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Ron Davis (rugby League)
Ronald Davis (born 1937) is American Abstract Geometric painter. Ronald Davis or Ron Davis may also refer to: Sports * Ronald Davis (field hockey) (1914–1989), British field hockey player * Ron Davis (outfielder) (1941–1992), right-handed Major League Baseball outfielder * Ron Davis (basketball) (born 1954), American basketball player * Ron Davis (pitcher) (born 1955), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Ron Davis (defensive back) (born 1972), American football player Other *Ronald Davis (physician) (1956–2008), American physician * Ron Davis (filmmaker), American documentary filmmaker *Ron Davis (jazz musician), pianist and composer based in Toronto, Canada * Ronnie Davis (1950–2017), Jamaican reggae singer *Ronald W. Davis (born 1941), biochemist and geneticist at Stanford University * Ronald Bramwell-Davis (1905–1974), cricketer and British Army officer *Ronald L. Davis, American law enforcement officer and government official See also *Ronald Davies (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Davis
Ronald "Ron" Davis (born 1937) is an American painter whose work is associated with geometric abstraction, abstract illusionism, lyrical abstraction, hard-edge painting, shaped canvas painting, color field painting, and 3D computer graphics. He is a veteran of nearly seventy solo exhibitions and hundreds of group exhibitions. Life Born in Santa Monica, California, he was raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 1955–56 he attended the University of Wyoming. In 1959 at the age of 22 he became interested in painting. In 1960–64 he attended the San Francisco Art Institute. Abstract expressionism, the prevailing artistic movement of the time, would have an influence on many of his future works. In 1962 he was a Yale-Norfolk Summer School Grantee. In 1963 his paintings became hard-edged, geometric and optical in style, and by 1964 his works were shown in important museums and galleries. He lived and worked in Los Angeles, 1965–71, and in Malibu, California, 1972–90. Since 1991 he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Davis (field Hockey)
Ronald Davis (28 December 1914 – 24 October 1989) was a British and Welsh international field hockey player. In the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ..., he was a member of the British field hockey team which won the silver medal. He played one match as a forward. References External links * profile 1914 births 1989 deaths British male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{UK-fieldhockey-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Davis (outfielder)
Ronald Everette Davis (October 21, 1941 – September 5, 1992) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during 1962, and from 1966 to 1969, for the Houston Colt .45s / Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was tall and he weighed 180 pounds and before playing professional baseball he attended Duke University. Originally signed as an amateur free-agent by the Colt .45s in 1961, Davis made his big league debut on August 1, 1962 at the age of 20 against Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron and the rest of the Milwaukee Braves. In his first big league game, he went 1-for-4. He played in a total of six games in his first big league season, collecting three hits in 14 at-bats for a .214 batting average. He wouldn't play in the big leagues again until 1966, and he came back in fine fashion. In his first game back – on August 6, 1966, he went 3-for-5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. His early success eventually tapered off, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Davis (basketball)
Ronald Howard Davis (born May 1, 1954) is a retired professional basketball small forward who spent three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlanta Hawks (1976–77) and the San Diego Clippers (1980–82). He attended Washington State University and was drafted during the fifth round of the 1976 NBA draft by the Hawks. Career statistics Regular season , - , style="text-align:left; , , style="text-align:left;", Atlanta , 7 , , – , , 9.6 , , .229 , , .246 , , .308 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.9 , - , style="text-align:left" , 1978–79 , style="text-align:left;", Anchorage (CBA) , 48 , , – , , 43.8 , , .516 , , .150 , , .747 , , 12.3 , , 2.5 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , style="background:#CFECEC" , 29.9* , - , style="text-align:left;left;background:#afe6fa;", 1979–80† , style="text-align:left;", Anchorage (CBA) , 45 , , – , , 38.0 , , .486 , , .313 , , .656 , , 10.9 , , 2.6 , , 1.4 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Davis (pitcher)
Ronald Gene Davis (born August 6, 1955) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played 11 years from 1978 to 1988. Davis played for the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins of the American League and the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants of the National League. He was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1981. Life and career Davis was born in Houston, Texas. Standing 6' 4", he was a hard-throwing right-handed relief pitcher. During his career he appeared in 481 games all in relief, and recorded 130 saves. Originally drafted by the Chicago Cubs, he was traded while still in the minor leagues to the New York Yankees in 1978. While in New York he was used as the team's closer after an injury to All-Star relief pitcher Rich Gossage. Also, while with the Yankees, he was one of the first pitchers ever to be used exclusively as a middle-inning "set-up" pitcher for his team's closer. For two seasons, 1980 and 1981, Davis and Gossage were an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Davis (defensive Back)
