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Robie (other)
Robie may refer to: People Given name * Robie Harris, American children's author * Robie Lester (1925–2005), American voice actress and singer * Robie Macauley (1919–1995), American writer, editor and critic * Robie Marcus Hooker Palmer (1941–2013), American diplomat * Robie Lewis Reid (1866–1945), Canadian historian and jurist * Robie Porter (1941–2021), Australian country- and pop-rock musician, producer, and record label owner * Robie Robertson (1931–2019), American screenwriter and visual effects artist Surname * Carl Robie (1945–2011), American swimmer * David Robie (born 1945), New Zealand journalist * Derrick Robie (1988–1993), American murder victim * Edward D. Robie (1831–1911), United States Navy officer * Frederick Robie (1822–1912), American politician * Jean-Baptiste Robie (1821–1910), Belgian painter * John Robie, American musician and record producer * Reuben Robie (1799–1872), American politician * Simon Bradstreet Robie (1770†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robie Harris
Robie Harris ( Heilbrun; April 3, 1940 – January 6, 2024) was an American author. She wrote more than 30 children's books, including the frequently challenged ''It's Perfectly Normal'' (1994) and ''It's So Amazing'' (1999). Early life and education Robie Heilbrun was born in Buffalo, New York on April 3, 1940. Her mother worked in a biology laboratory, while her father was a radiologist. She grew up attending a Reform synagogue in Buffalo. She became interested in writing at a young age, and began writing stories in kindergarten. In high school, she was an editor of her school's newspaper. She graduated from Wheaton College, where she served as editor of the school's yearbook, with a bachelor's degree in English in 1962. She went on to graduate from the Bank Street College of Education with a master's in teaching in 1966. Career After earning her teaching degree in 1966, Harris became an English elementary school teacher at the Bank Street School for Children. While working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robie
John Robie is an American musician, producer and songwriter. He has produced and/or written for such artists as: Chaka Khan, New Order, UB40, Cabaret Voltaire, Soulsonic Force, Boy George, Planet Patrol, Laura Branigan, and Freeez, among others. Career Robie launched his career as the co-writer and synthesizer "wizard" on '' Planet Rock'' by Soulsonic Force. Robie subsequently went on to produce other hits for Soulsonic Force; Looking for the Perfect Beat and Renegades of Funk (later covered by Rage Against The Machine), and continued to pursue an experimental approach towards electronic music, which resulted in his help pioneering a completely new musical genre, '' Electro''. "One More Shot", performed by C-Bank, and "Body Mechanic", performed by Quadrant 6, both written and produced by Robie, were among the first to define this art form. His songs have been sampled by such artists as City Girls, Lunchmoney Lewis, Snoop Dogg, Calvin Harris, Plump DJs, Jamie xx, LL C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Robinson Foundation
The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a national, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which gives scholarships to minority youths for higher education, as well as preserves the legacy of Baseball Hall of Fame member Jackie Robinson. The foundation was founded by Rachel Robinson, the wife of Jackie, in 1973, a couple of months after his death. The foundation provides four-year college scholarships in conjunction with a comprehensive set of skills and opportunities to disadvantaged students of color to ensure their success in college and to develop their leadership potential. Its hands-on, four-year program includes peer and professional mentoring, internship placement, extensive leadership training, international travel and community service options, the conveyance of practical life skills, and myriad networking opportunities. The foundation's strategic combination of financial assistance and support services results in a nearly 100% college graduation rate. Since its founding, over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robie Street
Robie Street is a north-south artery that runs for 7 km in the Halifax Peninsula area of the Halifax Regional Municipality from Memorial Drive in the North End to Gorsebrook Avenue in the South End. The street and provincial road has in most places four lanes, with a centre median from Gorsebrook Avenue to Cunard Street. From Cunard to Almon Streets, it has two lanes. From Livingstone Street to Memorial Drive, it has two lanes. From Almon Street to the MacKay Bridge ramps, it has four lanes and is undivided. Massachusetts Avenue (until May 21, 2007, it was and commonly still is referred to as Robie Street Extension) connects Robie Street from Livingstone Street to the MacKay Bridge. On the Halifax Peninsula street grid system, civic numbers range from 820 to 3899. The street was named after Simon Bradstreet Robie (1770–1858), a prominent Nova Scotia judge and politician. There are also streets named after Judge Robie in Truro and Amherst, Nova Scotia. Prior to circa 1910, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robie House
The Robie House (also the Frederick C. Robie House) is a historic house museum on the campus of the University of Chicago in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the Prairie School, Prairie style, it was completed in 1910 for manufacturing executive Frederick Carlton Robie and his family. George Mann Niedecken oversaw the interior design, while associate architects Hermann V. von Holst, Hermann von Holst and Marion Lucy Mahony Griffin, Marion Mahony also assisted with the design. Robie House is described as one of Wright's best Prairie style buildings and was one of the last structures he designed at Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, his studio in Oak Park, Illinois. The house is a three-story, four-bedroom residence with an attached three-car garage. The house's open floor plan consists of two large, offset rectangles or "vessels". The facade and perimeter walls are made largely of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robie (automobile)
