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Skeets (other)
Skeets may refer to: People * Skeets Gallacher (1925–2013), British boxer * Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (1891–1955), American actor * Skeets Herfurt (1911–1992), American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist * Skeets Martin (1875–1944), American jockey * Skeets McDonald (1915–1968), American country and rockabilly musician * William Burke Miller (1904–1983), American newspaper and radio reporter * Skeets Quinlan (1928–1998), American National Football League player * Skeets Tolbert (1909–2000), American jazz musician Other uses * Skeets (DC Comics), a fictional robot See also * *Skeet (other) *Skeeter (other) Skeeter may refer to: * North American slang for mosquito, an insect Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Skeeter (Marvel comics), a nickname for Titania * Skeeter (Muppet), in ''Muppet Babies'' * Skeeter (South Park), in ''South Pa ... {{disambiguation Nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeets Gallacher
Richard "Skeets" Gallacher (24 August 1925 in Renton, Scotland – 10 December 2013) was a Scottish boxer. As a boy he was trained as a boxer by his father, who identified him as a natural southpaw. Richard was nicknamed Skeets after a film character of the day and had his first fight in 1942 weighing only 7 stones (44 kg). Skeets went on to win 34 consecutive amateur contests and in doing so became Scottish and British Champion. Defeats of French and American rivals later saw him crowned unofficial amateur flyweight Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb). Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of bo ... champion of the world. His professional career was cut short by injury, but he remained a well-respected figure still involved in later years in keep fit classes and local boxing clubs. Gallacher Way in Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (July 28, 1891 – May 22, 1955) was an American actor. He had blue eyes and his naturally blond hair was tinged with grey from the age of sixteen. Biography He was born on July 28, 1891 in Terre Haute, Indiana. As a child he was nicknamed "Skeets" short for mosquito, due to his frequent speedy bursts of running.p. 133 Quinlan, David ''Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Character Actors'' Batsford, 1995 Gallagher was educated at Rose Polytechnic Institute and Indiana University. He first studied civil engineering and then law, but ended up on the stage. He began his career by writing a one-act skit that he took to a local theatre group. He started acting in vaudeville, and later signed up with Paramount Pictures. He was often billed as Skeets Gallagher on Broadway and in Hollywood. He appeared in Frank Capra's first feature film '' For the Love of Mike'' (1927), a silent film which is now considered a lost film, and several early so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeets Herfurt
Arthur Relsmond "Skeets" Herfurt (28 May 1911 – 17 April 1992) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Career highlights Herfurt was born in Cincinnati and raised in Denver and played in bands while attending the University of Colorado. He performed with Smith Ballew (1934), Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey (together 1934–1935, Jimmy 1935–1937, and Tommy 1937–1939), and Ray Noble. After moving to California, he worked with Alvino Rey, then served in the Army from 1944 to 1945. After the war, he flourished as a studio musician in Hollywood, led his own band, and performed with Benny Goodman from 1946 to 1947 and Earle Spencer in 1946. His studio credits, into the 1960s, include sessions with Billy May, Louis Armstrong, Georgie Auld, Jack Teagarden, and Stan Kenton. He worked with Goodman again in 1961 and 1964. End of the 1960s he joined the Ray Conniff orchestra for several tours (a. o. Japan and Germany) and recording sessions during the 1970s. Herfurt was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeets Martin
John Henry Martin (1875–1944), commonly referred to as "Skeets" Martin, was an American jockey who achieved many racing wins in the United States and the United Kingdom during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. His most notable race wins were the 1902 Epsom Derby on Ard Patrick and the 1903 2,000 Guineas on Rock Sand. Martin's technique was often at odds with racing authority rules, his license being suspended several times, and his early career was marred by allegations of cheating and underhanded gambling practices.''New York Times.' "A column for race-goers."May 28, 1899. Early life and U.S. racing career Martin was born on January 25, 1875 in Titusville, Pennsylvania.Ancestry Library, from 1916 U.S. passport application. Roll 0285 - Certificates: 14701-15100, 10 Jan 1916-13 Jan 1916. His family relocated to Santa Clara, California in the late 1880s and young Martin began an apprenticeship at the local racetrack when he was 15.James Forman Sloan ''Tod Sloan- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeets McDonald
Enos William McDonald (October 1, 1915–March 31, 1968), better known as Skeets McDonald, was an American country and rockabilly musician popular during the 1950s and 60s. Best known for the Slim Willet-penned song "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes", McDonald was a devoted honky tonk singer and songwriter whose work helped to bridge the gap between country and rock and roll. Biography McDonald was born on October 1, 1915 in Greenway, Arkansas. He was the youngest of his parents' seven children; his gained his nickname for calling mosquitoes "skeets" as a child. When his older brother moved to Detroit, Michigan the early 1930s, McDonald followed; and joined his first band, the Lonesome Cowboys, in 1935. He later formed his own band and played local clubs and on radio in Flint and Pontiac. McDonald was drafted in 1943 and was stationed in North Africa and the Far East during World War II, earning a Bronze Star. On discharge, he returned to radio and television work in De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Burke Miller
William Burke "Skeets" Miller (April 14, 1904 – December 29, 1983) was a newspaper and radio reporter. Early life According to census documents, William Burke Miller was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was the son of Charles J. (an assistant manager at a furniture store) and Julia Miller. They also had another child, a daughter named Mary. Little is known about Miller's childhood, although several sources have noted he had originally dreamed of being a professional singer. Journalism career Miller was a cub reporter for ''The Courier-Journal'' in Louisville, making $25 a week ("Two Men," 33), and his newspaper sent him to cover the story of Floyd Collins, a 37-year-old man who had been trapped in a cave, his leg pinned by a 26-pound rock. As the story unfolded, Miller was able to report from the scene and make contact with Collins: Miller was very slight – and – enabling him to squeeze into a part of the cave where he could talk to Collins, pray with him, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeets Quinlan
Volney Ralph "Skeets" Quinlan, Jr (June 22, 1928January 18, 1998) was an American football halfback in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Los Angeles Rams (1952–1956) and the Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ... (1956). Quinlan was one of the first star running backs to emerge from Texas. 1928 births 1998 deaths People from San Angelo, Texas Players of American football from Texas American football halfbacks San Diego State Aztecs football players Los Angeles Rams players Cleveland Browns players Western Conference Pro Bowl players {{runningback-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeets Tolbert
Campbell Aurelius "Skeets" Tolbert (February 14, 1909, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina - November 30, 2000, Houston, Texas) was an American jazz clarinetist, alto saxophonist, vocalist, composer and bandleader. He acquired the nickname "Skeets", which was short for "Mosquito." Tolbert grew up in Lincolntown, North Carolina, and studied at Johnson C. Smith University. Though Tolbert never had a standard to his credit, he composed and arranged a great number of tunes that would become hits for others, notably Nat King Cole. He has 42 tracks over two albums to his credit as well and more that he has credit for in part. Red Richards who played piano and sang with Tolbert's Gentlemen of Swing said of Tolbert that he "could play" and was an original, that he didn't copy Louis Jordan. Of the band he said they were a strong, good sounding band. Of the music he said they were a "nice style band" that could play for dancing. Early career He played in Dave Taylor's "Taylor's Dixieland Orch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeets (DC Comics)
Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold (comic book), Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League. He is initially depicted as a glory-seeking showboat from the future, staging high-publicity heroics through his knowledge of historical events and futuristic technology. Carter develops over the course of his publication history and through personal tragedies to become a hero weighed down by his reputation. The character has been portrayed in live action television by Eric Martsolf in ''Smallville'' and by Donald Faison in the seventh season of the Arrowverse series ''Legends of Tomorrow''. Publication history Booster Gold first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986), being the first significant new character introduced into DC Universe continuity after ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. The next year, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeet (other)
Skeet may refer to: * Skeet shooting, a discipline of competitive clay pigeon shooting ** ISSF Olympic skeet, a variant used at the Olympic Games People * Skeet Childress (born 1979), American guitar player in the band Look What I Did * Skeet Quinlan (Volney Ralph Quinlan, 1928–1998), American football player * Skeet Reese (born 1969), American professional sport fisherman * Skeet Ulrich (Bryan Ray Trout, born 1970), American actor * Andrew Skeet (born 1969), British musician, composer and music producer * Brian Skeet (born 1965), English director, writer, producer and cinematographer * Challen Skeet (1895–1978), English cricketer * Trevor Skeet (1918–2004), New Zealand lawyer and British Conservative politician * William Skeet (1906–1989), New Zealand cricketer Other uses * Skeet River, in New Zealand's South Island * Skeet, a warhead of the BLU-108 submunition * Curtiss KD2C Skeet, a 1945 American military target drone * Skeet (Newfoundland) a pejorative term in Newfoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeeter (other)
Skeeter may refer to: * North American slang for mosquito, an insect Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Skeeter (Marvel comics), a nickname for Titania * Skeeter (Muppet), in ''Muppet Babies'' * Skeeter (South Park), in ''South Park'' * one of the title characters of ''Muggs and Skeeter'', an American daily comic strip (1927–1974) * Skeeter, a recurring ''Saturday Night Live'' character * Skeeter, nickname of Naomi Oates Harper, in ''Mama's Family'' * Skeeter, in ''Cousin Skeeter'' * Skeeter the Paperboy, on-screen persona of Australian TV host James Kemsley * Skeeter Bronson, in the movie Bedtime Stories * Skeeter Valentine, in ''Doug'' * Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, in the novel and film ''The Help'' * Rita Skeeter, in the ''Harry Potter'' series Film * ''Skeeter'' (film), a 1993 horror film People Music * Skeeter Best (1914–1985), American jazz guitarist * Skeeter Brandon (1948–2008), American blues musician * Skeeter Bonn (1923–1994), American singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
