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Gwynne is an Anglified spelling of the Welsh name Gwyn which means 'white' or/and 'blessed'. Given name * Gwynne Dyer (b. 1943), male Canadian journalist * G. Blakemore Evans (1912–2005), male American scholar * Gwynne Evans (1880–1965), male American swimmer * Gwynne Geyer, American operatic soprano * Gwynne Gilford (b. 1946), American actress * Gwynne Herbert (1859–1946), British actress * Gwynne Jones (b. 1945), male English cricketer * Gwynne Kimpton (1873–1930), English musician and conductor * Gwynne McElveen (born 1974), American-born Irish actress * Gwynne Nettler (1913–2007), Canadian sociologist, psychologist, and movie stuntman * Gwynne Pugh, male American architect * Gwynne Shipman (1909–2005), American film actress * Gwynne Shotwell (b. 1963), American businesswoman * Gwynne Williams (born 1937), male Welsh writer * Gwynne Wilcox, American attorney and politician Surname * Andrew Gwynne (b. 1974), British politician * Anne Gwynne (b. 1918), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. , it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of and over of Coastline of Wales, coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperate climate, north temperate zone and has a changeable, Oceanic climate, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff. A distinct Culture of Wales, Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffudd ap Llywelyn in 1055. After over 200 years of war, the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by King Edward I o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Gwynne
Anne Gwynne (born Marguerite Gwynne Trice; December 10, 1918 – March 31, 2003) was an American actress who was known as one of the first scream queens because of her numerous appearances in horror films. Gwynne was also one of the most popular pin-ups of World War II. She is the maternal grandmother of actor Chris Pine. Early life Gwynne was born on December 18, 1918, in Waco, Texas, the daughter of Pearl (née Guinn) and Jefferson Benjamin Trice, an apparel manufacturer. She had a brother Jefferson Jr. After her family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, she attended Stephens College, where she studied drama. Career While accompanying her father to a convention in Los Angeles, Gwynne obtained a job modeling for Catalina Swimwear. She soon began acting in small theaters and appeared in a newsreel and a charity short. In June 1939, she signed a contract with Universal and was immediately put to work in '' Unexpected Father''. Universal cast her in a variety of genres includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Gwynne
Ivor H. Gwynne (1867–1934) was a Welsh people, Welsh trade unionist and politician. Biography Born in Briton Ferry,Arthur Mee, ''Who's Who in Wales'' (1921), p.170 Gwynne worked in the tinplate industry all his life. He joined the Independent Association of Tinplate Makers on its formation in 1886, but it collapsed in 1898. Gwynne was central to the formation of a new union, the Tin and Sheet Millmen's Association, becoming its first president.Arthur Pugh, ''Men of Steel'', p.502 In 1904, he stood for the full-time general secretaryship of the union. Initial results indicated that he had been narrowly defeated by Henry Davies, but some branches had allowed non-members to vote, and when the election was re-run, Gwynne won. In 1905, Gwynne moved to Swansea to take up his new post, and he became involved in local politics. Ramsay MacDonald asked him to stand for the Labour Representation Committee (1900), Labour Representation Committee in East Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howell Gwynne (MP)
Howell Gwynne (16 April 1718 – 1780) was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Radnorshire from 1755 to 1761, and Old Sarum 1761 to 1768. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, Howell stood unsuccessfully at the 1754 general election as candidate for Breconshire. The following year he was chosen by chosen by the agents of the Duke of Newcastle as their candidate for the Radnorshire seat which had been vacated by Sir Humphrey Howorth. He was elected unopposed, and his expenses £173 were paid out of secret service money. His subsequent appointment as Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire offended Lord Carnarvon, and a deal was eventually reached whereby Gwynne would remain Lord Lieutenant for five years, and at the next election abandon Radnorshire in favour of a seat in the rotten borough of Old Sarum. Carnarvon took the Radnorshire seat, and Gwynne was duly returned for Old Sarum at the 1761 general election, and held it until 1768. Described as "dim", he n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howell Arthur Gwynne
Howell Arthur Keir Gwynne, CH (3 September 1865 – 26 June 1950) was a Welsh author, newspaper editor of the London ''Morning Post'' from 1911 to 1937. Early life He was the son of Richard Gwynne, a schoolmaster and his wife Charlotte Lloyd, born at Kilvey; Llewellyn Henry Gwynne was his brother. He attended Swansea Grammar School. Journalistic career Gwynne began his career as a foreign correspondent in the Balkans, and then became the Reuters news correspondent in Romania. Holmes, Colin. "Gwynne, H. A." In Levy, Richard S. (ed.) ''Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution''. ABC-CLIO, 2005 (p.286) Early in his career, Gwynne was part of the group of journalists and writers including also Rudyard Kipling, Perceval Landon, Julian Ralph and F.W. Buxton who helped start a newspaper, ''The Friend'', for Lord Roberts for the British troops in Bloemfontein, the newly captured capital of the Orange Free State during the Boer War. Kipling and Gwy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Gwynne
