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Rodd
Rodd is a surname and may refer to: * Anthony N. Rodd (born 1940), Australian botanist * Brent Clements Rodd (1809–1898), Australian lawyer and landowner * Edward Hearle Rodd (1810–1880), British ornithologist * Francis Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell (1895–1978), British army officer and civil servant * Helen Rodd (late 20th c./early 21st c.), Canadian zoologist * John Rodd (early 21st c.), music recording engineer * L. C. Rodd (1905-1979), Australian biographer * Marcia Rodd (born 1940), American actress * Michael Rodd (born 1943), English television presenter and businessman * Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell (1858–1941), British diplomat, poet and politician See also * Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton, Rodd, Herefordshire, village in Herefordshire, England * The Corner#Cast and characters, DeRodd, DeAndre McCullough's brother, on ''The Corner'' * Fort Rodd Hill in Esquimalt, British Columbia, named for John Rashleigh Rodd * Rod (other) * Rudd (other) {{surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodd, Nash And Little Brampton
Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton is a civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, and is north-west from the city and county town of Hereford. The parish borders Powys in Wales at its north-west. Within the parish is the final home and studio of the 20th-century Australian artist Sydney Nolan. History Rodd derives from Old English 'rod' or 'rodu', meaning "clearing" or "the clearing", and was in 1220 and 1356 written as 'La Rode'. Nash is from the Old English 'æsc' for "place at the ash-tree", and was in 1239 written as 'Nasche', and in 1291 as 'Nasse'. Brampton is from the Old English 'brōm' with 'tūn', for "place where broom grows", and was in the 11th-century (DB) written as 'Bruntune', and in 1287 as 'Brompton'. There are three Manorialism, manors associated with Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton in the ''Domesday Book'': at Nash (listed as "Hech"), Little Brampton (listed as "Bruntune"), and Bradley (listed as "Bradelege"), all in Herefordshire, and the Hundred ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell
James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell, (9 November 1858 – 26 July 1941), known as Sir Rennell Rodd before 1933, was a British diplomat, poet and politician. He served as British Ambassador to Italy during the First World War. Early life Rodd was born in London on 9 November 1858. He was the only son of Cornishman Major James Rennell Rodd (1812–1892) of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, and his wife Elizabeth Anne Thomson, the third daughter of Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson. His paternal grandparents were Admiral Sir John Tremayne Rodd and the former Jane Rennell, a daughter of the geographer James Rennell Major James Rennell, (3 December 1742 – 29 March 1830) was an English geographer, historian and a pioneer of oceanography. Rennell produced some of the first accurate maps of Bengal at one inch to five miles as well as accurate outlines of Ind .... Rodd was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, Haileybury and Balliol College, Oxford, where he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell
Major-General Francis James Rennell Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell (25 October 1895 – 15 March 1978), known as Lord Rennell, was an army officer and the second but eldest surviving son of the diplomat Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell. He served as a Chief of Civil Affairs in the Mediterranean theatre of war from 1941 to 1944. Career Rodd was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford where he graduated with a Master of Arts. First World War and diplomatic service During the First World War he served in the artillery and, since he spoke four languages fluently, as an intelligence officer in France, Italy, North Africa, Egypt, Libya, Palestine and Syria. While an intelligence officer in Egypt and Palestine, he befriended T. E. Lawrence triggering his passion for exploring desert landscapes. He wrote of Lawrence: ''There are few people in this wide world I have greater admiration for... and I like him very well besides...'' Rodd entered HM Diplomatic Service in 1919. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Rodd Hill
Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site is a 19th-century coastal artillery fort on the Colwood, British Columbia side of Esquimalt Harbour, ( Greater Victoria/ Victoria BC Metropolitan Area). The site is adjacent to Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada. Both the fort and lighthouse are managed and presented to the public by Parks Canada. History Background Rodd Hill was named after John Rashleigh Rodd, 1st Lieutenant on under Capt. John A. Duntze. Rodd was later promoted to rear admiral in 1877; vice admiral in 1884, and admiral in 1888. He died in 1892. Guns were first installed here in 1864 to protect Esquimalt Harbour. Britain's Royal Navy began using Esquimalt harbour in the 1840s, at first merely for anchorage, watering and for lumber; but the establishment of three hospital huts during the Crimean War of 1854–1856 marked the start of what is still an active naval base of the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1862, the Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hearle Rodd
Edward Hearle Rodd (17 March 1810 – 25 January 1880) was an English ornithologist. He was the third son of Edward Rodd, D.D. (1768–1842), by his wife Harriet, (1779–1855) daughter of Charles Rashleigh, of Duporth, Cornwall. Life He was educated at Ottery St Mary school, and trained for the law, being admitted to practise as a solicitor in Trinity term 1832. In January 1833 he settled at Penzance, where he entered into partnership with George Dennis John. On John's death in 1847 Messrs John and Rodd became John, Rodd and Darke and after the latter's death the firm became Rodd & Cornish. He had also held many official posts in the town. He was town clerk from 1847, clerk to the local board from 1849, clerk to the Board of Guardians from the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, and superintendent registrar, besides being head distributor of stamps in Cornwall from 1844 to 1867. Rodd retired about 1878 leaving the practice to Thomas Cornish. He died unmarried at his home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rodd
