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Sherwood (given Name)
Sherwood is a masculine given name. Notable people with this name include: * Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941) American novelist and short story writer * Sherwood Bailey (1923–1987), American child actor * Sherwood Battle Brockwell (1885–1953), American fire marshal * Sherwood Boehlert (1936–2021), American retired politician * Sherwood Cryer (1927–2009), American entrepreneur * Sherwood Eddy (1871–1963), American Protestant missionary, author, administrator and educator * Sherwood Egbert (1920-1969), President of Studebaker-Packard Corporation and Studebaker Corporation from 1961 to 1963 * Sherwood Gorbach (born 1934), American medical academic * Sherwood Guernsey (born 1946), Massachusetts state representative * Sherry Magee Sherwood Robert "Sherry" Magee (August 6, 1884 – March 13, 1929) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1904 through 1919, Magee played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1904–1914), Boston Braves (1915–1917) and Cincin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson (September 13, 1876 – March 8, 1941) was an American novelist and short story writer, known for subjective and self-revealing works. Self-educated, he rose to become a successful copywriter and business owner in Cleveland and Elyria, Ohio. In 1912, Anderson had a nervous breakdown that led him to abandon his business and family to become a writer. At the time, he moved to Chicago and was eventually married three additional times. His most enduring work is the short-story sequence ''Winesburg, Ohio,'' which launched his career. Throughout the 1920s, Anderson published several short story collections, novels, memoirs, books of essays, and a book of poetry. Though his books sold reasonably well, '' Dark Laughter'' (1925), a novel inspired by Anderson's time in New Orleans during the 1920s, was his only bestseller. Early life Sherwood Berton Anderson was born on September 13, 1876, at 142 S. Lafayette Street in Camden, Ohio, a farming town with a population of ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Bailey
Sherwood Bailey (August 6, 1923 – August 6, 1987) was an American child actor and civil engineer. His parents were nonprofessionals. He is most noted for appearing as Spud, the red-headed, freckle-faced bad boy and enemy of the gang in the '' Our Gang'' short subjects series from 1931 to 1932. Spud was characterized as the mama's-boy type who got away with everything and who also liked the girls a lot. Bailey's most notable appearance was that of the spoiled, bratty stepbrother of Wheezer and Dorothy in 1931's '' Dogs Is Dogs''. In that short, he is nearly convinced by Stymie that ham and eggs can talk and is later pushed down a well by his own dog, Nero. Bailey left the Our Gang series in 1932 at the age of nine. Bailey quietly left the film industry in 1940. Before retiring from his professional acting career at age 17, Bailey appeared in a few movies, including ''The Big Stampede'' (1932) with John Wayne, ''Too Many Parents'' (1936), and ''Young Tom Edison'' (1940) with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Battle Brockwell
Sherwood Battle Brockwell (October 12, 1885 – June 2, 1953) was a fire marshal, pioneer of fire safety and legislation in North Carolina, and Raleigh's first paid fire chief. Brockwell was the United States' oldest fire marshal at the time of his death. Early life Brockwell was born on October 12, 1885, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Thomas Francisco Brockwell and Katherine McLeod Feggan Brockwell. He grew up in north Raleigh and was a neighbor to the city's fire chief, which most likely inspired him to become one. Brockwell began to fight fires when he either 10 or 13 years old, following the firemen when the alarms sounded to help hitch the mules, light the firebox, and shovel coal for Raleigh's steam fire engine. "I went to fires and helped some" he later said. Brockwell attended the North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanic College and NC State University. He played sports for the four years he attended, becoming active in baseball, basketball, football, and wrestl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Boehlert
Sherwood Louis Boehlert (September 28, 1936September 20, 2021) was an American politician from New York. He represented a large swath of central New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, was considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing. He served as Chairman of the Science Committee from 2001 to 2006. Early life, education, and early political career Sherwood Louis Boehlert was born on September 28, 1936, in Utica, New York, to Elizabeth Monica ( Champoux) and Sherwood Boehlert, and graduated from Utica College. He was a practicing Roman Catholic. He served two years in the United States Army (1956–1958) and then worked as a manager of public relations for Wyandotte Chemical Company. After leaving Wyandotte, Boehlert served as Chief of Staff for two upstate Congressmen, Alexander Pirnie and Donald J. Mitchell; following this, he was elected the county executive of Oneida County, New York, serving from 1979 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Cryer
Sherwood Cryer (September 2, 1927 – August 13, 2009) was a Pasadena, Texas-based entrepreneur. He was the originally owner and operator of a bar called Sherri's. He then formed a partnership with Mickey Gilley it became the western nightclub & Bar Gilley's, which was the central setting of the 1980 movie ''Urban Cowboy'' starring John Travolta and Debra Winger. Biography Charles Sherwood Cryer was from Diboll, Texas and worked as a welder for Shell Oil for a few years after his service in the Air Force during World War II. He settled in Pasadena, where his large tent-style honky tonk concept developed into what became Gilley's in 1971, located on a sprawling parcel of land at 4500 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, Texas 77504. It was named after country music artist Mickey Gilley. Cryer met Gilley in a bar where Gilley was performing and invited him to become a co-owner of Cryer's new club. Gilley, the cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, was soon playing six nights a week, helping the new hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Eddy
