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Shearer
A shearer is someone who shears, such as a cloth shearer, or a sheep shearer. Origins of the name include from near Bergen in Norway 1600s weden of that periodas ''Skea'' (pronounced "Skeg" meaning "beard") and Heddle (meaning market place) as migrated to The Orkney Islands where the name 'Shearer' is found in Church marriage records of the time and as quite prolific for the overall population. Members of those family Shearer migrated to Australia and New Zealand in the 19th century and represents the highest concentration of nation for the name globally Additionally, Shearers are some kind of mining machines used for continuous mining Additionally, Shearer is a surname: In sports *Alan Shearer (born 1970), English footballer *Bob Shearer (born 1948), Australian professional golfer and golf course architect *Bobby Shearer (1931–2006), Scottish footballer *Brad Shearer (born 1955), Gridiron stalwart *Dale Shearer (born 1965), Australian rugby league player * Dave Shearer (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer CBE DL (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and retired football player and manager who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in Premier League history, he is the Premier League's record goalscorer with 260 goals.Whilst Shearer holds the record for goals scored in the Premier League, formed in 1992, the record for goals scored in the top flight in English football is 357, held by Jimmy Greaves. Shearer has scored 283 top flight goals, including 23 in the Football League First Division. - He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. In 1996, he came third in both Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Shearer was one of the first two players inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Shearer
Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the breakup of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film ''Real Life'' (1979) with Albert Brooks and worked as a writer on Martin Mull's television series ''Fernwood 2 Night''. Shearer was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' between 1979 and 1980, and 1984 and 1985. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the film '' This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984), a satirical rockumentary, which became a hit. In 1989, he joined the cast of the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''; he provides voices for characters including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, formerly Dr. Hibbert, and more. Shearer has appeared in films including ''The Truman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Shearer
Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingénues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, and William Shakespeare, and was the first five-time Academy Award acting nominee, winning Best Actress for ''The Divorcee'' (1930). Reviewing Shearer's work, Mick LaSalle called her "the exemplar of sophisticated 1930s womanhood ... exploring love and sex with an honesty that would be considered frank by modern standards". He described her as a feminist pioneer, "the first American film actress to make it chic and acceptable to be single and not a virgin on screen". Early life Shearer was of Scottish, English, and Irish descent. Her childhood was spent in Montreal, where she was educated at Montreal High School for Girls and Westmount High School. Her life was one of privilege, due to the success of her father's construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Shearer
David James Shearer (born 28 July 1957) is a New Zealand United Nations worker and politician. He was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for the Labour Party from 2009 to 2016, serving as Leader of the Opposition from 2011 to 2013. Shearer spent nearly 20 years working for the UN, managing the provision of aid to countries including Somalia, Rwanda, Liberia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iraq.David Shearer CV posted on Scoop In 1992, Shearer was (together with his wife) named as New Zealander of the Year by ''''. On 13 June 2009 he won the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sybil Shearer
Sybil Louise Shearer (February 23, 1912 November 17, 2005) Hunt, Marilyn (December 22, 2005). ''The Independent''; retrieved October 10, 2013. was an American choreographer, dancer and writer. She was hailed as a "maverick" or "nature mystic" of modern dance. Early life and education Sybil Shearer was born in Toronto, Canada in 1912, the daughter of Constance Augusta and John Porter Shearer, a commercial artist and inventor. The family moved from Nyack to Newark, New York in 1924 as Shearer's father got a job working for Bloomer Brothers. After graduating from Washington High School in Newark in 1930, she studied at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, graduating in 1934. She then pursued modern dance at Bennington College's summer workshops in Vermont, with Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham and Hanya Holm. Career Shearer was drawn to dance after seeing Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. She spent a summer at Bennington College when it was a modern dance mecca, and then put in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Shearer (engineer)
J. & D. Shearer was an engineering and farm machinery manufacturer based in Mannum between 1882 and 1912, founded by John (1845–1932) and David Shearer (1850–1936), and continued separately as John Shearer & Sons of Kilkenny, South Australia, and David Shearer & Co. (later David Shearer Ltd.) of Mannum. History John and David Shearer were two of a family of six children born to Peter Shearer (c. 1808 – 31 July 1891) and his wife Mary (c. 1814 – 28 May 1908) in Orkney. The family migrated to South Australia in the ''Omega'', arriving in South Australia on 24 August 1852, living first at Port Adelaide, where their father pursued his trade of stonemason, then at Clare, where the youngest boys attended the local school. At the age of twelve David left to work on a property at Hoyleton, and after two years enrolled with J. S. Cole's Stanley Grammar School in Watervale for a year's tuition; the fees paid for out of his savings. He then worked for two years at his brother Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Shearer
