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Douglas Henderson (broadcaster)
Douglas Henderson may refer to: * Douglas Henderson (SNP politician) (1935–2006), Scottish National Party politician * Douglas Henderson (ambassador) (1914–2010), American diplomat * Douglas Henderson (actor) (1919–1978), American actor * Douglas Mackay Henderson (1927–2007), Scottish botanist * Doug Henderson (Labour politician) (born 1949), British Labour Party politician * Doug Henderson (artist) (born 1949), American illustrator and artist * Doug Henderson (footballer) (1913–2002), English professional footballer * Doug Henderson (musician) (born 1960), American musician and recording engineer * Dougie Henderson, musician, member of Marmalade * Jocko Henderson Douglas "Jocko" Henderson (March 8, 1918July 15, 2000) was an American radio disc jockey, businessman, and hip hop music pioneer. Early life Henderson grew up in Baltimore, where both of his parents were teachers. Radio broadcasting Henderson ... (Douglas Henderson, 1918–2000), American radio persona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Henderson (SNP Politician)
Douglas Henderson (16 July 1935 – 15 September 2006) was a Scottish politician. He was Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1971 to 1973 and from 1979 to 1981. He served as a Scottish National Party Member of Parliament (MP) for East Aberdeenshire from 1974 to 1979, and held virtually every national office in the SNP, short of party leader. His political style has been described as "no-nonsense" and "very blunt and forthright". He was also known for his forceful public speaking, which former SNP leader Alex Salmond described as "messianic". Early life and career Henderson was born in Edinburgh, the son of a railway porter. He won a scholarship to attend the Royal High School and was then awarded a bursary which allowed him to attend the University of Edinburgh from 1952 to 1957. He graduated from Edinburgh with an MA and an LLB. He worked as a management consultant in the UK and overseas. He married Maureen Ferguson in Johannesburg in 1960 and had four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Henderson (ambassador)
Douglas Henderson (October 15, 1914 – July 14, 2010) was an American diplomat and government official. He was United States Ambassador to Bolivia during Che Guevara's ill-fated 1966-1967 insurgency. Early life and education Douglas Henderson was born in Newton, Massachusetts on October 15, 1914. He was one of seven children and grew up in the nearby town of Weston, Massachusetts in a home built by his father, a professional carpenter. Henderson's family was hit hard by the Great Depression and following his graduation at age 16 from Weston High School in 1931 he worked several odd-jobs to support his family before he was able to obtain a scholarship to attend Boston University where he studied economics, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1940. The following year he went on to receive a master's degree in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts College in Medford, Massachusetts and participated in the Ph.D program there while also employed as an instructor of hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Henderson (actor)
Douglas Henderson (January 14, 1919, in Montclair, New Jersey – April 5, 1978 in Studio City, California) was an American film and television actor. Biography Henderson served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. After having been active in stock theater in the eastern United States, Henderson shifted to film in 1952, with his appearance in Stanley Kramer's ''Eight Iron Men''. Additional film appearances include the 1962 John Frankenheimer film ''The Manchurian Candidate'', in which he played Col. Milt, the direct supervisor of the Maj. Marco character (played by Frank Sinatra). He played Congressman Morrissey in the 1968 comedy ''Stay Away, Joe'' starring Elvis Presley. On television, Henderson made six guest appearances on ''Perry Mason'', including the role of title character and defendant Felix Heidemann in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Clumsy Clown". In 1963, he again played the defendant, this time Dwight Garrett, in "The Case of the Elus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Mackay Henderson
Douglas Mackay Henderson CBE FRSE FLS (30 August 1927 – 10 November 2007) was a Scottish botanist, the 12th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from 1970 to 1987. Life He was born in Blairgowrie on 30 August 1927, the second son of Captain Frank Morrison Henderson of the Ben Line, and his wife, Adine Cornfoot Mackay. His grandfather was a banker in Edinburgh. His father served with the Merchant Navy in both World Wars. He was educated at Blairgowrie High School (1932-1944) and then studied Botany at the University of Edinburgh. his influential tutors included William Wright Smith, Malcolm Wilson and Harold Fletcher and he graduated with first class honours in 1948. He worked at the Molteno Institute for Research in Parasitology in Cambridge, studying methods of plant virology, before joining the Department of Agriculture for Scotland in 1948 at their research establishment at East Craigs, Edinburgh. In 1951 he moved to the Royal Botanic Garden Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Henderson (Labour Politician)