George Sherwood Eddy (1871–1963) was a leading American Protestant missionary, administrator and educator. He was a prolific author and indefatigable traveler. His main achievement was to link and finance networks of intellectuals across the globe, especially Christian leaders in Asia and the Middle East. He enabled missionaries to better understand and even think like the people they were serving. His long-term impact on the Protestant communities in the United States, and in the Third World, was long lasting. From the 1930s onwards, he became a Christian socialist. Biography Early life and family George Sherwood Eddy was born on January 19, 1871 to George Alfred Eddy and Margaret Louise Norton at Leavenworth, Kansas. His father George Eddy was a leading businessman and civic leader; he and his wife Margaret were of Yankee stock, The son attended Phillips Andover Academy, and graduated Yale College in engineering in 1891. Eddy married Alice Maud Harriet Arden (1873–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Egbert
Sherwood Harry Egbert (July 24, 1920 – 1969)''Seattle Daily Times'', July 31, 1969, Page 38. was an American businessman and marine. He served as president of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation and Studebaker Corporation from February 1, 1961''Wall Street Journal'', December 29, 1960, Page 2. to November 24, 1963.''Seattle Daily Times'', July 12, 1964, Page 96. History Egbert was born July 24, 1920 in Easton, Kittitas County, Washington. He studied engineering at Washington State University for two years. In 1942, he joined the United States Marine Corps and became a major. He served in the South Pacific. He joined Studebaker from the McCulloch Motors Corporation, with no experience of the automobile industry.Business: Sherwood Harry Egbert Profile at Time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Gorbach
Sherwood Leslie Gorbach (born 1934) is an Emeritus Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. He was editor-in-chief of the journal ''Clinical Infectious Diseases'' from 2000 to 2016. Education He graduated from Brandeis University in 1955, and completed his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine in 1962. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103) is a strain of Lactobacillus rhamnosus that was isolated in 1983 from the intestinal tract of a healthy human by Gorbach and Barry Goldin; the 'GG' derives from the first letters of their surnames. Awards He was awarded the Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is a medical association representing physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. It was founded in 1963 and is based in Arlington, Virginia. ... in 2007. Selected publications Arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Guernsey
Sherwood Guernsey II (born August 30, 1946) is an American attorney and politician who served four consecutive terms representing the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Berkshire district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives between 1983 and 1990. Early life Guernsey was born in Albany, New York on August 30, 1946. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1968, then worked for the Peace Corps in rural Panama. After returning to the United States, he attended then graduated the Antioch School of Law in 1975. He has a wife named Carol. Politics He was first elected in the 1983–1984 Massachusetts legislature, representing the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Berkshire district. He won 56.6% of the vote against David K. Chivers. Guernsey represented the same district in the 1985–1986 Massachusetts legislature, winning in an uncontested election. He won his district in the 1987–1988 Massachusetts legislature, with 71.6% of the vote against Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherry Magee
Sherwood Robert "Sherry" Magee (August 6, 1884 – March 13, 1929) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1904 through 1919, Magee played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1904–1914), Boston Braves (1915–1917) and Cincinnati Reds (1917–1919). He batted and threw right-handed and in a 16-season career posted a .291 batting average with 83 home runs and 1,176 runs batted in through 2,087 games played. Career A native of Clarendon, Pennsylvania, Magee was one of the premier hitters of the dead-ball era. He was picked out by local Phillies scout Jim Randall when he had heard about the exploits of Magee on the local diamond, and it resulted in an impromptu tryout that resulted in a spot for Magee on the Phillies. He started his first game as a left fielder against the Brooklyn Superbas on June 29, 1904. From 1905 through 1914, Magee finished in the National League top 10 in home runs and runs batted in (RBI) seven times, including leading the National Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Schwartz
Sherwood Charles Schwartz (; November 14, 1916 – July 12, 2011) was an American television screenwriter and producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, but he now is best known for creating the 1960s television series '' Gilligan's Island'' on CBS and ''The Brady Bunch'' on ABC. On March 7, 2008, Schwartz, at the time still active in his 90s, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That same year, Schwartz was also inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. Early life Schwartz was born in Passaic, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. His parents were Herman and Rose Schwartz. He was a younger brother of writer Al Schwartz. His younger brother, Elroy Schwartz (1923-2013), a comedy writer, became a principal screenwriter for ''Gilligan's Island'' and other series. Sherwood Schwartz is the uncle of Douglas Schwartz (who created the ''Baywatch'' TV series), Bruce Schwartz and Judithe Randall. Career Schwartz's entertainment career came "by accident". He reloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Schwarz
Sherwood Schwarz (born November, 1930) is an American businessman and founder of ''Carnegie Associates Ltd'' and was the owner of the Toronto Argonauts from 1999 to 2003. Biography Schwarz was born in 1930 on the Lower East Side of New York City, the only child of Romanian and Russian parents. He graduated from the City College of New York with degrees in accounting and business administration. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he went to work in insurance.''Schwarz, Sherwood'' ijewsinsports.orgretrieved 8 February 2014 He founded Carnegie Associates Ltd, situated on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan and part of White Tiger Holding Company, Inc.About us from White Tiger Holding Company, Inc. retrieved 29 March 2014 Toronto Argonauts On 20 December 1999, Schwarz bought the |
