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Winger (surname)
Winger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna Winger (born 1970), American writer and artist * Debra Winger (born 1955), American actress * Kara Winger (born 1986), American track and field athlete * Kip Winger (born 1961), American bass player and singer/songwriter * Mark Winger (born 1962), American convicted murderer * Odd Winger (19231998), Norwegian journalist, novelist, and children's writer * Richard Winger (born 1943), American political activist and analyst * Rob Winger (born 1974), Canadian poet {{surname, Winger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Winger
Anna Winger (née LeVine; born 1970) is an American writer, producer, screenwriter, and photographer who lives in Berlin, Germany. She is creator of the television dramas ''Deutschland 83,'' ''Deutschland 86,'' ''Deutschland 89,'' and '' Unorthodox''. Early life and education Winger grew up in Massachusetts. Her parents are anthropologists, and their work led their family to live in Kenya and Mexico as well. She is Jewish. She graduated from Columbia University in 1993. Career Before she started writing, Winger worked as a professional photographer for more than a decade. Winger's first novel, ''This Must Be the Place'', was published in 2008 by Riverhead Books. Her personal essays have appeared in ''The New York Times Magazine'', ''Condé Nast Traveler'', ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'', and ''Süddeutsche Zeitung''. Winger's radio series for NPR Worldwide, ''Berlin Stories'', ran from 2009 to 2013. Her first project as a screenwriter was ''Deutschland 83'', a television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Winger
Debra Lynn Wingerhttps://www.pressreader.com/usa/closer-weekly/20200511/282084868951188https://www.discountmags.com/magazine/closer-weekly-may-11-2020-digital/in-this-issue/99961 (born May 16, 1955)https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_International_Who_s_Who/s90MD22wtA4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=debra+winger+may+1955&dq=debra+winger+may+1955&printsec=frontcover is an American actress. She starred in the films '' An Officer and a Gentleman'' (1982), ''Terms of Endearment'' (1983), and '' Shadowlands'' (1993), each of which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Winger won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for ''Terms of Endearment'', and the Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress for '' A Dangerous Woman'' (1993). Her other film roles include ''Urban Cowboy'' (1980), ''Legal Eagles'' (1986), '' Black Widow'' (1987), '' Betrayed'' (1988), ''The Sheltering Sky'' (1990), ''Forget Paris'' (1995), and ''Rachel Getting Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Winger
Kara Estelle Winger (née Patterson; born April 10, 1986) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is the American record holder in the javelin throw with a distance of . Career At the 2004 United States Olympic Trials (track and field), Patterson finished 19th with a distance of . In 2005, she won a silver medal at the 2005 Pan Am Junior Games with a distance of . Kara Patterson met her husband Russell Winger when he won the silver medal at the 2006 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics Shot Put and she placed 7th in the javelin. Winger told this story after placing 2nd the 2019 USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Javelin to champion Ariana Ince. At the 2008 Olympic Trials, Winger won with a distance of 53.93 m. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Winger didn't make it past the qualifying round and finished 41st overall with a distance of 54.39 m. At the 2009 World Trials, Winger won with a distance of 63.95 m. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kip Winger
Charles Frederick Kip Winger (born June 21, 1961) is an American bass guitarist and singer, active as a member of the rock band Winger and as a solo artist. He initially gained notability as a member of Alice Cooper's band, contributing bass and vocals to his '' Constrictor'' and ''Raise Your Fist and Yell'' albums. Biography Early days Winger was born in Colorado to parents who were both musicians. At age 16, Winger began studying classical music after hearing the works of composers such as Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky in ballet class. At that time he sent a demo tape to Alan Parsons, from whom he received a personal reply. As a teenager, Winger played in a band named Blackwood Creek with his brothers Nate and Paul plus friend Peter Fletcher (formerly in Pigmy Love Circus). Blackwood Creek disbanded in 1980. Kip, his brothers, and Fletcher also played the Denver area bar scene as the band Colorado. Winger's first release was a Rainbow Music Hall live recording of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Winger
Mark Winger (born November 26, 1962) is a former nuclear power plant technician from Springfield, Illinois. He was convicted in 2002 of the 1995 murder of his wife Donnah Winger, an operating room technician, and Roger Harrington (born 1967). Winger had married Donnah Winger (née Brown, born 1963) in 1989. His case is featured on the Season 3, Episode 8, titled "Rotten to the Core", from the Show '' Deadly Sins''. Murder of Donnah Winger On August 23, 1995, Donnah Winger was driven from St. Louis International Airport to her home in Springfield by shuttle driver Roger Harrington. The Wingers later complained to Harrington's employer, saying that Harrington gave Donnah a "hard time" during the ride by talking about getting high and having orgies. Six days later, Mark Winger called 911, saying that he had shot Harrington to death after Harrington attacked Donnah with a hammer in their home. The police initially believed that Harrington had broken into the Wingers' home and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Winger
Odd Winger (8 January 1923 – 4 February 1998) was a Norwegian journalist, novelist, and children's writer. Career Born in Strinda on 8 January 1923, Winger made his literary debut in 1953 with the sea novel ''Mot Land's End''. In 1962 he wrote the psychological thriller , where four protagonists are revealed as selfish male chauvinists. Another psychological thriller is from 1965, set in a suburban enviromnent. Further novels are (1966), (1967), (1968), and (1971). His short story collection from 1974 is a satirical description of the consumer society. He wrote the novels (1976), (1977), and from 1985. He also wrote books for children and young adults. He worked as a journalist for the newspaper ''Dagbladet'' from 1958. He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Winger
Richard Lee Winger (born August 27, 1943) is an American, political activist and analyst. He is the publisher and editor of ''Ballot Access News''. He sits on the editorial board of the ''Election Law Journal''. Winger publishes analysis, statistics and legal information and supports expanded access to the ballot for minor parties. Overview Winger is widely regarded as an expert on ballot access and election law, as well as on the topic of third parties in the United States. Though not a attorney, Winger periodically testifies in court cases and legislative hearings and is a source for both the media and political organizers. He has been published in ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''Journal of Election Law'', the ''Fordham Urban Law Review'', ''American Review of Politics'', ''California Journal'' and other publications. He has appeared as a commentator on ballot access on NBC, ABC, CNN, and NPR. Since 1985 Winger has published ''Ballot Access News'', a monthly newsletter covering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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