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Robert Armstrong (Irish Artist)
Robert Armstrong may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Robert Armstrong (actor) (1890–1973), film actor * Robert Armstrong (cartoonist) (born 1950), American underground comics artist and musician, coined the term "couch potato" * Robert Armstrong (Irish artist), winner of the 1984 Guinness Peat Aviation Award Fictional characters * Robert Armstrong (''Home and Away''), character in the Australian soap opera * Robert Armstrong (''Noble House''), a character from the James Clavell's novel Government and military * Robert Armstrong (Australian politician) (born 1952), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council *Robert Armstrong (Northern Ireland politician) (1888/9–1961), member of the Senate of Northern Ireland *Robert Armstrong (1792–1854), officer in the United States Army * Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster (1927–2020), British member of the House of Lords and former civil servant *Robert Baynes Armstrong (1785–1869), British Member of Parliament for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Armstrong (actor)
Robert William ArmstrongThe reference book ''Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965'' gives Armstrong's birth name as Donald Robert Smith, as do the ''Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed.'' and ''Golden Horrors: An Illustrated Critical Filmography of Terror Cinema, 1931–1939''. Clarke in his 1977 ''Pseudonyms'' gave "Donald R. Smith". (November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973) was an American film and television actor remembered for his role as Carl Denham in the 1933 version of ''King Kong'' by RKO Pictures. He delivered the film's famous final line: "It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast." Early years Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Armstrong lived in Bay City, Michigan until about 1902 and moved to Seattle. He attended the University of Washington, where he studied law, and became a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. Armstrong gave up his studies to manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert P
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Armstrong (other)
Bob Armstrong (1939–2020) was an American professional wrestler. Bob Armstrong is also the name of: *Robert Armstrong (baseball) (1850–1917), known as Bob, American baseball player *Bob Armstrong (boxer) (1873–1933), heavyweight boxer *Bob Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1931) (1931–1990), Canadian ice hockey player * Bob Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1961), American ice hockey player *Bob Armstrong (politician) Robert Landis Armstrong, known as Bob Armstrong (November 7, 1932 – March 1, 2015),Ryan McCrimmon of ''The Texas Tribune'', "Former state official dies at 82", '' Laredo Morning Times'', March 3, 2015, p. 10A was a Democratic politician an ... (1932–2015), member of the Texas House of Representatives * Bob Armstrong (basketball, born 1920) (1920–2009), American basketball player * Bob Armstrong (basketball, born 1933) (1933–2016), American basketball player * Bob Armstrong (Australian footballer) (1875–1951), Australian rules footballer * Bob Armstrong ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert John Armstrong
Robert John Armstrong, (November 17, 1884 – January 14, 1957) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California from 1929 until his death in 1957. Armstrong served during the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Biography Early life Robert Armstrong was born on December 10, 1910, in San Francisco, California. His family later moved to Washington State. He studied at Gonzaga University in Seattle, graduating in 1904, and the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Montréal, Quebec. Priesthood Armstrong was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Seattle on December 10, 1910. He served as a curate in Spokane and was pastor of St. Paul's Parish in Yakima, Washington from 1914 to 1929. Armstrong would later be transferred to the Diocese of Spokane where he eventually became the assistant pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral Parish . He was "inducted into the order" of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert C
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Archibald Armstrong
Robert Archibald Armstrong, LL.D. (1788–1867), was a Gaelic lexicographer. He was the eldest son of Robert Armstrong, of Kenmore, Perthshire, by his wife, Mary McKercher. He was born at Kenmore in 1788, and educated partly by his father, and afterwards at Edinburgh and at St. Andrews University, here he graduated. Coming to London from St. Andrews with high commendations for his Greek and Latin acquirements, he engaged in tuition, and kept several high-class schools in succession in different parts of the metropolis. He devoted his leisure to the cultivation of literature and science. Of his humorous articles "The Three Florists," in ''Eraser'' for January 1838, and "The Dream of Tom Finiarty, the Cab-driver," in the '' Athenæum,'' are notable examples. His scientific papers appeared chiefly in the ''Arcana of Science and Art'' (1837 et seq.), and relate to meteorological matters. But his great work was ''A Gaelic Dictionary, in two parts — I. Gaelic and English, II. Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Armstrong (racehorse Trainer)
Robert Walter Armstrong (15 January 1944 – 5 February 2021) was a British horse trainer who trained horses competing in flat racing. In a career lasting from 1973 until 2000 he trained the winners of 737 races in Great Britain, including 13 at Group One level. He was the son of Sam Armstrong (1904–1982) and grandson of Bob Armstrong, who were both also racehorse trainers. Robert Armstong's sister, Susan, married the champion jockey Lester Piggott. The best horses he trained were Moorestyle and Never So Bold, both European champion sprinters. Major wins *Coronation Cup - (1) - ''Be My Native (1983)'' *International Stakes - (1) - ''Shady Heights (1988)'' *July Cup - (2) - ''Moorestyle (1980), Never So Bold (1985)'' *King's Stand Stakes - (1) - ''Never So Bold (1985)'' *Middle Park Stakes - (1) - ''Mattaboy (1980)'' *Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - ''Never So Bold (1985)'' *Prix de la Forêt - (2) - ''Moorestyle (1980, 1981)'' *Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - (1) - ''Sparkler (1973)'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Armstrong (cricketer)
Robert George Chadwick Armstrong (12 August 1836 – 9 June 1863) was an English cricketer. He was born at Gravesend, Kent and played nine times for Kent County Cricket Club between 1859 and 1861. Armstrong was the son of Samuel Francis and Agnes Armstrong. His father was a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery and as a young man Robert played cricket for Gravesend and in the Peckham Rye area where he lived for most of his life.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), p. 30.Available onlineat the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)Milton H (1999) ''The Bat and Ball Gravesend: a first-class cricket history'', p.127. Gravesend: Gravesend Cricket Club. He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent against Middlesex at Southgate in 1859, making a pair on debut. Armstrong went on to make total of nine first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against England in 1861. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Armstrong (baseball)
Robert Livingston Armstrong (July 4, 1850 – December 3, 1917) was an American professional baseball player. He played 12 of 21 games, 11 in Center fielder, center field, for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas in the first professional league, the 1871 National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP). Previously Armstrong played three seasons for the Maryland club of Baltimore, Maryland in the National Association of Base Ball Players. The Marylands were a strong club among the hundreds of NABBP members but a weak club among the twelve that contested the first professional pennant race in 1869, or the second one in 1870. Bob Armstrong was the son of John Horatio Armstrong and Caroline Amelia Scheldt and great grandson of John Armstrong Jr. He was 6'2" and was married to Betty Arnold. Armstrong was a Baltimore native like most of his Maryland teammates. External links Find a Grave 1850 births 1917 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball center fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Young Armstrong
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert E
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
