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Manley (surname)
Manley as a surname may refer to: * Abe Manley (1885–1952), American Negro league baseball owner * Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (born Alexandra Christina Manley in 1964), former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark * Alvin Manley (born 1971), American boxer and two-time National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion * Alyssa Manley (born 1994), American field hockey player * Andrew Manley, American football quarterback * Audrey F. Manley (born 1934), American pediatrician, acting Surgeon General of the United States from 1995 to 1997 and President of Spelman College * Brian Manley (1929–2014), UK physicist and engineer * Charlotte Manley (born 1957), former Royal Navy officer, now Chapter Clerk of St George's Chapel, Windsor * David Manley (philosopher), American philosopher * David Manley (artist), British artist, educationalist and arts administrator * Delarivier Manley (1663 or c.1670–1724), English author, playwright and political pamphleteer * Dex Manley, Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Manley
Douglas Ralph Manley (30 May 1922 – 26 July 2013) was a Jamaican politician, Member of Parliament (MP), and Government Minister. He was the son of Jamaican premier Norman Washington Manley and Edna Manley and the older brother of former Jamaican Prime Minister, Michael Manley. Manley served as the MP for South Manchester, Jamaica from 1972 to 1980 and 1989 to 1993. Manley also served as a Minister of Youth and Community Development, Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Health during the 1970s. Douglas Manley attended St Andrew's Preparatory School and secondary school at Munro College. He obtained a bachelor's degree in sociology from Columbia University and a PhD in sociology from the University of Liverpool, England. Manley was a professor in Sociology at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Manley was also an athlete. In 1941, at Jamaica's inter-secondary schoolboys' track and field athletics championships, Manley equalled the record set by his father, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Manley (other) (1733–1793), United States Navy officer
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John Manley (born 1950) is a Canadian politician John Manley may also refer to: * John Manley (MP) (1622–1699), English soldier, MP and Postmaster General * John Manley (archaeologist) (born 1950), British archaeologist *John Henry Manley (1907–1990), American nuclear physicist *John Manley (naval officer) John Manley (c.1733–1793) was an officer in the Continental Navy and the United States Navy. Manley was appointed commodore of " George Washington's fleet." Early life Tradition holds that John Manley was born in 1733 near Torquay, Devon. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Manley
Joey Manley (July 1965 – November 7, 2013) was an American LGBT fiction author, web designer, and webcomics publisher. Manley wrote the successful LGBT novel ''The Death of Donna-May Dean'' in 1992. He moved to San Francisco in 2000 in order to work in web design. Manley was the founder and publisher of the Modern Tales family of webcomics websites, which included Modern Tales, Serializer, Girlamatic, Webcomics Nation, and others. Manley is considered one of the "founding pioneers" of the webcomic movement for creating a then-revolutionary subscription model. Manley was well-regarded within the webcomic community. He had cultivated hundreds of relationships within webcomic circles and successfully brought webcomic creators together following the dot-com bubble. Manley returned to creative writing again in the early 2010s, serializing his novel ''Snake-Boy Loves Sky Prince: a Gay Superhero Teen Romance'' online. Manley died of pneumonia in November 2013 at the age of 48. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Manley
Joe Louis Manley Jr. (born June 11, 1959) is an American former boxer who fought at light welterweight. Amateur career Manley qualified as a lightweight for the 1980 United States Olympic team, defeating Frankie Randall on his way to earning his berth. Manley did not compete, however, due to the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics. Manley was also the 1981 United States Amateur champion at lightweight. Professional career Manley became a professional boxer in 1981. He lost to future champion Gene Hatcher in 1983 but defeated another future champion, Freddie Pendleton, in 1985. He qualified for his title shot by winning a decision over Howard Davis Jr. in February 1986. He went on to win the International Boxing Federation light welterweight title with a 10th-round knockout over Gary Hinton in October 1986. He lost the title to Terry Marsh in 1987. He retired in 1989 after a loss to future world champion Loreto Garza and James McGirt James Walter "Buddy" McGirt (born Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Manley (other)
James or Jim Manley or Manly may refer to: *James Manley (American football) (born 1974), American football defensive tackle * James L. Manley (born 1949), professor of life sciences * James R. Manley (1782–1851), American physician and professor of obstetrics * James Manley (wrestler) (born 1958), American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jim Powers *James Manly James Douglas Manly (born 29 October 1932) is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands from 1980 to 1988. A member of the New Democratic Party, he also was a clergyman, facto ... (born 1932), Canadian politician *James Manly, sergeant in 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment during Mexican-American War * Jim Manley (artist) (born 1934), British artist * Jim Manley (songwriter) (born 1940), American songwriter and composer of hymns * Jim Manley (strategist), American political strategist {{hndis, Manley, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Manley
Jessica Manley (born 1985) is a British actress who has had appearances in a number of films and numerous plays and TV series. She is mostly known for playing Margot Frank in the award-winning TV miniseries '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story''. Life and career Jessica is the daughter of Andrew Manley, a stage director. Her grandparents, who were Jewish, emigrated to Britain just a few years before the Second World War. Jessica made her acting debut at the age of five, in a play staged in the regional theatre. She is best known for playing Margot Frank, sister of Anne Frank, in the TV film :Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001). She studied classical acting and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2006 and now works in the U.S. and U.K. in theatre, television and films. She most recently has been developing site-specific pieces for Listed Theatre. Selected filmography * '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001) (TV)- :Margot Frank * ''Veils'' (2007) (short film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Manley (other)
James or Jim Manley or Manly may refer to: *James Manley (American football) (born 1974), American football defensive tackle * James L. Manley (born 1949), professor of life sciences * James R. Manley (1782–1851), American physician and professor of obstetrics * James Manley (wrestler) (born 1958), American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jim Powers *James Manly James Douglas Manly (born 29 October 1932) is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands from 1980 to 1988. A member of the New Democratic Party, he also was a clergyman, facto ... (born 1932), Canadian politician *James Manly, sergeant in 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment during Mexican-American War * Jim Manley (artist) (born 1934), British artist * Jim Manley (songwriter) (born 1940), American songwriter and composer of hymns * Jim Manley (strategist), American political strategist {{hndis, Manley, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Manley
Graham Manley is a British comic artist. Biography Graham Manley has worked for a wide range of British comics, and is credited by Tony O'Donnell as inspiring the creation of ''Near Myths''.Ewing, Garen. Interview with Tony O'Donnell (July 1998). Originally intended for the British comics fanzine ''Vicious'', run by Pete Ashton and Jez HigginsArchived at GarenEwing.co.uk He has drawn episodes of ''Juliet November'' and ''Whatever Happened To...?'' for the ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. He also co-created (with writer Pat Mills) the character Rick Fortune for '' Diceman'' comic. He has also contributed to several volumes of '' The Big Book of'' collection for the DC imprint Paradox Press. Manley has produced full colour SF and fantasy comics in ''The Dandy Annual'' for several years. Manley worked on the opening titles of the feature film 'Electric Man' where his original drawings of the character were animated into an impressive opening sequence. Bibliography *''Near Myths'' * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Manley
Gordon Valentine Manley, FRGS (3 January 1902 – 29 January 1980) was a British climatologist who has been described as "probably the best known, most prolific and most expert on the climate of Britain of his generation". He assembled the Central England temperature (CET) series of monthly mean temperatures stretching back to 1659, which is the longest standardised instrumental record available for anywhere in the world. It provides a benchmark for proxy records of climatic change for the period covered, and is a notable example of scientific scholarship and perseverance (it took over thirty years to complete). His two papers describing the work are available online. Early life and career Gordon Manley was born at Douglas, Isle of Man. He was brought up in Blackburn, Lancashire, where he attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. After obtaining degrees in engineering and geography at Victoria University of Manchester and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge respectively, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ger Manley
Ger Manley (born 13 January 1968) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Inniscarra, Midleton and Muskerry and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Playing career Manley first played Gaelic football and hurling with the Inniscarra club. He won a Mid Cork JAFC title with the club in 1989, while he also lined out with the Muskerry divisional team as a dual player. Manley first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor team that won the 1985 All-Ireland MHC title. He progressed onto the under-21 team and was at centre-forward on the team that beat Kilkenny in the 1988 All-Ireland under-21 final. Manley made his senior team debut against Waterford during the 1987–88 league, however, it took a number of years before he established himself on the team. In the meantime, he won an All-Ireland JFC with the Cork junior football team in 1990. Manley won a Munster SHC in 1992, however, Cork lost the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Manley
George Edmond Manley (born September 17, 1965) is an American voice actor, novelist and screenwriter. He attended San Jose State University, majoring in theatre arts, University of Nevada, Reno, majoring in journalism and holds his associate of science degree in Computer Information Systems and trained at San Francisco's Voice One Studio and with Braintracks Audio's Nancy Wolfson in commercial and character voiceover. He performed voice work at ADV Films, including Francesco in the second volume of '' Noir''; Impact, the giant robot in ''Legend of the Mystical Ninja''; Hyugi Zeravire from '' Gravion Zwei''; Barba from '' Hakugei: Legend of The Moby Dick''; and the English-language narrator for '' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman''. He wrote a script adaptation for six episodes of '' Gantz'', and is the series writer for the adaptation of '' Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', ''009-1'', ''Coyote Ragtime Show'', ''Pumpkin Scissors'' and '' Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid''. Manley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