Douglas John Henderson (born 9 June 1949) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne North from 1987 to 2010. In 2015, he was appointed chairman of Falkirk F.C., a position he held until June 2017. Early life Doug Henderson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at the Waid Academy, Anstruther, before going on later to study economics at both the Central College of Commerce, Glasgow, and the University of Strathclyde. He was an apprentice engineer with Rolls-Royce in Glasgow for two years from 1966, before joining British Rail as a clerk for a year in 1968. After university he joined the National Union of General and Municipal Workers trade union as a research officer in 1973 and remained employed by the union (and its successor the GMB Union) until he was elected to parliament 24 years later. In 1975, he was appointed as the GMB's Scottish organiser, moving to become the organiser in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1985. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Henderson (artist)
Doug Henderson (born 1949) is an American paleoartist, illustrator and painter specializing in the portrayal of fossil animals and environments. He lives in Montana. Henderson is best known for his renditions of prehistoric landscapes and their inhabitants, and for his "artistic" approach to paleoart through his use of light, shadow, and atmosphere. He has illustrated many books on dinosaurs and extinct life, including ''Dinosaurs: A Global View'', ''Dawn of the Dinosaurs'', and ''Maia: A Dinosaur Grows Up''. Henderson played a role in the Dinosaur Renaissance with his images of dinosaurs and their environments, particularly in illustrating aspects of their behaviour not seen in more traditional restorations. In a 2015 survey of the international paleontological community, Henderson was listed as among the most recognized and influential paleoartists. Henderson cites the dinosaur culture of the 1950s, including the 1933 movie ''King Kong'', as some of his original inspirations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Henderson (footballer)
Douglas Henderson (6 March 1913 – 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back or right-back for Southampton in the 1930s. Football career Henderson was born in Southampton and was educated at St Denys School. He played youth football for Park Avenue and was spotted playing in a match on Southampton Common by Southampton's trainer, Bert Shelley. He joined Southampton as an amateur in September 1934, and signed professional papers shortly afterwards, making his first-team debut at right-back away to Bury on 1 January 1936. With Bill Adams well-established at right-back, Henderson was never a regular selection, although he did play the last six matches of the 1935–36 season as a half-back as cover for the ageing Arthur Bradford and Stan Woodhouse. Henderson only made one appearance in the following season, on the final day, but in February 1938 managed a run of nine games taking over from Charlie Sillett at right-back. After a handful of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Henderson (musician)
Doug Henderson is an American musician, producer and mastering engineer based in New York City. He has been composing and performing since 1985 and has collaborated with a variety of artists and musicians, including John Zorn, Zeena Parkins and Ikue Mori. He has also had a prolific career as a recording and mastering engineer, working with bands such as Firewater Firewater may refer to: Liquid * High-proof beverages, particularly illegal moonshine * Firewater (fire fighting), the polluted water remaining after fire fighting * Fire water, water stored in tanks for wildfire suppression Art and Entertainment ..., Angels of Light, Swans and System of a Down. Henderson was the leader of two bands, Krackhouse and Spongehead, during the 1980s and 1990s. He received a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artist award (2007). Biography Douglas Henderson was born in 1960. He received his B.A. in music from Bard College in 1982, during which time he played in a band called Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marmalade (band)
Marmalade are a Scottish pop rock band originating from the east end of Glasgow, originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords, and then later billed as Dean Ford and The Gaylords, recording four singles for Columbia (EMI). In 1966 they changed the band's name to The Marmalade, and were credited as such on all of their subsequent recorded releases with CBS Records and Decca Records until 1972. Their greatest chart success was between 1968 and 1972, placing ten songs on the UK Singles Chart, and many overseas territories, including international hits " Reflections of My Life", which reached #10 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Chart and #3 on the UK Chart in January 1970, and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", which topped the UK chart in January 1969, the group becoming the first-ever Scottish artist to top that chart. The original members began to drift away in the early 1970s, resulting in the band departing Decca in 1972. In 1973 the first evolved line up of the band rejoined EMI Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
