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Roger Young (other)
Rodger or Roger Young may refer to: People * Roger Arliner Young (1899–1964), American biologist *Rodger Young (1918–1943), American World War II Medal of Honor recipient *Roger Young (politician) (born 1941), Canadian politician * Roger Young (director) (born 1942), American television director *Roger Young (rugby union) (born 1943), Ireland and British Lions player *Roger Young (cyclist) (born 1953), American Olympic cyclist Other uses *Rodger Young Village, a 1946 Los Angeles public housing project * TFCT ''Rodger Young'', a fictional starship in the novel ''Starship Troopers ''Starship Troopers'' is a military science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. Written in a few weeks in reaction to the US suspending nuclear tests, the story was first published as a two-part serial in ''The Magazine of F ...'' *"Rodger Young", a 1964 episode of the TV series ''The Great Adventure'' {{disambiguation Young, Roger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Arliner Young
Roger Arliner Young (1899 – November 9, 1964) was an American scientist of zoology, biology, and marine biology. She was the first African American woman to receive a doctorate, doctorate degree in zoology. Early years Born in Clifton Forge, Virginia in 1899, Young soon moved with her family to Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. The family was poor and most of the time resources were expended in the care of her disabled mother. In 1916, Young enrolled at Howard University in Washington, D.C. to study music. She wrote in the yearbook: "Not failure, but low aim is a crime." She did not take her first science course until 1921. Though her grades were poor at the beginning of her college career, some of her teachers saw promise in her. One such teacher was Ernest Everett Just, a prominent black biologist and head of the Zoology department at Howard University. Young graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1923. Just tried unsuccessfully to help her to gai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodger Young
Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918July 31, 1943) was a United States Army infantryman from Ohio during World War II. Born in the small town of Tiffin, Ohio, in 1918, Young suffered a sports injury in high school that led to his becoming nearly deaf and blind. Despite this, Young was able to pass the exams necessary to enter the Ohio National Guard. Soon after the United States entered World War II, Young's company was activated as part of the U.S. Army. Soon after his activation, in 1943, Young was killed on the island of New Georgia while helping his platoon withdraw from a Japanese ambush. For his actions, he was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. In the years after Young's death, his legacy was commemorated in many works. Songwriter Frank Loesser penned " The Ballad of Rodger Young", a song which praises the courage of American infantrymen as represented by Young. The night infiltration course at Fort Benning is named fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Young (politician)
Roger Carl Young (born March 7, 1941, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) is a former Canadian politician and lawyer, who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1974 to 1979 as a member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Niagara Falls. First elected in the 1974 Canadian federal election, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1977–78)"27 MPs get potings as ministerial aides; 7 are reappointments". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 5, 1977. and Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General of Canada (1978–79). He also sat on various standing committees including the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Standing Committee on Broadcasting, Films and Assistance to the Arts, Standing Committee on Fisheries and Forestry, Standing Committee on Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Immigration and the Standing Committee on National Resources and Public Works. Prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Young (director)
Roger E. Young (born May 13, 1942 in Champaign, Illinois) is an American TV and film director. Career Young graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois. He worked as a producer-director at Channel 6, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. He then moved to Chicago and became a producer for Foote-Cone & Belding Advertising, where he produced national commercials. Later he moved to directing commercials for the production company of Lippert-Saviano, and then for Topel & Associates, before opening his own production company, Young & Company, producing and directing commercials. In 1977 he moved to Los Angeles and was hired as associate producer on a television film entitled ''Something for Joey''. This led to being offered associate producer of ''Lou Grant''. Gene Reynolds, executive producer of the show, became Young's mentor, and in the second season Young was given the opportunity to direct an episode. He won an Emmy and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Young (rugby Union)
Roger Michael Young (born 29 June 1943) is a former and British Lions International rugby union player. He was capped twenty-six times as a scrum-half for Ireland between 1965 and 1971 and scored one try for Ireland against Scotland in 1965.Griffiths, page 3:37-3:40 Young was selected for the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand and played two internationals against and one against New Zealand. He also went on the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa and played in one international against . Educated at Methodist College Belfast, he played club rugby for Queen's University R.F.C. and Collegians Collegians are an Australian rugby league football team based in Wollongong. The club are a part of Country Rugby League and compete in the Illawarra Rugby League premiership. Originally known as CBC Old Boys, the Club was founded in 1933. The .... References 1943 births Living people Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Young (cyclist)
Roger Jay Young (born May 21, 1953) is a retired American cyclist. He was part of the United States team that won a gold medal in the 4000 m pursuit at the 1975 Pan American Games. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the sprint, but failed to reach the final. In 1973 he won the national title in track sprint. After retirement from competitions he works as a cycling coach. He's married to movie producer Elaine Dysinger. Roger's sister Sheila Young Sheila Grace Young-Ochowicz (born October 14, 1950) is a retired American speed skater and track cyclist. She won three world titles in each of these sports, twice in the same year (in 1973 and 1976). In 1976, she also became the first American ..., was a world top competitor both in speed skating and cycling. References 1953 births Living people Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics American male cyclists Sportspeople from Pontiac, Michigan Olympic cyclists for the United States {{US-cycling-bio-stub Pan American G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodger Young Village
Rodger Young Village was a public housing project, established to provide temporary housing for veterans returning to the Southern California area following the end of World War II. The village was named for Rodger Wilton Young, an American infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was killed on the island of New Georgia while helping his platoon withdraw under enemy fire. For his actions, he posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. History Built on the site of Griffith Park Aerodrome, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, the Village consisted of 750 Quonset huts, temporary buildings made of corrugated steel, which were intended to house 1,500 families. At peak residence, over 5,000 persons lived there.Cuff, Dana (2000)''The Provisional City: Los Angeles Stories of Architecture and Urbanism'' pp. 186-202. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Built in approximately two months (and over the objections of the Griffith family, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starship Troopers
''Starship Troopers'' is a military science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. Written in a few weeks in reaction to the US suspending nuclear tests, the story was first published as a two-part serial in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' as ''Starship Soldier'', and published as a book by G. P. Putnam's Sons in December 1959. The story is set in a future society ruled by a human interstellar government dominated by a military elite, referred to as the ''Terran Federation''. Under this system, only veterans of the military enjoy full citizenship, including the right to vote. The first-person narrative follows Juan "Johnny” Rico, a young man of Filipino descent, through his military service in the Mobile Infantry. Rico progresses from recruit to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between humans and an alien species known as "Arachnids" or "Bugs". Interspersed with the primary plot are classroom scenes in which Rico and others di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Adventure (American TV Series)
''The Great Adventure'' is an American historical anthology series that appeared on CBS for the 1963– 64 television season. The initial 13 episodes were narrated by Van Heflin, with the second grouping of 13 episodes narrated by Russell Johnson. The series, which featured theme music by Richard Rodgers, presented a weekly one-hour dramatization of the lives of famous Americans and important events in American history. Synopsis The series lasted for only 26 episodes, and showed, among others, stories on the Confederate submarine, the ''Hunley''; the life of Harriet Tubman; the Battles of Lexington and Concord; the trial and hanging of Nathan Hale; the life of "Boss" Tweed; the death of Sitting Bull; the siege of Boonesborough; the capture of Jefferson Davis; the life and death of Wild Bill Hickok; and the Battle of New Orleans. Notable guest stars Among those who appeared in the series were: *Claude Akins *Whit Bissell *Lloyd Bridges *Howard Caine *Carroll O'Connor *Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
