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Willson (name)
Willson is an English language patronymic surname, literally "son of William" (William an old Old German name). There are other spellings, such as the more common Wilson variant. Willson is less common as a given name. Willson may refer to: Surname * Alan N. Willson, Jr. (born 1939), American electrical engineer * Alice Willson (1889–1980), First Lady of North Carolina * Augustus E. Willson (1846–1931), American politician * Bob Willson (born 1928), Canadian broadcaster * Brian Willson (born 1941), American Vietnam War veteran and activist * Chloe Clark Willson (1818-1874), American teacher in the territory that became Oregon * Crowell Willson (1815–1894), Canadian farmer and politician * Crowell Willson (Upper Canada) (1762–1832), Canadian farmer and politician * David Willson (1778–1866), religious leader and mystic * David Harris Willson (1901–1973), American historian and professor * Diddie Willson (1911–1961), American football player * Forceythe W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old German
Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High German is an umbrella term for the group of continental West Germanic dialects which underwent the set of consonantal changes called the Second Sound Shift. At the start of this period, the main dialect areas belonged to largely independent tribal kingdoms, but by 788 the conquests of Charlemagne had brought all OHG dialect areas into a single polity. The period also saw the development of a stable linguistic border between German and Gallo-Romance, later French. The surviving OHG texts were all written in monastic scriptoria and, as a result, the overwhelming majority of them are religious in nature or, when secular, belong to the Latinate literary culture of Christianity. The earliest written texts in Old High German, glosses and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diddie Willson
Osbern Putnam "Diddy" Willson (January 17, 1911 – January 19, 1961) was an American football guard who played three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania and attended Oakfield High School in Oakfield, New York. College career Willson lettered in football for the Penn Quakers from 1930 to 1932. He also played water polo and lacrosse for the Quakers. Professional career Willson played in 28 games, starting 22, for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ... from 1933 to 1935. References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Willson, Diddy 1911 births 1961 deaths Players of American football from Pennsylvania American football guar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Willson
Paul Lee Willson (born December 25, 1945) is an American film, television and voice actor well known for many roles, including as Paul Krapence on '' Cheers''. He was born in Fairmont, Minnesota, the son of Doris Geraldine and Lee Wilford Willson. Career Willson has played numerous guest characters on a variety of shows including '' Laverne & Shirley'' as Eraserhead in episode "A Date with Eraserhead", and ''Full House'' as Stu in episode "Crimes and Michelle's Demeanor" in 1990, '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''Boston Public'', '' Caroline in the City'', '' The Newsroom'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He is perhaps most famous for his repeated guest character of Paul Krapence on the television show '' Cheers'' (which he also reprised in an episode of the ''Cheers'' spin-off, ''Frasier''). His character was originally called "Gregg" because Paul Vaughn was already playing a character named "Paul" on ''Cheers''. For five years (1986-1990) he was Garry Shandling's neighbor Leona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Willson
Michael Andreas Willson (born 29 October 1963) is a British former professional sportsperson best known for his role as Cobra on the British TV show ''Gladiators'' Career Willson has said he often appeared on ''Gladiators'' drunk and was nearly fired. Later life Now living in the West Midlands, he counts watercolours amongst his hobbies. Willson spends time visiting schools and youth clubs up and down the UK, promoting that keeping fit can be fun. Cobra embarked upon a promotional tour of schools in the late nineties in partnership with NatWest, encouraging schoolchildren to sign up for a bank account. Cobra was also part of the special UK international team and headed off to compete against South Africa in the Springbok Challenge 2000. He more recently visited the University of Dundee , mottoeng = "My soul doth magnify the Lord" , established = 1967 – gained independent university status by Royal Charter1897 – Constituent college of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredith Willson
Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flutist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer. He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical ''The Music Man'' and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951). Willson wrote three other Broadway musicals and composed symphonies and popular songs. He was twice nominated for Academy Awards for film scores. Early life Willson was born in Mason City, Iowa, to Rosalie Reiniger Willson and John David Willson. He had a brother two years his senior, John Cedrick, and a sister 12 years his senior, children's writer Dixie Willson. Willson attended Frank Damrosch's Institute of Musical Art (which later became the Juilliard School) in New York City. He married his high-school sweetheart, Elizabeth "Peggy" Wilson, on August 29, 1920; they were married for 26 years. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Willson-Piper
