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Frazer (name)
Frazer is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Frazer Hines, British actor * Frazer Irving, British comic artist * Frazer Richardson (born 1982), English footballer Surname *Augustus Simon Frazer (1776–1835), British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars * Bob Frazer, Canadian actor * Charles Fraser (botanist) (1788–1831), Scottish-born botanist and explorer in Australia * Dan Frazer, American actor *Gordon Frazer, Australian engineer * Ian Frazer, Scottish-Australian physician and scientist, joint inventor of the HPV vaccine * Jendayi Frazer, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs *James George Frazer (1854–1941), Scottish social anthropologist, author of ''The Golden Bough'' *James S. Frazer (1824-1893), American judge and politician * John Frazer, British architect *J. D. Frazer, pen name Illiad, artist and writer of the webcomic ''User Friendly'' * Joseph W. Frazer, American automobile executive *Lily Frazer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frazer Hines
Frazer Simpson Frederick Hines (born 22 September 1944) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor and appeared in '' A King in New York'' (1957) with Charlie Chaplin. He later played Jamie McCrimmon in '' Doctor Who'', appearing in 117 episodes of the series, more than any other companion. He was a regular in the series alongside Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor between 1966 and 1969, and made guest appearances in the 1980s stories ''The Five Doctors'' and ''The Two Doctors''. He also had a long-running role as Joe Sugden in '' Emmerdale Farm'' between 1972 and 1994. Early life and career Hines was born in Horsforth, a north-west suburb of Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the third son of Bill and Molly Hines. His mother was Scottish and came from Port Glasgow. Shortly after Hines was born, the family moved to Harrogate where his mother ran a boarding house. As a child, Hines went to the Western Board Primary School and then Norwood College. Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph W
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Frazer
Chloe Frazer is a fictional character in the ''Uncharted'' series, developed by Naughty Dog. Chloe, like series protagonist Nathan Drake, is a treasure hunter. Introduced in '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'', where she has a romantic history with Drake, she later appears in '' Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception'', and becomes the main protagonist in '' Uncharted: The Lost Legacy''. Chloe is initially depicted as a strong character who aggressively looks out for her own interests, although over the course of ''The Lost Legacy'' she evolves into a more heroic and selfless individual. She is portrayed by Claudia Black through voice and motion capture. Chloe was designed to provide a darker counterpart to Drake, while Black compared her personality to that of Indiana Jones. The character was well-received by gamers and the press, who noted her independence and sensuality while also considering her to be unique and fun; character designer Justin Richmond stated that she was one of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frazer Yeats
Frazer Yeats is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Ben Lawson. The character was introduced into the serial as part of a group of four characters branded as "20 somethings". He debuted in the episode airing on 12 October 2006. He departed the serial 25 April 2008 after Lawson quit. He was central to notable storylines such as gambling, paralysis, pseudocyesis and causing the accidental death of his younger brother as a minor. Creation and casting The character was created in 2006 along with three others, as part of a new group of "20 somethings". Nicky Whelan, Natalie Saleeba and Christian Clark were cast as Pepper Steiger, Rosetta Cammeniti and Will Griggs respectively, around the same time as Ben Lawson was cast as Frazer after he was offered the role. Their inclusion in the serial was part of the producers attempts to introduce more contemporary characters, despite not knowing each other they all share the same house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William C
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Frazer
Tess Frazer is an American actress from New York City. She is best known for starring alongside Michelle Dockery, Merritt Wever, and Jeff Daniels when playing Callie Dunne in the Emmy Award winning Netflix western TV miniseries '' Godless''. Early life and education A native New Yorker born into a family of actors, Tess has performed on stage in New York and beyond since she was a young child. Frazer is a graduate of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and trained at Maggie Flanigan Studio and Circle in the Square Theatre. She has studied and performed improv comedy at IO Theater in Chicago, Illinois, as well as The PIT, Magnet, and UCB theaters in New York City. Theatre Tess originated the role of Lorna in the world premiere of award-winning playwright Tracy Letts’s '' Mary Page Marlowe'' at the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Directed by Tony Award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro, the play opened in April of 2016 to rave r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Frazer
Ron Frazer (7 December 1928 – 8 January 1983) alternatively Ron Fraser, was an Australian actor, comedian and screenwriter, he was known for roles in theatre and television, primarily as a character actor. Career Fraser started his career in 1948 in theatre locally, before moving to London, England working in repertory in the West End, and even appearing briefly in a film, greeting Good afternoon to Elizabeth Taylor. Having came back to Australia, He began in stage revue and wrote many skits and gags for the satirical comedy series ''The Mavis Bramston Show'', before joining the cast as a regular member in 1966, in various roles including the character ''Ocker''; Frazer is credited with neologising the Australian slang term "ocker". In another regular routine Frazer performed in the Bramston show, he used the catchphrase "my second-best friend", and this also gained wide currency at the time. Frazer also appeared in the Australian sitcoms ''The Gordon Chater Show'', '' Birds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Frazer
Rolando Frazer Thorne (born July 3, 1958 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian former professional basketball player. At a height of 6'7" (2.01 m) tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. He was an inaugural inductee of the Briar Cliff Athletic Hall of Fame, in 1991. College career Frazer, originally a native of Panama City, Panama, was recruited by head coach Ray Nacke to play college basketball at Briar Cliff College, in Sioux City, Iowa. He was cited as an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American as a freshman, when he averaged 15.6 points per game, as a sixth man. He led the nation (all divisions) in scoring his junior year, when he averaged 36.4 points per game. He averaged 30.1 points per game as a senior, when the Chargers finished with a 27–3 record, and were the number one rated team in the final NAIA top twenty poll. Overall, in 118 games played, Frazer averaged 26.2 points, 9.4 rebounds per game, and 1.7 assists per game, and shot 60.5 percent from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persifor Frazer
Persifor Frazer (August 9, 1736April 24, 1792) was an American farmer, soldier, and industrialist, and the founder of one of the most prominent families of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Life Frazer, the son of John and Mary Smith Frazer, was born in Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, not far from Philadelphia. He married Mary "Polly" Taylor on October 2, 1766, and managed a prosperous farm near Brandywine Creek. They raised ten children, many of whom established their own successful businesses and lineages. Grandson Persifor Frazer Smith was a leading brigadier general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War. Frazer became a leading regional political figure resisting the growing British power in the colonies. During the American Revolutionary War, in early 1776, he was elected as the captain of Company A, Fourth Pennsylvania Battalion and later was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Fifth Pennsylvania Line, both under "Mad Anthony" Wayne. Frazer was captured at the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Frazer
Margaret Frazer, born Gail Lynn Brown (November 26, 1946 – February 4, 2013), was an American historical novelist, best known for more than twenty historical mystery novels and a variety of short stories. The pen name was originally shared by Frazer and Mary Monica Pulver Kuhfeld in their collaboration on ''The Novice's Tale'', the first of the ''Sister Frevisse'' books featuring the Benedictine nun Dame Frevisse. Their collaboration came to an end with ''The Murderer's Tale'', the sixth book in the series. Starting with the Edgar Award-nominated ''The Prioress' Tale'', the Margaret Frazer pen name was used exclusively by Gail Brown. She also wrote the ''Player Joliffe'' mysteries, starring the medieval actor Joliffe. Frazer was born and grew up in Kewanee, Illinois. An actress and member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, she lived and worked in Elk River, Minnesota. Frazer died February 4, 2013, from breast cancer, aged 66. Overview The first six ''Dame Frevisse'' myste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Frazer
Lucy Frazer (born 17 May 1972) is a British politician serving as Minister of State for Housing and Planning since October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, she previously served as Solicitor General for England and Wales and Minister of State for Prisons. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Cambridgeshire since 2015. Prior to being elected to Parliament, she practiced as a barrister and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2013. Early life Born on 17 May 1972 in Yorkshire, Frazer is descended from Jewish immigrants among whom was her grandfather Hyman Frazer, headmaster of Gateway Grammar School in Leicester. Education Frazer was educated at Gateways School for Girls, Leeds Girls' High School and Newnham College, Cambridge, where she was elected President of the Cambridge Union. Career Before entering politics, Frazer worked as a barrister in commercial law in London. She was appointed Queen's Counsel at the age of 40. She was selected as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Frazer
Lily Francesca Plummer-Frazer (born 17 September 1988) is an English actress. She was nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award for her performance in the West End production of ''In the Heights''. On television, she is known for her roles in the iPlayer series ''Ladhood'' (2019–2022) and the period drama ''Hotel Portofino'' (2022–). Early life Frazer is from the Nuneaton and Bedworth area of Warwickshire. She took classes at the Wendy Morton Academy of Dance in Atherstone. She went on to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre at Arts Educational School in London. Career After leaving ArtsEd, Frazer was cast in her first West End production, joining the ensemble of the long-running musical ''Les Misérables'' at the Queen's Theatre. She was also the second cover for Éponine and took part in the ''Les Mis Gives… at Christmas'' cabaret. She workshopped ''Viva Forever!'' , the Spice Girls musical. She then joined the ensemble of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' for its arena tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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