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Richard Cross (announcer)
Richard Cross is the name of: Politicians * Richard Cross (died c. 1438), MP for Reading (UK Parliament constituency) * R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross (1823–1914), British statesman and Conservative politician Others *Richard Cross (actor) (fl. 1700–1724), British stage actor *Richard Cross (actor, died 1760) (fl. 1729–1760), British stage actor, probable son of the above *Richard Cross (bass-baritone) (born 1935), American opera singer * Richard Cross (photojournalist) (1950–1983), American photojournalist *Richard Alan Cross, English theologian, expert on Duns Scotus * Richard Assheton Cross, 2nd Viscount Cross (1882–1932), British peer and civil servant *Richard E. Cross Richard Eugene Cross (1910-1996) was an American business executive in the automotive industry, a lawyer, and civic leader. Civic leadership Cross participated in many civic activities and provided leadership in several organizations that inc ... (1910–1996), American lawyer and executive i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cross (died C
Richard Cross is the name of: Politicians * Richard Cross (died c. 1438), MP for Reading (UK Parliament constituency) * R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross (1823–1914), British statesman and Conservative politician Others *Richard Cross (actor) (fl. 1700–1724), British stage actor *Richard Cross (actor, died 1760) (fl. 1729–1760), British stage actor, probable son of the above *Richard Cross (bass-baritone) (born 1935), American opera singer * Richard Cross (photojournalist) (1950–1983), American photojournalist *Richard Alan Cross, English theologian, expert on Duns Scotus * Richard Assheton Cross, 2nd Viscount Cross (1882–1932), British peer and civil servant *Richard E. Cross Richard Eugene Cross (1910-1996) was an American business executive in the automotive industry, a lawyer, and civic leader. Civic leadership Cross participated in many civic activities and provided leadership in several organizations that inc ... (1910–1996), American lawyer and executive i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading (UK Parliament Constituency)
Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire. From 1295, as a parliamentary borough, Reading elected two members of parliament (MPs). Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885,this representation was reduced to a single MP. The constituency was abolished in 1950, re-created in 1955, and finally abolished in 1974. History Reading was one of the boroughs summoned to send members to the Model Parliament. The boundaries (encompassing the whole of one parish and parts of two others) were effectively unchanged from 1295 to 1918. In 1831, the population of the borough was 15,935, and contained 3,307 houses. The right to vote was exercised by all inhabitants paying scot and lot, a relatively wide franchise for the period, and almost 2,000 votes were cast at the general election of 1826. Despite this high electorate, the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cross (actor)
Richard Cross was a British stage actor of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. It is probable that he began his career at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin before moving to London in 1700. It is also likely he was the brother of Letitia Cross. From 1710 to 1724 he appeared at the Drury Lane with a brief period at the Queen's Theatre in Haymarket.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.66 The actor also named Richard Cross was likely to have been his son. Selected roles * Charino in ''Love Makes a Man'' by Colley Cibber (1700) * Major Bombard in ''The Old Mode and the New'' by Thomas d'Urfey (1703) * Salathiel in ''Farewell Folly'' by Peter Motteux (1705) * Sir Hary Atall in ''The Double Gallant'' by Colley Cibber Colley Cibber (6 November 1671 – 11 December 1757) was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate. His colourful memoir ''Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber'' (1740) describes his life in a personal, anecdotal and even rambling ... (1707) * Slouch in ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cross (actor, Died 1760)
Richard Cross (died 1760) was a British stage actor. He was likely to have been the son of the actor Richard Cross who appeared in London in the early eighteenth century. The younger Cross possibly made his first recorded performance at the Haymarket Theatre in November 1729, and also appeared a some of the summer fairs in London. From 1731 he was also appearing in small roles at Drury Lane. By 1733 he was an established member of the Drury Lane company, involved in the Actor Rebellion of 1733. In early 1735 he became associated with the actress Frances Shireburn, who was thereafter billed as Mrs Cross, although a formal marriage ceremony didn't take place until 1751. Frustrated by his low pay at Drury Lane, he switched to the rival Covent Garden Theatre in 1739 but did not earn much more. He also began working as prompter there. He returned to Drury Lane in 1741 and remained there until his death nineteen years later. He continued to act as prompter, although he also playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cross (bass-baritone)
Richard Cross (born December 7, 1935, Faribault, Minnesota) is an American bass-baritone who had an active international opera career from the late 1950s through the 1990s. Possessing a rich and warm voice, Cross sang a broad repertoire that encompassed works from a wide variety of musical periods and styles. He currently teaches on the voice faculties of the Yale School of Music, the Juilliard School, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Biography Cross studied singing at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1957. He made his professional opera debut in 1958 at the first Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy, in the world premiere of Lee Hoiby's '' The Scarf''. Impressed by his performance, composer Gian Carlo Menotti, who ran the Spoleto festival, invited Cross to portray the role of Donato in his new opera ''Maria Golovin''. Cross agreed, and portrayed the role both in its premiere at the Brussels World's Fair in August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cross (photojournalist)
