|
Wolk V
Wolk is a surname, and may refer to: * Andy Wolk, an American television and theatre director * Arthur Alan Wolk (1943−), an American attorney and author *Donna Wolk, American microbiologist * Douglas Wolk, an American author and critic * Emil Wolk (1944−), an Anglo-American stage director and stage and screen actor * James Wolk (1985−), an American actor * Lois Wolk, an American politician * Steven Wolk, chief technology officer * Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, a bass guitarist * William Wolk (1951−) an American painter See also * *Wolke (other) *Wölk Wölk or Woelk is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ekkehard Wölk (born 1967), German pianist and composer * Kevin Wölk (born 1985), German footballer * Lothar Woelk (born 1954), German footballer * Andrzej Wölk (born ... Surnames from given names {{surname, Wolk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Wolk
Andy Wolk is an American television and theatre director. His television credits include '' Tales of the Crypt'', ''The Sopranos'', '' Arli$$'', ''The Practice'', ''The Division'', ''Medium'', ''Ugly Betty'', and ''Criminal Minds'', as well as a number of television films. Wolk wrote two plays with Camera Obscura, a theatre company based in Jamestown, New York, that were performed during the 1970s at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan. The first, ''Oracles'', is based in Greek mythology and was produced in 1973. The second, ''Maldoror'', is based on Comte de Lautreaumont's ''Les Chants de Maldoror'' and was produced in 1974. Camera Obscura also took ''Oracles'' on tour in Europe in 1973 and ''Maldoror'' on tour in Europe in 1974. He has also directed theatre, including plays at the Manhattan Theatre Club, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Actors Theatre of Louisville. In 1989, Wolk won a Writers Guild of America Award for writing the ''Great Perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Alan Wolk
Arthur Alan Wolk (born October 25, 1943) is an American attorney and author. He is the founding partner of The Wolk Law Firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which specializes in aviation law and air crash litigation for plaintiffs. Wolk is an author, editor and lecturer on aviation law and air safety with articles published by The Aviation Consumer, Aviation Safety and other publications and has appeared on ABC Evening News, CBS Evening News, CNBC, and CNN Larry King Live. Wolk is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania. He received his B.S. degree ''cum laude'' from Temple University in 1965, and his J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law in 1968. Notable cases Wolk reports that he represented victims in several major airline disasters. Some of the most notable air crash cases Wolk has had involvement in include: * USAir 427, Aliquippa, PA., Pittsburgh, Boeing 737. The flight crashed on September 8, 1994, killing everyone on board. Wolk speculated the cause of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Wolk
Donna M. Wolk is an American microbiologist who is Director of Clinical Microbiology at the Geisinger Health System. In 2017, she was honored by the American Society for Microbiology for her efforts to improve patient care using microbiology. Early life and education Wolk grew up in a small town in rural Pennsylvania. She was the first in her family to attend college. She joined Pennsylvania State University as an undergraduate student, where she studied microbiology and clinical laboratory science. After graduating, Wolk trained as a medical technologist in Danville, Pennsylvania. She joined the Geisinger Medical Center, where she was eventually made Head of Clinical Microbiology. Research and career Whilst Wolk enjoyed her career at the Geisinger Health System, she discovered that she was being paid considerably less than her male colleagues. She was told this wage disparity would only be rectified if she returned to college and completed a postgraduate degree, so she join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Wolk
Douglas Wolk (born 1970) is a Portland, Oregon-based author and critic. He has written about comics and popular music for publications including ''The New York Times'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''The Washington Post'', ''The Nation'', ''The New Republic'', Salon.com, Pitchfork Media, ''Vanity Fair'', and '' The Believer''. Wolk was the managing editor of ''CMJ New Music Monthly'' from 1993 to 1997, and hosted a radio show on WFMU from 1999 to 2001. He has four published books. The most recent, ''All of the Marvels'', tours the Marvel comics universe via his project of reading all 27,000 Marvel superhero comics. In support of that project, in January 2019 he launched a members-only reading group, wherein participants collectively read and discuss a single issue of a Marvel comic book every day. He frequently appears discussing comics on the YouTube channel of Portland comic book store, Books with Pictures. Biography Early life Wolk grew up in East Lansing, Michigan. Marriage and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Wolk
Arnold Emil Wolk (born 1944) is an Americans in the United Kingdom, Anglo-American stage director and stage and screen actor. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award in 1988 (1987 season) as 'Best Actor in a Musical' for ''Kiss Me, Kate'', sharing the award with co-star John Bardon. Early years Emil Wolk was born in Brooklyn, New York to opera singer Jess Walters (Josuoh Wolk) and Emma Walters (née Defina). Wolk moved from his home in New York City to London, England at a young age, when his father took up the position of Principal Baritone at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under Sir David Webster (opera manager), David Webster. Wolk's early career involved participation with various pioneer theatre companies, including the Freehold Theatre Group, the Pip Simmons Theatre Group and People Show, all of which contributed toward his passion for experimental theatre. Career Trained in theatre and specialising in physical performance, Wolk has worked as a performer on screen an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wolk
James Wolk (born March 22, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the CBS comedy series ''The Crazy Ones'' (2013–2014), the AMC period drama series ''Mad Men'' (2013–2014), the CBS drama thriller series ''Zoo'' (2015–2017), the CBS All Access psychological thriller series '' Tell Me a Story'' (2018–2019), and the HBO superhero limited series ''Watchmen'' (2019). Wolk also had starring roles in the films ''You Again'' (2010), '' For a Good Time, Call...'' (2012), '' The Stanford Prison Experiment'' (2015), and ''Mercy'' (2016). Early life and education Wolk was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, the son of Edie, an art teacher, and Robert Wolk, a shoe store owner (Sundance Shoes West Bloomfield & Birmingham MI). His family is Jewish, and Wolk was raised in Reform Judaism. During his teenage years, Wolk worked as an emcee (MC) at Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. He graduated North Farmington High School in 2003 and from the University of Michigan School of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois Wolk
Lois Wolk (born May 12, 1946) is an American politician and former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat, she represented the 3rd Senate District, which encompasses the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta region and portions of the North Bay. Wolk was a member of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. Before being elected to the State Senate in 2008, she served in the California State Assembly, where she represented the 8th Assembly District, and the 5th Assembly District after the 2010 redistricting. She is also a former member of both the Yolo County Board of Supervisors and the Davis City Council. Early life Wolk was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned a B.A. from Antioch College in 1968, and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 1971. She has taught history, Social Studies and French in grades 7 through 12 in both public and private schools. Wolk lives in Davis, California with her husband, Bruce Wolk, formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Wolk
Steven Wolk is the chief technology officer of P. C. Richard & Son. He graduated from New York Institute of Technology The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT or New York Tech) is a private research university founded in 1955. It has two main campuses in New York—one in Old Westbury, on Long Island, and one in Manhattan. Additionally, it has a cybersecu ... with a B.S. in Computer Science. References New York Institute of Technology alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{NewYork-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (December 24, 1951 – February 28, 2010) was an American musician and bassist for the music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates and a member of the ''Saturday Night Live'' house band. Life and career Wolk was born and raised in Yonkers, New York. He was a state accordion champion by age 12. Seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, however, led him to bass and guitar—the former influenced by James Jamerson and Paul McCartney. He attended Roosevelt High School. Although he studied art at Cooper Union, most of his youth was spent playing in bar bands, where he first met guitarist G.E. Smith (who gave him the nickname T-Bone—for blues guitarist T-Bone Walker—after Wolk played his bass behind his head during a solo). By the time he auditioned for and joined Hall & Oates in 1981, Wolk had cracked the studio and jingle scene on the recommendation of Will Lee, and had played on rap’s first gold record, Kurtis Blow’s "The Breaks." He played on Hall & Oates hits includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wolk
William Wolk (born 1951) is an American realist painter working in West Virginia. From 1984 through 2008, he hosted his namesake one-man gallery at The Greenbrier, a 6,500 acre resort. His primary working studio is maintained in West Virginia. Life William Wolk was born on January 12, 1951, in Miami Beach, Florida. As a child, he began drawing from a very early age, executing free hand portraits in charcoal at age eight and insisting on painting in oils at age nine. By age sixteen, Wolk made his professional debut by selling nine paintings in the fourth annual Coconut Grove arts Festival in Coconut Grove, Florida. Wolk studied in Europe and at the Academy of Fine Arts; Florence, Italy and at The Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Despite the training he received in drawing, he is essentially a self-taught painter. His classical inclinations sprung from his affinity for the work of artists as varied as Andrew Wyeth, Bouguereau, Rembrandt and a host of High R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolke (other)
Wolke may refer to: surname: *Bruno Wolke, German cyclist *Kay Rudi Wolke, member of Instant Clarity *Manfred Wolke, German boxer *Robert Wolke, professor of chemistry and author given name: * Wolke Hegenbarth Wolke Alma Hegenbarth (born 6 May 1980, Meerbusch) is a German actress, best known for starring in the sitcom '' Mein Leben & Ich''. She is related to illustrator Hannes Hegen (born ''Johannes Hegenbarth'') and the painter Josef Hegenbarth. Perso ..., German actress See also * Wolk (surname) {{disambig, surname Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wölk (born 1917), Adolf Hitler's personal food taster
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woelk
German-language surnames ...
Wölk or Woelk is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ekkehard Wölk (born 1967), German pianist and composer *Kevin Wölk (born 1985), German footballer * Lothar Woelk (born 1954), German footballer * Andrzej Wölk (born 1985), Polish footballer, policeman. *Margot Wölk Margot Wölk (sometimes Woelk; 27 December 1917 Berliner Zeitung, Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