Horace "Lefty" Gwynne (October 5, 1912 – April 16, 2001) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Canada, who competed in the 1930s and won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was still an amateur when he won the gold medal. Born in Toronto, Gwynne left school after grade 8, weighing only 65 lb (29.5 kg). When he started to grow, he began working out in Stokley's Gym in Toronto to lose weight in order to become a jockey. Amateur career At age nineteen he won the Canadian amateur flyweight championship in London, Ontario. He entered the 1932 Olympic trials as a bantamweight, a class permitting up to 118 lb (53.5 kg); he weighed 116. Gwynne won the Canadian amateur bantamweight title, which sent him to the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, despite his having fought only fifteen bouts before the Games. He won the Olympic gold medal match against the German Hans Ziglarski, knocking him down in the second round and winning on points. It took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haydn Gwynne
Haydn Gwynne (; 21 March 195720 October 2023) was an English actress. She was nominated for the 1992 BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for the comedy series '' Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1991), and won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the Broadway production of ''Billy Elliot the Musical''. She was also a five-time Laurence Olivier Award nominee, winning posthumously in 2024. Her other television roles included '' Peak Practice'' (1999–2000), '' Merseybeat'' (2001–2002), and playing Camilla in '' The Windsors'' from 2016 until her death in 2023. Early life and education Haydn Gwynne was born on 21 March 1957 in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, to Rosamond ( Dobson) (1915-2017) and Guy Thomas Haydn Gwynne (1915–1994). She played county level tennis before studying sociology at the University of Nottingham, and was fluent in French and Italian. After university she took a five-year lectureship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Gwynne
Glenn Gwynne (born 22 February 1972) is an Australian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a defender. Career Born in Mossman, Gwynne played at club level in Australia for Brisbane United, Parramatta Eagles and Brisbane Strikers. He also earned two caps for Australia in 1998. Honours Australia *OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ... References 1972 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Brisbane Strikers FC players Parramatta FC players 1998 OFC Nations Cup players Men's association football defenders People from Mossman, Queensland Soccer players from Queensland {{Australia-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gwynne
George Gwynne (c. 1623 – 1673) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660. Gwynne was the son of David Gwynne and his wife Joan Morgan daughter of George Morgan of Itton, Monmouthshire. He inherited Pencoyd Castle Monmouthshire from his uncle Christopher Morgan. In April 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament for Radnorshire in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was a J P for Radnorshire in 1655. In 1656, he was re-elected MP for Radnorshire for the Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speaker of the House of Commons. In its first sess .... In 1660, Gwynne was re-elected MP for Radnorshire in the Convention Parliament. He was one of those nominated for the Knight of the Royal Oak award in 1660. He was listed as one of the Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Gwynne
Gavin Gwynne (born 25 April 1990) is a Welsh professional boxer who has held the European lightweight title since 2023. He previously held the British lightweight title between 2022 and 2024 and the Commonwealth lightweight title between 2021 and 2022. Professional career Gwynne made his professional debut on 23 July 2016, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Joe Beeden at the Rhydycar Leisure Centre in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. After compiling a record of 7–0 (1 KO) he defeated Henry James on 15 December 2017 at the Merthyr Leisure Centre in Merthyr Tydfil, capturing the vacant Welsh Area lightweight title via PTS over ten rounds. Two fights later he faced Myron Mills on 27 October 2018 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. In a fight which served as a final eliminator for the British lightweight title, Gwynne defeated Mills via ten-round unanimous decision (UD) with the judges' scorecards reading 97–93, 96–94, and 96–94. Following an eight-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Gwynne
Frederick Hubbard Gwynne (July 10, 1926 – July 2, 1993) was an American actor, artist and author, who is widely known for his roles in the 1960s television sitcoms '' Car 54, Where Are You?'' (as Francis Muldoon) and '' The Munsters'' (as Herman Munster), as well as his later film roles in '' The Cotton Club'' (1984), '' Pet Sematary'' (1989), and '' My Cousin Vinny'' (1992). Early life Gwynne was born on July 10, 1926, in New York City, the son of Frederick Walker Gwynne, a partner in the securities firm Gwynne Brothers, and his wife Dorothy Ficken Gwynne, who, before her marriage, was a successful artist known for her "Sunny Jim" comic character. He had at least two siblings, Dorothy Gwynne and Bowers Gwynne, both of whom died young. His paternal grandfather, Walker Gwynne, was an Anglican priest, born c. 1846 in Camus, County Tyrone, Ireland, who married American Helen Lea Bowers. His maternal grandfather, H. Edwards Ficken, was a British immigrant who married the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emlyn Gwynne
Thomas Emlyn Gwynne (fourth ¼ 1898 – fourth ¼ 1962) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Mountain Ash RFC and Swansea RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for both Great Britain, Wales and Glamorgan, and at club level for Hull FC, as a . Background Emlyn Gwynne's birth was registered in Llanelli, Wales, and his death aged 63 was registered in West Glamorgan, Wales. Playing career International honours Emlyn Gwynne won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Hull in the 15–39 defeat by England at White City Stadium, Sloper Road, Grangetown, Cardiff on Wednesday 14 November 1928, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Hull in 1928 against Australia, and New Zealand, and in 1929 against Australia. County honours Emlyn Gwynne played on the and scored a try in Glamorgan's 18–14 victory over Monmouthshire in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
