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Woolfe (surname)
Woolfe is the surname of: * Eric Woolfe, actor and artistic director in Toronto * Harry Bruce Woolfe (18801965), English film producer in the 1920s30s * John Woolfe (1932–1969), British racing driver * Kevin Woolfe (1930–2002), Australian rugby player in the 1950s * Nathan Woolfe (born 1988), English footballer * Richard Woolfe (born 1962), TV producer and senior executive in British broadcasting * Steven Woolfe (born 1967), British politician * Sue Woolfe (born 1950), Australian writer * Zachary Woolfe, American classical music critic ;Fictional people * Syd Woolfe, in ''Emmerdale'', a British soap opera See also * Woolf (surname) ''Alternate spellings include Wolfe (other), Wolfe, Wolff, Wulf and Wolf (other), Wolf.'' Woolf is a name that is used as a surname, given name, and a name among Germanic languages, Germanic-speaking peoples: see Wolf, Wulf. This ... {{surname Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Woolfe
Eric Woolfee is an actor, playwright, puppeteer, magician, and the artistic director of Eldritch Theatre, a Toronto-based theatre company specializing in horror plays using puppetry, live actors, and parlor magic. Career Some of his credits include roles in: * ''The Haunted Medicine Show.'' * ''Madhouse Variations.'' * ''The Babysitter.'' * ''The Strange & Eerie Memoirs of Billy Wuthergloom.'' * ''Dear'' ''Grendelmaus.'' * ''Sideshow of the Damned.'' * ''The Comedy of Errors'' (Humber River Shakespeare). * ''The Last Christmas Turkey'' (Touchmark Theatre). * ''Rocket & the Queen of Dreams'' (Roseneath Theatre) * ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (Canstage) * Timon in Disney's The Lion King. Nominations and Credits Eric Woolfe is said to have been nominated for over a dozen Dora Mavor Moore Awards as both an actor and playwright. He is a three-time nominee for the prestigious KM Hunter Memorial Award. Other credits include ''Step Right Up!, and Twas'', for Theatre Orangeville, ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Bruce Woolfe
Harry Bruce Woolfe (1880, Marylebone, London – 1965, Brighton) was an English film producer and occasional director who founded British Instructional Films. The company focused on documentaries, nature films, and works concerning World War I. He was himself a veteran so had an interest in using film to re-enact the war. This links to his being referred to as an "ardent imperialist" who intended to tell heroic stories of said war. In addition to work on war films he initiated the ''Secrets of Nature'' series. Select filmography Director * 1933 in film, 1933 : ''A Typical Rural Distribution System'' * 1933 in film, 1933 : ''Electricity: From Grid To Consumer'' * 1932 in film, 1932 : ''England Awake'' * 1925 in film, 1925 : ''Sons Of The Sea'' * 1924 in film, 1924 : ''Zeebrugge'' * 1923 in film, 1923 : ''Armageddon'' * 1921 in film, 1921 : ''The Battle Of Jutland'' Producer * ''Armageddon'' (1923) * ''Boadicea (film), Boadicea'' (1927) * ''The Battles of Coronel and Falkland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woolfe
John Woolfe (23 March 1932 – 14 June 1969) was a British racing driver from England, who specialised in sports car racing. He was killed as a result of crashing on the first lap of the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans race, an event which caused the traditional " Le Mans start" to be abolished the following year. Career Woolfe was born in London. He was a gentleman driver, and had several years' experience of racing sports cars. He formed his own team, John Woolfe Racing, with his business partner, Arnold Burton, and in 1968 he bought a Chevron B12, specially adapted to be fitted with a Repco V8 engine, similar to the unit which had won the Formula One World Championships in and . Woolfe was successful in domestic racing, and also entered several international races. The climax of his season was the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he entered himself alongside Digby Martland, but retired after only 27 laps, persistent overheating problems causing an engine failure. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Woolfe
Kevin Woolfe (1930-2002) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He was a triple premiership winner with South Sydney Rabbitohs. Kevin Woolfe was a Souths junior from Mascot, New South Wales, and went on to play five seasons with South Sydney Rabbitohs between 1950-1955. He won three premierships with Souths during his time there; 1950, 1951 and 1953. He retired from first grade football after the 1955 NSWRFL season The 1955 NSWRFL season was the 48th season of the New South Wales Rugby Football League. Ten teams from across Sydney competed for the NSWRFL Premiership J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season, which culminated in a replay of the previous year' .... Kevin Woolfe died on 19 October 2002 aged 72. Sydney Morning Herald: Death notice 21/10/2002 References {{South Sydney Rabbitohs squad 1953 NSWRFL premiership South Sydney Rabbitohs players Australian rugby league players 1930 births 2002 deaths Rugby league players from Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Woolfe
Nathan Brett Woolfe (born 6 October 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Cymru North club Airbus UK Broughton. Career Bolton Wanderers Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, Woolfe started his career at Bolton Wanderers, where he played up-front as a striker. He made his Bolton debut on 13 March 2008, at the Estádio José Alvalade against Sporting CP in the second leg match of the last 16 of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, replacing Heiðar Helguson for the final 14 minutes of a 1–0 loss (2–1 aggregate). On 13 November 2008, he joined Conference National club Wrexham on an initial one-month loan deal. Two days later, he was given his debut by Dean Saunders away to Weymouth, scoring a 20-yard free kick to open a 3–1 win. Woolfe was released by Bolton in June 2009, along with Blerim Džemaili, Robert Sissons and James Sinclair. Jerez Industrial / Non-league A month after his Bolton release, he had a trial with Rochdale and took part in a number of their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Woolfe