Marty Willson-Piper (born 7 May 1958) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as a former long-time member of the Australian psychedelic rock band The Church. He joined in 1980 after seeing an early gig where they were performing as a three-piece. He was an integral member of the band for 33 years. He was also the guitarist for the English alternative rock band All About Eve from 1991 to 1993 and again from 1999 to 2002. He has also worked with Swedish progressive rock band Anekdoten. Early life Willson-Piper was born in Stockport, Cheshire, on 7 May 1958 and grew up as a teenager in Thingwall. He has a brother and an adopted sister. When he was 3 years old the family moved from Compstall where his parents had a pub called The Commercial. Sometime around 1970, the family moved to Birch Vale in Derbyshire, a small village between New Mills and Hayfield where his parents took on another pub. They later moved back to Thingwall. At 14 he was taught the guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Willson
Maria Willson (born 1982/3) is a British singer who first found fame on Michael Barrymore's '' My Kind of People'' with a host of television and radio performances following. In 2003 and 2004, she released two hit singles, "Chooza Looza" reaching No. 29 and "Mr. Alibi" getting to No. 43 in the UK Singles Chart. She also went on a nationwide tour supporting Busted. Telstar Records, with whom Maria had signed, went into administration. Willson continued to look for a new recording contract. In 2007, she performed vocals on the DT8 Project Darren Tate (born 22 October 1972, in London) is a British record producer, film composer and club DJ. Biography As a classically trained musician, Tate has worked with international artists and songwriters with whom he collaborates regularly. ... song, "Perfect World", which was the title track on their first album. Willson has been singing in the United States and Europe, and performed in both (Germany) and Spain. References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Willson
Luke Michael Willson (born January 15, 1990) is a Canadian former professional American football tight end. He has played for the Seattle Seahawks, the Detroit Lions, the Oakland Raiders, and the Baltimore Ravens. Willson played with the Canadian Junior National baseball team in 2008. In 2011, he signed with the Toronto Blue Jays organization, but decided to return to football. Early years Willson attended St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School in LaSalle, Ontario, near Windsor, and was all-conference three times in football. He had 29 receptions for 638 receiving yards along with eight receiving touchdowns in his senior season. Willson was selected as the school's athlete of the year in both his junior and senior seasons, and graduated in 2008. College career Willson played as a tight end for Rice University each year from 2009 through 2012. His position coach at Rice was former Detroit Lions tight end David Sloan. After reporting late to camp in 2008 due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lester S
Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisconsin * Lester Bird (1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) * Lester Cotton (born 1996), American football player * Lester del Rey (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor * Lester Flatt (1914–1979), American bluegrass musician * Lester Gillis (1908–1934), better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster * Lester Holt (born 1959), American television journalist * Lester Charles King (1907–1989), English geomorphologist * Lester Lanin (1907–2004), American jazz and pop music bandleader * Lester Lockett (1912–2005), American Negro League baseball player * Lester Maddox (1915–2003), governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia * Lester Patrick (1883–1960), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel Rose Willson
Laurel Rose Willson (August 18, 1941 – April 8, 2002) was an American con artist. She authored books alleging Satanic ritual abuse (SRA), and later assumed the guise of a Holocaust survivor. Early life Willson was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1941 to Marrian E. Disbrow. She was eventually adopted as an infant by Frank Cole Willson and his wife, schoolteacher Rose Gray Willson. She had one sister, five years older, named Willow Nell. A gifted musician from a young age, Willson learned to play the piano, clarinet, and flute. After college, Willson worked as a public-school music teacher. She later resided in Bakersfield, California for a number of years, becoming known within evangelical Christian churches there as a vocalist and pianist. She made allegations that she was psychologically and physically tortured from the ages of four until her early twenties. According to her, at the age of six her adoptive mother allowed a laborer to rape her in lieu of paying for services, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Willson
John Willson (August 5, 1776 – May 26, 1860) was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in New Jersey in 1776. He arrived in the Niagara District around 1789 and settled in Saltfleet Township, where he became a farmer, in 1797. In 1809, he was elected to the 5th Parliament of Upper Canada in a by-election in the West riding of York County. He supported reform and voted against the suspension of habeas corpus in the province during the War of 1812. He helped introduce the Common Schools Bill, which introduced public support of elementary schools. In his later periods in office, he adopted more a more conservative position, although he continued to represent the interests of farmers. In 1832, he supported a bill to dispose of the clergy reserves, proposing that the proceeds go to education. He became a justice of the peace in the Gore District (present day Hamilton, Ontario) in 1811 and, in 1838, became a judge in the district court. In 1839, he became a memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James C
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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