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Wilkie Collin
Wilkie may refer to: People *Wilkie (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name) *Wilkie Bard (1874–1944), American vaudeville and music hall entertainer *Wilkie Clark (1920–1989), American entrepreneur and civil rights activist *Wilkie Collins (1824–1889), English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories *Wilkie Cooper (1911–2001), British cinematographer *Wilkie D. Ferguson (1938–2003), American lawyer and judge *Wilkie Rasmussen (born 1958), Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister *Wilkie Wilkinson (1903-2001), British auto mechanic and racing official Places *Wilkie, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada **Wilkie (electoral district) **Wilkie Airport, an abandoned aerodrome located adjacent to Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada *Wilkie, Missouri, a ghost town in the United States *Lake Wilkie, a lake near Tautuku Bay in the Catlins, south of Dunedin, New Zealand Other uses *Wilkie, a former alpha male chimpanzee in the Kasakela Chimpanzee Communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie Collins
William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known especially for ''The Woman in White (novel), The Woman in White'' (1859), a mystery novel and early "sensation novel", and for ''The Moonstone'' (1868), which has been proposed as the first modern English detective novel. Born to the London painter William Collins (painter), William Collins and his wife, Harriet Geddes, he moved with them to Italy when he was twelve, living there and in France for two years, learning both Italian language, Italian and French language, French. He worked initially as a tea merchant. After ''Antonina'', his first novel, appeared in 1850, Collins met Charles Dickens, who became a friend and mentor. Some of his work appeared in Dickens's journals ''Household Words'' and ''All the Year Round''. They also collaborated on drama and fiction. Collins gained financial stability and an international following by the 1860s, but became addicted to the op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie (surname)
Wilkie is a surname of Scottish or German origin, which is medieval pet form of the personal name William.''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Wilkie Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 15 January 2016. An alternative spelling is Wilkey, and a related German surname is Wilke. The surname Wilkie may refer to: * Alan Wilkie (born 1951), British football referee * Allan Wilkie (1878–1970), British actor *Alex Wilkie (born 1948), British mathematician *Alexander Wilkie (1850–1928), British politician *Andrew Wilkie (born 1961), Australian politician * Andrew Wilkie (geneticist) (born 1959), at Oxford University * Andrew Wilkie (zoo director) (1853–1948), of Melbourne, Australia * Bob Wilkie (footballer), (1920-2001) Australian Rules footballer * Bob Wilkie (ice hockey) (born 1969) Canadian ice hockey player *Clare Wilkie (born 1974), British actress *David Wilkie (artist) (1785–1841), British painter *David Wilkie (ice hockey) (born 1974), American ice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie Bard
Wilkie Bard (born William August Smith) (19 March 1874 – 5 May 1944) was a popular British vaudeville and music hall entertainer and recording artist at the beginning of the 20th century. He is best known for his songs "I Want to Sing in Opera" and "The Night Watchman". Early life Bard was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire. He began as an amateur singer and comedian, aged 21, and his acts included the part of a coon singer"Song on Balcony", ''Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette'', 8 August 1939, p. 6. and a character who had a bald head and who wore a black spot on each eyebrow. He also performed in female character roles, specifically with his hit song "I Want to Sing in Opera". Bard had a long career in pantomime and introduced tongue twisters such as "She sells seashells by the seashore", based on a song he performed in the show "Dick Whittington and His Cat" in Drury Lane in 1908. In 1919 he went to America where he performed in vaudeville, making h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie Clark
Wilkie Clark (March 8, 1920 – July 29, 1989) was an African-American entrepreneur and civil rights activist. He lived in Roanoke, Alabama. At age 69, he died of smoke inhalation Smoke inhalation is the breathing in of harmful fumes (produced as by-products of combusting substances) through the respiratory tract. This can cause smoke inhalation injury (subtype of acute inhalation injury) which is damage to the respirator ... when his house burned down during the early morning hours of Friday, July 29, 1989. Clark is the subject of a self-published biography, written by his only offspring, Charlotte A. Clark-Frieson, entitled ''Chief Cook & Bottle-Washer: The Unconquerable Soul of Wilkie Clark.'' In this biography, Clark-Frieson posthumously claims for her father the historical remembrance and distinction that she believes he rightfully deserves as an Alabama Champion for Civil and Human Rights. Thus, she writes him into history, through her book. As a result of the pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie Cooper
Wilkie Cooper BSC (19 October 1911 – 15 December 2001) was a British cinematographer. Cooper was born in London, the son of the silent era cinematographer Douglas Percival Cooper. His early career included ''Green for Danger'' (1946) and '' London Belongs to Me'' (1948) for producer-director team Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, ''Stage Fright'' (1950) for Alfred Hitchcock, and ''Undercover'' (1943) for Ealing Studios. He worked with Jack Cardiff on ''Web of Evidence'' (1956), a thriller starring Van Johnson and Vera Miles and worked with J. Lee Thompson on the Wernher von Braun biopic ''I Aim at the Stars'' (1960). He co-produced ''Sea of Sand'' (1958) with Monty Berman. He forged a partnership with special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen in later years, photographing several of his productions, including ''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' (1958), '' Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963) and ''First Men in the Moon'' (1964). Cooper retired in 1972. He was married to actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie D
