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Kit (given Name)
Kit is usually an abbreviation of the given names Christopher (given name), Christopher, Katherine (given name), Katherine, Kathleen (given name), Kathleen, and similar names. People *Kit Ahern (1915–2007), Irish politician *Kit Armstrong (born 1992), American-born pianist and composer *Kit Bond (born 1939), American politician and U.S. Senator from Missouri *Kit Burns (1831–1870), American gang leader *Kit Carson (1809–1868), American frontiersman *Kit Chan (born 1972), Singaporean singer *Kittredge Cherry (born 1957), American author and minister *Kit Coleman (1864–1915), Canadian journalist *Kit Connor (born 2004), English actor *Kit Cope (born 1977), American kickboxer *Christopher Cradock (1862-1914), British admiral *Kit Culkin (born 1944), American actor *Kit Denton (1928–1997), Australian writer *Kit Fine (born 1946), British philosopher *Kit Harington (born 1986), English actor *Kit Hesketh-Harvey (1957–2023), British comedian *Kit Hiller (born 1948), Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Christopher (given Name)
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus *Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *Arabic: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر (''ʔi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kit Harington
Christopher Catesby Harington (born 26 December 1986), known professionally as Kit Harington, is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Jon Snow (character), Jon Snow in the HBO fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), for which he received a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe nomination and two nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards and Critics' Choice Television Awards. A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Harington made his professional acting debut in 2009 with the lead role of Albert Narracott in the West End theatre, West End play ''War Horse (play), War Horse''. He has since returned to the West End taking roles in productions of ''The Children's Monologues'' (2015), ''The Vote'' (2015), ''Doctor Faustus (play), Doctor Faustus'' (2016), and ''True West (play), True West'' (2018–2019). He portrayed the Prince Hal, titular role in the revival of William Shakespeare's ''Henry V (play), Henry V'' (2022). He currently is st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kit Reed
Kit Reed, also known as Lillian Hyde Craig or Lil(l)ian Craig Reed (June 7, 1932 – September 24, 2017), was an American author of both speculative fiction and literary fiction, as well as psychological thrillers under the pseudonym Kit Craig. Biography Reed was born Lillian Hyde Craig on June 7, 1932, in San Diego, California. She was a daughter of schoolteacher Lillian Hyde and US Naval officer John R. Craig. She was nicknamed "Kitten" at an early age and later legally changed her name to Kit Reed. Her father would command the submarine USS ''Grampus'' (SS-207), which was lost with all hands early in 1943, probably sunk by the Japanese. By age 12, she had written a series of books about a stand-up bunny rabbit. At the College of Notre Dame of Maryland (now Notre Dame of Maryland University), nuns let her write short stories instead of a research paper for her senior thesis, allowing her to avoid the research she hated." Reed worked as a journalist for a number of ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kit Pongetti
Kit Pongetti is an American actress, musician, writer and director, known for several acting roles, including playing Lady, the wife of the Janitor, in the show '' Scrubs'' and also for her role as Marta Trundel in ''iCarly''. Early life Pongetti was born in Kingsville, Texas and soon thereafter moved to Clear Lake, a suburb of Houston, Texas. Her father was a chemical engineer and her mother taught mathematics at Arizona State University. Pongetti graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993 and moved to Los Angeles in 1994. Career Pongetti performed in the band Those Who Dig. She began work in Los Angeles as an assistant to writers on the TV Series ''Roseanne'' in 1995. Thereafter, she began doing improvisational comedy at The Groundlings Theater, IO West and UCB. She has also performed music that was used in the TV series ''Gilmore Girls'' (" My Little Corner of the World", episode "Pilot") and ''My Boys'' (episode "Dinner Party"), as well as helping to write a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kit Pedler
Christopher Magnus Howard Pedler (11 June 1927 – 27 May 1981) was an English medical scientist, parapsychologist, and science fiction screenwriter and author. Career Pedler was the head of the electron microscopy department at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London, where he published a number of papers. His first television contribution was for the BBC programme ''Tomorrow's World''. ''Doctor Who'' In the mid-1960s, Pedler became the unofficial scientific adviser to the ''Doctor Who'' production team. Hired by producer Innes Lloyd to inject more hard science into the stories, Pedler formed a particular writing partnership with Gerry Davis, the programme's story editor. Their interest in the problems of science changing and endangering human life led them to create the Cybermen. Pedler wrote three scripts for ''Doctor Who'': '' The Tenth Planet'' (with Gerry Davis), ''The Moonbase'' and '' The Tomb of the Cybermen'' (also with Gerry Davis). He also submitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kit Pearson
Kathleen Margaret "Kit" Pearson (born April 30, 1947) is a Canadian writer and winner of numerous literature awards. Pearson wrote the linked novels ''The Sky Is Falling (Pearson novel), The Sky Is Falling'' (1989), ''Looking at the Moon'' (1991), and ''The Lights Go on Again'' (1993), published in 1999 as ''The Guests of War Trilogy'', and ''Awake and Dreaming'' (1996), which won the 1997 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2019.https://www.transatlanticagency.com/2019/01/07/kit-pearson-named-to-the-order-of-canada/ Agency press announcement of appointment to Order of Canada Pearson was born in Edmonton, Alberta and spent her childhood between that city and Vancouver, British Columbia. As a high-school student, she returned to Vancouver to be educated at Crofton House School. She obtained a degree in English Literature at the University of Alberta. In 1975, she began her Library degree at the Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe ( ; Baptism, baptised 26 February 156430 May 1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the English Renaissance theatre, Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the "many imitations" of his play ''Tamburlaine'', modern scholars consider him to have been the foremost dramatist in London in the years just before his mysterious early death. Some scholars also believe that he greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was baptised in the same year as Marlowe and later succeeded him as the preeminent Elizabethan playwright. Marlowe was the first to achieve critical reputation for his use of blank verse, which became the standard for the era. His plays are distinguished by their overreaching protagonists. Themes found within Marlowe's literary works have been noted as humanistic with realistic emotions, which some scholars find difficult to reconcile with Marlowe's "anti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kit Malthouse
Christopher Laurie "Kit" Malthouse (born 27 October 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician and businessman who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Hampshire since 2015. He served as Secretary of State for Education from 6 September to 25 October 2022, and previously served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from July to September 2022. Malthouse served on Westminster City Council from 1998 to 2006 and was Deputy Council Leader from 2004 to 2006. He served as a Conservative member of the London Assembly for West Central from 2008 to 2016, where he represented the City of Westminster, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. He served under then-Mayor of London Boris Johnson as Deputy Mayor for Policing from 2008 to 2012 and Deputy Mayor for Business and Enterprise from 2012 to 2015. Malthouse was elected as Member of Parliament for North West Hampshire at the 2015 general election. Foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kit Lathrop
Kit Douglas Lathrop (born August 10, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) and in the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. College career He played college football at West Valley College and Arizona State University. Professional career In the NFL, he played for the Denver Broncos, the Green Bay Packers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Washington Redskins. In the USFL, he played for the Chicago Blitz, the Arizona Wranglers, and the Arizona Outlaws. Lathrop earned a Super Bowl ring with the Redskins in 1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader .... External links USFL profile * 1956 births Living people American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kit Lambert
Christopher Sebastian "Kit" Lambert (11 May 1935 – 7 April 1981) was an English record producer, record label owner and the manager of the Who. Biography Early life Kit Lambert was born on 11 May 1935, the son of composer Constant Lambert and part-time actress Florence Kaye. He was the grandson of George Washington Lambert, a sculptor and painter who was an official war artist for the Australian government at Gallipoli during the First World War. His godfather was his father's friend and fellow composer, William Walton. His godmother was Margot Fonteyn, the prima ballerina who danced for Constant's company, The Royal Ballet, and with whom Constant had an affair causing him to leave Lambert's mother. Home life was difficult for Lambert who was sent to live with his grandmother at a young age. When he was 16, his father died at the age of 45. Career in film and music After studying history at Trinity College, Oxford, Lambert trained at the Mons Officer Cadet School a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kit Klein
Catherine "Kit" Klein (March 28, 1910 – April 13, 1985) was an Americans, American Speed skating, speed skater. Short biography Kit Klein was born in Buffalo, New York and started competing on the local level. Later, Klein finished first in the Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres, 1500 metres event and third in the Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres, 500 metres competition at the 1932 Winter Olympics of Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid, where speed skating for women was a demonstration sport. She also participated in the Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres, 1000 metres event but was eliminated in the heats. She also won the 1,000 m race, as well as the overall bronze medal, at the Unofficial World Allround Championships in Oslo, Norway in 1935. At the 1936 first official World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in Stockholm, Sweden, Klein won gold. After the 1936 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kit Hung
Kit Hung (aka Wing Kit Hung or Hung Wing Kit, , is an independent filmmaker from Hong Kong. His films have won several international awards. He is most notable for his film '' Soundless Wind Chime'' (2009), which has won several awards, and was distributed in Germany, Hong Kong, North America, France and the United Kingdom. Education Kit Hung studied film production in the United States and Hong Kong. He attended the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for his BA in Design (Combined Studies), 2001 and a M.F.A. in Studio (Film, Video and New Media), 2005 respectively. Life and career Hung's graduation film “ I Am Not What You Want (2001)” is significant in queer culture in Hong Kong as it challenges the stereotypes of Hong Kong gay men and gives a different representations in homosexuality in Hong Kong. It was distributed both in Canada (V-Tape) and Hong Kong ( Ying e Chi). Competing with other commercial feature film DVDs, this 50m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
