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Spark (surname)
Spark is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Spark (1949–1993), Scottish footballer *Alexander Brodie Spark (1792–1856), Scottish-born Australian merchant *Anna Smith Spark (born 1978 or 1979), British fantasy author * Debra Spark (born 1962), American writer *Jeany Spark (born 1982), British actress *Muriel Spark Dame Muriel Sarah Spark (; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006). was a List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Life Muriel Camberg was born in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh, the daughter of Bernar ... (1918–2006), Scottish novelist * Nick T. Spark, American film-maker and writer {{surname, Spark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Spark
Alexander McAlpine Spark (born 16 October 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a central defender for Preston North End, Motherwell and Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and .... References 1949 births Living people Preston North End F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Scottish men's footballers People from Stenhousemuir English Football League players Footballers from Falkirk (council area) Men's association football defenders 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Brodie Spark
Alexander Brodie Spark (9 August 1792 – 21 October 1856), influential merchant, businessman and free settler of Australia, was born on 9 August 1792 at Elgin, Scotland. Early life The son of a watchmaker, Spark had a literary education in his hometown of Elgin, learnt to speak and studied French, and acquired an interest in astronomy. In the June 1811, after he had had some experience in business, Spark went to London, where he became the founder of a small literary society. Despite himself, Spark found living on £50 a great difficulty, and opted to contact his parents for financial support. His father, at first reluctant to offer his son any sum of money to help him to deal with his sinking financial situation, gave him the money he requested only after Alexander had found a supply of low-priced watches and came up with a design for what Spark called a 'Patent Warning Clock', and not before lecturing Alexander about over-spending and the poor grammar and writing in the lette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Smith Spark
Anna Smith Spark (born 1978 or 1979) is a British fantasy fiction writer and civil servant from Bishop's Stortford. She wrote a trilogy titled ''Empires of Dust'' as well as several other standalone works, and has been styled the "Queen of Grimdark". Early life Smith Spark is from Bishop's Stortford, where she was educated at The Hertfordshire and Essex High School. Academically she has a BA from University College London (UCL), an MA from the University of Essex, and a PhD from Birkbeck, University of London, focused on classical and cultural history. Career As well as authoring fantasy literature, Smith Spark works in the civil service. ''The Court of Broken Knives'', Smith Spark's first novel and the first in the ''Empires of Dust'' trilogy, was released in 2017. Focused on four protagonists, the story is a grimdark fantasy about an attempt to overthrow the Sekemleth Empire. It was released to positive critical reception, with ''Kirkus'' magazine stating that it should "app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Spark
Debra Spark (born 1962) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and editor. She teaches at Colby College and at Warren Wilson College. Biography Debra Spark was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1962. She graduated from Yale University. Her work has appeared in ''AGNI'', ''Esquire'', ''Narrative'', ''Ploughshares'', ''The New York Times'', ''Food and Wine'', ''Yankee'', ''Down East'', ''The Washington Post'', ''Maine Home + Design'' and ''The San Francisco Chronicle''. She lives with her husband and son in North Yarmouth, Maine. Awards * 1995 John C. Zacharis First Book Award * National Endowment for the Arts fellowship * Bunting Institute fellowship from Radcliffe College Radcliffe College was a Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that was founded in 1879. In 1999, it was fully incorporated into Harvard Colle ... Works * * * * *"The Revived Art of the Toy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeany Spark
Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 7 November 1982) is an English actress, known for portraying Linda Wallander in the British television series ''Wallander''. The actress has also had significant roles in the comedy series '' Man Down'' and the drama series ''The Interceptor''. Education Spark studied English literature at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, graduating with a First-Class Honours degree in 2004. She then trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2007. Career In 2008, Spark played schoolteacher Mercy Chant in the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's ''Tess of the D’Urbervilles''. Spark also took on the role of Linda Wallander, the daughter of the titular character in the BBC One drama ''Wallander''. In 2011, Spark portrayed Joan Malin in the television drama film ''Hattie''. In 2013, she took the role of the deputy headmistress, Emma, in '' Man Down'', the Channel 4 comedy series. The show lasted for four series. Spark plays the role of Detect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel Spark
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark (; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006). was a List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Life Muriel Camberg was born in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh, the daughter of Bernard Camberg, an engineer, and Sarah Elizabeth Maud (née Uezzell). Her father was Jewish, born in Edinburgh of Lithuanian immigrant parents, and her English mother had been raised Anglican. She was educated at James Gillespie's High School, James Gillespie's School for Girls (1923–35), where she received some education in the Presbyterian faith. In 1934–35 she took a course in "commercial correspondence and précis writing" at Heriot-Watt University, Heriot-Watt College. She taught English for a brief time and then worked as a secretary in a department store. In 1937 she became engaged to Sidney Oswald Spark, 13 years her senior, whom she had met in Edinburgh. In August of that year, she followed him to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