Wilkie may refer to: People *Wilkie (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name) *Wilkie Bard (1874–1944), American vaudeville and music hall entertainer *Wilkie Clark (1920–1989), American entrepreneur and civil rights activist *Wilkie Collins (1824–1889), English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories *Wilkie Cooper (1911–2001), British cinematographer *Wilkie D. Ferguson (1938–2003), American lawyer and judge * Wilkie Rasmussen (born 1958), Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister *Wilkie Wilkinson (1903-2001), British auto mechanic and racing official Places * Wilkie, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada ** Wilkie (electoral district) ** Wilkie Airport, an abandoned aerodrome located adjacent to Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada * Wilkie, Missouri, a ghost town in the United States *Lake Wilkie, a lake near Tautuku Bay in the Catlins, south of Dunedin, New Zealand Other uses *Wilkie, a former alpha male chimpanzee in the Kasakela Chimpanzee Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie Rasmussen
Wilkie Olaf Patua Rasmussen (born 21 March 1958) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. From 2013 to 2015 he was leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Early life Rasmussen was born in Omoka on Penrhyn Island. He attended the University of Auckland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Laws. After practising as a barrister and solicitor, he became Secretary to the Cook Islands Cabinet, then High Commissioner to New Zealand from 2000 to 2002. Political career Rasmussen first stood for Parliament in 1985, contesting the seat of Penrhyn after Tangaroa Tangaroa resigned to become Queen's Representative. He ran again as a candidate for the Democratic Alliance in the 1999 election, but was unsuccessful. In 2002 he resigned as High Commissioner to New Zealand to contest the 2002 Penrhyn by-election as Cook Islands Party candidate, and was elected. Early in his political career he challenged the eligibility of two Governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie Wilkinson
Walter Ernest "Wilkie" Wilkinson (1903-2001) was a British mechanic and a founder member of the BRMC ( British Racing Mechanics Club). Biography He was born in North London on 7 August 1903, the fifth of eight children born to a printer, and entered motor racing in 1929 as a riding mechanic accompanying George Eyston and Giulio Ramponi in the Italian OM team. In 1931 he moved to Bellevue Garage located in Wandsworth which was run by Kenneth Evans and his family. It was at Bellevue Garage that Billy Cotton brought his Riley to be 'breathed on.' Wilkie prepared Cotton's ERA for the 1938 Donington Grand Prix taking place at Donington Park in which Cotton finished 7th. 1936 was a particularly busy year for Wilkinson as he, Walter Hassan, and ten others founded the BRMC. In 1937 he joined the BRDC as a driver member. During World War II he headed Rotol, a division of Rolls-Royce, distributing aircraft propellers. The war finished and Wilkie teamed up with Reg Parnell at Highland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie, Saskatchewan
Wilkie is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located at Section 5, Township 40, Range 19, west of the 3rd Meridian (of the Dominion Land Survey). The town is at the junctions of Saskatchewan Highways 14, 29, and 784. Wilkie is surrounded by the RM of Buffalo No. 409 to the north and the RM of Reford No. 379 to the south. History On February 2, 1907, the first post office was established with the name Glenlogan at Section 4, Township 40, Range 19, west of the 3rd Meridian. The post office changed names on October 1, 1908 to Wilkie. The town of Wilkie, Saskatchewan was named after Mr. Daniel Robert Wilkie, who was the president of the Imperial Bank of Canada (1906–1914), a backer of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and a member of the Canadian Art Club. Mr. Wilkie and his family lived at "Seven Oaks", a heritage property at 432 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, which was completed in 1875. His son, Major Arthur Benson Wilkie, graduated from the Royal Military Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie (electoral District)
Wilkie was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centered on the town of Wilkie, Saskatchewan. Created as "Tramping Lake" before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912, this constituency was renamed "Wilkie" in 1917. This riding was arguably one of the most conservative in the province, having only once elected a member of the CCF or NDP – in the CCF's 1944 landslide victory. The district was dissolved before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It is now part of the ridings of Biggar, Cut Knife-Turtleford, and Kindersley. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , Conservative , Robert James Speers , align="right", 878 , align="right", 44.01% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,995 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Conservative , Henry Oswald Wright , align="right", 1,005 , align="right", 27.08% , al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie Airport
Wilkie Airport is an abandoned aerodrome that was located adjacent to Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada. See also * List of airports in Saskatchewan * List of defunct airports in Canada This is an alphabetical list of abandoned airports in Canada that were at one time important enough to warrant an article. Most of these also appear in :Defunct airports in Canada. This list is sorted by province or territory. Alberta List of ... References Defunct airports in Saskatchewan Reford No. 379, Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie, Missouri
Wilkie is an extinct town in St. Charles County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ... classifies it as a populated place. A post office called Wilkie was established in 1894, and was discontinued that same year. The community has the name of John Wilkie, a pioneer settler. It functioned as a station in the southern part of the Portage Des Sioux Township. It was sometimes called Wilkie Station. It was named in honor of John Wilkie, who was born in Hanover, August 12, 1823, and migrated to America in 1842, where he served in the militia during the Civil War. He started as a farm hand and eventually acquired almost a section of land. References Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in St. Charles County, Missouri< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
