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Graham Greene (other)
Graham Greene (1904–1991) was a leading English novelist of the 20th century. Graham Greene may also refer to: * Graham Greene (actor) Graham Greene (born June 22, 1952) is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations (Oneida people, Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television, and theatre. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nag ... (born 1952), Canadian actor * Sir William Graham Greene (18571950), senior British civil servant * Graham C. Greene (19362016), British publisher {{hndis, Greene, Graham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Greene
Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic literary revival, Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. Through 67 years of writing, which included over 25 novels, he explored the conflicting moral and political issues of the modern world. ''The Power and the Glory'' won the 1941 Hawthornden Prize and ''The Heart of the Matter'' won the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Best of the James Tait Black. Greene was awarded the 1968 Shakespeare Prize and the 1981 Jerusalem Prize. Several of his stories have been filmed, some more than once, and he collaborated with filmmaker Carol Reed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Greene (actor)
Graham Greene (born June 22, 1952) is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations (Oneida people, Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television, and theatre. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's ''Dances with Wolves'' (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor. Other notable films include ''Thunderheart'' (1992), ''Maverick (film), Maverick'' (1994), ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' (1995), ''The Green Mile (film), The Green Mile'' (1999), ''Skins (2002 film), Skins'' (2002), ''Transamerica (film), Transamerica'' (2005), ''Casino Jack'' (2010), ''Winter's Tale (film), Winter's Tale'' (2014), ''The Shack (2017 film), The Shack'' (2017), and ''Wind River (film), Wind River'' (2017). In addition to his Oscar nomination, Greene is a Grammy Award, Gemini Award, Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Screen Award, and a Dora Mavor Moore Award w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Graham Greene
Sir William Graham Greene (16 January 1857 – 10 September 1950) was an English civil servant who served as Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty from 1911 to 1917, during the time of the First World War. Greene, was one of the founders of Naval Intelligence in the First World War and still involved in Intelligence in the Second World War. He was born in Takeley, Essex,''1911 England Census'' the son of William Greene, of East Lodge, Bedford, and his wife, Charlotte. He was known as Graham, so as not to be confused with his father, and was the uncle of the celebrated author of the same name, who wrote of memorable childhood summers spent at Sir Graham's home, Harston House. He was also the uncle of Hugh Greene, who served as Director-General of the BBC, and Raymond Greene, the eminent physician and mountaineer. He was educated privately in Germany and at Cheltenham College. Between 1875 and 1879 he worked first at the family brewery in Bury St Edmunds, now known as the Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
