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Oldman
Oldman may refer to: People * Oldman (king) (died 1687), King of the Miskito Nation *Albert Oldman (1883–1961), British boxer * C. B. Oldman (1894–1969), English bibliographer *Gary Oldman (born 1958), British actor * Hugh Oldman (1914–1988), British soldier and cricketer *Kurt Oldman, Swiss-born composer *Mark Oldman (born 1969), American entrepreneur *Maureen Oldman, known as Laila Morse, (born 1945), British actress * Richard Oldman (1877–1943), British Army officer *William Ockelford Oldman (1879–1949), ethnographic collector and dealer Places *Oldman Formation, Alberta, Canada * Oldman Lake, Montana, United States *Oldman River, Alberta, Canada *Oldman River valley parks system, Alberta, Canada *Oldman Wood, Scotland, United Kingdom Other uses * Old man (other) *Coyote Oldman, American band * Old-man cactus, plant * Oldman klipfish * Oldman wormwood, flowering plant *Old Man of the Mountain The Old Man of the Mountain, also called the Great Stone Face an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Oldman began acting in theatre in 1979 and made his film debut in '' Remembrance'' (1982). He continued to follow a stage career in London's Royal Court and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, with credits including ''Cabaret'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Entertaining Mr Sloane'', '' Saved'', '' The Country Wife'' and ''Hamlet''. He rose to prominence in British film with his portrayals of Sid Vicious in ''Sid and Nancy'' (1986), Joe Orton in ''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987) and Rosencrantz in ''Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead'' (1990), while also attracting attention as the leader of a gang of football hoolig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Oldman
Mark Stanford Oldman (born January 5, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, wine expert, and author of several books on wine. He has been described as "one of the wine world's great populizers" and "one of the wine world's great showmen." He regularly appears at food and wine festivals as well as corporations and institutions, and teaches a course on entrepreneurship for Stanford University. Early life Oldman was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City, the son of a pediatrician and a psychologist. He was raised in Martinsville, New Jersey. In high school, he served as president of the National Honor Society and a member of the wrestling team. Oldman received his B.A. and M.A. in English from Stanford University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was initiated into the Sigma Chi, Sigma Chi Fraternity. He also received a J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he won the Hilmer Oehlmann, Jr. Prize for excellence in writing. He founded and served as president of thStanford Wine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ockelford Oldman
William Ockleford Oldman (24 August 1879 – 30 June 1949) was a British collector and dealer of ethnographic art and European arms and armour. His business ''W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London'' was mostly active between the late 1890s and 1913. Oldman purchased collections from various sources including items that were considered surplus from many small British museums. He produced a series of auction catalogues between 1901 and 1913 that were well illustrated with photographs and remain an important reference for collectors, subject experts and museums to this day. In addition to holding auctions he also reserved items for possible sale to private collectors and scholars. He maintained frequent correspondence with his network of collectors and he was often visited by museum professionals and scholars from institutions around the world. Oldman continued to deal in artifacts after 1913 but ceased to arrange auctions. Instead he sent out artefact lists to his contacts. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldman River
The Oldman River is a river in southern Alberta, Canada. It flows roughly west to east from the Rocky Mountains, through the communities of Fort Macleod, Lethbridge, and on to Grassy Lake, where it joins the Bow River to form the South Saskatchewan River, which eventually drains into the Hudson Bay. Oldman River has a total length of and a drainage area of . History The Oldman River was, at one time, known as the Belly River. The Belly River is now a separate river that is a tributary of the Oldman. In 1991, the Alberta government finished construction of the Oldman River Dam. The Piikani renegade, led by Milton Born With A Tooth, had attempted to divert the Oldman River away from the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District canal intake, leading to an armed standoff. The dam was constructed where the Oldman, Crowsnest, and Castle river systems converge. 2013 floods On June 21, 2013, during the 2013 Alberta floods Alberta experienced heavy rainfall that triggered catastro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Oldman
Colonel Sir Hugh Richard Deare Oldman KBE, MC (24 June 1914 – 26 November 1988) was a British Army officer who later served as Secretary for Defence of the Sultanate of Oman. He was one of the major participants in the ''coup d'état'' in July 1970 that brought Sultan Qaboos to the throne of Oman. He also played first-class cricket in Pakistan. Early life Born in Belgaum in India in 1914, the eldest son of Major General Richard Oldman, Hugh Oldman was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He served as a police constable with the London Metropolitan Police from August 1936 to June 1937. British military career Oldman joined the East Yorkshire Regiment and, as a captain, won the Military Cross in North Africa in 1942. He assumed command of his battalion in June 1944 and, in August, of the 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, following the death of its commanding officer in action. He commanded the 8th Battalion during the advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldman Formation
