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Orrison
Orrison is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Orrison (1928–2011), American film and television stunt performer * Carrol Orrison (born 1929), American politician * Katherine Orrison (born 1948), American set decorator, producer, costumer, and author See also * Orison (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Orrison
Katherine Orrison (born November 18, 1948) is an American set decorator, art director, producer, costumer, author and film historian specializing in the films of Cecil B. DeMille, the life and career of actor Henry Wilcoxon, and the epic film ''The Ten Commandments''. Early life and education Orrison was born in Anniston, Alabama to John M. Orrison and Mary H. Orrison. She spent time visiting her grandparents in Pompano Beach, Florida when she was young. She was inspired to pursue film after seeing ''The Ten Commandments'' film when she was 9 years old. She even started putting lamb's blood on her doorposts after seeing the film. Orrison graduated from the Sacred Heart Convent in Cullman, Alabama in 1966. She later attended the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theater Arts (in Pasadena, California). She married Peter Coe, but their marriage was annulled in 1969. After the annulment, Orrison worked for various companies like Filmation and Disney on animated films and commercials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Orrison
Robert P. "Bob" Orrison (July 28, 1928 – October 11, 2014) was an American film and television stunt performer. He was the stunt double for actor Audie Murphy for many films and did stunt work in John Wayne movies such as '' The Undefeated'' and ''Chisum''. He also performed stunts in such films as ''The Wild Bunch'', ''Smokey and the Bandit'', ''Rambo III'', '' Days of Thunder'', ''Die Hard 2'', and ''Speed''. For television, he worked on the original '' Star Trek'' series doubling for Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley on several occasions.Gene Scott Frees''Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary'' Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2014, p.198 He was the primary stunt driver of the General Lee car on ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', and doubled for George Peppard in stunts performed for ''The A-Team''. On October 11, 2014, Orrison and his friend and fellow retired stuntman, Gary McLarty, were killed in a traffic collision in Rancho Cordova, California Ranch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrol Orrison
Carrol P. Orrison (May 19, 1929 – December 25, 2016) was an American politician in the state of Wyoming. He served in the Wyoming House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party. He attended the University of Wyoming and Allen University Allen University is a private historically black university in Columbia, South Carolina. It has more than 600 students and still serves a predominantly Black constituency. The campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as All ..., and was a brewery owner and wholesale distributor. He owned Casper Beverage in Casper and Orrison Distributing. He died on December 25, 2016. References 1929 births 2016 deaths Democratic Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives University of Wyoming alumni Allen University alumni People from Sapulpa, Oklahoma Businesspeople from Wyoming 20th-century American businesspeople Politicians from Oklahoma {{Wyoming-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |