Tooker

	Tooker Tooker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Gabriel Mead Tooker (1839–1905), American lawyer and clubman Gary L. Tooker, American businessman George Tooker (1920–2011), American painter Giles Tooker (c. 1565–1623), English lawyer and politician * Rhiannon Tooker (born 1990), Australian volleyball player William Tooker (1557 or 1558–1621), English churchman and theological writer William H. Tooker William H. Tooker (September 2, 1869 – October 10, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. Tooker acted with the Tivoli Comic Opera Company in San Francisco. On Broadway, he performed in ''The Coronet of the Duchess'' (1904) and ''The Gove ... (1869–1936), American actor {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Tooker George Clair Tooker, Jr. (August 5, 1920 – March 27, 2011) was an American figurative painter. His works are associated with Magic realism, Social realism, Photorealism, and Surrealism. His subjects are depicted naturally as in a photograph, but the images use flat tones, an ambiguous perspective, and alarming juxtapositions to suggest an imagined or dreamed reality. He did not agree with the association of his work with Magic realism or Surrealism, as he said, "I am after painting reality impressed on the mind so hard that it returns as a dream, but I am not after painting dreams as such, or fantasy." In 1968, he was elected to the National Academy of Design and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Tooker was one of nine recipients of the National Medal of Arts in 2007. Early life George Tooker was born on August 5, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York where he spent the first six years of his life. He was raised by his mother, Angela Montejo Roura, who was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gabriel Mead Tooker Gabriel Mead Tooker (December 12, 1839 – December 11, 1905) was an American lawyer and clubman who was prominent in New York Society during the Gilded Age. Early life Tooker was born on December 12, 1839, in New York City. He was the third of seven children born to John F. Tooker (1807–1849) and Mary A. (née Mead) Tooker (b. 1811), who married in 1835. His maternal grandfather was William Mead of Greenwich, Connecticut. He was the uncle of Annie Livingston Tooker Best, wife of Elizur Yale Smith of the Yale family, and were prominent in New York and Newport society. Her husband was the son of Wellington Smith, one of the world's largest paper manufacturer at the time, and was proprietor of a horsing estate that was later sold to William Douglas Sloane. Annie was a protegee of Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. She had Gladys Vanderbilt of the Breakers and Countess Beroldingen at her debutante party in New York, and was personally invited to Mrs. Astor gala at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gary L Gary may refer to: Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary Places ;Iran Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province ;United States Gary (Tampa), Florida * Gary, Maryland Gary, Minnesota Gary, South Dakota Gary, West Virginia Gary – New Duluth, a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota Gary Air Force Base, San Marcos, Texas Gary City, Texas Ships * USS ''Gary'' (DE-61), a destroyer escort launched in 1943 * USS ''Gary'' (CL-147), scheduled to be a light cruiser, but canceled prior to construction in 1945 * USS ''Gary'' (FFG-51), a frigate, commissioned in 1984 * USS ''Thomas J. Gary'' (DE-326), a destroyer escort commissioned in 1943 People and fictional characters * Gary (surname), including a list of people with the name Gary (rapper), South Korean rapper and entertainer Gary (Argentine singer), Argentine singer of cuarteto songs Other uses '' Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Giles Tooker Giles Tooker (c 1565 – 25 November 1623) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614. Tooker was the son of Charles Tooker, yeoman of Maddingley and his wife Matilda Nipperhead. His father died in 1571 when he was six leaving him well endowed financially. He was educated at Barnard's Inn and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1581. In 1589, he was called to the bar. He was a member of counsel to Salisbury in 1591. In 1601, Tooker was elected Member of Parliament for Salisbury. He was re-elected MP for Salisbury in 1604. He led the movement for the emancipation of Salisbury and when it was incorporated in 1611, he became the first recorder Recorder or The Recorder may refer to: Newspapers * ''Indianapolis Recorder'', a weekly newspaper * ''The Recorder'' (Massachusetts newspaper), a daily newspaper published in Greenfield, Massachusetts, US * ''The Recorder'' (Port Pirie), a news ... of the city, holding office until his death. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rhiannon Tooker Rhiannon Rosalynd Tooker (born ) is an Australian female volleyball player. She is part of the Australia women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix The 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 23rd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 26 June to 2 August 2015. This was the first time that the Group 1 final round was held in Omaha, .... On club level she played for Queensland Pirates in 2015. References 1990 births Living people Australian women's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Middle blockers {{Australia-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Tooker William Tooker (or Tucker) (Exeter, 1557 or 1558 – 19 March 1621) was an English churchman and theological writer, who was archdeacon of Barnstaple and later dean of Lichfield. Life Born at Exeter in 1557 or 1558, he was the third son of William Tooker of that town by his wife Honora, daughter of James Erisey of Erisey in Cornwall. He was admitted to Winchester College in 1572, and became a scholar at New College, Oxford, in 1575, graduating B.A. on 16 Oct. 1579 and M.A. on 1 June 1583, and proceeding B.D. and D.D. on 4 July 1594. In 1577 he was elected to a perpetual fellowship, and in 1580 was appointed a canon of Exeter. In 1584 he was presented to the rectory of Kilkhampton in Cornwall, and in the following year resigned his fellowship on being collated archdeacon of Barnstaple on 24 April. In 1588 he was appointed chaplain to Elizabeth I and rector of West Dean in Wiltshire. In 1590 he became rector of Clovelly in Devon, but resigned the charge in 1601. On 16 Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]