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Ronald Clark (other)
Ronald, Ron or Ronnie Clark may refer to: Sports * Ronald Clark (cricketer) (Ronald Disston Clark, 1895–1983), English first-class cricketer * Ron Clark (long-distance runner) (born 1930), British runner * Ronnie Clark (1932–2013), Scottish footballer * Ron Clark (baseball) (Ronald Bruce Clark, born 1943), American MLB baseball infielder Other * Ronald W. Clark (1916–1987), British author of biography, fiction, and non-fiction * Ronald P. Clark, United States Army general * Ron Clark (writer) (active from 1963), American playwright and screenwriter * Ron Clark (judge) (born 1953), United States federal judge * Ron Clark (teacher) (born 1972), American educator who has worked with disadvantaged students; ''Survivor'' contestant ** ''The Ron Clark Story'', a 2006 film about the teacher * Ronnie Clark, a pseudonym used by musician Herbie Hancock See also * Roland Clark (other) * Ronald Clarke (other) * Ronald Clark O'Bryan Ronald Clark O'Bryan (October 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Clark (cricketer)
Ronald Disston Clark (22 February 1895 – 20 February 1983) was an English cricketer active from 1912 to 1919 who played for Essex. He was born in Romford and died in East Wittering. He appeared in seven first-class matches as a righthanded batsman and wicketkeeper In cricket, the wicket-keeper is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket, ready to stop deliveries that pass the batsman, and take a catch, stump the batsman out, or run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-ke .... He scored 61 runs with a highest score of 14 and completed ten catches with one stumping. Notes 1895 births 1983 deaths English cricketers Essex cricketers 20th-century English sportsmen {{england-cricket-bio-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Clark (long-distance Runner)
Ron Clark (9 March 1930 – 27 October 2022) was a British long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References 1930 births 2022 deaths People from Lambeth Athletes from the London Borough of Lambeth English male marathon runners British male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{England-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Clark
Ronald Clark (21 May 1932 – 13 September 2013) was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a left winger. Clark started his career at the Scottish club Kilmarnock in 1951. He played only 16 matches in a five-year spell at the club, scoring three goals. He moved to Gillingham in 1956, where he had much more of an opportunity to play After spending two seasons at the club, playing 33 three matches and scoring 6 goals, Clark transferred to Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng .... In 1959, having made only four appearances for Oldham, he then transferred to Bedford Town. References External links * 1932 births People from Clarkston, East Renfrewshire 2013 deaths Gillingham F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Clark (baseball)
Ronald Bruce Clark (born January 14, 1943) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, shortstop, and second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (1966–1969), Seattle Pilots (1969), Oakland Athletics (1971–72), Milwaukee Brewers (1972), and Philadelphia Phillies (1975). During a seven-year big league career, Clark batted .189, with five home runs, and 43 runs batted in (RBI). Clark graduated from Brewer High School in Fort Worth, Texas. Before the 1961 season, he was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent (prior to the draft). Clark helped the Twins in the first half of the 1969 season en route to the team winning the American League West. He also contributed to the Athletics’ successes in getting to the 1971 AL Western Division series and the 1972 World Series championship. After retiring as an active player, Clark remained with the Phillies organization as a minor league manager. He began with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald W
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic '' Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and '' Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. ''Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Clark (writer)
Ron Clark (born 1933) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is best known for several plays that he co-wrote with Sam Bobrick and for co-writing the screenplays for the films ''Silent Movie'', ''High Anxiety'', and ''Life Stinks'' with Mel Brooks. Career Clark began his career writing for TV during the '60s, including such shows as ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' and ''The Danny Kaye Show''. He wrote plays in the '70s with fellow writer Sam Bobrick. Their first play, '' Norman, Is That You?'', premiered on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre on February 19, 1970. The two men went on to write several more plays together, including '' No Hard Feelings'' (1973), '' Murder at the Howard Johnson's'' (1979), and '' Wally's Cafe'' (1981). Clark remained active in writing for television and film up through the early 1990s. His many television credits include ''That Girl'' (1970), ''Silver Spoons'' (1985–1987), and ''Moonlighting'' (1989), among others. He also co-wrote t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Clark (judge)
Ronald Hurley Clark (born January 5, 1953) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 62nd district from 1997 to 2002 and was affiliated with the Republican party. He was elected to the 78th Texas Legislature but was never sworn. Biography Born in Caripito, Venezuela, Clark received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Connecticut in 1973 and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Connecticut in 1974. He was an armor officer in the United States Army from 1974 to 1976, where he served at Fort Hood, Texas and Germany as a mortar platoon leader and tank company executive officer in 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armor Division. In 1979, he received a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas Law School in Austin. He was in the United States Army Reserve from 1980 to 1990, where he served in the 490th Civil Affairs Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Clark (teacher)
Ronald L. Clark, Jr. (born October 24, 1972) is an American educator, author, and motivational speaker. He has taught in North Carolina and New York City, and later founded the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Clark is a ''New York Times'' bestselling author, known for his innovative approaches to education and teacher training. Background Clark attended school in his earlier years within the Beaufort County school systems in the town of Chocowinity, North Carolina. Clark was an outgoing student who later graduated from Chocowinity High School with the Class of 1990. After graduation, Clark's goals were to become an educator at East Carolina University through the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program. Following his graduation, he traveled for a time and then began working in Aurora, North Carolina. Four years later he began teaching elementary school in Harlem, New York. In the fall of 2007 Clark and co-founder Kim Bearden began the Ron Clark Academy, a private non-pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ron Clark Story
''The Ron Clark Story'' (also known as ''The Triumph'') is a 2006 American television film starring Matthew Perry. The film is based on the educator Ron Clark. It follows the tale of an idealistic teacher who leaves his small hometown to teach in a New York City public school, where he faces trouble with the students. The film was directed by Randa Haines, and was released directly on television, premiering on TNT on August 13, 2006 and was later released on DVD in the 10 Movie Kid's Pack Volume 3 by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment in 2011. Plot In 1998, Ron Clark leaves his teaching job at an elementary school in his North Carolina hometown, where he is known for his innovative teaching methods which results in raising test scores. He decides to look for a teaching job in a tough New York City inner city school where he feels he could be more useful. He finds a job at Inner Harlem Elementary School, where the students are sorted according to their potential. The principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro-funk, electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this time that he released one of his best-known and most influential albums, ''Head Hunters''. Hancock's best-known compositions include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man (composition), Watermelon Man", "Maiden Voyage (composition), Maiden Voyage", and "Chameleon (composition), Chameleon", all of which are jazz standards. During the 1980s, he had a hit single with the electronic instrumental "Rockit (song), Rockit", a collaboration with bassist/producer Bill Laswell. Hancock has won an Academy Awards, Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Clark (other)
Roland Clark may refer to: * Roland Clark (DJ), American house music DJ, producer, songwriter and vocalist * Roland Clark (painter) (1874–1957), American painter * Roland E. Clark (1911–1972), American medical doctor suspected of being a serial killer See also * Ronald Clark (other) {{hndis, Clark, Roland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
