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Vile (surname)
Vile is a British surname which may refer to: * Kris Vile, born 1989, Professional skateboarder. * Curt Vile, pen name of Alan Moore (born 1953), English writer of comic books * Job Vile (1845–1905), independent conservative Member of New Zealand Parliament * Kurt Vile (born 1980), American guitarist and singer * Tommy Vile (1882-1958), Welsh international rugby union player, served with distinction during the Great War and became High Sheriff of Monmouthshire for 1945. * William Vile (1700-1767), English cabinetmaker of distinction rivaling contemporaries such as Chippingdale. * Albion Vile (1843-1909), Marine engineer and inventor of improvements to the compound steam engine, part of the British development of steam engines that would power our great ships of the era, including the Dreadnought battleships and Titanic The origin of the name is most likely from Danish a village or coastal area of Denmark that still exists today and named after the Norse pagan god Vile (Vili) th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Vile
Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', Swamp Thing (comic book), ''Swamp Thing'', Batman: The Killing Joke, ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and ''From Hell''. He is widely recognised among his peers and critics as one of the best comics writer, comic book writers in the English language. Moore has occasionally used such pseudonyms as Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, Brilburn Logue, and Translucia Baboon; also, reprints of some of his work have been credited to The Original Writer when Moore requested that his name be removed. Moore started writing for British underground and alternative fanzines in the late 1970s before achieving success publishing comic strips in such magazines as ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' and ''Warrior (comics), Warrior''. He was subsequently picked up by DC Comics as "the first comics writer living in Britain to do prominent wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
