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Aldon may refer to: __NOTOC__ People Given name * Aldon J. Anderson (1917–1996), American judge *Aldon Baker (born 1971), South African trainer of motorcycle racers *Aldon Lewis Lenard (1921–2007), Canadian athlete and administrator *Aldon Morris (born 1949), American sociologist * Aldon Lynn Nielsen (born 1950), American poet and literary critic *Aldon Smith (born 1989), American football player *Lefty Wilkie (1914–1992), Canadian-American baseball player Last name *Mari Aldon (1925–2004), American actress Fictional characters *Aldon Reese, in the 2023 American television series ''FUBAR'' Other uses *Aldon, a hamlet near Stokesay, England * Aldon Inc., subsidiary of Rocket Software, an American software company *Aldon Music, American music publishing company See also *Hugh Aldons (1925–2024), Ceylonese triple international in field hockey, cricket and rugby union *Aldons Vrubļevskis Aldons Vrubļevskis (born 2 June 1957) is a Latvian lawyer and sports official. Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldon Baker
Aldon Baker (born 1971 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) is a trainer of motorcycle racers. Early life Aldon was a club level motorcycle roadracer before being inducted into the South African army. He was a two-time winner of the South African XC Championship for mountain biking and represented South Africa in the 1996 World Championships. He was set to compete in the 2000 Sydney Olympics when the South African Olympic Committee eliminated mountain biking from their program. His father was a top marathon runner. Career Baker started his career as a personal trainer at a gym in London creating fitness routines and diet regimens drawing on his mountain biking experience. In 2000 Johnny O'Mara was overseeing the training of Ricky Carmichael. O'Mara was acquainted with Baker through Oakley and suggested he might help him. Baker traveled to Florida to meet Carmichael and after a six-month trial took over his training for the 2000 outdoor Motocross season. Baker's success with Carmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldon Lewis Lenard
Aldon Lewis Lenard (January 6, 1921 in northern Italy – February 23, 2007 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada) was an athlete, university professor, athletics administrator, coach, and referee. Lenard was born in Italy and moved to Canada with his family at age three. They settled in Windsor, Ontario, where Lenard completed high school and played a range of sport, including football, basketball, and track and field. He played semi-professional football with the Hamilton Flying Wildcats and the Hamilton Tigers (today merged into the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League) in the Ontario Rugby Football Union for two seasons, and was a quarterback, kicker, and defender. He was a national All-Star for two seasons. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1941, served for four years during World War II, and won a number of field events at service meets, such as the discus and the javelin. At the war's end, Lenard enrolled in the Physical and Health Education (today the Kinesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldon Morris
Aldon Douglas Morris (born June 15, 1949) is emeritus professor of sociology at Northwestern University and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, whose work involves social movements, civil rights, and social inequality. He was the 2021 president of the American Sociological Association. He is best known for his work on sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois. Early life and education Morris, an African-American and the grandson of sharecroppers, was born in rural Tutwiler, Mississippi. As a child he experienced Jim Crow racism and segregation; one of his earliest memories was the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till. He moved to Chicago with his family, and enrolled at Southeast Community College in 1968. Morris studied sociology and social movements at Bradley University and the State University of New York, Stony Brook, receiving his PhD in 1980. Career Morris was an associate professor of sociology at the University of Michigan from 1980 to 1990. He joined the facul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldon Lynn Nielsen
Aldon Lynn Nielsen (born in 1950 in Grand Island, Nebraska) is an American poet, and literary critic. Life He was raised in the District of Columbia, where he graduated from the Federal City College and from the George Washington University, with a Ph.D. He taught at Howard University, San Jose State University, the University of California, Los Angeles and Loyola Marymount University. He is the George and Barbara Kelly Professor of American Literature in the Pennsylvania State University. He lives in California with his wife, Anna Everett, an emeritus professor at U.C. Santa Barbara. Nielsen loves to wear hats and owns several tablets. Awards * Larry Neal Award for poetry * two Gertrude Stein Awards for innovation. * SAMLA Studies Prize, a Myers Citation and the Kayden Award for best book in the humanities, for ''Reading Race'' * Josephine Miles Award, for ''Integral Music: Languages of African American Innovation'' * American Book Award The American Book Awards are an Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldon Smith
Aldon Jacarus Smith (born September 25, 1989) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the seventh overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft. Smith was a first-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowl selection as an outside linebacker with the 49ers in 2012. He also played defensive end for the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys. Early life Smith was born in Greenwood, Mississippi. He attended Raytown High School in Raytown, Missouri, where he played for the Raytown Bluejays high school football team. As a senior, Smith recorded 60 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, while adding seven forced fumbles, one blocked punt, and a safety on defense, while on offense, he caught 34 passes for 570 yards and four touchdowns as a tight end. Considered only a three-star recruit by the Rivals.com recruiting network, Smith was considered the No. 5 overall pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Wilkie
Aldon Jay "Lefty" Wilkie (October 30, 1914 – August 5, 1992) was a Canadian-born professional baseball player. The native of Zealandia, Saskatchewan, was a left-handed pitcher who worked in 68 games pitched, 12 as a starter, in the Major Leagues over three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1941–42; 1946). He stood tall and weighed . Wilkie's professional career began in 1937. After winning 13 games for the 1940 Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League, Wilkie was acquired by the Pirates that August. He appeared in 26 games during the 1941 season, and another 35 games in 1942. During his rookie campaign, he pitched the only shutout of his MLB career, blanking the Philadelphia Phillies 5–0 on six hits on June 9, 1941. Wilkie served in the 36th Infantry Division of the United States Army in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, and was out of professional baseball from 1943 to 1945. When he returned to the Pirates in 1946, he appeared in seven game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Aldon
Mari Aldon (born Marija Aldona Pauliutė; 17 November 1925 – 31 October 2004) was a Lithuanian-born American actress. Early life Mari Aldon was born in Tauragė, Lithuania. Her father Antanas Paulius was a policeman, mother Antanina (Antosė) Paulienė was a nurse. Father moved to America looking for a job. Soon after, when Mari was three years old, her mother also moved to Toronto, Toronto, Canada with her daughter. There, she attended Givens Public School and Central High School. She studied ballet, drama, piano, and singing. Her early performances were noticed in Lithuanian newspapers of America. She had a sister. Career Before Aldon began working in films, she acted for 11 months in a road company of ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and danced with the Canadian Ballet. She also appeared on radio with Alan Young and on ''The Harold Peary Show''. After making her screen debut in a minor role in ''The Locket (1946 film), The Locket'' (1946) she gradually evolved to playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FUBAR (TV Series)
''FUBAR'' is an American action comedy television series created by Nick Santora for Netflix. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger in his first leading role in a scripted live-action television series and is produced by Skydance Television and Blackjack Films. The series premiered on May 25, 2023. In June 2023, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on June 12, 2025. Premise Luke Brunner and his daughter Emma have lied to each other for years, with neither of them knowing that the other is a CIA operative. Once they both learn the truth, they realize that they do not actually know anything about each other. They are required by their superiors to work together on dangerous operations, leading to challenges when Luke treats Emma as a child and when he becomes overly concerned for her safety and relationship conflicts. Cast Main *Arnold Schwarzenegger as Luke Brunner *Monica Barbaro as Emma Brunner * Milan Carter as Barry Putt, the CIA technical operations o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stokesay
Stokesay is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire (district), Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is just south of Craven Arms on the A49 road, also fleetingly visible from the Shrewsbury to Hereford Welsh Marches Line, Welsh Marches railway line. In 1961 the parish had a population of 1217. Less than a mile to the north is the small town of Craven Arms and 6 miles to the south east is the larger, historical market town of Ludlow. On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Halford, Shropshire, Halford to form Craven Arms. These two older entities continued as parish wards, however a review of the governance of Craven Arms in 2012 concluded in the abolition of these two wards from May 2013. The River Onny runs past Stokesay, on its way south, and the bridge which carries the A49 over the river is Stokesay Bridge. Within the former parish, to the south of the hamlet of Stokesay is S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldon Inc
Aldon may refer to: __NOTOC__ People Given name * Aldon J. Anderson (1917–1996), American judge *Aldon Baker (born 1971), South African trainer of motorcycle racers *Aldon Lewis Lenard (1921–2007), Canadian athlete and administrator *Aldon Morris (born 1949), American sociologist *Aldon Lynn Nielsen (born 1950), American poet and literary critic *Aldon Smith (born 1989), American football player *Lefty Wilkie (1914–1992), Canadian-American baseball player Last name *Mari Aldon (1925–2004), American actress Fictional characters *Aldon Reese, in the 2023 American television series ''FUBAR'' Other uses *Aldon, a hamlet near Stokesay, England * Aldon Inc., subsidiary of Rocket Software, an American software company *Aldon Music, American music publishing company See also *Hugh Aldons (1925–2024), Ceylonese triple international in field hockey, cricket and rugby union *Aldons Vrubļevskis Aldons Vrubļevskis (born 2 June 1957) is a Latvian lawyer and sports official. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldon Music
Aldon Music was a New York–based music publishing company, founded by Don Kirshner and Al Nevins in 1958. Aldon is regarded as having played a significant role in shaping the Brill Building Sound in the late 1950s and 1960s. History Nevins was a music industry veteran with "money, reputation, experience and connections". He had been a member of a popular instrumental trio The Three Suns for over twenty years and was also the co-writer of their 1944 hit " Twilight Time", which sold over three million copies. At the time Aldon was founded, Nevins had recently been forced to leave the group due to heart trouble. Kirshner, who was many years younger than Nevins, had recently achieved some success in partnership with singer-songwriter Bobby Darin, although they did not work together for long. Seeking to break into publishing, Kirshner approached two major songwriting teams, Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and then Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller before convincing Nevins to become his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
