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Righter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carroll Righter (1900–1988), American astrologer *Dale Righter (born 1966), American politician *Erwin Righter Cornelius Erwin "Swede" Righter (March 7, 1897 – August 30, 1985) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach, and a rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Righter attended Stanford Universi ... (1897–1985), American rugby union footballer * Walter C. Righter (born 1923), Episcopal bishop in the United States {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carroll Righter
Carroll Righter (February 2, 1900 – April 30, 1988) was known as the " astrologer to the stars". He wrote a syndicated daily advice column for 166 newspapers around the world and was reputed to be an advisor to Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Righter, who liked to be called the "gregarious Aquarius', began doing charts for Hollywood notables in 1938 and became a columnist in 1950. Before that, he was a lawyer in Philadelphia. Righter is the author of the horoscopes analyzed by Theodor W. Adorno in his essay "The Stars down to Earth" (1957). Righter was mentioned in President Reagan's 1965 autobiography ''Where's The Rest of Me?'' and, according to former White House Chief of Staff Donald T. Regan, Mrs. Reagan turned to astrologers to help determine the president's schedule. Asked specifically whether he believed in astrology, President Reagan said "I don't guide my life by it" but he added "I don't know enough about it to say, is there something to it or not...and I don't mean to offe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Righter
Dale Righter (born August 23, 1966) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 55th district from 2003 to 2021. The 55th district included Clay, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne and White counties in the southeastern corner of the state. He was previously a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1997 through 2003. Early life, education and career Righter was born and raised in Mattoon, Illinois. He attended Mattoon High School and in 1988 graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in accounting. In 1991, Righter earned his J.D. degree from the Saint Louis University School of Law. After law school, he took a job as a drug crimes prosecutor with the State's Attorney's Appellate Prosecutor's Office. Illinois General Assembly In September 1997, Righter was appointed to represent the 106th district in the Illinois House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Righter
Cornelius Erwin "Swede" Righter (March 7, 1897 – August 30, 1985) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach, and a rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Righter attended Stanford University, where he played football and basketball. He was Stanford's first All-Pacific Coast Conference basketball player in 1920. At the 1920 Olympics, Righter played on the American rugby union team that defeated France for the gold medal. After his playing days, Righter coached basketball and football at the University of the Pacific from 1921 to 1933. In 12 season as head football coach, he led the Pacific Tigers football program to a record of 54–34–4. Righter coached the football team at Burlingame High School in Burlingame, California from 1934 to 1946. He was succeeded by Ted Forbes in 1947. Righter died on August 30, 1985, in Dayton, Ohio Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |