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Ronson
Ronson may refer to: People * Barbara Ronson (1942–2018), British Liberal Democrat politician * Billy Ronson (1957–2015), English footballer * Charlotte Ronson (born 1977), English fashion designer in New York * Gail Ronson (born 1946), British philanthropist * Gerald Ronson (born 1939), British businessman * Jon Ronson (born 1967), journalist, documentary filmmaker, radio presenter and author * Len Ronson (1936–2014), Canadian professional ice hockey winger * Mark Ronson (born 1975), English musician, DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer * Mick Ronson (1946–1993), English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer * Peter Ronson (1934–2007), born Pétur Rögnvaldsson, Icelandic-born athlete and actor * Samantha Ronson (born 1977), English DJ and singer-songwriter Other uses * M4 Sherman, American tank used during World War II allegedly nicknamed Ronson * Ronson (company) * Ronson flamethrower The "Ronson" flamethrower was developed f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Robbie Williams, Miley Cyrus, Queens of the Stone Age, and Bruno Mars. He has received seven Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Winehouse's album ''Back to Black'' and two for Record of the Year singles " Rehab" and "Uptown Funk". He received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Grammy Award for co-writing the song " Shallow" (performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper) for the film '' A Star Is Born'' (2018). Ronson was born in London and raised in New York City. His stepfather is Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones, which contributed to a childhood surrounded by music. While attending New York University, Ronson became a popular DJ in the hip-hop scene. His debut album ''Here Comes the Fuzz'' failed to have an effect on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronson (company)
Ronson Consumer Products Corporation was formerly based in Somerset, New Jersey, Somerset, New Jersey. It was a producer of lighters and lighter accessories. Zippo Manufacturing Company currently owns the related brands in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and continues to produce Ronson lighters and Ronsonol fuel. Ronson International Limited, located in Northampton, England, owns the Ronson brand in most other territories throughout the world. History The Art Metal Works The Ronson lighter company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander Harris (1910–11) as Business Manager, the company soon became World Famous. All accounts state that Louis Aronson was a gifted man, who at 16 years old set up a money-making shop in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a British-American journalist, author, and filmmaker whose works include '' Them: Adventures with Extremists'' (2001), ''The Men Who Stare at Goats'' (2004), and ''The Psychopath Test'' (2011). He has been described as a gonzo journalist, becoming a '' faux-naïf'' character in his stories. He produces informal but sceptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and science. He has published nine books and his work has appeared in publications such as ''The Guardian'', '' City Life'' and '' Time Out''. He has made several BBC Television documentary films and two documentary series for Channel 4. Early life Ronson was born in Cardiff on 10 May 1967. He attended Cardiff High School and later worked for CBC Radio in Cardiff before moving to London to study for a media degree at the Polytechnic of Central London.Nathan BevanWho is Jon Ronson? WalesOnline.co.uk, retrieved 13 June 2011. Career Writing Ronson's first book, ''Clubbed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Ronson
Samantha Ronson (born 7 August 1977) is an English DJ, singer, and songwriter who lives in Santa Monica, California, United States. Early life Ronson was born in Camden, London, to writer/socialite Ann Dexter-Jones and one-time music executive and real estate entrepreneur Laurence Ronson. When she was six years old her parents divorced and she moved with her siblings, mother and her mother's new boyfriend, Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones, to New York City, where her mother later married Jones. Her parents are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, with ancestors from Austria, Russia, and Lithuania, and Ronson was brought up in Conservative Judaism. Ronson's family name was originally Aaronson, but her grandfather Henry Ronson changed it to Ronson. She is the niece of property tycoon Gerald Ronson. Ronson is related to British Conservative politicians Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Leon Brittan, as well as Odeon Cinemas founder Oscar Deutsch. Ronson's older brother, Mark, is a music producer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Ronson
Charlotte Julia Ronson (born 7 August 1977) is an English fashion designer, currently based in Los Angeles, US. Career Charlotte Ronson always had an interest in fashion, however, she began designing after friends asked her to create pieces for them. Charlotte Ronson Homepage She graduated from New York University (NYU) after majoring in Studio Art and interned at ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Rolling Stone'', and with designer Cynthia Rowley. In 2001, she began garnering attention from popular fashion magazines such as ''Vogue''. By May 2002, Ronson had opened her flagship store on Elizabeth Street in New York. The Charlotte Ronson brand is partnered with Japanese apparel company, The Wall. Charlotte Ronson The original line of C. Ronson is now an offshoot of the larger Charlotte Ronson brand and the current New York store is now located on Mulberry Street. In 2008, Ronson designed a collaboration called "Play" by C. Ronson for Urban Outfitters, named after a mixtape her sister, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Ronson
Michael Ronson (26 May 1946 – 29 April 1993) was an English musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer. He achieved critical and commercial success working with David Bowie as the guitarist of the Spiders from Mars. He was a session musician who recorded five studio albums with Bowie followed by four with Ian Hunter, and also worked as a sideman in touring bands with Van Morrison and Bob Dylan. Ronson and Bowie also produced Lou Reed's ''Transformer'' with Ronson playing lead guitar and piano and writing string arrangements, which brought mainstream recognition. The album is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, anchored by Reed's most successful single, " Walk on the Wild Side". Ronson recorded five solo studio albums, the most popular being '' Slaughter on 10th Avenue'', which reached No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart. He played with various bands after his time with Bowie. A classically trained musician, Ronson was known for his melodic approach to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Ronson
Gerald Maurice Ronson, CBE (born 27 May 1939) is a British business tycoon and philanthropist. He became known in the UK as one of the 'Guinness Four' for his part in the Guinness share-trading fraud of the 1980s as a result of which he was convicted and imprisoned. Early life and career Ronson was born into a middle-class Jewish family. He left school aged 15 to join his father in the family furniture business, named Heron after his father Henry. The company expanded into property development, at first with small residential projects, later with commercial and office properties too. By 1967 the company was active in seven European countries and fifty-two British municipalities. In the mid-1960s Ronson brought the first self-service petrol retail outlets to the United Kingdom. Heron International By the early 1980s Heron was one of the largest private companies in the United Kingdom, with assets of over £1.5 billion. By the 1990s, it almost collapsed with debts of over £1 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Ronson
Barbara Olwyn Ronson (16 December 1942 – 28 October 2018) was a Liberal Democrat politician from Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.Barbara Olwyn Ronson ''Links in a chain''. accessed 11 January 2009. Early life Born as Barbara Olwyn Gettins in , she was educated at Pikes Lane School, Bolton; (Girls Division); Manchester College of Commerce (now |
Billy Ronson
William Ronson (22 January 1957 – 8 April 2015) was an English footballer who spent twelve seasons in the English leagues, one in the North American Soccer League, six in the Major Indoor Soccer League and another seven years in a variety of lower division indoor and outdoor leagues in the United States. He also coached at the collegiate and professional levels. Playing career Ronson, the son of Fleetwood stalwart Percy Ronson, began his career at Blackpool, making his debut in March 1975 against Nottingham Forest. He originally struggled to break into the side but eventually managed to establish himself in the first team. In 1978, he went on loan to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. He was unable to prevent Blackpool's relegation during the 1977–78 season and spent one more year at the club before joining Cardiff City for a fee of £130,000, a club record at the time. He missed very few games in his two years at Ninian Park before growing di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Ronson
Dame Gail Ronson, DBE (born 3 July 1946) is a British charity fundraiser and the wife of businessman Gerald Ronson whom she married when she was 21 years old; she has four children - Lisa, Amanda, Nicole, and Hayley - and nine grandchildren. She is also an aunt by marriage to Mark, Samantha and Charlotte Ronson. A former model, Gail Ronson has contributed and supported a number of charitable organisations, including: *Roundhouse Trust, fundraiser * Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), President 2012 * Jewish Care (formerly the Jewish Welfare Board), former board member Damehood and charitable activity In the early years of her marriage, she became involved in charity work, handing out meals on wheels to elderly Jewish people. She later took part in charitable fund-raising initiatives: her first big project was the 125th anniversary of Jewish Care, in 1983, which was attended by Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Gail Ronson was honoured for philanthropy and as a do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Ronson
Leonard Keith Ronson (July 8, 1936 – September 29, 2014) was a professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Oakland Seals The California Golden Seals were a professional ice hockey club that competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967 to 1976. Based in Oakland, California, they played their home games at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. The S .... He died in 2014, aged 78. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1936 births 2014 deaths Baltimore Clippers players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Fort Wayne Komets players Fort Worth Wings players Galt Black Hawks players Hamilton Tiger Cubs players Indianapolis Chiefs players Kitchener Beavers (EPHL) players New York Rangers players Oakland Seals players Omaha Knights (CHL) players Portland Buckaroos players San Diego Gulls (WHL) players Ice hockey peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ronson
Peter Ronson (April 22, 1934 – January 16, 2007), born Pétur Rögnvaldsson, was an Icelandic-born athlete and actor. He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics. As an actor, he played Hans Bjelke and was credited as a technical adviser in the 1959 film adaptation of ''Journey to the Center of the Earth''. He died of natural causes in 2007 in Orange County, California. He is survived by two sons, Brian and Stephen, with his wife Marie, and by three children from a previous relationship, Lisa, Pétur Jr., and Kristine. Filmography *''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (1959) - Hans Belker References External links * 1934 births 2007 deaths Peter Ronson Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Peter Ronson Peter Ronson Peter Ronson (April 22, 1934 – January 16, 2007), born Pétur Rögnvaldsson, was an Icelandic-born athlete and actor. He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics. As an actor, he pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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