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Sydney Brown (actor)
Sidney or Sydney Brown may refer to: *Sidney Brown (electrical engineer) (1873–1948), British electrical engineer and inventor * Sidney Brown (footballer), English soccer goalkeeper *Sidney Brown (accordion maker) (1906–1981), Cajun accordion maker *Omen (record producer) (Sidney Brown, born 1976), Harlem music producer * Sydney MacGillvary Brown (1895–1952), American World War I flying ace, author and professor of medieval history * Sydney Brown (sport shooter) (1873–1945), Canadian Olympic sport shooter * Sydney Brown (American football), American football player See also *Sidney Browne (1850–1941), Matron-in-Chief *Syd Brown Sydney Maurice Brown (8 December 1917 – 28 December 1987) was an English cricketer active from 1937 to 1955 who played for Middlesex in 329 first-class matches as an opening batsman. He was born in Eltham, Kent, and died at Rickmansworth, Hert ... (1917–1987), English cricketer active from 1937 to 1955 * Syd Brown (boxer) (died 1947), box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Brown (electrical Engineer)
Sidney George Brown Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (6 July 1873 – 7 August 1948) was a British electrical engineer and inventor. He is best remembered for his pioneering work on the design of gyro compasses, radio equipment and loudspeakers. Early life Brown was born in Chicago, the son of English parents. In 1879 his family returned to the UK and Brown began his education at a private school in Parkstone, Poole, followed by Harrogate College. From 1894 to 1896 he studied at University College, London, and from 1892 to 1897 was a paying pupil at R.E.B. Crompton, Crompton & Co. at Chelmsford. After leaving Crompton & Co, Brown returned to the Bournemouth area and in 1899 filed the first of his many patents.[3] Sanders, Ian L. Sidney George Brown, F.R.S. - Engineer, Inventor and founder of S.G. Brown, Limited. (*2017) Castle Ridge Press. ISBN 978-0-692-79571-2 Career In 1906 Brown formed the Telegraph Condenser Company (TCC), a manufacturer of capacitors, and in 1911 formed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Brown (footballer)
Sidney Brown was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Port Vale, Gillingham, West Bromwich Albion, Congleton Town, and Dudley Town. Career Brown joined Port Vale in November 1923, making his debut in a 5–1 FA Cup qualifier defeat to Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground on 1 December. He went on to play eight Second Division games in the 1923–24 season, but remained as Tommy Lonsdale's understudy. New signing Tom Fern then took the number one jersey at The Old Recreation Ground, and Brown was limited to four games in the 1924–25 and 1925–26 campaigns, before he was released at the end of the 1926–27 season. He moved on to Gillingham, West Bromwich Albion, Congleton Town Congleton Town Football Club is an association football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club have played in a number of regional league ... and Dudley Town. Career statis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Brown (accordion Maker)
Sidney Brown (October 28, 1906 – August 6, 1981) was a Cajun accordion builder and accordion player. In the 1950s, he recorded with his band, Sidney Brown and the Traveler Playboys. He would eventually be recognized as the first person to build Cajun accordions after World War II in Louisiana. Eventually, other Cajun musicians would play Brown's accordions, including Jo-El Sonnier, Boozoo Chavis and Marc Savoy. Brown was born in Church Point, Louisiana. By the age of 13, he was playing house dances and fais do-dos. After moving from Church Point to Lake Charles, he formed the band, The Traveler Playboys. He became well known around Lake Charles for his rhythmic, old-timey accordion playing. They began recording for Mike Leadbitter and the Goldband Records label in the mid 1950s. Their record ''Pestauche A Tante Nana '' would eventually become the third best-selling record in the history of Cajun music. His two-step, "Traveler Playboy Special", is still performed by many Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omen (record Producer)
Sidney Brown (born August 21, 1976), better known as Omen is an American record producer from Harlem. He has produced for artists such as Drake, Beyoncé, Action Bronson, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Fabolous, Vado, Memphis Bleek, Redman, Keith Murray, Immortal Technique, and Amil. Early life and career Omen's production was featured on early Roc-A-Fella releases by Memphis Bleek and Amil. Omen produced "Everybody" from Memphis Bleek's debut album ''Coming of Age'' and "No 1 Can Compare" from Amil's debut album ''All Money Is Legal''. Further placements include "Change You or Change Me" and "Why Wouldn't I" from Fabolous's '' Street Dreams'', "Taste This" from Mýa's ''Moodring'', and "Swagga Back" from Keith Murray's Def Jam debut ''He's Keith Murray''. Omen also provided the entire score for the Roc-A-Fella/Universal Pictures release ''Paper Soldiers'' in 2002. Commercial breakthrough and Grammy Award In 2006 Omen produced " Tell It Like It Is" for Ludacris which appeared as the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney MacGillvary Brown
Sydney MacGillvary Brown (10 August 1895 – 7 April 1952) was an American World War I flying ace, who later became an author and professor of medieval history. Biography Brown was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he was member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He graduated in 1916, delivering an address at the commencement ceremony. World War I Brown joined the Royal Flying Corps in July 1917,Shores ''et.al.'' (1997), p. 90. and was appointed a temporary second lieutenant (on probation) on 12 January 1918. On 4 July 1918, he was assigned to No. 29 Squadron, flying the SE.5a. He destroyed a Fokker D.VII on 12 August 1918, a DFW reconnaissance plane on the 19th, another Fokker D.VII on 28 September, an observation balloon on 27 October 1918, and a third D.VII on the 28th. In February 1919 he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. His citation read: Second Lieutenant Sydney MacGillvary Brown. :On 28 October, when on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Brown (sport Shooter)
Sydney Brown (10 September 1873 – 19 December 1945) was a Canadian sports shooter. He competed in the 1000 yard free rifle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... References 1873 births 1945 deaths Canadian male sport shooters Olympic shooters of Canada Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Canadian people {{Canada-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Brown (American Football)
Sydney Brown (born March 21, 2000) is an American football safety for the Illinois Fighting Illini. High school career Brown originally attended the London South Collegiate Institute in London, Ontario, Canada before transferring to Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in Bradenton, Florida in 2016, along with his twin brother, Chase Brown. Over his junior and senior seasons, he combined to have 132 tackles and three interceptions. He committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to play college football. College career As a true freshman at Illinois in 2018, Brown started all 10 games he played in and had 55 tackles and one interceptions. In 2019, his brother, Chase joined Illinois after a year at Western Michigan. That season, he started 10 of 11 games, recording 88 tackles, three interceptions and an interception returned for a touchdown. He started all six games in the Covid-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Browne
Dame Sidney Jane Browne, (5 January 1850 – 13 August 1941) was the first appointed Matron-in-Chief of the newly formed Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS). After she retired from the QAIMNS she was appointed as Matron-in-Chief of the Territorial Force Nursing Service. Browne was appointed a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1919 and, in 1922, she became the first President of the Royal College of Nursing, a post she held until 1925. Early life Sidney Browne was born in Bexley. She grew up in a medical family, with a surgeon father and two brothers who were doctors. Nursing career Browne attended a series of lectures given by the pioneering district nurse Florence Lees, which prompted her interest in nursing as a career. In 1878 she briefly started nursing at the Guest Hospital, Dudley, and later that year entered training at the District Hospital West Bromwich. In 1882 Browne worked as Staff Nurse at St Bartholomew's Hospital for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd Brown
Sydney Maurice Brown (8 December 1917 – 28 December 1987) was an English cricketer active from 1937 to 1955 who played for Middlesex in 329 first-class matches as an opening batsman. He was born in Eltham, Kent, and died at Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, aged 70. Brown was a righthanded batsman and the regular opening partner of Jack Robertson at Middlesex. He was noted by ''Playfair'' as a "brilliant outfield".''Playfair'', p.154. In his career, he scored 15,756 runs at an average of 29.17 with a highest innings score of 232 *, one of 22 centuries. He completed eighty half-centuries. His highest score was made against Somerset at Lord's in 1951. He held 152 catches and, as he was an occasional wicketkeeper, completed two stumpings. Career ''CricInfo'' describes Brown as "stocky in build and somewhat flat-footed". He was "an attacking opening batsman" and "an outstanding fielder". On his 1937 debut for Middlesex, against Oxford University, he opened the innings with E. W. Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |