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Spindel
Spindel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernard Spindel (1923–1971), American surveillance expert * David Spindel (born 1941), American photographer * Hal Spindel (1913–2002), American baseball player * Janis Spindel, American entrepreneur See also * Spindle (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Spindel
Bernard B. Spindel (November 9, 1923 – February 4, 1971) was an American surveillance, wiretapping, electronics and lockpicking expert, generally regarded as the best in his field, and a pilot. He was responsible for eliminating more bugs and wiretaps than anyone in history. Electronic surveillance Bernard B. Spindel was an electronic eavesdropping and surveillance technician in the early Cold War known for both his operational prowess and his mastery of the technology. Jim Hougan described Spindel as "a wire-man of unequaled genius… the Nikola Tesla of electronic eavesdropping." A 1966 article in ''Life'' magazine named Spindel the "No. 1 big-league freelance eavesdropper and wiretapper in the U.S." The Hoffa connection Spindel is known for his involvement in union leader Jimmy Hoffa's 1964 criminal trial and 1957 trial where in 1957 Spindel and Hoffa pleaded not guilty to accusations of illegal wiretapping. The 1957 indictment stated that in 1953 Hoffa paid Spindel $8,42 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Spindel
David Michael Spindel (born August 31, 1941) is an American photographer. He began his professional career in 1964, working with still-life objects, and eventually broadened his horizons by doing portraits. Spindel also incorporates baseball memorabilia in collage form in some of his work. He is probably best known for photographing John Lennon and Yoko Ono during Lennon's last recording sessions for Double Fantasy in 1980. Biography Spindel grew up in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1964 (studying under such photographers as Minor White, professor Leslie Stroebel, Richard D. Zakia, Ralph Hattersley, and Robert Bagby). He worked as a photo assistant for six years until his employer at that time, Tosh Matsumoto, encouraged him to open his own studio. Throughout his commercial career, Spindel was featured in major newspapers, magazines and art publications. Television shows in the U.S. and abroad have fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janis Spindel
Janis Spindel is a matchmaker, author, and entrepreneur. She started her business, Janis Spindel Serious Matchmaking, Inc. in 1993. According to her website, she created this business after she had matched fourteen different couples together and they all ended up getting married within one year. Her company is headquartered in New York City on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and in the summer months, she opens up her office out in the Hamptons in addition to her headquarters in New York. Although she is located in New York, she travels all over the country and into Canada for her clients. Her website was launched in 2005. She originally worked with both men and women as her clients, but has now narrowed down her clientele to only men and she specializes in upscale professionals who range in ages of 27 to 78. Spindel is a former fashion executive. Prior to matchmaking, she was the proprietor of 9 retail locations of "Mommy and Me". Spindel is involved with charities including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Spindel
Harold Stewart Spindel (May 27, 1913 – July 28, 2002) was an American professional baseball catcher who played in 85 games in Major League Baseball catcher as a member of the St. Louis Browns () and Philadelphia Phillies (–). He was born in Chandler, Oklahoma, but graduated from John C. Frémont High School in Los Angeles and played baseball for UCLA. Spindel threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . His professional baseball career began in 1934 in the Pacific Coast League. After five years with Seattle, he spent the entire 1939 campaign with the Browns of the American League as the club's third-string catcher, playing in 48 games and starting 26. Three more full years in the minor leagues Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities/markets. This term is used in No ... followed, then he mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |