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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 Surname * Carl Robie (1945–2011), American swimmer * David Robie (born 1945), New Zealand journalist * 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 (1770–1858), Canadian politician * Thomas Robie (1689–1729), American scientist and physician * Virginia Huntington Robie (1868–1957), American writer * Wendy Robie (born 1953), American actress Other uses * Robie (automobile), produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robie Harris
Robie H. Harris is an American author, specializing in books for children. She was born in Buffalo, New York. Harris wrote several children's books about childbirth and human sexuality, including '' It's Perfectly Normal'' and '' It's so Amazing'', two of the American Library Association's most-challenged books of the 21st century. She is a cousin of children's author Elizabeth Levy Elizabeth Levy (born April 4, 1942) is an author who has written over eighty children's books in a variety of genres. Born in Buffalo, New York, she is currently living in New York City. She has appeared as a contestant on "Funny Or Die's Billy .... She graduated from Wheaton College and the Bank Street College of Education. She won the 2019 Mathical Book Prize for her book Crash! Boom! A Math Tale. References External links Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Wheaton College (Massachusetts) alumni Bank Street College of Education alumni American children's writers< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robie
John Robie is a musician, producer and songwriter who has produced and/or written for a wildly diverse array of artists such as Chaka Khan, New Order, UB40, Cabaret Voltaire, Soulsonic Force, Boy George, C Bank, Planet Patrol, Quadrant 6, Laura Branigan, and Freeez, among many others. Career Robie launched his career as the co-writer and synthesizer “wizard” on one of the most important and seminal records in Hip-Hop history, Planet Rock by Soulsonic Force. (“One of the most influential songs of everything, it changed the world”- Rick Rubin in Rolling Stone’s “Top 100 Hip Hop Records” issue.) Robie subsequently went on to produce other groundbreaking 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 audaciously experimental approach towards electronic music, which resulted in his pioneering a completely new musical genre, Electro''.'' “One More Shot” performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robie House
The Frederick C. Robie House is a U.S. National Historic Landmark now on the campus of the University of Chicago in the South Side neighborhood of Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois. Built between 1909 and 1910, the building was designed as a single family home by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It is considered perhaps the finest example of Prairie School, the first architectural style considered uniquely American. Robie House was designated a National Historic Landmark on November 27, 1963, and was on the first National Register of Historic Places list of October 15, 1966. The house and a selection of seven other properties by Wright were inscribed on the World Heritage List under the title "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright" in July 2019. History Wright designed the Robie House in his studio in Oak Park, Illinois between 1908 and 1909. The design precedent for the Robie House was the Ferdinand F. Tomek House in Riverside, Illinois, designed by Wright i ... [...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 ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The populati ..., 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 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 grew up on a northern California ranch where Arabian horses were raised. Before her big break on ''Twins Peaks'', Robie lived in Seattle, working in repertory theatre. She only began fulfilling her lifelong dream of acting after teaching college English for a decade while she raised her daughter, Samantha. Career In 1990, Robie made her acting debut as Nadine Hurley in David Lynch's television series ''Twin Peaks''. She appeared in 22 episodes. In 1991, Robie guest starred on an episode of ''Baywatch'' and portrayed the villainous ... [...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., 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 editor ... [...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 Pictou Academy (PA), founded in 1815 by Dr. Thomas McCulloch, is a secondary school in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Prior to the twentieth century, it was a grammar school; a liberal, nonsectarian degree-granting ... [...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 ... [...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] |
Robie Lester
Robie Lester (March 23, 1925 – June 14, 2005) was an American actress, singer, voice artist, and author, best known as the voice of "Miss Jessica" in the Rankin/Bass animated special ''Santa Claus is Comin' to Town'', the singing voice of Eva Gabor in Disney's ''The Aristocats'' and ''The Rescuers'', and the original "Disneyland Story Reader" for Walt Disney Records read-alongs. Early life Lester was born in Megargel, Texas and raised in Northern Ontario, Canada. After a few years in Detroit, she joined the US Army Air Corps before attending UCLA with a major in music. In Hollywood, she worked with Henry Mancini and Herb Alpert, recorded for Liberty, Warner Brothers and A&M, and sang demos for songwriters. At A&M Records Lester recorded one of her most frequently heard, though uncredited, contributions—singing in Spanish behind the narrated portion of the Sandpipers' 1966 hit "Guantanamera". Career Work in commercials Lester was one of the busiest voice-over artists in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Robie
Frederick Robie (August 12, 1822 – February 3, 1912) was an American physician and politician who most notably served as the 39th Governor of Maine. Early life Robie was born in Gorham, Maine and studied at the Gorham Academy. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1841. After graduation, he taught at academies in the Southern states and served as a tutor to the family of Dennis DuPont Hankins, a plantation owner in the Territory of Florida. He then took a medical course at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and received his medical degree in 1844. He had a successful medical career and established medical practices in Biddeford, Maine, and then in Waldoboro, Maine. He later practiced medicine in his hometown of Gorham. Civil War During the American Civil War, Robie accepted an appointment from President Abraham Lincoln as Paymaster of United States Volunteers. He served with the Army of the Potomac from 1861 to 1863. Robie then was transferred to Boston as Chief Paymas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
