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Robert McCallum (badminton)
Robert McCallum may refer to: * Robert McCallum Jr. (born 1946), American attorney and diplomat * Robert Hope McCallum (1864–1939), builder, entrepreneur, and social figure in Auckland, New Zealand * Robert McCallum, pseudonym of Gary Graver Gary Foss Graver (July 20, 1938 – November 16, 2006) was an American film director, editor, screenwriter and cinematographer. He was a prolific filmmaker, working in various roles on over 300 films, but is best known as Orson Welles' final ci ..., American film director * Robert McCallum (director), Canadian documentary filmmaker {{hndis, McCallum, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert McCallum Jr
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 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hope McCallum
Robert Hope McCallum (27 August 1864 – 28 June 1939) was a prominent builder, entrepreneur, and social figure in Auckland, New Zealand, during the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods. Biography Early life McCallum was born in Dumbarton, Scotland, on August 27, 1864. He was the oldest of nine children born to Reverend Alexander and Margaret McCallum. In 1875, the family emigrated to the United States as a result of his father's poor health, settling in Northern California. Three years later, the family moved again, traveling on board the ''SS City of Sydney'', arriving in Auckland in June 1878. Eight years later, his mother died suddenly at the age of 50 seized during a fainting fit; McCallum was 21 years old at the time. Building career McCallum lived most of his life in the Auckland seaside community of Devonport, New Zealand. He constructed multiple buildings predominantly in Auckland as well as remote areas up to 500 miles away. The most notable project was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Graver
Gary Foss Graver (July 20, 1938 – November 16, 2006) was an American film director, editor, screenwriter and cinematographer. He was a prolific filmmaker, working in various roles on over 300 films, but is best known as Orson Welles' final cinematographer, working over a period of six years on Welles' epic film ''The Other Side of the Wind'' which was released in 2018, 48 years after it was started. Graver began his career in the late 1960s as a cinematographer and editor of various B-movies, including several films by Roger Corman, before providing additional camerawork on John Cassavetes's ''A Woman Under the Influence'' (1974). He continued to serve as the cinematographer of numerous horror films from the late 1970s and through the 1980s, including '' The Toolbox Murders'' (1978), ''Trick or Treats'' (1982), which he also wrote, edited, and directed; ''Mortuary'' (1983), '' They're Playing with Fire'' (1984), and '' Twisted Nightmare'' (1988). Under the pseudonym of Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
