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Towne
Towne, an archaic spelling of the word town, is a surname, and may refer to: * Benjamin Towne publisher of the first American daily newspaper, the ''Pennsylvania Evening Post'' in 1783 * Chari Towne (born 1960), American rower * Charles A. Towne (1858–1928), U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Minnesota * Charles Towne (artist) (1763–1840), English painter * Francis Towne (1739 or 1740–1816), British landscape painter * Gene Towne (1904–1979), American screenwriter * Henry R. Towne (1844–1924), American mechanical engineer and entrepreneur * John Towne (1711?–1791), British religious controversialist * Joseph Towne (1806–1879), British anatomical modeller * Laura Matilda Towne (1825-1901), African-American educator * Mary Eastey (1634–1692), née Towne, executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the Salem witch trials * Rebecca Nurse (1621–1692), née Towne, sister of Mary East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Towne
Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz;''Easy Riders, Raging Bulls'' by Peter Biskind page 30, 1999 Bloomsbury edition November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He started with writing films for Roger Corman including ''The Tomb of Ligeia'' (1964). Later, he became a well-known figure of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's ''Chinatown'' (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays. Towne also wrote the sequel, ''The Two Jakes'' (1990); the Hal Ashby comedy-dramas ''The Last Detail'' (1973) and ''Shampoo'' (1975). He is also known for his collaborations with Tom Cruise on the films '' Days of Thunder'' (1990), '' The Firm'' (1993) and the first two installments of '' Mission: Impossible'' franchise (1996, 2000). Towne directed the sports dramas '' Personal Best'' (1982) and ''Without Limits'' (1998), the crime thriller '' Tequila S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Towne
Francis Towne (1739 or 1740 – 7 July 1816) was a British watercolour painter of landscapes that range from the English Lake District to Naples and Rome. After a long period of obscurity, his work has been increasingly recognised from the early 20th century onwards. Biography Towne was born in Isleworth in Middlesex, the son of a corn chandler. In 1752 he was apprenticed to a leading coach painter in London, Thomas Brookshead. In 1759 he won a design prize from the Society of Arts, and studied for a while at St Martin’s Lane Academy; according to his pupil John White Abbott many years later, around this time he also studied under the court portraitist John Shackleton. In 1763 Towne was employed by a coach painter called Thomas Watson in Long Acre, and went to Exeter on business, where he soon settled. He had already begun painting in oils and also taught drawing, and now he began to accept commissions from wealthy families in Devon. After a tour of north Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Towne
Joseph Towne (25 November 1806 – 25 June 1879) was a British moulageur, sculptor, and stereoscopist. He is best known for the creation of anatomical models made of wax, many of which still survive today and are on display in the Guy's Hospital medical school museum. Life Joseph Towne was born in Royston, Hertfordshire, where his father was a preacher at the local chapel, the youngest of five surviving children. He was apprenticed to a local artist, spending two years as an assistant sculptor. When he was seventeen, Joseph Towne began work on a major project, the construction of a wax skeleton, even though he had never seen a real one. Working from books, he wanted to be accurate. He had been informed that there was a Society of Arts competition in London, so he decided to go to London where he visited doctors who examined it, but could not tell him whether it was correct. Advised to ask Astley Cooper, in April 1825, Towne met the surgeon, who wrote out a note for him: His ske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townes (other)
Townes may refer to: People Given name * Townes Van Zandt (1944–1997), American singer songwriter ** ''Townes Van Zandt'' (album), eponymous album ** ''Townes'' (album), 2009 album by Steve Earle, dedicated to Townes Van Zandt Surname * Carol Lynn Townes, American gospel singer * Charles Hard Townes (1915–2015), American Nobel Prize-winning physicist * Harry Townes (1914–2001), American television and movie actor * Henry Keith Townes (1913–1990), American entomologist * Jeffrey Townes (born 1965), an American singer, more commonly known as DJ Jazzy Jeff * Linton Townes (born 1959), American basketball player * Marques Townes (born 1995), American basketball player * Marvin Townes (born 1980), American football running back * Sandra L. Townes (1944-2018), federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York * Philip L. Townes, physician and human geneticist who identified Townes–Brocks syndrome Other * Townes (album), 2009 Steve Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Towne (artist)
Charles Towne (1763–1840) was an English painter of landscapes, horses and other animals, horse-racing and hunting scenes. Life Towne was born in Wigan, the son of Richard Town, a portrait-painter from Liverpool, and his wife Mary. His talent for art was apparent from a young age and he received some training from landscape painter John Rathbone in Leeds. He then worked as a coach and ornamental painter with his brother in Liverpool, and also worked for a time in Lancaster and Manchester. In 1785 he married Margaret Harrison, a widow. In 1787 Towne exhibited a small landscape in an exhibition in Liverpool. By the 1790s he was an established animal painter with a style reminiscent of Stubbs. He lived in London from 1799 to 1804 during which time he exhibited at the Royal Academy. He also added a final 'e' to his name. He became a friend of fellow artists George Morland and De Loutherbourg. Between 1799 and 1823 he exhibited twelve works at the Royal Academy and four at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Matilda Towne
Laura Matilda Towne (May 3, 1825 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – February 22, 1901, in St. Helena Island, South Carolina) was an American abolitionist and educator. She is best known for forming the first freedmen's schools (those for newly freed slaves), notably the Penn School. Early life Laura Matilda Towne, the daughter of John Towne and Sarah Robinson was born on May 3, 1825, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Education & influences Laura Towne originally studied medicine when the American Civil War broke out. She was raised in Philadelphia hearing sermons about the abolition of slavery by her minister, William Henry Furness at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. Influenced by these teachings, Towne answered the call for volunteers when the Union captured Port Royal and other Sea Islands area of South Carolina. With the help of her Quaker friend Ellen Murray (January 31, 1834 – April 7, 1908) they founded the Penn Center on St. Helena Island, the first school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Towne
''The Pennsylvania Evening Post'' was the first daily newspaper published in the United States, and was produced by Benjamin Towne from 1775 to 1783. It was also the first newspaper to publish the United States Declaration of Independence. History Benjamin Towne published the first issue of the ''Post'' on January 24, 1775, using paper borrowed from James Humphreys without expectation of payment. The paper was supportive of the cause of the American Revolution, and was the first to publish the United States Declaration of Independence, with it taking up the front page of the July 6, 1776 issue. Towne initially published his newspaper three times per week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings "on half a sheet of crownpaper, in quarto." The cost to readers was "two pennies each paper, or three Shillings the quarter." His printing business was located on Front Street near the London Coffee House in Philadelphia. During the British occupation of Philadelphia in 1778, the paper' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
