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William Gaines (other)
William Gaines (1922–1992) was an American publisher, notably of ''Mad'' magazine. William Gaines may also refer to: *William E. Gaines (1844–1912), U.S. Representative from Virginia *William Gaines (professor) (1933–2016), American journalist and professor * William Gaines (American football) (born 1971), American footballer * Bill Gaines (basketball) (born 1946), retired basketball guard *William Gaines (minister and community leader) William Gaines (1824–1865) was a freed slave, minister, and community representative in Savannah, Georgia. He was one of the church leaders who met with the Secretary of War and Major General William Tecumseh Sherman in Savannah in April 1865, thr ..., a freed slave who was a minister and community representative during the Reconstruction Era in Georgia * Bill Gaines (sprinter), winner of the 60 yards at the 1968 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships {{hndis, Gaines, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gaines
William Maxwell Gaines (; March 1, 1922 – June 3, 1992), was an American publisher and co-editor of EC Comics. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines presided over what became an artistically influential and historically important line of mature-audience comics. He published the satirical magazine '' Mad'' for over 40 years. He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame (1993) and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame (1997). In 2012, he was inducted into the Ghastly Awards' Hall of Fame. Early life Gaines was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish household. His father was Max Gaines, who as publisher of the All-American Comics division of DC Comics was also an influential figure in the history of comics. The elder Gaines tested the idea of packaging and selling comics on newsstands in 1933, and Gaines accepted William Moulton Marston's proposal in 1941 for the first successful female superhero, Wonder Woman. As World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gaines (professor)
William C. Gaines (November 1, 1933 – July 20, 2016) was an American journalist and professor of journalism. Gaines was a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for the ''Chicago Tribune''. He retired from the paper in 2001 and taught in the Department of Journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign until his retirement and designation as an emeritus faculty member in 2007. He died on July 20, 2016, at the age of 82. Early life and career Gaines earned a bachelor's degree in broadcasting at Butler University in 1956. He served two years in the United States Army working for Armed Forces Radio in Germany. In 1963, he became a reporter for the ''Chicago Tribune'', and then became an investigative reporter in 1974. From 1975 to 1999, Gaines taught an investigative reporting course each semester at Columbia College in Chicago. He was named to the Knight Chair in Journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2001, a post he held until he re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gaines (American Football)
William Albert Gaines (born June 20, 1971) is an American former college and professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the 1990s. Gaines played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins of the NFL. Early years Gaines was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1971.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players William Gaines Retrieved July 25, 2010. He attended Lanier High School in Jackson,databaseFootball.com, Players William Gaines. Retrieved July 25, 2010. and played high school football for the Lanier Bulldogs. College career Gaines received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1990 to 1993. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Gaines (basketball)
William Roosevelt Gaines (born March 10, 1946) is a former basketball player who played the guard position. He starred at Henderson County Community College and East Texas State University before playing briefly with the Houston Mavericks in the American Basketball Association. Gaines attended James Madison High School in Dallas, Texas, where he played basketball and football alongside his brother Henry. After missing out most of his senior season following a football injury that required a surgery, he signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Wichita. He never played for Wichita and later started his college career at Henderson County CC in the National Junior College Athletic Association where he was twice All-Texas Eastern Conference and once Junior College All-American. In 1966, he won the Texas Eastern Conference (TEC) while leading it in scoring with a 30.6 point average and was named to the TEC All-Conference team. The following season, he signed a le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gaines (minister And Community Leader)
William Gaines (1824–1865) was a freed slave, minister, and community representative in Savannah, Georgia. He was one of the church leaders who met with the Secretary of War and Major General William Tecumseh Sherman in Savannah in April 1865, three months after the end of the American Civil War.Minutes of an interview between the colored ministers and church officers at Savannah with the Secretary of War and Major General Sherman, Headquarters of Major General Sherman in the City of Savannah, Georgia January 12, 1865 at 8 p.m. available online at the Freedmen & Southern Society Project Gaines was born into slavery in . He was owned by |
Bill Gaines (sprinter)
William Maxwell Gaines (; March 1, 1922 – June 3, 1992), was an American publisher and co-editor of EC Comics. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines presided over what became an artistically influential and historically important line of mature-audience comics. He published the satirical magazine '' Mad'' for over 40 years. He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame (1993) and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame (1997). In 2012, he was inducted into the Ghastly Awards' Hall of Fame. Early life Gaines was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish household. His father was Max Gaines, who as publisher of the All-American Comics division of DC Comics was also an influential figure in the history of comics. The elder Gaines tested the idea of packaging and selling comics on newsstands in 1933, and Gaines accepted William Moulton Marston's proposal in 1941 for the first successful female superhero, Wonder Woman. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |