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Winchell is a surname. It may refer to: People *Alexander Winchell (1824-1891), American geologist * Alexander Newton Winchell (1874-1958), American geologist *April Winchell, actress, writer, host and commentator *Barry Winchell, infantryman in the U.S. Army linked to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy * Constance Winchell, reference librarian *Danny Winchell, entertainer *Horace Vaughn Winchell (1865–1923), American geologist * Lynn Winchell, former ''Playboy'' playmate of the month *Mark Royden Winchell (1948-2008), biographer, essayist, historian and literary critic *Newton Horace Winchell (1839–1914), American geologist *Paul Winchell, ventriloquist, inventor of the artificial heart * Steve Winchell, character in The OA *Verne Winchell, founder of Winchell's Donuts *Walter Winchell, journalist Other * ''Winchell'' (film) * Winchell, Texas *Winchell's Donuts, a donut company *Mount Winchell, California *Winchell Lake, a lake in Minnesota *Winchell Trail Winchell Trail is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Winchell
Alexander Winchell (December 31, 1824, in North East, New York – February 19, 1891, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a United States geologist who contributed to this field mainly as an educator and a popular lecturer and author. His views on evolution aroused controversy among his contemporaries; today the racism of these views is more cause for comment. Biography Education Winchell graduated from the Wesleyan University of Middletown, Connecticut, in 1847. Early career He then taught at Pennington Male Seminary of New Jersey, Amenia Seminary of New York (where he had previously been a student), an academy in Newbern, Alabama, and the Mesopotamia Female Seminary of Eutaw, the last of which was founded by him. He became president of the Masonic University at Selma, Alabama, in 1853. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1865. Michigan In 1854 Winchell entered the service of the University of Michigan as professor of physics and civil enginee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Winchell
Paul Winchell (''né'' Wilchinsky; December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) was an American actor, comedian, humanitarian, inventor and ventriloquist whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted ''The Paul Winchell Show'', which also used two other titles during its prime time run on NBC: ''The Speidel Show'', and '' What's My Name?'' From 1965 to 1968, Winchell hosted the children's television series ''Winchell-Mahoney Time''. Winchell made guest appearances on Emmy Award-winning television series from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s, such as ''Perry Mason'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''McMillan & Wife'', ''The Brady Bunch'', ''The Donna Reed Show'', and appearances as Homer Winch on ''The Beverly Hillbillies''. In animation, he was the original voice of Tigger, Dick Dastardly, Gargamel, and other characters. Winchell, who had medical training, was also an inventor, becoming the first person to build and patent a mechanical artificial heart, impla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Winchell
Mount Winchell, a thirteener, is among the thirty highest peaks of California. It is in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada, on the Sierra Crest between Mount Agassiz and Thunderbolt Peak. Geography The Inyo-Kern County line follows Winchell's northwest-southeast ridges. Hydrologically, this same boundary divides the Big Pine Creek drainage from Dusy Basin, part of the Kings River's headwaters. Its west slopes fall within Kings Canyon National Park, while its east slopes are in the John Muir Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest. History Two mountain peaks in the vicinity were christened Mount Winchell during the 1870s, but neither of them were present day Mount Winchell. The United States Geological Survey applied the name to the present peak. The name's original application was made by Elisha Winchell for his cousin, Alexander Witchell, who was a founding member of the Geological Society of America. The first recorded climb of Mount Winchell was by Harvey C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchell's Donuts
Winchell's Donuts House is an international doughnut company and coffeehouse chain founded by Verne Winchell on October 8, 1948, in Temple City, California. Currently, there are over 170 stores in 6 western states, as well as Guam, Saipan, and Saudi Arabia. Several stores also operated in Nagoya, Japan in the past, with most stores located inside Uny supermarkets, as Uny Co., Ltd. was the master franchise holder in Japan. It is headquartered in the City of Industry, California. History The chain's slogan is "Home of the Warm 'n Fresh Donut," and it claims to be the West Coast's largest doughnut chain. It also offers its customers a 14-doughnut dozen, as opposed to the standard baker's dozen of 13. Winchell's was previously owned by Denny's. In 2004, Winchell's was purchased by Yum-Yum Donuts, a company which operates 70 donut shops under its own name, but continues to operate Winchell's shops under their name. In the early 2000s, Winchell's closed its shops in Portland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchell, Texas
Winchell is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas, United States. History Winchell was founded sometime before 1900 and was originally named Broadtown or Brown Town for E.J. Broad, who built a store in the area. Its name was changed to Winchell in 1903, most likely for B.L. Winchell, who was the president of the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway that built a track from there to Brady. The first postmaster was Charles Wilson. Other buildings sprang up along the track, which included a depot and several businesses. It had a cotton gin, several businesses, and 300 residents in 1914. A decade later, all buildings burned and were never rebuilt, causing the postal service to continue until 1958. In the early 1930s, Winchell had two churches, three businesses, and several scattered houses along the highway. Another business was built in 1940 and had 90 residents, then lost two businesses in 1962. Both businesses disappeared in 1965. Its population was estimated to have dropp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchell (film)
''Winchell'' is a 1998 American biographical drama television film directed by Paul Mazursky and written by Scott Abbott, based on the 1976 book ''Winchell, His Life and Times'' by Herman Klurfeld. It stars Stanley Tucci as Walter Winchell, with Glenne Headly, Paul Giamatti, Xander Berkeley, Kevin Tighe, and Christopher Plummer in supporting roles. The film won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Tucci, who also received a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for his performance. Premise The film follows Walter Winchell from his early days as a tabloid gossip columnist to his rise as he takes on the United States' most powerful propagandist. Cast * Stanley Tucci as Walter Winchell * Glenne Headly as Dallas Wayne * Paul Giamatti as Herman Klurfeld * Xander Berkeley as Gavreau * Kevin Tighe as William Randolph Hearst * Christopher Plummer as Franklin D. Roosevelt * Frank Medrano as Melvin Diamond * V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 – February 20, 1972) was a syndicated American newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. Originally a vaudeville performer, Winchell began his newspaper career as a Broadway reporter, critic and columnist for New York Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloids. He rose to national celebrity in the 1930s with Hearst Communications, Hearst newspaper chain syndication and a popular radio program. He was known for an innovative style of gossipy staccato news briefs, jokes and Jazz Age slang. Biographer Neal Gabler claimed that his popularity and influence "turned journalism into a form of entertainment". He uncovered both Infotainment#Journalism, hard news and embarrassing stories about famous people by exploiting his exceptionally wide circle of contacts, first in the entertainment world and the Prohibition in the United States, Prohibition era underworld, then in law enforcement and politics. He was known for trading gossip, sometimes in re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verne Winchell
Verne Hedges Winchell (October 30, 1915 – November 26, 2002) was the founder of Winchell's Donuts and also served as a chairman, president, and chief executive officer of the Denny's restaurant chain. Early life Winchell was born on October 30, 1915, in Bloomington, Illinois. At the age of 9, Winchell and his family moved to California. Winchell graduated from Alhambra High School and later took business courses at Pasadena City College, where he decided on a business career. Career In 1948 he opened his first doughnut shop in Temple City, California and earned the nickname "The Donut King". Winchell's Donuts merged with Denny's Incorporated in 1967. Winchell served as chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer of Denny's until 1980. Thoroughbred breeder Winchell was also a successful horse breeder and owner. Today his son, Ron Winchell oversees racing stable and breeding operation known as Winchell Thoroughbreds which is located at Corinthia Farm near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Winchell
''The OA'' is an American mystery drama television series with science fiction, supernatural, and fantasy elements. ''The OA'' debuted on Netflix on December 16, 2016. Created and executive produced by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the series is their third collaboration. The series consists of two seasons of eight episodes each, nearly all directed by Batmanglij, and is produced by Plan B Entertainment and Anonymous Content. In the series, Marling stars as a young woman named Prairie Johnson who resurfaces after having been missing for seven years. Prairie now calls herself "the OA" and can see, despite having been blind before her disappearance. On February 8, 2017, Netflix renewed the series for a second season, dubbed "Part II", that was released on March 22, 2019. Although ''The OA'' was planned by its creators to be a five-part story told in five seasons, on August 5, 2019, Netflix canceled the series after two seasons, leaving the show with a cliffhanger ending. ''The O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