Joseph Richard Woolfe (born 14 August 1962) is a senior British broadcast figure. Until recently, Woolfe was the Creative Director of Prime Focus Productions, the UK arm of Prime Focus Group, a role created for him to help spearhead the post-production house's push into TV production, with a focus on high-end drama and entertainment formats. Woolfe was formerly channel controller of Sky1 and Channel 5. According to The Guardian, "''there is no one more noisy in UK TV management than Woolfe''". Early life He originates from East Sussex. He gained a BEd degree from Manchester Polytechnic. Career A self publicist, Woolfe's first major roles in the television industry were as Head of Entertainment at Planet 24, Editor of Entertainment Programmes at Granada Television and Entertainment and Features Producer at the BBC and at Real Television. He also served as Controller of LivingTV, Ftn and Bravo. BSkyB Woolfe took up the role of Head of Sky1, Sky2 and Sky3 at BSkyB in January 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Woolfe
Steven Marcus Woolfe (born 6 October 1967) is a British politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2014 until 2019. Woolfe was born in Moss Side in Manchester and studied law at Aberystwyth University, after which he worked as a barrister and a general counsel. He was elected to UKIP's National Executive Committee (NEC) in 2011 and was elected at the 2014 European Parliament election. He later contested Stockport as the UKIP candidate at the 2015 general election. Woolfe was considered a frontrunner in UKIP's September 2016 leadership election but was excluded from the race after submitting his nomination late. After Diane James resigned from the party leadership, he stood in the second UKIP leadership election of 2016 but withdrew after he was allegedly injured during an altercation with Mike Hookem, a fellow UKIP MEP. He resigned from UKIP in October 2016. Early life and education Woolfe, the eldest of a family of four, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Woolfe
Sue Woolfe (born 15 November 1950) is an Australian author, teacher, scriptwriter, editor and documentary film-maker. Biography Woolfe was raised in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney and completed tertiary studies at the University of Sydney and the University of New England. Her first novel, ''Painted Woman'', was runner-up in the ABC Bicentennial Awards. Later she adapted the novel for stage and radio. She was awarded a D'Arts from UTS in 2006. Bibliography * * * * Also published in France, 2009 * * * * Republished 2009 by University of Western Australia Press. * * Awards and nominations * 1996 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for fiction The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, also known as the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, were first awarded in 1979. They are among the richest literary awards in Australia. Notable prizes include the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, t ... for ''Leaning Towards Infinit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachary Woolfe
Zachary Woolfe is an American music critic who specializes in classical music. Since 2022 he has been chief classical music critic for ''The New York Times''. Education and career Woolfe studied at Princeton University. Although he "had written a little bit for newspapers in college", he had not anticipated a career in journalism. In 2008, however, a friend at ''The New York Observer'' asked Woolfe to assist in coverage of the 2008 US Open tennis tournament. After additional writing for the paper, Woolfe was offered a regular column in 2009, devoted to opera. In 2011 Woolfe started working as a freelance music critic for ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...'', reporting on opera festivals in the US and internationally. In 2015 he became cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd Woolfe
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2002, by order of first appearance. Elvis Dingle Elvis Dingle is Zak Dingle's cousin. He appeared in 2002 and 2004. Elvis, who is married to Marilyn, first appears in the village in 2002. They leave Zak's mother Peg with Zak before quickly leaving Emmerdale. Elvis returns six months later to collect Peg when Zak has had enough of her. Elvis, Marilyn and their sons Brando and Daniel, return in October 2004 to join Zak and his family celebrate their 10th anniversary of living in Emmerdale. Elvis is mentioned in 2014 on the day of Cain Dingle and Moira Barton's wedding. Marilyn Dingle Marilyn Dingle is the wife of Elvis Dingle. Marilyn, with her husband Elvis, first appears in the village in 2002. They leave Zak's mother Peg with Zak before quickly leaving Emmerdale. In May 2004, Marilyn gives birth to a son, Brando. Peg Dingle Molly Mairead "Peg" Dingle is the mother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolf (surname)
''Alternate spellings include Wolfe (other), Wolfe, Wolff, Wulf and Wolf (other), Wolf.'' Woolf is a name that is used as a surname, given name, and a name among Germanic languages, Germanic-speaking peoples: see Wolf, Wulf. This name is particularly popular in England especially in the south due to strong Saxon influence: see Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. Historians on Anglo Saxon Britain such as Barbara Yorke, have commented that the Woolf name originated from Oswelf the 'Wolf', who was a famous Saxon lord who in legend fought Hengist and Horsa, King Horsa. He supposedly changed his name to 'Woolf' from the more Germanic spelling of Wolf. This is the first recording of the Woolf name, although according to Yorke it is most likely that other Saxon families changed their name to this translation. Notable people with the name include: *Aida Woolf (1886–1967) was a British dress designer *Arthur Woolf (1766–1837), English engineer, best known for invention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |