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Woolcott (other)
Woolcott or Woollcott may refer to: People * Alexander Woollcott (1887–1943), American critic and commentator *Peter Woolcott (born 1953), Australian public servant * Richard Woolcott (1927–2023), Australian diplomat, author and commentator * Roy Woolcott (1946–2018), English professional footballer * Sina Woolcott (1907–2003), New Zealand potter, born in Fiji * William W. Woollcott (1876–1949), American businessman Other uses * Woolcott, Bracken County, Kentucky See also *Walcot (other) * Walcott (other) * Wilcot *Wolcott (other) Wolcott may refer to: Places in the United States *Wolcott, Colorado *Wolcott, Connecticut *Wolcott, Indiana Wolcott ( ) is a town in Princeton Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,001 at the 2010 census. ... * Wolgot * Woolscott {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Woollcott
Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 – January 23, 1943) was an American drama critic and commentator for ''The New Yorker'' magazine, a member of the Algonquin Round Table, an occasional actor and playwright, and a prominent radio personality. Woollcott was the inspiration for two fictional characters. The first was Sheridan Whiteside, the caustic but charming main character in the play ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' (1939) by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart,Oscar Levant, '' The Unimportance of Being Oscar'', Pocket Books 1969 (reprint of G.P. Putnam 1968), p. 81. . later made into a film in 1942. The second was the snobbish, vitriolic columnist Waldo Lydecker in the novel Laura, later made into a film in 1944. Woollcott was convinced he was the inspiration for his friend Rex Stout's brilliant, eccentric detective Nero Wolfe, an idea that Stout denied. Early life and education Alexander Humphreys Woollcott was the youngest of five children of William and Frances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Woolcott
Peter Richard Woolcott (born 19 October 1953) is an Australian public servant, diplomat and the current Australian Public Service Commissioner. He was previously the Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Woolcott has served as the Australia's High Commissioner to New Zealand, the Australian Ambassador for the Environment, the Australian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, the Australian Ambassador to Italy, the Deputy Head of Mission in Jakarta, and the Consul-General in Honolulu. Background and early life Woolcott was born in West Berlin in 1953, the son of Richard Woolcott, a former Australian diplomat public servant. He spent October 1953 to May 1954 in Moscow, while his father was Third Secretary at the Australian Embassy in the city. Peter Woolcott graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University and a Master of Arts degree from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Career After practisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Woolcott
Richard Arthur Woolcott (born 11 June 1927) is a retired Australian public servant, diplomat, author and commentator. Early years Woolcott was educated at Geelong Grammar School, Cranbrook School and the University of Melbourne, before becoming a member of the Australian Diplomatic Service. Woolcott's first posting in the diplomatic service was as Third Secretary in the Australian Embassy Moscow. Woolcott married Danish-born Birgit Christensen in London, England in July 1952 and the couple moved to Moscow shortly after the wedding. During the posting which lasted until 1954, Joseph Stalin died in March 1953. Later career In 1967, Woolcott drafted a speech for Prime Minister Harold Holt that said Australia was geographically part of Asia and that it was "a basic tenet of our national policy to live in friendship and understanding with our Asian neighbours". Between 1967 and 1970, Woolcott was Australian High Commissioner to Ghana. In the role, he regularly visited Ouagado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Woolcott
Roy Alfred Woolcott (29 July 1946 – 16 December 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. Playing career Woolcott began his career at non–league club Eton Manor before joining Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur in February 1968. The forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ... made one senior appearance for Spurs on 27 December 1969 in a Football League game against Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town at Portman Road which Ipswich Town won 2–0. Woolcott joined Gillingham on loan in February 1972 and went on feature in 13 matches and scored five goals. After leaving the Kent club he played for Chelmsford City F.C., Chelmsford City. After 46 goals in 82 games for Chelmsford, Woolcott moved on to Tonbridge Angels F.C., Tonbridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
