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Walcott (surname)
Walcott is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arthur Walcott (1857–1934), a British actor of the silent era * Bess Bolden Walcott (1886–1988), African American educator, librarian, curator and activist *Charles Walcott (MP) (1733–1799), British politician * Charles Doolittle Walcott, American invertebrate paleontologist, discovered the Burgess Shale *Charles F. Walcott, American Union brevet brigadier general during the period of the American Civil War. * Clyde Walcott (1926–2006), a West Indian cricketer *Collin Walcott (1945–1984), a North American musician. *Dennis Walcott, former Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education *Derek Walcott (1930–2017), Nobel laureate, poet, writer and artist of the post-colonial school of English language writing *Frederic C. Walcott (1869–1949), a United States Senator from Connecticut * George Walcott (1914–1964), American film actor *Gregory Walcott (1928–2015), American actor and producer *Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Walcott
Arthur Walcott (1857–1934) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography *'' The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) * '' The White Star'' (1915) * '' A Gamble for Love'' (1917) * '' Drink'' (1917) * '' The Woman Wins'' (1918) * '' The Wages of Sin'' (1918) * '' Not Negotiable'' (1918) * '' Under Suspicion'' (1919) * '' When It Was Dark'' (1919) * '' A Son of David'' (1920) * '' The Scarlet Wooing'' (1920) * ''Little Dorrit'' (1920) * ''The Woman of the Iron Bracelets'' (1920) * ''Unmarried'' (1920) * '' Kissing Cup's Race'' (1920) * '' A Sportsman's Wife'' (1921) * ''The Amazing Partnership'' (1921) * '' The Marriage Lines'' (1921) * '' The Other Person'' (1921) * '' The Loudwater Mystery'' (1921) * ''Son of Kissing Cup'' (1922) * ''Was She Justified?'' (1922) * '' When Greek Meets Greek'' (1922) * '' The Scarlet Lady'' (1922) * '' The Uninvited Guest'' (1923) * '' The Lady Owner'' (1923) * '' Hornet's Nest'' (1923) * '' In the Blood'' (1923) * ''What Price Lovin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Walcott
Jennifer Walcott (born May 8, 1977) is an American glamour model and actress best known as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for August 2001. Early life Walcott was born to a family of four children. Her childhood was spent in Youngstown, Ohio. She was a cheerleader and a dancer growing up. In 1995, she graduated from Lowellville High School.Jennifer Walcott's story at Walcott wanted to be a , mostly because she had many pets at her house. In October 1996, at the age of nineteen, Walcott visited |
Consul General
A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the two countries. A consul is distinguished from an ambassador, the latter being a representative from one head of state to another, but both have a form of immunity. There can be only one ambassador from one country to another, representing the first country's head of state to that of the second, and their duties revolve around diplomatic relations between the two countries; however, there may be several consuls, one in each of several major cities, providing assistance with bureaucratic issues to both the citizens of the consul's own country traveling or living abroad and to the citizens of the country in which the consul resides who wish to travel to or trade with the consul's country. A less common usage is an administrative consu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmine Lyndell Walcott
Yasmin, Yasmine, or Yasmina may refer to: People * Yasmin (given name), a feminine given name, and sometimes surname * Yasmin (musician) (born 1993), English singer, songwriter, and DJ * Yasmine (pornographic actress), Yasmine Lafitte, French actress * Yasmine (singer) (1972–2009), Belgian singer, presenter and television personality Film * ''Yasmina'' (film), a 1927 French silent film directed by André Hugon * ''Yasmin'' (1955 film), an Indian Hindi-language film directed by Abdur Rashid Kardar * ''Yasmin'' (2004 film), a British/German film directed by Kenneth Glenaan * ''Yasmine'' (film), a 2014 Bruneian film directed by Siti Kamaluddin Other uses * Yasmin (drug), marketing name of the birth control pill ethinylestradiol/drospirenone * Yasmin, a doll in the Bratz fashion doll line See also *Jasmin (other) *Jasmine (other) Jasmine is a flowering shrub of the genus ''Jasminum''. It may also refer to: Plants Several other plants unrelated to ''Jasmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southampton F
Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Portsmouth and the towns of Havant, Waterlooville, Eastleigh, Fareham and Gosport. A major port, and close to the New Forest, it lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water, at the confluence of the River Test and Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south. Southampton is classified as a Medium-Port City . Southampton was the departure point for the and home to 500 of the people who perished on board. The Spitfire was built in the city and Southampton has a strong association with the ''Mayflower'', being the departure point before the vessel was forced to return to Plymouth. In the past century, the city was one of Europe's main ports for ocean liners and more recently, Southampton is known as the home port of some of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Walcott
Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Southampton and previously for the English national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton Academy and started his career with Southampton before joining Arsenal for £5 million in 2006. His speedy pace and ball crossing led his manager Arsène Wenger to deploy him on the wing for most of his career. Walcott has been played as a striker since the 2012–13 season when he was Arsenal's top scorer, and he has scored more than 100 goals for the club. On 30 May 2006, Walcott became England's youngest-ever senior football player, aged 17 years and 75 days. In December, he received the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. On 6 September 2008, he made his first competitive start in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra, and in the following match against Croatia on 10 September he opened his senior international goals tally and became the youngest player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Walcott
Roderick Aldon Walcott, OBE (23 January 19306 March 2000), was a St Lucian playwright, screenwriter, painter, theatre director, costume and set designer, lyricist and literary editor."Roderick Walcott – A Brief Biography" ''The Voice Online'', 19 November 2011. As a dramatist he "has been recognised as one of the most committed figures in the effort to develop a distinctive Caribbean theatre in the region".Michael Hughes, ''A Companion to West Indian Literature'', Collins, 1979, pp. 130–131. He was the twin brother of Nobel laureate |
Richard Irving Walcott
Richard Irving Walcott (born 1933) is a New Zealand geologist known for his work on plate tectonics. Walcott studied at Victoria University College, graduating with a BSc in 1962. He then completed his PhD at Victoria University of Wellington in 1965, with a thesis on the Red Hill Complex at Nelson, and was awarded a DSc by thesis from the same institution in 1981. In 1966 he took up a postdoctoral research position at the University of British Columbia and the following year began working at the gravity division of Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. He returned to New Zealand in 1975, became professor of geology at Victoria in 1983, retired in 1999, and was granted the title of emeritus professor. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1982, and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991. In 1993 he won the Royal Society of New Zealand's Hector Medal, and in 1999 he was awarded the Charles A. Whitten Medal by the American Geophysical Union. The Walcott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Vaux Walcott
Mary Morris Vaux Walcott (July 31, 1860 – August 22, 1940) was an American artist and naturalist known for her watercolor paintings of wildflowers. She has been called the "Audubon of Botany." Life Vaux was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a wealthy Quaker family. After graduating from the Friends Select School in Philadelphia in 1879, she took an interest in watercolor painting. When she was not working on the family farm, she began painting illustrations of wildflowers that she saw on family trips to the Rocky Mountains in Canada. During these summer trips, she and her brothers studied mineralogy and recorded the flow of glaciers in drawings and photographs. The trips to the Canadian Rockies sparked her interest in geology. In 1880, her mother died and at 19 years old Vaux took on the responsibility of caring for her father and two younger brothers. After 1887, she and her brothers went back to western Canada almost every summer. During this time she became an ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Walcott
Leslie Arthur Walcott (18 January 1894 – 27 February 1984) was a West Indian cricketer who played for Barbados between 1925–26 and 1935-36 as a batsman, off-spinner and, in 1934-35, wicket-keeper. In January 1930 he scored 73 not out against the MCC and was selected to play shortly afterwards in the first Test played at home by the West Indies, against England at Bridgetown. He made 24 and 16 not out and took the wicket of George Gunn. He was one of four players omitted for the Second Test, and played no further Test cricket. He continued playing for Barbados until he was 42, captaining the side in several matches. Walcott was born at Saint Michael Parish, Barbados. He was educated at Combermere School and Harrison College. In 1923 he became games master at Harrison College, and in 1932 moved to The Lodge School. There he made a significant contribution and coached several Barbadian players including Wilfred Farmer, Michael Frederick, John Goddard, Ken Goddard, Roy Mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshorn Walcott
Keshorn "Keshie" Walcott, ORTT (born 2 April 1993) is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is an Olympic champion, having won gold in 2012. He is the first Caribbean male athlete, as well as the first of African descent, to win the gold medal in a throwing event in the history of the Olympics. He is also the holder of the North, Central American and Caribbean junior record. Walcott is the youngest Olympic gold medallist in the men's javelin (19 years 131 days), and the first athlete in any track and field event to win World Junior and Olympic titles in an individual event the same year. Career Early life and medals Born the third child of Beverly Walcott and Endy King, Walcott grew up playing football and cricket, striving to keep up with his athletically talented older brother Elton. He was raised in the fishing village of Toco, in north-east Trinidad. He did not take up the javelin until the age of 15, but found immediate success. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbados Joe Walcott
Joe Walcott (March 13, 1873 – October 1, 1935), also known as Barbados Joe Walcott to distinguish him from the more contemporary American boxer known by the same name, was a Bajan professional boxer who reigned as the World Welterweight Champion from 1901 to 1906, becoming the first black man ever to capture the title. He was elected to '' The Ring'' Boxing Hall of Fame in 1955 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. Walcott was a formidable fighter with exceptional power to his punch. His manager was Tom O'Rourke. In evidence, his wins were an impressive 60% by knockout. Nat Fleischer rated Walcott as the greatest welterweight of all time, and in 2003 he was included in the ''Ring'' Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. He was elected to ''The Ring'' Boxing Hall of Fame in 1955 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. "Barbados" Joe Walcott was the idol of the more contemporary boxer Arnold Cream, who adopted his idol's real name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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