The Oldman Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Cretaceous (Campanian stage) age that underlies much of southern Alberta, Canada. It consists primarily of sandstones that were deposited in fluvial channel and floodplain environments. It was named for exposures along the Oldman River between its confluence with the St. Mary River and the city of Lethbridge, and it is known primarily for its dinosaur remains and other fossils.Eberth, D.A. and Hamblin A.P. 1993. Tectonic, stratigraphic, and sedimentologic significance of a regional discontinuity in the upper Judith River Group (Belly River wedge) of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and northern Montana. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30: 174-200. Lithology The Oldman Formation is composed primarily of light-colored, fine-grained sandstones. They are upward-fining, lenticular to sheet-like bodies that are yellowish, steep-faced and blocky in outcrop. The formation also includes lesser amounts of siltstone and mudstone.Ebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Oldman
Kurt Oldman is a Swiss born composer of music for television and film. Early life and career Oldman was born in Switzerland to parents who were both musicians. His father attended the Conservatory of Music in Fribourg. His grandfather and great-grandfather were also classical musicians. Oldman received musical training at the Fribourg Conservatory and the Lucerne Swiss Jazz School in Lucerne, Switzerland. As a young child he was inspired by several film music scores, including the score for ''E.T.'' The first film that Oldman scored was ''Endless Escape'', a 2.5 hours Swiss-produced feature docu-drama. After this he attended film scoring classes at UCLA during the beginning part of his career. Career Oldman produces music mainly for films and TV. His early film work includes the independent films ''Killer Holiday'', (Lionsgate) ''2013'', ''Babysitter Wanted'', '' Neighbor'', ''All Along'', ''Holiday Baggage'', ''King of Paper Chasin'' and ''Tapia'', a documentary about the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Oldman
Albert Leonard Oldman (18 November 1883 – 15 January 1961) was an English super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London for Great Britain. Biography Oldman was born in Mile End, London in 1883. His passage to Olympic gold was one of the smoothest ever as he knocked out his first rival within a minute. He received a bye in the semi-final and defeated Sydney Evans, his fellow Briton, in less than two minutes in the final. Oldman, who served in the Royal Horse Guards, later became a policeman in the City of London Police. He emigrated to join the Ceylon force in 1910. He died on 15 January 1961, at the age of 77, in Upminster Upminster is a suburb, suburban town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Havering. Located east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is one of the district centres identified for development in the London Plan. Historically a rural ..., London. References External links * * * * 1883 births 1961 deaths English mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldman Lake
Oldman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Oldman Lake is immediately east of Mount Morgan and north of Flinsch Peak. Oldman Lake is a hike from the Two Medicine Store. See also *List of lakes in Glacier County, Montana There are at least 118 named lakes and reservoirs in Glacier County, Montana. Lakes * Alkali Lake, , el. * Allison Lake, , el. * Atsina Lake, , el. * Aubery Lake, , el. * Bench Lake, , el. * Big Spring Lake, , el. * Boundary Lake, , e ... References Lakes of Glacier National Park (U.S.) Lakes of Glacier County, Montana {{GlacierCountyMT-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laila Morse
Maureen Oldman (born 1 August 1945), known professionally as Laila Morse, is an English actress. Her roles include Janet in the drama film ''Nil by Mouth (film), Nil by Mouth'' (1997) and Mo Harris in the BBC One, BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Early life Laila Morse was born Maureen Oldman on 1 August 1945. Her brother is actor and filmmaker Gary Oldman. Career At the age of 51, Morse made her professional acting debut in the 1997 film ''Nil by Mouth (film), Nil by Mouth''. The BAFTA winning film also marked the debut of her brother Gary, as a writer and director. Morse's performance as the matriarch won her the award of 'Most Promising Newcomer in any Category' at the British Independent Film Awards. Morse's television debut was in ''The Bill'' for two episodes, which was followed by a regular role as Honky Mum in the BBC sitcom ''Honky Sausages'', and the character Molly in the 1999 television production of ''Great Expectations (1999 film), Great Expectations''. In 2000, Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coyote Oldman
Coyote Oldman is a duo of new-age musicians consisting of Native American flute players Barry Stramp and Michael Graham Allen. The name Coyote Oldman is derived from the trickster archetype in Native American mythology. Michael Graham Allen met Barry Stramp in 1981 at an Oklahoma City crafts fair. Their music can be described as new-age electronica. The duo plays Japanese and Indian flutes, Incan pan-pipes, ocarinas and Native American pipes, as well as contemporary instruments such as guitars and keyboards. Oklahoma-born Barry Stramp (b. 1959) is a classically trained concert flautist, while Alabama-born Michael Graham Allen (b. 1950) is a manufacturer of handmade flutes in addition to being a musician. Since 1987, the duo has released 13 albums. Discography * 1986 - ''Night Forest'' * 1987 - ''Tear of the Moon'' * 1988 - ''Landscape'' * 1990 - ''Thunder Chord'', Hearts of Space Records Hearts of Space Records is a record label owned by Valley Entertainment. The la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Oldman
Major-General Richard Deare Furley Oldman (31 June 1877 – 1943) was a British Army officer. Military career Educated at Haileybury, Oldman was commissioned into the Norfolk Regiment on 20 February 1897. He saw action in operations in Northern Nigeria in 1903 and 1904 for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment on the Western Front in 1915, commander of 117th Infantry Brigade on the Western Front in 1916 and commander of 15th Infantry Brigade on the Western Front in November 1917. He was wounded in May 1918 and gassed in June 1918. After the war he became commander of 2nd Infantry Brigade in August 1919, commander of 6th Infantry Brigade in October 1926 and General Officer Commanding 47th (2nd London) Division The 47th (1/2nd London) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. Formation The Territorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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