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Lippy The Lion
Lippy may refer to: __NOTOC__ People Nickname * Philip Deignan (born 1983), Irish road racing cyclist * Leo Durocher (1905-1991), American Major League Baseball player, manager and coach, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame * Alexander Lipmann-Kessel (1914–1986), South African orthopaedic surgeon and Second World War medical officer * Lippy Lipshitz (1903–1980), South African sculptor, painter and printmaker * Dolly Vanderlip (born 1937), American former pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Surname * Bill Lippy, member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame as an official/administrator * T. S. Lippy (c. 1860-1931), American millionaire and philanthropist who struck it rich in the Klondike Gold Rush Fictional characters * a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character - see Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har * Lippy, twin brother of Zippy the Pinhead, a comic strip character * Lippy Jones, in the American miniseries ''Lonesome Dove'' and ''Return to Loneso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Deignan
Philip Deignan (; born 7 September 1983) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the , , , and squads. A former Olympian, Deignan won a stage in the 2009 Vuelta a España, and finished in the top ten in the general classification. Career Early career Born in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Deignan first competed on a bike in 1997 during the annual Sligo to Letterkenny charity cycle. He attended St Eunan's College for his secondary education. Before turning professional in 2005, he rode for amateur club where he performed well. In the Baby Giro of 2004 after recovering from an earlier crash, he performed well on the mountainous stages. He won the final stage and the general classification of the 2004 Ronde de l'Isard as an amateur. His first professional road race win was in the Tour du Doubs when he attacked a breakaway group that contained his fellow Irishman and teammate at the time Mark Scanlon. Other notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Durocher
Leo Ernest Durocher (French spelling Léo Ernest Durocher) (; July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991), nicknamed "Leo the Lip" and "Lippy", was an American professional baseball player, manager (baseball), manager and coach (baseball), coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,008 MLB All-time Managerial wins, career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League (baseball), National League history. Durocher still ranks twelfth in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher's half-century in baseball was dogged by clashes with authority, the baseball commissioner, the press, and umpires; his 100 career ejections as a manager trailed only McGraw when he retired, and he still ranks third on the List of Major League Baseball managers with most career ejections, all-time list. He won three National League pennants and one world championship. Durocher was posthumous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Lipmann-Kessel
Lipmann Kessel, Order of the British Empire, MBE, Military Cross, MC, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, FRCS (19 December 1914 – 5 June 1986), was an orthopaedic surgeon and Second World War medical officer, often known by his nickname of Lippy. Battle of Arnhem Born in Pretoria, Transvaal Province, Transvaal, Union of South Africa, he was involved at the Battle of Arnhem where at the time he was a Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), assigned to the 16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance. He is credited with saving the life of Brigadier John Hackett (British Army officer), Sir John Hackett when he operated on him for a severe abdominal wound at the St. Elisabeth Hospital in Arnhem. Kessel had the curious experience of looking out of a window in the St Elizabeth Hospital and seeing the division's General Officer Commanding (GOC) Roy Urquhart, Major General Urquhart, who was in charge of the whole battle at Arnhem, runni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lippy Lipshitz
Israel-Isaac Lipshitz (8 May 1903 – 17 May 1980) was a South African sculptor, painter and printmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important South African sculptors, along with Moses Kottler and Anton van Wouw. Russia 1903 – 1908 Israel-Isaac Lipshitz was born on 8 May 1903 as the second son of Shlomeh Josef Lipshitz of Dvinsk and Chayah Meray Faktor of Plungė, Lithuania. His paternal grandparents were of the Jewish Chassidic sect, while his maternal grandparents were of the Misnaged sect in February 1904, Israel's father set out for Cape Town in search of better prospects than were available to him in Plungė. He left his wife and the infant with the maternal grandfather Yankeh Fivah Faktor for the next four-and-a-half years. In his care the young Israel was taught to draw, carve wood and model in dough and candle grease. His grandfather had built the synagogue in Plungian, and it was in the decorative art of the synagogue that Israel first felt the impetus to art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolly Vanderlip
Dolly Vanderlip ''Ozburn(born June 4, 1937) is a former pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 140 lb., Vanderlip batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dolly Vanderlip was one of the youngest players signed by the AAGPBL during its 12-year existence. At first, she attended a tryout for the league in 1950. She was 13 years old, by far one of the youngest girls in the training camp. She signed a contract with the Fort Wayne Daisies the next year, and debuted with the team on June 5, 1952, one day after her 15th birthday, under Jimmie Foxx management. AAGPBL career "Lippy", as her teammates nicknamed her, started her career as a solid relief pitcher before becoming a starter. In her rookie season, she pitched 10 games and went 0–4 with a 3.93 earned run average in 39 innings of work. She improved to a 2–2 record and a 2.88 ERA in 1953, appearing in 14 games while pitching 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Jewish Sports Hall Of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (IJSHOF) () is the international hall of fame for Jewish athletes and special contributors to the world of sport. The purpose of the IJSHOF is to honor Jewish individuals, worldwide, who have accomplished extraordinary achievements in sports and to honor those who have made significant contributions to society through sports. The IJSHOF has inducted over 500 athletes and sportspersons representing over 30 countries. The Hall elects new honorees each year, with submissions due December 1 for votes for the following year, and a formal induction ceremony taking place several days prior to the Maccabiah Games every four years. History The IJSHOF's predecessor, the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, was founded in 1979 by Joseph M. Siegman, a television producer and writer from Beverly Hills, California, and pharmacist Alan Sherman of Rockville, Maryland. The original Hall of Fame included only American honorees. In 1981, the International Jew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lippy The Lion And Hardy Har Har
''Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and aired as one of the three segments of the syndicated show ''The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series'', the other two being '' Wally Gator'' and '' Touché Turtle and Dum Dum''. The segment stars the titular anthropomorphic lion and hyena duo in a series of goofy misadventures. History Lippy the Lion (voiced by Daws Butler impersonating Joe E. Brown) and Hardy Har Har the hyena (voiced by Mel Blanc) first appeared in ''The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series'' on September 3, 1962, along with '' Wally Gator'' and '' Touché Turtle and Dum Dum''. Mel Blanc used the same voice, personality and expressions for Hardy Har Har that he used playing the postman on the Burns and Allen radio show. Their cartoons revolve around ever-hopeful Lippy's attempts to conduct a get-rich-quick scheme, with the reluctant Hardy serving as a foil. Whatever the consequences were to Lippy' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zippy The Pinhead
Zippy the Pinhead is a fictional character who is the protagonist of ''Zippy'', an American comic strip created by Bill Griffith. Zippy's most famous quotation, "Are we having fun yet?", appears in ''Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'' and became a catchphrase. He almost always wears a yellow muumuu/ clown suit with large red polka dots, and puffy, white clown shoes. (Other forms of attire may be seen when appropriate to the context, e.g. a toga.) Although in name and appearance, Zippy is a microcephalic, he is distinctive not so much for his skull shape, or for any identifiable form of brain damage, but for his enthusiasm for philosophical non sequiturs ("All life is a blur of Republicans and meat!"), verbal free association, and pursuit of popular culture ephemera. His wholehearted devotion to random artifacts satirizes the excesses of consumerism. The character of Zippy the Pinhead initially appeared in underground publications during the 1970s. The ''Zippy'' comic is di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonesome Dove (miniseries)
''Lonesome Dove'' is a 1989 American epic Western adventure television miniseries directed by Simon Wincer. It is a four-part adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry and is the first installment in the ''Lonesome Dove'' series. The novel was based upon a screenplay by Peter Bogdanovich and McMurtry. The miniseries stars an ensemble cast headed by Robert Duvall as Augustus McCrae and Tommy Lee Jones as Woodrow Call. The series was originally broadcast by CBS from February 5 to 8, 1989, drawing a huge viewing audience, earning numerous awards, and reviving both the television Western and the miniseries. An estimated 26 million homes tuned in to watch ''Lonesome Dove'', unusually high numbers at that time for both a Western and a miniseries. By the show's end, it had earned huge ratings and virtually revamped the entire 1989–1990 television season. A favorite with audiences, as well as critics, ''Lonesome Dove'' garnered many honors and awards. At the 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipstick
Lipstick is a cosmetics, cosmetic product used to apply coloration and texture to lips, often made of wax and oil. Different pigments are used to produce color, and minerals such as silica may be used to provide texture. The use of lipstick dates back to early civilizations such as Sumer and the Indus Valley Civilisation, and was popularized in the Western world in the 16th century. Some lipsticks contain traces of toxic materials, such as lead and PFAS, which prompted health concerns and regulation. Lipstick has been prominent in several women's fashion trends, often associated with women's sexuality. The color of lipstick has aesthetic and cultural significance, as different colors carry different connotations. Red lipstick has historically been associated with sensuality or women's independence, while black lipstick is worn by both men and women in alternative subcultures, especially Punk subculture, punk and Goth subculture, goth. Celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Eliza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forpet
A forpet, lippie or lippy was a Scottish unit of dry measure equal to a quarter or fourth-part of a peck. A lippie was so called because a ''leap'' was a traditional name for a ''basket'' in Scotland. See also * Firlot The firlot was a dry measure used in Scotland. For centuries it was the primary measure for all grains sold in the country. In the Scottish system a firlot was equal to 4 pecks, and the Scottish units#Dry volume, boll was equal to 4 firlots. The ... References {{measurement-stub Units of volume Obsolete Scottish units of measurement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lippi
Lippi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Annibale Lippi (16th century, d. after 18 November 1581), architect, son of Nanni di Baccio Bigio * Antonio Lippi (1900–1957) Italian high speed aviator *Claudio Lippi (born 1945), Italian television presenter, actor and singer * Claudio Lippi (journalist) (1970–2013), Italian journalist *Filippino Lippi (1457–1504), Italian painter, son of Filippo *Filippo Lippi (c.1406–1469), Italian painter * Giovanni Lippi (c.1507–1768), architect, best known as Nanni di Baccio Bigio *Lorenzo Lippi (1606–1665), Italian painter and poet *Marcello Lippi Marcello Romeo Lippi (; born 12 April 1948) is an Italian former professional association football, football player and manager, who led the Italy national football team, Italy national team to victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was appoin ... (born 1948), Italian football manager * Roberto Lippi (1926–2011), Italian racing driver * Rosina Lippi (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
