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Rakoff
Rakoff is a surname a transliteration variant of the Russian surname Rakov. Notable people with the surname include: *Alvin Rakoff (born 1927), Canadian television, stage and film director * David Rakoff (1964–2012), Canadian-born American writer *Jed S. Rakoff (born 1943), American judge *Joanna Rakoff Joanna Rakoff (born May 8, 1972) is an American novelist and memoirist. Early life Rakoff was born in Nyack, New York, in 1972.Simon Rakoff (born 1960), Canadian comedian * Todd Rakoff (born 1946), American legal scholar See also * {{surname ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rakoff
David Benjamin Rakoff (November 27, 1964 – August 9, 2012) was a Canadian-born American writer of prose and poetry based in New York City, who wrote humorous and sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ's ''This American Life''. Rakoff described himself as a "New York writer" who also happened to be a "Canadian writer", a "mega Jewish writer", a "gay writer", and an "East Asian Studies major who has forgotten most of his Japanese" writer. Early life and education David Rakoff was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the youngest of three children. His brother, the comedian Simon Rakoff, is four years older than David. Their sister, Ruth Rakoff, author of the cancer memoir ''When My World Was Very Small'', is the middle child.Johnson, Sharilyn"Preview: Simon and David Rakoff", ''Uptown Magazine'', June 6, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2010.Hamson, Sarah. ''Globe and Mail'', October 22, 2005. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Rakoff
Joanna Rakoff (born May 8, 1972) is an American novelist and memoirist. Early life Rakoff was born in Nyack, New York, in 1972.Joanna Rakoff Interview ''The Bookseller'' 8 April 2014, Retrieved 24 June 2015 Education Between 1990 and 1994, Rakoff studied English literature at in Ohio. Between 1994 and 1995, she completed an MA in English literature at UCL in London. In 1996 and 1997, she did a year of Ph.D. coursework in English literature at CUNY Graduate Center, before dropping o ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Rakoff
Alvin Rakoff (February 6, 1927 – October 12, 2024) was a Canadian director of film, television and theatre productions. He worked with actors including Laurence Olivier, Peter Sellers, Sean Connery, Judi Dench, Rex Harrison, Rod Steiger, Henry Fonda and Ava Gardner. Rakoff awarded Sean Connery his first leading role, and gave Alan Rickman his first job when he was a drama student. Other actors he worked with early in their careers include Michael Crawford, Jeremy Irons, and Michael Caine. Early life Rakoff was born on February 6, 1927. He was the third of seven children. His parents had a shop in Kensington Market. When Rakoff was 16, after facing anti-Semitism, he changed his first name from Abraham to Alvin, inspired by Alvin York and the film ''Sergeant York (film), Sergeant York''. After graduation from the University of Toronto, he became a journalist and began writing for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's nascent television service. Career A BBC adaptation in 1953 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Rakoff
Simon Rakoff (born August 30, 1960) is a Canadian comedian who began performing professionally in 1978. A veteran of the Canadian comedy scene, he has performed in every province and is widely regarded as one of the quickest and cleverest Canadian stand-up comedians. He has appeared on numerous Canadian television shows and festivals, including the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs. He is also a frequent guest on CBC Radio on ''The Debaters'' and ''As It Happens''. His comedy album Surrounded By Idiots was recorded and released in 2014. He is the brother of humorist David Rakoff David Benjamin Rakoff (November 27, 1964 – August 9, 2012) was a Canadian-born American writer of prose and poetry based in New York City, who wrote humorous and sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays. Rakoff was an essayist, journ ... and the son of Vivian Rakoff. References External links * * Canadian people of Latvian-Jewish descent Canadian people of Lithuanian-Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakov (other)
Rakov may refer to: *Rakov (surname) *Rakaŭ, a village in Belarus known in Russian as Rakov *Rakov (Přerov District), a village in the Czech Republic See also * *Rakoff Rakoff is a surname a transliteration variant of the Russian surname Rakov. Notable people with the surname include: *Alvin Rakoff (born 1927), Canadian television, stage and film director * David Rakoff (1964–2012), Canadian-born American write ... * Rakow (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jed S
Jed or JED may refer to: Places * Jed River, New Zealand * Jed Water, a river in Scotland * Jed, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community People and fictional characters * Jed (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Jed the Fish (born 1955), radio disc jockey Edwin Fish Gould III * Jed Madela, stage name of Filipino recording artist and TV host John Edward Tajanlangit (born 1977) JED * JED, IATA code for King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia * JED (text editor) * '' Journal of Electronic Defense'' * Julian Ephemeris Date, i.e. Julian date Other uses * , several Royal Navy ships * ''Jed'' (album), by the Goo Goo Dolls * Jed (wolfdog), an animal actor * Jed, a slang term for a member of the World War II secret Operation Jedburgh Operation Jedburgh was a clandestine operation during World War II in which three-man teams of operatives of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