Ronald Rozelle Davis (born February 24, 1972) is a former American football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers. Coming out of Tennessee, Davis possessed excellent 4.45 speed, coverage skills and size for his position. He was drafted by the Falcons in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He started in four out of his first six games for the Falcons, although he struggled making the transition to the pros. After failing multiple NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ... and Tennessee drug tests, he was released from the Falcons. Davis was later picked up by the Packers, who overlooked his substance abuse problems for his pure talent. Still, Davis was unable to find success and was not resigned once his rookie contract expired.https://news.g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Davis (physician)
Ronald Mark Davis (June 18, 1956 – November 6, 2008) was an American physician who specialized in preventive medicine and was a public health and anti-tobacco advocate. Davis served a one-year term as president of the American Medical Association from 2006 to June 2007. Biography Davis was born in Chicago on June 18, 1956, to George and Alice Komessar Davis. He earned his Bachelor of Science in zoology from the University of Michigan in 1978, received a Master of Arts in public policy from the University of Chicago in 1981 and was awarded an M.D. from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 1983. He served from 1987 to 1991 as the director of the Center for Disease Control's Office on Smoking and Health and was chief medical officer of the Michigan Department of Public Health from 1991 to 1995. He later served as the director of health promotion and disease prevention for the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. In 1992, he was the founding editor-in-chie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Davis (filmmaker)
Ron Davis is an American documentary film director, writer and producer. He is the founder of Docutainment Films. Early life and career Davis founded Docutainment Films in Wellington, Florida to produce his documentaries. Davis married Luis Rodriguez in 2017. ''Pageant'' In 2008 Davis released his directorial debut ''Pageant'', which featured the 2005 Miss Gay America female impersonator pageant. He co-wrote, co-produced and co-directed the feature-length documentary that followed five drag queens as they competed for the title. During its showings at film festivals the movie became "critically acclaimed", and was awarded festival prizes. ''Pageant'' received its television broadcast debut on the Sundance Channel after winning a total of ten awards from film festivals. Davis became a full-time documentary maker in 2010, two years after the release of ''Pageant''. ''Miss You Can Do It'' In 2013, Davis released his second directorial effort ''Miss You Can Do It'', an orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Davis (jazz Musician)
Ron Davis is a Canadian jazz pianist. Early life Davis is the youngest son of Alex Davis and Alice Davis(née Ladowsky). His maternal grandfather was Józef Ładowski, a Polish restaurateur who owned a restaurant in the 1920s and early 1930s in Warsaw. The 1930s Polish song, Bal u Starego Joska, cites this restaurant and refers to Ładowski (Gruby Josek). Davis's parents survived The Holocaust as inmates of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (father) and the Skarżysko-Kamienna labour camp (mother) before settling in Toronto, Canada, in 1948. Davis was enrolled at the Royal Conservatory of Music to study theory and piano. He studied with teacher Darwyn Aitken, a student of both Oscar Peterson and David Saperton. At thirteen, Davis made his public debut playing the Maple Leaf Rag at a convention held by the Toronto Ragtime Society. At sixteen, Davis made his professional debut when he performed at the grand opening of a Toronto restaurant. He continued to perform as a jaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Davis
Ronnie Davis (1950 – January 25, 2017) was a Jamaican reggae singer who was a member of The Tennors, The Itals, and the group Ronnie Davis & Idren. He lately performed as a solo artist. Biography Born in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, Davis started his singing career by entering local talent contests in the early 1960s. He formed a group called The Westmorlites, but his big break came in 1969 when he was asked to join The Tennors by the group's director Clive Murphy, to replace the recently deceased Maurice Johnson. Davis recorded a string of singles with the group during the late 1960s and early 1970s, but always yearned for a solo career, and had first chart-topping tune, "Won't You Come Home", for producer Lloyd Campbell in 1975. Davis also recorded a lot of material with Bunny Lee (much of which was included on the misleadingly-titled ''Sing Hits From Studio 1 And More'' in 1998), who produced his 1977 solo album ''Hard Times''. Davis also worked with other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald W
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. '' Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Bramwell-Davis
Major-General Ronald Albert Bramwell-Davis CB DSO (8 October 1905 – 12 May 1974) was a keen cricketer as well as General Officer Commanding Aldershot District. Family Bramwell-Davis was born in Scotland in 1905, the son of Captain Percy Bramwell-Davis and his wife, Evelyn Mary, the daughter of Albert Richard Tull of Crookham House at Thatcham in Berkshire. Military career Bramwell-Davis was commissioned into the Highland Light Infantry on 3 September 1925, after graduating from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He played for Berkshire County Cricket Club in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship in 1933. He served in the Second World War and then went on to be Brigadier with responsibility for Infantry matters in Asmara in Eritrea in the late 1940s. Returning to the United Kingdom, he was appointed Chief of staff at Southern Command. Bramwell-Davis became General Officer Commanding (GOC) Aldershot District in 1956 and was appointed CB in 1957. He retired in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
