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Robert Stone (lyricist)
Robert Stone may refer to: * Rob Stone (entrepreneur) (born 1968), New York-based executive * Robert Stone (attorney) (1866–1957), Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, 1915 * Robert Stone (novelist) (1937–2015), American author, journalist * Robert Stone (composer) (1516–1614), English composer * Robert Stone (director), Oscar-nominated documentary director for ''Radio Bikini'' * Robert Stone (rugby league) (1956–2005), Australian player for St. George Dragons * Robert Stone (silversmith) (1903–1990), English silversmith * Robert Stone (architect) (born 1968), American architect based in Southern California * Robert Stone (scientist) (1922–2016), professor, doctor, past National Institutes of Health director * Robert Stone (trail guide writer) (born 1951), writer of hiking books * Robert Stone (wrestler) (born 1983), American professional wrestler * Robert L. Stone (1922–2009), chief executive of The Hertz Corporation * Rob Stone (sportscaster), sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Stone (entrepreneur)
Rob Stone (born July 12, 1968) is an American music, media and branding executive based in New York City. Stone is the founder of the full-service marketing agency Cornerstone, and co-founder of music and style publication '' The Fader''. Background Stone attended the University at Albany in 1986 where he studied marketing and finance. Upon graduation in 1990, Stone joined SBK Records and rose to director of promotion. He also served as vice president of promotion at EMI Records. In ''The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop,'' author and hip hop journalist Dan Charnas notes Stone's rise through the ranks at EMI. When label heads Daniel Glass and Fred Davis initially discussed bringing Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and his label, Bad Boy, to EMI, they brought in Stone—aged 25—due to his background and knowledge of hip hop. Stone became seen as the record business counterpart to innovative radio programmers such as Keith Naftaly and Hosh Gureli. Ventures In May 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert L
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 Stone (basketball)
Robert Stone also known as Robbie Stone (born 9 September 1987) is an ex Australian professional basketball player who played for the Melbourne Tigers in the National Basketball League (NBL). High school and college Robert Stone lead Camberwell High School to its first-ever Schools Sports Victoria (SSV) State title in 2001 averaging 20.4 points per game. Upon graduating from Camberwell High School in 2005, Stone attended California's Lassen College Lassen Community College is a public community college in Susanville, California. It is a part of the California Community Colleges System. The college is located in Susanville in the high mountain lake country of northeastern California. The ... in 2006–07 where he started as a freshman in 16 games averaging 9.9 points & 3.1 assists per game. Basketball career Melbourne Tigers Stone is the only person apart from Adrian Sturt to have played for the Melbourne Tigers in Junior, VBL, ABA & NBL programs. Stone made his prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