The Brass era Robie cyclecar was manufactured by the Robie Motor Car Company in Chicago, Illinois in 1914. History The Robie used a 4-cylinder Perkins engine of 1.6 liters. It was a side-by-side two-seater. It had a rounded radiator with a streamline body and disc wheels. The Robie was priced at $450, . The car was guaranteed to go 45 mph and 45 mpg of gasoline. Fred G. Robie had been in the automobile accessories business before building his cyclecar. The Robie was built by Massnick-Phipps Manufacturing company in Detroit Michigan. Robie planned to have a second generation of his cyclecar built by Pullman in York, Pennsylvania York is a city in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located in South Central Pennsylvania, the city's population was 44,800 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in ..., but his money ran out. References {{reflist Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Robie
Wendy Robie (born October 6, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Nadine Hurley in David Lynch's television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991) and the prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992). She also starred in two of Wes Craven's films: '' The People Under the Stairs'' (1991) and '' Vampire in Brooklyn'' (1995). In 2017, Robie reprised her role as Nadine in David Lynch's revival series '' Twin Peaks: The Return''. Early life Robie was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in northern California on a ranch where Arabian horses were raised. She attended the College of Marin studying theater arts, and later earned a degree in English literature. Robie worked as an English teacher for a decade while raising her daughter, Samantha. Career While living in Seattle, Washington and acting in repertory theatre, Robie auditioned for David Lynch's television series ''Twin Peaks'', and was cast as Nadine Hurley; she appeared in 22 episodes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Huntington Robie
Virginia Huntington Robie (October 18, 1868 – April 1, 1957) was an American writer and academic. She was the editor and author of several publications, including ''The Century Magazine'' and ''House & Garden''. Life and career Robie was born in Rollinsford, New Hampshire, to Thomas Sargent Robie and Virginia Dare Pendleton. Her mother was a native of Camden, Maine. Her parents married in her father's hometown of Gorham, Maine, on September 21, 1859. Robie was the third of their four known children, born after Thomas Sargent Jr. and Lewis Pendleton, and before George Pendleton. She received her preparatory education at Newberry Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts, amongst several other public and private institutions. She later attended the School of Decorative Design and Applied Ornament at the Art Institute of Chicago. Robie wrote ''Studies of Art in American Life–V: An American Aristocracy'' in a 1901 edition of ''Brush & Pencil''. In 1903, she became the associate ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Robie
Thomas Robie (March 20, 1689 – August 28, 1729) was a scientist and physician of the British colonies in America. His scientific interests were primarily in meteorology, astronomy, and medicine. Biography He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of William and Elizabeth Robie. After graduating from Harvard College with an A.B. in 1708, he taught at a school in Watertown, Massachusetts for about half a year before returning to Boston. Robie published the first of a series of annual almanacs in 1709, which would contain his meteorological observations and studies of the Solar System. He continued his studies at Harvard, and was awarded a Masters of Arts in 1711. In 1712 he was voted a "Library-Keeper" and scholar at Harvard during the period 1712 to 1713. After seriously considering a career as a Minister, he became a tutor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Harvard in 1913. Among the students he mentored were Thomas Clap, Charles Chauncy, and Isaac Greenwood. He wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Bradstreet Robie
Simon Bradstreet Robie (1770 – January 3, 1858) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Truro Township from 1799 to 1806 and Halifax County from 1806 to 1826 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, he was the son of Loyalists Thomas Robie and Mary Bradstreet, and went to Halifax with his parents at the beginning of the American Revolution. He studied law with Jonathan Sterns and was called to the Nova Scotia bar in the early 1790s. In 1806, he married Elizabeth Creighton. He was named Solicitor General in 1815. He served as Speaker for the House of Assembly from 1817 to 1824. In 1824, he was named to Nova Scotia's Council. Robie, as a member of the Council, supported the creation of the Pictou Academy. In 1826, he was named master of the rolls, who presided over the Court of Chancery, serving until 1834. In 1838, when the Council's functions were separated, he became a member of the Executive Council and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben Robie
Reuben Robie (July 15, 1799 – January 21, 1872) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1851 to 1853. Biography Born in Corinth, Vermont, Robie attended the common schools. At the age of twenty he moved to Bath, New York, and established a successful mercantile business. He later became active in other ventures, including the Buffalo, Corning and New York Railroad and the Steuben County Bank. Robie was also a founder of the Steuben County Agricultural Society. He was active in the New York Militia, serving on the staff of the 56th Brigade in the 1830s. Political career Robie was active in local government, serving as Town Clerk from 1825 to 1830, and Town Supervisor in 1831 and 1832. In 1837 he was appointed Postmaster, and served four years. From 1844 to 1847 Robie served as Steuben County Treasurer. Congress In 1850 Robie was elected to the United States House as a Democrat. and he served in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Robie
Jean-Baptiste Robie or Jean Robie (1821–1910) was a Belgian painter who specialised in still lifes with flowers and fruit.Marchal, E., ''Notice sur Jean Robie'', in: ''Annuaire de l’Académie Royale de Belgique'' 1911, pp 177–190 He later painted seascapes, landscapes and Oriental scenes based on his travels in the Middle East, India and .Dictionnaire des peintres belges: Jean-Baptiste Robie /ref> He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
