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Stillman (surname)
Stillman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: People *Al Stillman (1906–1979), American lyricist * Ary Stillman (1891–1967), Russian-American painter * Bruce William Stillman (born 1953), Australian biochemist and molecular biologist *Charles Stillman (1810–1875), American business magnate and founder of Brownsville, Texas; father of James Stillman, grandfather of James Stillman Rockefeller *Cory Stillman (born 1973), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Ellicott R. Stillman (1844–1911), American politician * Fredrik Stillman (born 1966), retired Swedish ice hockey player *George Stillman (1921–1997), American painter *George S. Stillman (1879–1907), American football player *Major Isaiah Stillman (1793–1861), American soldier *James Stillman (1850–1918), American industrialist and banker, son of Charles Stillman *James Stillman Rockefeller (1902–2004), American Olympic rower and businessman, son of James Stillman and g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Stillman
Al Stillman ''(né'' Albert Irving Silverman; 26 June 1901 Manhattan, New York – 17 February 1979 Manhattan, New York) was an American lyricist. Biography Stillman was born to Jewish parents Herman Silverman and Gertrude Rubin ''(maiden).'' He adopted the name "Albert Stillman" as a professional pseudonym. He chose the name, reportedly, because it was the recognizable surname of a well-known New York banking family. He was Jewish. He attended New York University. After graduation, he contributed to Franklin P. Adams' newspaper column, and in 1933 became a staff writer at Radio City Music Hall, a position he held for almost 40 years. Stillman collaborated with a number of composers: Fred Ahlert, Robert Allen, Percy Faith, George Gershwin, Ernesto Lecuona, Paul McGrane, Kay Swift, and Arthur Schwartz. Many of his collaborations with Allen were major hits in the 1950s for The Four Lads; the Stillman/Allen team also wrote hit songs for Perry Como and Johnny Mathis. Stillman was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robert Stillman
John Robert Stillman (July 11, 1946 – April 7, 2009) billed professionally as Jack Wrangler was an American gay and straight pornographic film actor, theatrical producer, and director and writer. Open about his homosexuality and adult film work throughout his career, Wrangler was considered an icon of the gay-liberation movement. In 2008, a feature-length documentary film, '' Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon'', was released documenting his careers both off and on the stage. Wrangler's wife for the last 15 years of his life, was U.S. singer Margaret Whiting. Biography Early years Wrangler was born John Robert Stillman in Beverly Hills, California. His father was Hollywood film and television producer Robert Thurston Stillman, who produced such films as ''Champion'', ''Second Chorus'', and '' Home of the Brave'' and produced television series such as '' Boots and Saddles'', '' Rawhide,'' and ''Bonanza.''Simonson, Robert"Jack Wrangler, Producer, Actor and Spouse of Margaret Whitin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Stillman
John Whitney Stillman (born January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director and actor known for his 1990 film '' Metropolitan'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He is also known for his other films, ''Barcelona'' (1994), ''The Last Days of Disco'' (1998), ''Damsels in Distress'' (2011), as well as his most recent film, ''Love & Friendship'', released in 2016. Early life and education Stillman was born in 1952 in Washington, D.C., to Margaret Drinker (née Riley), from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a Democratic politician, John Sterling Stillman, an assistant secretary of commerce under President John F. Kennedy (a classmate of Stillman's father at Harvard), from Washington, D.C. His great-grandfather was businessman James Stillman; his great-great-grandfather, Charles Stillman, founded Brownsville, Texas. Stillman grew up in Cornwall, New York, and experienced depression during puberty. "I was very depressed when I was 11 or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-List of islands by area, largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java Island, Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The list of divided islands, island is politically divided among three countries: Malaysia and Brunei in the north, and Indonesia to the south. Approximately 73% of the island is Indonesian territory. In the north, the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak make up about 26% of the island. Additionally, the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan is situated on a small island just off the coast of Borneo. The sovereign state of Brunei, located on the north coast, comprises about 1% of Borneo's land area. A little more than half of the island is in the Northern Hemisphere, including Brunei and the Malaysian portion, while the Indonesian portion spans the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
