Glades''. Filmography External links * Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Renton, Kristen 1982 births Living people American soap opera actresses Actresses from Denver 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Renton
The Honourable Polly Renton, born Penelope Sally Rosita Renton (4 March 1970 – 28 May 2010), was an award-winning British documentary film maker and proponent of ethical journalism, who played an important part in transforming political television in East Africa and trained a generation of African television journalists through her Nairobi based NGO, MEDEVA (Media Development in Africa). Early life and education Penelope (‘Polly’) Sally Rosita Renton was born in Brighton on 4 March 1970, the youngest of the five children of Tim Renton (later Baron Renton of Mount Harry), a Conservative MP and Chief Whip to Margaret Thatcher, and his wife Alice (née Fergusson), a novelist and historian. She was named, in part, after her great aunt, the novelist and explorer Rosita Forbes. Her siblings include the investigative journalist and author Alex Renton and the artist and cartoonist Chelsea Renton. She was educated at Windlesham House School and Roedean before going up to Magdalen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Renton, Baron Renton Of Mount Harry
Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, (28 May 1932 – 25 August 2020) was a British Conservative politician. Early life Tim Renton, who rarely used his first name of Ronald, was born in London. He won scholarships to Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford, and graduated with a first-class degree in History. Parliamentary career After unsuccessfully contesting Sheffield Park in 1970, he was Conservative Member of Parliament for Mid-Sussex from 1974 to 1997. He served as a Minister of State in both the Foreign Office and the Home Office, and served as Margaret Thatcher's Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) between 1989 and 1990. After Thatcher's resignation in 1990 he served in John Major's government as Minister for the Arts between 1990 and 1992. During this time, he came up with the idea of a National Lottery. This was later adopted as a government policy. He launched National Music Day (UK) with Mick Jagger which ran from 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Renton
Mark Renton is a fictional character who appears as the protagonist in the novels ''Trainspotting'' (1993) and '' Porno'' (2002) written by Irvine Welsh. He also appears in the 1996 film adaption of ''Trainspotting'' and its sequel ''T2 Trainspotting'' (2017), in both of which he is portrayed by Ewan McGregor. Character biography Novels ''Trainspotting'' (1993) In the late 1980s, Mark Renton is an unemployed heroin addict living in the Leith district of Edinburgh. He attempts to quit heroin, but finds it too difficult and resorts to buying opium suppositories from shady dealer Mikey Forrester. Later, at a party with his friends Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson, Francis Begbie, Danny "Spud" Murphy, Stevie and Tommy, Dawn, the infant daughter of Simon and a woman named Lesley, dies in her crib, devastating Sick Boy and inspiring him to get clean from heroin. After witnessing Dawn's death, Renton resumes heroin use. After continuing to collect unemployment pay, Renton later meets with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renton Thurston
The ''Eureka Seven'' anime and manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Bones. The central protagonist of the series is Renton Thurston, a young boy who joins the renegade group Gekkostate to fight against the U.F. Force, led by Dewey Novak. In naming the characters, writer Dai Sato drew inspiration from club bands and the music culture of his generation. He said, "The youngest generation is represented by references to dance music, techno, and house. Hip hop represents the next generation, and rock represents the oldest generation.” Although the show is primarily targeted towards the kid demographic, he hoped to draw in some viewers who might have hung out at clubs at night. Gekkostate Gekkostate is an anti-government militia and counterculture collective led by Holland, who also pilots the LFO Terminus typeR909. Eureka, an aloof, pale girl, pilots an LFO called the Nirvash typeZERO. After joining Gekkostate early in the series, Renton co-pilots the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
