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Reston (surname)
Reston is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Agnes Reston (1771–1856), Scottish wartime nurse during the Peninsular War *Ana Carolina Reston (1985–2006), Brazilian fashion model * Arloa Reston (born 1978), American actress *James Reston (1909–1995), American journalist * James Reston, Jr. (born 1941), American author and journalist *Thelma Reston (1937–2012), Brazilian actress Fictional characters: *Clive Reston Clive Reston is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was patterned on James Bond and Roper from the Bruce Lee Movie ''Enter the Dragon''. Clive Reston was an agent of MI-6 and an ally to ..., a character in the Marvel Comics Universe {{surname, Reston English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Surname
English names are names used in, or originating in, England. In England as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of a given name, commonly referred to as a first name, and a (most commonly patrilineal) family name or surname, also referred to as a last name. There can be several given names, some of these being often referred to as a second name, or middle name(s). Given names Most given names used in England do not have English derivation. Most traditional names are Hebrew ( Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Susan), Greek ( Nicholas, Dorothy, George, Helen), Germanic names adopted via the transmission of Old French/Norman (Robert, Richard, Gertrude, Charlotte), or Latin (Adrian, Amelia, Patrick). There remains a limited set of given names which have an actual English derivation (see Anglo-Saxon names); examples include Alfred, Ashley, Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edwin, Harold and Oswald. A distinctive feature of Anglophone names is the surnames of im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Reston
Agnes Reston (''nee'' Harkness, 1771 – 24 December 1856) was a Scottish wartime nurse during the Peninsular War. She has become known as the Heroine of Matagorda, for her outstanding bravery in an early phase of the Siege of Cádiz. Wartime actions Agnes Reston was the wife of James Reston, a sergeant in the 94th Regiment of Foot. With their four-year-old son, she accompanied her husband when in 1810 he was posted to Spain, to the small fort at Matagorda, near Cadiz. When the fort was bombarded by French forces, she removed her son to the safety of the bomb-proof before assisting the surgeon in dressing the fast-increasing numbers of wounded men, tearing up the family's linen for bandages. A young drummer boy, instructed to get water for the surgeon, lingered at the door with his bucket, Mrs Reston said "the poor thing’s frightened, and no wonder at it. Give it to me and I’ll go for it." Amid the dreadful discharge of artillery playing on the battery, Mrs Reston made for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Carolina Reston
Ana Carolina Reston Macan (June 4, 1985 – November 15, 2006) was a Brazilian model. Biography Reston was born to a middle-class family in Jundiaí, on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil. At the age of 13, she began her modeling career after winning a local beauty contest in her hometown in 1999. Despite being shorter than the usual model at 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in), she was represented by renowned modeling agencies such as Ford, Elite and L'equipe (L'equipe is a modeling agency in Sao Paulo.) She was represented in countries such as China, Turkey, Mexico, and Japan, and appeared in prestigious ad campaigns such as Giorgio Armani. During her career, she listed her height as just over 5 ft 7 in. In January 2004 Reston made her first overseas trip to Guangzhou, China. While attending a casting call there, she was reportedly informed that she was 'too fat', a criticism, it has been said, that led to her decline into anorexia nervosa. The model's cousin reported that Resto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arloa Reston
Arloa Reston (born March 8, 1978) is an American actress. Early life Arloa was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the youngest of two children. Her father was a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force which allowed Arloa to grow up all over the world, living in Europe, Asia and much of the United States. Her ethnic background is a mix of Latin American, European, Scandinavian and Asian.Arloa Reston Biography Career Arloa was destined to be a performer-her father was the lead guitarist and singer of a rock and roll band, her mother dabbled in modeling and acting and her grandmother is a singer. At the age of four, Arloa played the Virgin Mary in her church play. Her first paying gig was in High School as an actress and host on a national television show for two years while her family was stationed in Korea. After High School, she moved to ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Reston
James Barrett Reston (November 3, 1909 – December 6, 1995), nicknamed "Scotty", was an American journalist whose career spanned the mid-1930s to the early 1990s. He was associated for many years with ''The New York Times.'' Early life Reston was born in Clydebank, Scotland, into a poor, devout Scottish Presbyterian family that emigrated to the United States in 1920. He sailed with his mother and sister to New York as steerage passengers on board SS ''Mobile'', and they were inspected at Ellis Island on September 28, 1920.Ship's manifest, S.S. ''Mobile'' October 7, 1920, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Reston, Jr
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelma Reston
Thelma Salim Reston (6 July 1937 – 20 December 2012) was a Brazilian film, theater, and television actress. Thelma Reston was born in Piracanjuba, Goiás. She began a theater career in the 1960s and work in television in the 1970s. Reston's earlier filmography includes the 1967 film ''Entranced Earth'' and the 1984 film ''Quilombo''. She also took part in the 1992 telenovela '' Pedra sobre Pedra''. Her most recent television credits included ''A Lua Me Disse'' in 2005, ''Negócio da China'' in 2009, and ''Escrito nas Estrelas'' in 2010. Reston's last role was on the TV Globo telenovela, ''Aquele Beijo''. Reston died in São Lucas Hospital in Rio de Janeiro on 20 December 2012, at the age 75. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. Her funeral was held at São João Batista cemetery in Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Reston
Clive Reston is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was patterned on James Bond and Roper from the Bruce Lee Movie ''Enter the Dragon''. Clive Reston was an agent of MI-6 and an ally to Denis Nayland Smith and Shang-Chi. During his time with MI-6, he started a relationship with Leiko Wu, but she left him for Simon Bretnor who turned out to be the mad assassin Mordillo. Publication history Clive Reston first appeared in Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu issue three, in 1974, created by Doug Moench. He went on to be a recurring character in the '' Master of Kung Fu'' series, as well as occasionally appearing in other series such as ''Rom'' and ''X-Men''. He also recently appeared in the MAX series ''Wisdom'', centered on the character Pete Wisdom. Originally, Reston's father was intended to be James Bond, and his maternal granduncle was intended to be Sherlock Holmes, however due to copyright laws Marvel was forced to abandon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
