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Witt (surname)
Witt is a surname. People with this surname include: *Alex Witt (born 1961), American news anchor *Alexander Witt (born 1952), Chilean-American filmmaker *Alicia Witt (born 1975), American actress * Bob Witt, vaudeville performer and the "Witt" in the group Witt and Berg *Bobby Witt Jr. (born 2000), American baseball player *Bobby Witt Sr. (born 1964), American baseball player, father of Bobby Jr. *Brendan Witt (born 1975), American football player *Carl Gustav Witt (1866–1946), German astronomer *Christian Friedrich Witt (1660s–1717), German baroque composer *Ernst Witt (1911–1991), German mathematician *Franz Xaver Witt (1834 – 1888), German composer of Cecilian music *Friedrich Witt (1770–1836), German composer (not to be confused with Christian Friedrich above) *Fritz Witt (1908–1944), German Waffen-SS general * George Witt (baseball) (1933–2013), American baseball player *George Witt (collector) (1804–1869), doctor, banker and mayor known for his collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Witt
Alexandra E. Witt (born April 9, 1961) is an American television news journalist based in New York City who currently hosts the television news program ''Alex Witt Reports'' from 12pm to 2pm on MSNBC, where she previously hosted ''MSNBC Live'' and ''Morning Joe First Look''. Witt joined the network in January 1999. Early life and education Witt was born in Pasadena, California, and grew up in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Witt's father is Dr. Charles B. Witt, a noted thoracic surgeon in Los Angeles. Witt graduated from the Marlborough School for Girls in Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, where she majored in journalism and international relations. Career Witt first served as a field producer for the ''Today'' Show in Burbank, California. Her first on-air job was at KCBA in Salinas, California. She later worked for KCBS-TV, KNBC-TV, and KABC-TV, each of which are located in communities adjacent to Los Angeles. She served as a reporter at KCB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Witt
Howard Witt (March 13, 1932 – June 21, 2017) was an American character actor and Chicago native who began his acting career in the Goodman Theatre. Early years Witt attended Von Steuben High School and was a drama student at Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University). Career After Witt's career began at the Goodman Theatre, he gained additional acting experience at the Woodstock Playhouse in New York State and at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. His Broadway performances included '' Glengarry Glen Ross''. After divorcing his wife in the mid-1970s, Witt moved to Hollywood. He had appeared as a guest star in many television series including ''Kojak'', ''The Bob Newhart Show'', '' Rhoda'', ''The Rockford Files'', ''Eight Is Enough'', ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', '' Alice'', '' Archie Bunker's Place'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''Taxi'', ''Remington Steele'', '' Murder, She Wrote'', '' St. Elsewhere'', '' Knots Landing'', '' The Golden Girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Junger Witt
Paul Junger Witt (March 20, 1941 – April 27, 2018) was an American film and television producer. He, with his partners Tony Thomas and Susan Harris (also his wife), produced such television shows as ''Here Come the Brides'', ''The Partridge Family'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Soap'', ''Benson'', ''It's a Living'', ''Empty Nest'', and ''Blossom''. The majority of their shows have been produced by their company, Witt/Thomas Productions (alternately Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions), founded in 1975. Witt also produced the films ''Dead Poets Society'', ''Three Kings'', ''Insomnia'', and the made-for-TV movie ''Brian's Song''. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia. Personal life Witt married Ann McLaughlin with whom he had 3 children, Christopher, Anthony, and Genevieve. After their divorce, he married Susan Harris on September 18, 1983. Death Witt died of cancer in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Witt
Otto Witt (1875–1923) was a Swedish writer. He was one of the prominent figures in early Swedish science fiction. He did, among other things, publish Hugin Hugin may refer to: * Bob Hugin (born 1954), American politician and businessman * Hugin (longship), a Danish reconstruction of a Viking longship on display in Ramsgate, England * HUGIN, a widely used tool for uncertain reasoning using Bayesian net ..., a science magazine which was filled "with speculative articles and fiction". Mike Ashley, "Science Fiction Magazines:The Crucibles of Change" in David Seed,''A Companion to Science Fiction''. John Wiley & Sons, 2005 (p. 62). ''Hugin'' was one of the first magazines to regularly carry science fiction in the world, although it appears to have had little influence outside Sweden. Notes References *Holmberg, John-Henri"Witt, Otto" SFE: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. 23 March 2019. External links * * * 1875 births 1923 deaths Swedish science fiction writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Witt
Nathan Witt (February 11, 1903 – February 16, 1982), born Nathan Wittowsky, was an American lawyer who is best known as being the Secretary of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from 1937 to 1940. He resigned from the NLRB after his communist political beliefs were exposed and he was accused of manipulating the Board's policies to favor his own political leanings. He was also investigated several times in the late 1940s and 1950s for being a spy for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. No evidence of espionage was ever found. Background Nathan R. Witt was born February 11, 1903, into a Jewish family on the Lower East Side of New York City.''Strategy and Tactics of World Communism ... '', p. 796.Jowitt and Jowitt, p. 46. His father changed the family name to Witt shortly after his birth.Irons, p. 125. His college education was interrupted several times by the need to earn a living: he drove a taxi cab. In 1927, he graduated from New York University (NYU). It was at NYU's Was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Witt
Michael Atwater Witt (born July 20, 1960) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball between 1981 and 1993, and threw the 11th perfect game in MLB history in 1984. Amateur career Prior to his major league career, Witt played baseball at Servite High School, and was an All-County basketball player as well. He was drafted out of high school in the fourth round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft. Professional career At 20 years of age, Witt made his major league debut with the California Angels in 1981. Standing 6 feet, 7 inches tall and possessing a great curveball as well as a good fastball, Witt's breakout season came in 1984, when he went 15–11 for the Angels. On July 23 of that year, he struck out 16 Seattle Mariners during a complete game five-hitter; but the highlight of the year came on the final day of the season, September 30, when he pitched the 11th perfect game in baseball history against the Texas Ranger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Witt
Michael Witt (born 1 January 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in Australasia's National Rugby League (NRL) competition for the Parramatta Eels, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the New Zealand Warriors, before a season playing rugby union in the Air New Zealand Cup. He then returned to rugby league, playing in the Super League for Crusaders RL and the London Broncos. Witt then played one more season in Australia for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Background Growing up in Toowoomba, Queensland, Witt attended Harristown State High School where he was a champion junior boxer and played rugby league for the Newtown Lions in the local junior competition, and he later went on to represent Queensland in rugby league at the Under 15 level in 1999 and the Under 16 level in 2000. During 1999 he was spotted by the Parramatta Eels as a player with much potential and he was offered a scholarship by the club, which he accepted, and in the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbrella Man (JFK Assassination)
The "umbrella man", identified by the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1978 as Louie Steven Witt, is a name given to a figure who appears in the Zapruder film, and several other films and photographs, near the Interstate 35E (Texas), Stemmons Freeway sign within Dealey Plaza during the assassination of John F. Kennedy, assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. Witt is the subject of a 2011 documentary short, ''The Umbrella Man'', by Errol Morris for ''The New York Times''. Speculation A person popularly dubbed the "umbrella man" has been the object of much speculation, as he was the only person seen carrying, and opening, an umbrella on that sunny day. He was also one of the closest bystanders to President of the United States, President John F. Kennedy when Kennedy was first struck by a bullet. As SS-100-X, Kennedy's limousine approached, the man opened up and lifted the umbrella high above his head, then spun or panned the umbrella from e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Witt
The Teen Queens were an Australian pop music girl group, formed in 1991 by three model-singer-actresses: Roxanne Clarke, Kellie Crawford and Liza Witt. In 1992 and 1993, they scored four hit singles on the ARIA Charts with cover versions of " Be My Baby" (No. 6, May 1992), " I Can't Help Myself" (No. 28, July 1992), " Love How You Love Me" (No. 14, September 1992) and " Baby It's You" (No. 91, April 1993). The group's debut album, ''Get Happy!'', was released in November 1992, which peaked at No. 36. The group disbanded in 1993. Their singles "I Can't Help Myself" and "Love How You Love Me" were nominated for Engineer of the Year at the 1993 ARIA Awards. From 1998 to 2008, Crawford was a member of Hi-5, a children's music group aligned with a TV series of the same name. Background The Teen Queens were formed in Sydney in 1991 by three model-singer-actresses: Roxanne Clarke, Kellie Crawford (née Hoggart) and Liza Witt. Note: Article is published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt (, ; born 3 December 1965) is a German former figure skater. A two-time Olympic champion, Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time. Her Laureus profile states "she is remembered most for her overall athleticism, her charismatic appeal and her glamorous image on the ice." Witt won the first of her two Olympic gold medals for East Germany at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, before winning a second at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. She is one of only two skaters to defend a ladies' singles Olympic title, the other being Norwegian Sonja Henie. Witt is a four-time World Champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) and two-time World silver medalist (1982, 1986). She won six consecutive European Championships (1983–1988), a feat only equalled by Sonja Henie among female skaters. Between 1984 and 1988, Witt won ten golds from eleven major international events, making her one of the most successful figure skaters. Retiring from competitive skatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Witt
Kammersänger Josef Witt (17 May 1901 – 3 January 1994) was a tenor who was a regular performer at the Vienna State Opera before WW II. His name is sometimes spelt Joseph Witt. In 1923 Witt created the role of Li in Hans Gál's opera, '' Die heilige Ente'', in Düsseldorf. He performed the role of Palestrina in the production of Pfitzner’s opera ''Palestrina'' at the State Opera in 1937. He conducted opera classes at the Akadamie fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna until his death in 1990. Singers like Norman Bailey, Walter Berry, Mimi Coertse and Ernst Gutstein, who went on to have important opera careers in Austria and Germany, were among his students. Roles created * The airman in Hindemith's '' Lehrstück'' (1929) * Robespierre in Gottfried von Einem's ''Dantons Tod'' (1947) Recordings He made several widely circulated recordings of Strauss operas with Karl Böhm and Clemens Krauss, in which he sang secondary parts in operas like Ariadne auf Naxos ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
