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Tom Wright (basketball)
Tom Wright may refer to: The arts and entertainment * Tom Wright (American actor) (born 1952), American screen and theatre actor * Tom Wright (architect) (born 1957), designer of the Burj al Arab hotel in Dubai UAE * Thomas M. Wright (born 1983), also known as Tom, Australian actor/director * Tom Wright (Australian playwright) (born 1968), Australian theatre writer and director * Tom Wright (1923–2002), Scottish poet, dramatist, and television writer, whose short story inspired the movie ''Hannibal Brooks'' * Tom Wright (record producer), also known as Cube::Hard and Stargazer, English record producer and owner of the music label RFUGrey * Tom Wright, former producer of ''The Bugle'' podcast Sportspeople * Tom Wright (Australian footballer) (1882–1916), Victorian Football League player * Tom Wright (baseball) (1923–2017), Major League Baseball player between 1948–1956 * Tom Wright (cricketer) (born 1983), English cricketer * Tom Wright (curler), American curler * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (American Actor)
Harold Thomas Wright (born November 29, 1952) is an American television and theatre actor. Early life Wright was born on November 29, 1952, in Englewood, New Jersey. Career Wright has appeared in over 40 stage productions on and off Broadway. He began his acting career as an original member of The People's Light and Theater Company outside of Philadelphia. Wright also spent four years at the National Playwrights Conference and two summers at the Sundance Institute. On Broadway, he performed in ''A Taste of Honey'' which received two Tony Award nominations. Some of the notable theaters in which he has appeared include the American Place Theater, Manhattan Theater Club, New York Theatre Workshop, Actors Theater of Louisville, Center Stage, Yale Repertory Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford Stage, Los Angeles Stage and Film, and Theatre De La Jeune Lune in Minneapolis starring in ''Farthest From The Sun'' with Steve Guttenberg. In 1987, he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (curler)
Tom Wright is an American curler. He is a champion (), bronze medallist () and a two-time United States men's champion (1965, 1968). Awards * United States Curling Association Hall of Fame: 1994 (with all 1965 world champions team: skip Bud Somerville, third Bill Strum William Strum (born April 16, 1938 – died August 28, 2010) was an American curler from Superior, Wisconsin. Strum was a three-time (, , ) and a five-time United States men's curling champion (1965, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978). He played in the ... and second Al Gagne). Teams References External links * Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling Club - Google Books(p. 49)OOOH, WHAT A DRAWING GAME! , Vault - Sports Illustrated Living people American male curlers World curling champions American curling champions Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (trade Unionist)
Thomas Wright (25 February 1902 – 10 January 1981) was a Scottish-born Australian trade unionist. He was born at Bridgend in Kinross, Scotland, to coalminer John Easton Wright and Kathleen Florence, ''née'' Jessop. The family moved to Sydney in 1911, living in Redfern and Hurstville. Tom left school at the age of thirteen and became a sheet-metal worker at Wunderlich Ltd, coming under the influence of socialist Paddy Drew, later a founder of the Communist Party of Australia. He joined the Sheet Metal Working Industrial Union of Australia in 1921 and in 1924 became a member of the state management committee, treasurer of the New South Wales branch, and a delegate to the Labor Council of New South Wales (1924–73). He joined the Australian Labor Party and became secretary of the Hurstville branch, but after joining the Communist Party of Australia in 1923 he was expelled from the ALP in 1925. The Bruce- Page government barred him from attending the 1927 Pan-Pacifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (bishop Of East Carolina)
Thomas Henry Wright (October 16, 1904 – April 26, 1997) was fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina from 1945 till 1973. Early life and education Wright was born on October 16, 1904 in Wilmington, North Carolina, the son of John Maffitt Wright and Josie Young Whitaker. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Sewanee: The University of the South in 1926. He then worked as a clerk with the Standard Oil Corporation of New Jersey between 1926 and 1927. Later, he studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary and graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1930. On December 1, 1937, he married Hannah Hagans Knowlton and together had four children. He was awarded multiple honorary degrees of Doctor of Divinity from the University of South in 1946, the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1946, the Washington and Lee University in 1940 and the University of North Carolina in 1965. Ordained Ministry Wright was ordained to the diaconate in 1929 and to the priesthood in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series '' Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel ''Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom '' Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (rugby, Born 1997)
Tom Wright (born 21 July 1997) is an Australian national representative rugby union footballer who plays as a winger and fullback for the Brumbies in Super Rugby and Australia at international level. Wright previously played rugby league as a for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL. He made his Australian representative rugby union debut for the Wallabies in the 2020 Bledisloe Cup series. Background Wright was born in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. Tom played his junior rugby league for Clovelly Crocodiles and La Perouse Panthers. His junior rugby union was played with the Clovelly Eagles and then at high school while attending St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Rugby league Wright made his NRL debut in Round 10, 2018 for Manly Sea Eagles against the Brisbane Broncos. Rugby union In September 2018 Wright joined rugby union club, the ACT Brumbies The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005–2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (sports Executive)
Thomas E. S. Wright (born 1953) is the 11th commissioner of the Canadian Football League (CFL), appointed to the position on November 2, 2002. He was the UFCs Director of Operations for Canada, Australia and New Zealand until October 19, 2016, when he announced he was no longer with the organisation. Prior to his role with the CFL and UFC, Wright was the president of Adidas Canada and president and CEO of Salomon Group North America. He is involved in several charitable organizations, and is the chairman of Special Olympics Canada. Wright attended Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto and York University earning a Bachelor of Physical Education and a Master of Business Administration. His wife Ginnie Grand Wright's family were the founders and former owners of office supply chain Grand & Toy. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Wright's tenure with the CFL was largely successful, however several members of the board were said to be dissatisfied and wanted him repla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (1930s Rugby League)
Tom Wright (born in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for North Sydney in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia and contributor to today's National Rugby League. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League (initially named the New Sout ... competition. Wright was captain-coach for Norths during the 1931 season. References Footnotes * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league players City New South Wales rugby league team players North Sydney Bears captains North Sydney Bears coaches North Sydney Bears players Rugby league players from Sydney {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (greyhound Trainer)
Thomas Edward Wright (1861–1956) is an English greyhound trainer. His family was known for its success during the late 19th century. He is the youngest son of Joseph & Anne Wright of Avenue Farm in Waverton, Cheshire. One of seven children, he followed his brothers Jack Wright and Joe Wright into greyhound training. Initially he trained at Hey House in Saughall, Cheshire for the Fawcett brothers, whom his father had bred and trained for, before moving his training to the Caeau, near Hope, Flintshire. In his later years he lived at Saighton, Cheshire. Training greyhounds for coursing Tom Wright employed many different methods to ensure his dogs successes; hanging pig carcasses from a tree encouraging the dogs to jump to strengthen their hind legs and teaching them to jump drainage ditches that they may encounter during the coursing. 1895 saw the dominance of the Wright family in the Waterloo Cup competition, Joe trained the winner Thoughtless Beauty, Tom trained the runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (cricketer)
Tom Wright (born 1 May 1983) was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Devon. He was born in Barnstaple. Wright, who made his cricketing debut in the 2000 38-County Cup, and who played for Devon in the Minor Counties Championship between 2000 and 2003, made two first-class appearances for the team, the first in the C&G Trophy The Friends Provident Trophy was a one-day cricket competition in the United Kingdom. It was one of the four tournaments in which the eighteen first-class counties competed each season. They were joined by teams from Scotland and Ireland. Lan ... in September 2002, and the second a year later. In the only innings in which he batted, he scored 6 runs. External linksTom Wrightat Cricket Archive 1983 births Devon cricketers Living people Sportspeople from Barnstaple {{England-cricket-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (architect)
Tom Wright (born 18 September 1957) is a British architect best known as the designer of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Biography Born in Shirley, Croydon, Surrey in 1957, Wright studied at the Royal Russell School and then later at the Kingston University School of Architecture. Wright qualified as an architect the same year he was accepted as a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1983 and went on from there to become a director of the architectural practice Lister Drew Haines Barrow, which was taken over in 1991 by Atkins. Wright became head of Atkins' architecture arm. Wright became design director for the Jumeirah Beach Resort, Dubai, and designed the Burj Al Arab (Tower of the Arabs) at the same time. It was conceived in October 1994 and finished in 1999. The brief was to create an icon for Dubai: a building that would become synonymous with the place, as the Sydney Opera House is with Sydney and the Eiffel Tower is with Paris. The hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (baseball)
Thomas Everette Wright (September 22, 1923 – September 5, 2017) was an American professional baseball player. The outfielder, born in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball (1948–56) for four American League teams. He threw right-handed, batted left-handed, stood tall and weighed as an active player. Wright was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942. After his first professional season, he entered the United States Army Air Forces, where he served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II and missed the 1943–45 seasons. He returned to baseball in 1946, and led the Class C Carolina League in batting average (.380) and hits (an even 200), while making the CL All-Star team. His performance earned him a three-level promotion to the Double-A Southern Association for 1947, where he batted .325 and was also named an All-Star. Then, in 1948, he hit over .300 (at .307) for a third straigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |