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Shel
Shel is a masculine given name, usually a short form of Sheldon. People named Shel include: * Shel Bachrach (born 1944), American insurance broker, investor, businessman and philanthropist * Shel Dorf (1933–2009), American comic book enthusiast and founder of the convention San Diego Comic-Con International * Shel Silverstein (1930–1999), American writer known for his cartoons, songs and children's books * Shel Talmy (born 1937), American record producer, songwriter and arranger * Shel Trapp Shel Trapp (1935 – October 18, 2010) was a community organizer based in Chicago, co-founder of National People's Action (along with Gale Cincotta), and author of several books and pamphlets on community organizing. Trapp and Cincotta are widely ... (1935–2010), American community organizer {{given name English-language masculine given names Hypocorisms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon (name)
Sheldon is an English masculine given name as well as a surname combining the Old English ''scelf'' (rock ledge shelf) and the place name ''haddon'', which in turn comes from the words ''hǣth'' (heath) and ''dūn'' (hill; but also, valley).https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sheldon Notable people with the name include: Given name *Sheldon Adelson (1933–2021), American billionaire businessman * Sheldon Bach (1925–2021), American psychologist *Shel Bachrach (born 1944), American insurance broker, investor, businessman and philanthropist * Shelley Berman (1925–2017), American comedian, born Sheldon * Sheldon Blockburger (born 1964), American decathlete * Sheldon Brookbank (born 1980), Canadian hockey player * Sheldon Brooks (1811-1883), American businessman, physician, and politician *Sheldon Brown (American football) (born 1979), American football player * Sheldon Brown (artist) (born 1962), American artist and professor of computer art *Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shel Silverstein
Sheldon Allan Silverstein (; September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, singer / songwriter, musician, and playwright. Born and raised in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army. Though perhaps best known for his children's books, Silverstein did not limit his audience to children. During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, notably the adult-oriented ''Playboy''. He also wrote a satirical, adult-oriented alphabet book, ''Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book'', under the stylized name "Uncle Shelby", which he used as an occasional pen name. As a children's author, some of his most acclaimed works include ''The Giving Tree'', ''Where the Sidewalk Ends'', and ''A Light in the Attic''. His works have been translated into more than 47 languages and have sold more than 20 million copies.Rogak, Lisa. ''A Boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shel Talmy
Sheldon Talmy (born August 11, 1937) is an American record producer, songwriter and arranger, best known for his work in the UK in the 1960s with the Who, the Kinks and many others. Talmy arranged and produced hits such as "You Really Got Me" by the Kinks, "My Generation" by the Who, and "Friday on My Mind" by the Easybeats. He also played guitar or percussion on some of his productions. Early career Sheldon Talmy was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and from an early age he was interested both in music (early rock, rhythm and blues, folk music and country music) as well as the technology of the recording studio. At the age of 13, Talmy appeared regularly on the popular NBC-TV television show ''Quiz Kids'', a question-and-answer program from Chicago. He told Chris Ambrose of '' Tokion Magazine'', "What it did for me was that I absolutely knew that this was the business I wanted to be in." He graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles in June 1955, the same hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shel Dorf
Sheldon "Shel" Dorf (July 5, 1933 – November 3, 2009) was an American comic book enthusiast and the founder of San Diego Comic-Con International.Spurgeon, Tom.Shel Dorf, 1933-2009, ''The Comics Reporter'' (self-published), 4 November 2009. Accessed 4 November 2009Archived4 November 2009. Evanier, Mark,, ''POV Online'' (self published), November 3, 2009. Accessed 4 November 2009Archived4 November 2009. Dorf was also a freelance artist and graphic designer, who lettered the ''Steve Canyon'' comic strip for the last 12 to 14 years of the strip's run. Early life Born in Detroit, Michigan, Dorf was a fan of comic books and comic strips, particularly Chester Gould's work on the daily strip ''Dick Tracy''. Dorf studied at Chicago's Art Institute before moving to New York and beginning his career as a freelancer in the field of commercial design. In the 1960s, Dorf had made the acquaintance of a number of creators working in the two fields, among them Jack Kirby, upon whom Dorf would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shel Bachrach
Sheldon Jay Bachrach (born April 7, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan), or Shel Bachrach for short, is an American insurance broker, investor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is regarded as one of the world's greatest entertainment insurance brokers. Bachrach has held positions as President of Entertainment and High Net Worth divisions for USI (acquired by Goldman Sachs), and Albert G. Ruben of Beverly Hills. He was awarded the Guinness World Record in 1990 for the largest life and disability policy ever written at the time, valued at over $140 million. He is currently founder and President oBachrach & Associates co-founder and Partner of Extract Value, and Director of American Chariot. Professional history Bachrach wrote his first insurance policy for a major entertainer in 1983 and followed with policies for entertainers like Neil Simon, Van Halen, and Kiss. Early in his career, Bachrach was able to write insurance policies for previously uninsurable positions. Shel Bachrach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shel Trapp
Shel Trapp (1935 – October 18, 2010) was a community organizer based in Chicago, co-founder of National People's Action (along with Gale Cincotta), and author of several books and pamphlets on community organizing. Trapp and Cincotta are widely credited with writing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Trapp has also been responsible for training hundreds of community organizers throughout the United States through the National Training and Information Center. He retired in 2000 and died of pneumonia in October 2010. References Bibliography *John Koval, Larry Bennett, Michael Bennett, and Fassil Demissie, '' The New Chicago: A Social and Cultural Analysis'' (Temple University Press, 2006). *Rinku Sen Rinku Sen is an Indian-American author, activist, political strategist and the executive director of Narrative Initiative. She is also the co-president of the Women’s March Board of Directors. Sen is the former president and executive director ... and Kim Klein, ''Stir It Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Masculine Given Names
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