Richard Cross (1950–1983) was a Pulitzer prize-nominated American photojournalist who worked in Colombia, Mexico, Tanzania, and the Central American countries of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Life and career Born April 1, 1950, in Kansas City, Missouri, Richard Cross graduated from Northwestern University in 1972 with a degree in journalism. After college he worked for one year as a photographer at the Daily Globe in Worthington, Minnesota, and then spent four years as a Peace Corps worker in Colombia as an audio-visual consultant and photographer. While in Colombia he began to collaborate with anthropologist /ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_S._de_Friedemann Nina de Friedemannon a project researching Afro-Colombians in Palenque de San Basilio, one of the first communities of former slaves in the Americas. Friedemann and Cross co-wrote a book based on their research entitled ''Ma Ngombe: guerreros y ganaderos en Palenque'', published in 1979, which included ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Alan Cross
Richard Alan Cross is Rev. John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy and former Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Notre Dame. Educated at Solihull School, Cross was formerly Professor of Medieval Theology at the University of Oxford and Tutor in Theology at Oriel College, Oxford, and holds a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree. His research interests lie in medieval theology and philosophy, especially Duns Scotus; Christology and the philosophy of religion. Cross is married to Essaka Joshua, a graduate of the universities of Oxford and Birmingham and a specialist in English literature of the Romantic period. Publications * ''Christology and Metaphysics in the Seventeenth Century'' – 2022, Oxford University Press, Oxford. * ''Communicatio Idiomatum: Reformation Christological Debates'' – 2019, Oxford University Press, Oxford. * ''The Physics of Duns Scotus: The Scientific Context of a Theological Vision'' – 1998, Clarendon Press, Oxf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Assheton Cross, 2nd Viscount Cross
Richard Assheton Cross, 2nd Viscount Cross (28 January 1882 – 14 March 1932), was a British peer and civil servant. Cross was the only son of the Honourable William Cross, eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross. His mother was Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland. His father died when Cross was ten. He was subsequently educated at Eton and University College, Oxford University College (in full The College of the Great Hall of the University of Oxford, colloquially referred to as "Univ") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It has a claim to being the oldest college of the univer ..., and succeeded his grandfather in the viscountcy in 1914. Lord Cross was private secretary to successive Permanent Secretaries to the Treasury from 1912 to 1917. The latter year he was appointed Principal Secretary to The Treasury, a post he held until his death 15 years later.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Pee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard E
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard James Cross
Richard James Cross (November 3, 1845 – March 30, 1917) was an English born railroad official and banker who was a prominent member of New York society during the Gilded Age. Early life Cross was born in Liverpool, England, on November 3, 1845. He was the son of William Cross (1809–1862), an English financier with J & A Dennistoun, and Anna Chalmers (née Wood) Cross (1812–1878), his Scottish-born wife. His brother, John Walter Cross, a commission agent, was the husband of the English novelist Mary Anne (née Evans) Cross, known by her pen name George Eliot, having married her a few months before her death in 1880. He was educated at Marlborough College in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Career After his move to America following his graduation from College, he began working as railroad official, first in New Orleans then in New York. His uncle, William Wood, worked in New York at Dennistoun, Wood & Co. Cross later became a member of the New York banking firm of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cross (Murder One)
''Murder One'' is an American legal drama television series that aired on ABC in the United States from September 19, 1995 to May 29, 1997. The series was created by Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee, and Channing Gibson. Like many of Bochco's previous series, ''Murder One'' was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Sometime after the conclusion of ''Murder One'' Bochco ended his longtime relationship with Fox and moved his production company over to Paramount, making ''Murder One'' his last production with Fox for over a decade. In 1997, '' TV Guide'' ranked the first episode, "Chapter 1", #60 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes in television history. Premise In its first season, the series starred Daniel Benzali as defense attorney Theodore (Ted) Hoffman, a criminal litigator and the principal of his own firm, Hoffman and Associates. Backed by a cadre of young associates, Hoffman was a gruff, masterful criminal lawyer who zealously represented his cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
