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Whit (given Name)
Whit is a given name and nickname which may refer to: People: *Whitner Whit Bissell (1909–1996), American actor *Whit Burnett (1900–1972), American writer *John Whitfield Whit Canale (1941–2011) American football player *Whitfield Crane (born 1968), a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe * Whit Cunliffe (1876–1966), English singer *Whit Dickey (born 1954), American jazz drummer *Whitfield Diffie (born 1944), American cryptographer and one of the pioneers of public-key cryptography *Whitney Whit Haydn (born 1949), American magician *Whit Hertford (born 1978), American actor *Whit Holcomb-Faye (born 1984), American basketball player *Whitney Whit Johnson, American television journalist *Whit Marshall (born 1973), American football player *Whit Merrifield (born 1989), American baseball player *John Whitney Whit Stillman (born 1952), American writer *Whit Taylor (American football) (born 1960), American football player *Whit Taylor (cartoonist), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Bissell
Whitner Nutting Bissell (October 25, 1909 – March 5, 1996) was an American character actor. Early life Born in New York City, Bissell was the son of surgeon Dr. J. Dougal Bissell and Helen Nutting Bissell. He was educated at the Allen-Stevenson School and the Dalton School in New York City. He was related to Daniel Bissell, who was awarded the Badge of Military Merit, the predecessor of the Purple Heart, by George Washington. He trained with the Carolina Playmakers, a theatrical organization associated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in drama and English. Career Bissell had a number of roles in Broadway theatre, including the Air Force show ''Winged Victory'', when he was an airman serving in the United States Army Air Forces. In a film career that began with '' Holy Matrimony'' (1943), Bissell appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes as a prominent character actor. Regularly cast in low-budget science fiction and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Merrifield
Whitley David Merrifield (born January 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals. He is a two-time All-Star, and led the American League in stolen bases three times. Amateur career Merrifield graduated from Davie County High School in Mocksville, North Carolina. He enrolled at the University of South Carolina and played college baseball for the South Carolina Gamecocks from 2008 to 2010. In 2008, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and in 2009 returned to the league to play with the Chatham Anglers. In the second game of the championship series at the 2010 College World Series, Merrifield hit a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give South Carolina the championship. In his three years at South Carolina, he played in 195 games and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Masterson
Whit Masterson was a pen name for a partnership of two American authors, Robert Allison Wade (June 8, 1920 – September 30, 2012) and H. Bill Miller (May 11, 1920 – August 21, 1961). The two also wrote under several other pseudonyms, including Wade Miller and Will Daemer. Together they wrote more than thirty novels, of which several were adapted for film. Most famously, their novel '' Badge of Evil'' was adapted into the Orson Welles film ''Touch of Evil''. Other works filmed were ''Guilty Bystander'' (1950), '' A Cry in the Night'' (1956) based on ''All Through the Night'', ''The Yellow Canary'' (1963) based on ''Evil Come, Evil Go'', '' Kitten with a Whip'' (1964) based on the novel of the same name, ''Warning Shot'' based on ''711--Officer Needs Help'' and '' The Death of Me Yet'' (1971) based on the 1970 novel of the same name. Wade and Miller met at violin lessons when they were both 12. From an interview with Wade: "The Wade Miller collaboration worked successfully largel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Wyatt
John Whitlow Wyatt (September 27, 1907 – July 16, 1999) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers (1929–33), Chicago White Sox (1933–36), Cleveland Indians (1937), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939–44), and Philadelphia Phillies (1945). While injuries sidetracked much of Wyatt's early career, he is most famous for his performance in 1941, when his team (the Dodgers) won the National League pennant. Early years Wyatt was born in Kensington, Georgia, in 1907. As a high school pitching phenom at Cedartown High School, he once struck out 23 college hitters in a game. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1927. Professional career American League In 1928, Wyatt joined the Evansville Hubs in the Three-I League. After nearly two full seasons with Evansville, including a stretch in 1929 where he won sixteen straight games, he was acquired by the major league Detroit Tigers lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Williams
Whit Williams was a saxophonist and a major figure in the Baltimore jazz scene. In 1981, he founded Whit Williams Now's the Time Big Band, and the group has since played with Aretha Franklin and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore SO has its principal residence at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, where it performs more than 130 concerts a year. In 2005, it bega ..., among others. ReferencesAll About Jazz* jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists">American" target="_blank" class="mw-redirect" title="jazz saxophonists">jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists Musicians from Baltimore Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American saxophonists Jazz musicians from Maryland 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians {{US-jazz-saxophonist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Watson