Duncan Nichol Shearer (born 28 August 1962) is a Scottish former footballer, currently coaching the 'Development squad' at Inverness Caledonian Thistle. During his playing career, Shearer predominantly played for Huddersfield Town, Swindon Town, Aberdeen and Inverness. He also captained the Scotland 'B' team and played seven times for the full Scotland national team. Since his retirement from playing, Shearer has had spells as assistant manager at Aberdeen and Inverness, as well as managing in the Highland League with Buckie Thistle. He is the brother of fellow former Clachnacuddin and English League player, Dave Shearer. He also played shinty as a youth. Club career Early years Shearer was born in Fort William. Having had an unsuccessful trial with Partick Thistle as a teenager, Shearer began his career as a striker at Scottish Highland Football League club, Clachnacuddin F.C. in Inverness. While playing with ''Clach'', the then-Aberdeen manager, Alex Ferguson, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Shearer
Hugh Lawson Shearer (18 May 1923 – 15 July 2004) was a Jamaican trade unionist and politician, who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1967 to 1972. Biography Early life Born in Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, near the sugar and banana growing areas. Shearer attended St Simon's College after winning a parish scholarship to the school and later received an honorary LLD from Howard University School of Law. Personal life Hugh Shearer, while working as a journalist, married his first wife Lunette, an accounting clerk, on 7 October 1947. They purchased a property at Chisholm Avenue where they lived, until Mr. Shearer left the matrimonial home. Shearer was separated from his first wife, with whom he had three children, by the time he became Prime Minister in 1967. Hugh Shearer married his second wife, Dr. Denise Eldemire, on 28 August 1998. She is the daughter of the late Dr. Herbert Eldemire, who served as Jamaica's first Health Minister from 1962 to 1972. The co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Shearer
Dale Shearer (born 25 July 1965), also known by the nickname of "Rowdy", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative of Aboriginal heritage, he played club football in Queensland, New South Wales and England. His playing career included a NSWRL Premiership win with Manly-Warringah in 1987 and a Rugby League World Cup Final win in 1988. Ten years after his retirement, Shearer was still the all-time top try-scorer in State of Origin and he was named on the wing of the Indigenous Australian team of the century. Shearer is a captivating speaker who shares his experiences as a professional athlete, the life challenges he has faced, mental health, and overcoming personal adversity. Shearer is a passionate advocate for cancer awareness after losing his wife and father to cancer. Biography Shearer was born in St George, Queensland. Playing career 1980s At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Shearer
Scott Shearer (born 15 February 1981) is a Scottish former Association football, footballer who works for Oxford United F.C., Oxford United as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeping coach. Career Albion Rovers Born in Glasgow, Shearer began his career in Scotland with Albion Rovers F.C., Albion Rovers. The staff at the club moved him on to amateur side Tower Hearts to get some game time and experience under his belt, as they felt he wasn't a good enough competitor to frequently break into the starting XI, despite making quite a few appearances in the first team before his move. After plenty of time at Tower Hearts, he was called back to Albion. During the remaining time he spent at the club, he went on to make dozens of appearances for the Scottish side, most notably scoring a last-minute equaliser at Hampden Park against Queen's Park F.C., Queen's Park. Coventry City Not long after his goalscoring heroics at Hampden Park, he was snapped up by Coventry City F.C., Cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athole Shearer
Athole Dane Shearer Hawks (November 20, 1900 – March 17, 1985) was a Canadian-American actress and socialite, who was the sister of motion picture star Norma Shearer and MGM film sound engineer Douglas Shearer. Early life Athole Dane Shearer was born in 1900 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her parents divorced when she was a teenager, after which her brother, Douglas, remained with their father, Andrew, in Canada, while she and her sister, Norma, moved to New York City with their mother, Edith, who hoped to get her daughters into show business. Film career In 1920, the sisters appeared as extras and in bit parts in productions filmed on location in New York, New Jersey, and Florida; but soon Edith relocated with them to California with the intention of securing contracts with one of the fast-growing studios in Hollywood. Shearer's appearances in East Coast productions consisted of only small uncredited roles in three films, the first being as a schoolgirl in ''The Flapper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moira Shearer
Moira Shearer King, Lady Kennedy (17 January 1926 – 31 January 2006), was an internationally renowned Scottish ballet, ballet dancer and actress. She was famous for her performances in Powell and Pressburger's ''The Red Shoes (1948 film), The Red Shoes'' (1948) and ''The Tales of Hoffmann (1951 film), The Tales of Hoffman'' (1951) and Michael Powell's ''Peeping Tom (1960 film), Peeping Tom'' (1960). She has been portrayed on screen by Shannon Davidson in the award-winning short film ''Òran na h-Eala'' (2022) which explores her life changing decision to appear in ''The Red Shoes''. Early life She was born Moira Shearer King at Morton Lodge in Dunfermline, Fife , Scotland, in 1926, the only child of civil engineer Harold Charles King and Margaret Crawford Reid, née Shearer. In 1931 her family moved to Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, where her father worked as a civil engineer and where she received her first dancing training under a former pupil of Enrico Cecchetti. She returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