Michael Rodd (born 29 November 1943 in North Shields, Northumberland, United Kingdom) is an English television presenter and businessman. Education Rodd was educated at the independent school Trinity College, Glenalmond (now Glenalmond College) near Perth in Scotland, and at Newcastle University. Media career Having begun his career on ''BBC Look North'' in 1967, Rodd became a familiar face to millions of television viewers in Britain as a presenter for the BBC of ''Screen Test'' (1970–79), ''Tomorrow's World'' (1972–82) and ''The Risk Business'' (1980–81). He also hosted television coverage of the early Space Shuttle launches for the BBC. Later he worked for the ITV contractor TVS on its science programme ''The Real World''. In 1980 Rodd established Blackrod, an independent producer of film, video Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Rodd
Helen Rodd is a Canadian zoologist who is a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. Rodd's work focuses on reproductive strategies among live-bearing fish as a system to understand mate selection among animals. Her work on mate preference in guppy fish (''Poecilia reticulata'') attracted media attention in numerous nature magazines and the United States public broadcasting service, as well as academic notice, based upon her research finding that female guppies in Trinidad may choose males for orange coloration similar to a favored food, the fruit of a local tree. In 2001, Rodd was awarded a ''Premier's Research Excellence Award'' by the Ontario government for her work in guppy mate selection. Rodd received her Ph.D. in Biology from York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcia Rodd
Marcia Rodd is an American actress. She made her film debut playing a leading role in the 1971 film ''Little Murders'', and later had supporting roles in films and television series. In 1973, she acted on Broadway in ''Shelter''. Early years The daughter of an oil company executive, Rodd was born in Lyons, Kansas, the daughter of Rosetta (née Thran) and Charles C. Rodd. For most of her youth, Rodd and her family lived in Tulsa. They moved to Wichita in time for her to attend East High School for her senior year. She also worked part-time at a store. She studied drama at Northwestern University. In the 1950s, she moved to New York City and performed onstage. Career Rodd spent the 1960s appearing on Broadway in such plays as Neil Simon's ''The Last of the Red Hot Lovers''. In 1971, she appeared in the film ''T.R. Baskin'' with Candice Bergen, and the black comedy ''Little Murders'' opposite Elliott Gould. Her other film credits included '' Handle with Care'' (1977) and ''Last Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rodd
John Rodd is a freelance music recording, mixing and mastering engineer. He is best known for film score recording and mixing. Career His work include credits with The Rolling Stones, Porno for Pyros, Eric Clapton, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Ry Cooder, Madonna, Boyz II Men and many orchestral sessions. Films worked on while on staff as Orchestral Scoring Recordist at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox include ''I, Robot'', ''The Last Samurai'', ''Spider-Man 2'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean'', ''The Matrix'' (trilogy), ''Cast Away'', ''X-2'', ''Jurassic Park III'', ''The Bourne Identity'', ''Road to Perdition'' and ''The Sixth Sense''. Rodd moved into freelance work in 2004 after leaving the Newman Scoring Stage and continues to work on orchestral projects, but has extensive experience recording and mixing all genres of music for film, TV, gaming and CD. He works at a wide variety of recording and mixing studios, including his own fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Clements Rodd
Brent Clements Rodd (1809–1898) was a prominent colonial lawyer and landowner in 19th century Sydney, Australia. Rodd Island in Sydney Harbour Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea (p ... is named after him.New South Wales Department of Environment and Conservation (2004). Media Release - Rodds return to Rodd Island''. Retrieved 21 September 2005. References 19th-century Australian lawyers Lawyers from Sydney 1809 births 1898 deaths {{Australia-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corner
''The Corner'' is a 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book '' The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood'' (1997) by David Simon and Ed Burns, and adapted for television by David Simon and David Mills. It premiered on HBO in the United States on April 16, 2000 and concluded its six-part run on May 21, 2000. The series was released on DVD on July 22, 2003. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in 2000. ''The Corner'' chronicles the life of a family living in poverty amid the open-air drug markets of West Baltimore. "The corner" is the junction of West Fayette Street and North Monroe Street (U.S. Route 1) (). Cast and characters * T. K. Carter as Gary McCullough, a drug addict; DeAndre's father, and Fran's ex-husband. He dropped out of college when Fran became pregnant and became addicted to drugs after their marriage ended. * Khandi Alexander as Francine "Fran" Boyd, a drug addict; DeAndre McCullough and DeR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod (other)
Rod, Ror, Ród, Rőd, Rød, Röd, ROD, or R.O.D. may refer to: Devices * Birch rod, made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment * Ceremonial rod, used to indicate a position of authority * Connecting rod, main, coupling, or side rod, in a reciprocating engine * Control rod, used to control the rate of fission in a nuclear reactor * Divining rod, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing * Fishing rod, a tool used to catch fish, like a long pole with a hook on the end * Lightning rod, a conductor on top of a building to protect the building in the event of lightning by taking the charge harmlessly to earth * Measuring rod, a kind of ruler * Switch (corporal punishment), a piece of wood as used as a staff or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches * Truss rod, a steel part inside a guitar neck used for its tension adjustment Arts and entertainment * ''Read or Die'', a Japanese anime and manga ** Read or Die (OVA), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