Whit Watson (born 1971 in Winter Park, FL) is an American sportscaster. He currently works for Golf Channel, hired in August 2010. At Golf Channel, Watson is primarily assigned to Golf Central as a studio anchor, but also reports from the field at PGA Tour events, LPGA Tour events, and USGA events. He has also appeared on Golf Channel's ''Morning Drive'' program, and has acted as a play-by-play announcer for Golf Channel's European Tour coverage. Career Prior to that position, Watson was a primary host for Sun Sports and Fox Sports Florida, the Florida-based regional cable networks owned and operated by Fox Television. He joined the network in August 2003 after nearly seven years at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. At ESPN, Watson hosted a variety of programs, including '' SportsCenter'', ''RPM 2Night'', ''NBA 2Night'', and shifts on ESPNEWS, in addition to filling in on ESPN Radio. Prior to working for ESPN, Watson was a television producer and radio reporter for the Orlando M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Tucker
Whitman D. (Whit) Tucker (born November 15, 1940) is a former professional Canadian football flanker in the Canadian Football League who played the entirety of his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders. He was a CFL-All Star in 1967 and won two Grey Cup championships with Ottawa in 1968 and 1969. High school and college Tucker was an all-star high school athlete in Windsor, Ontario. He received a track scholarship to the University of Southern California upon graduation, but decided to attend the University of Western Ontario, where he was a three sport standout. Professional career Playing for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1962 to 1970, Tucker was an Eastern All-Star three times, a CFL All-Star in 1967, won the Gruen Trophy as best rookie in the Eastern Conference in 1962, and won the Lew Hayman Trophy as best Canadian player in the East in 1968. He was a two-time Grey Cup champion after helping his team win the 56th Grey Cup in 1968 and the 57th Grey Cup in 1969. He also pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Taylor (cartoonist)
Whit Taylor is an American cartoonist. Taylor grew up in New Jersey and is based in New York, where she works as a Public Health Professional. She pursued film before turning to comics after attending a number of comics conventions and shows. She has contributed to ''The Comics Beat'', ''The Comics Journal'', and other comics news outlets. In 2014 she was a juror for the Ignatz Awards The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping a .... Recognition Works * ''Watermelon'' (2011, self-published) * ''Relics'' (2012, self-published) * ''Madtown High'' (2013, self-published five-issue series) * ''Stethoscope Microphone'' (2013, self-published) * ''Boxes'' (2013, self-published) * ''The Anthropologists'' (2014, Sparkplug Books) * ''Berries'' (2014, self-published) * ''Up Down Clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Taylor (American Football)
Whit Taylor (born January 8, 1960) is a retired college and professional football quarterback. He was an all-Southeastern Conference quarterback for Vanderbilt University from 1979–1982, a period which included a trip to the 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl. His career at Vanderbilt led in 2003 to his recognition as an SEC Football Legend. After attempting a career in the National Football League, he became a backup quarterback for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League and then became quarterback of the Denver Dynamite of the Arena Football League in 1987. In that year he became the first player ever to pass for ten touchdowns in any professional game of American football, a record which stood for over a decade. Taylor was a principal at Shelbyville Central High School. He is now a vice principal at a local elementary school. Biography Professional career In 1987, Taylor lead the Denver Dynamite to a 45-16 victory over the Pittsburgh Gladiators in ArenaBowl I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Stillman
John Whitney Stillman (born January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director and actor known for his 1990 film '' Metropolitan'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He is also known for his other films, ''Barcelona'' (1994), ''The Last Days of Disco'' (1998), ''Damsels in Distress'' (2011), as well as his most recent film, ''Love & Friendship'', released in 2016. Early life and education Stillman was born in 1952 in Washington, D.C., to Margaret Drinker (née Riley), from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a Democratic politician, John Sterling Stillman, an assistant secretary of commerce under President John F. Kennedy (a classmate of Stillman's father at Harvard), from Washington, D.C. His great-grandfather was businessman James Stillman; his great-great-grandfather, Charles Stillman, founded Brownsville, Texas. Stillman grew up in Cornwall, New York, and experienced depression during puberty. "I was very depressed when I was 11 or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Marshall
Thomas Whitfield Marshall (born January 6, 1973) is a former American football linebacker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia and attended The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 .... Marshall was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts and Frankfurt Galaxy. References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Whit Living people 1973 births Players of American football from Atlanta American football linebackers Georgia Bulldogs football players Philadelphia Eagles players Frankfurt Galaxy player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Burnett
Whit Burnett (August 14, 1899 – April 22, 1973) was an American writer and educator who founded and edited the literary magazine ''Story''. In the 1940s, ''Story'' was an important magazine in that it published the first or early works of many writers who went on to become major authors. Not only did Burnett prove to be a valuable literary birddog for new talent, but ''Story'' remained a respectable though low-paying (typically $25 per story) alternative for stories rejected by the large-circulation slick magazines published on glossy paper like ''Collier's'' or ''The Saturday Evening Post'' or the somewhat more prestigious and literary slick magazines such as ''The New Yorker''. While ''Story'' paid poorly compared to the slicks and even the pulps and successor digest-sized magazines of its day, it paid better than most of, and had similar cachet to, the university-based and the other independent " little magazines" of its era. Burnett and his first wife, Martha Foley, founded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
