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Amick
Amick is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Bill Amick (1925-1995), American NASCAR driver *Eugene Earle Amick (1919-1942), United States Navy officer *George Amick (1924-1959), American racecar driver * Lyndon Amick (born 1977), American NASCAR driver *Mädchen Amick (born 1970), American actress * Red Amick (1929-1995), American racecar driver Given name * Amick Byram (born 1955), American Gospel singer and tenor See also * USS ''Amick'' (DE-168), a United States Navy destroyer escort of World War II *Aimak The Aimaq ( fa, ایماق, Aimāq) or Chahar Aimaq (), also transliterated as Aimagh, Aimak and Aymaq, are a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. They live mostly in the central and western highlands ... people of Afghanistan {{given name, type=both Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mädchen Amick
Mädchen Elaina Amick ( ; born December 12, 1970) is an American actress and television director. She is known for her starring role as Shelly Johnson on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991), its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992) and its revival television series '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' (2017). She was also a series regular on ''Central Park West'' (1995–1996), '' Freddie'' (2005–2006), and '' Witches of East End'' (2013–2014). In film, she had starring roles in '' Sleepwalkers'' (1992) and '' Dream Lover'' (1993). She currently portrays Alice Smith on The CW's drama television series '' Riverdale'' (2017–present). Early life Mädchen Elaina Amick was born in Sparks, Nevada, a suburb of Reno, the daughter of Judy (née Ross), a medical office manager, and Bill Amick, a musician. Amick's parents are of partial German descent; the name ''Mädchen'', which means "girl" in German, was chosen by her parents because they wanted an unusu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyndon Amick
Lyndon Amick (born June 30, 1977) is a former NASCAR driver. He spent most of his NASCAR career in the NASCAR Busch Series driving for his family-owned team. Racing career Amick was the 1996 NASCAR Goody's Dash series champion. Amick made his NASCAR Busch Series debut in 1997, driving the No. 35 Pontiac Grand Prix owned by his father, Bill. Despite sharing the same last name, his father wasn't the Bill Amick who have raced in the NASCAR Winston West Series. He had sponsorship from Rockwell Automation and ran fifteen races. Amick made his first career start in the 1997 race at Daytona International Speedway. He started in the 37th position in the 45-car field, but finished 44th after a multi-car crash on lap 28 forced him out of the race early. Out of the rest of the races he ran that season, he only managed a best finish of 15th at IRP and only had two other top-20 finishes. His best start was a 12th at the fall race at Darlington. After his rookie run, Amick made a dozen starts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Earle Amick
USS ''Amick'' (DE-168) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and then the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was laid down on 30 November 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newark, New Jersey; launched on 27 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Mary R. Amick, widow of Ens. Eugene Amick (1919–1942), who died at Guadalcanal and for whom the ship was named; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 26 July 1943. World War II North Atlantic Ocean operations ''Amick'' left the east coast early in September for shakedown training out of Bermuda. During this cruise, the ship was also engaged in operations testing experimental defensive devices intended to protect American ships against acoustic torpedoes. In early November, ''Amick'' became a member of Task Force 62 and began duty as an escort for transatlantic convoys. The ship also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Amick (DE-168)
USS ''Amick'' (DE-168) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and then the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was laid down on 30 November 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newark, New Jersey; launched on 27 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Mary R. Amick, widow of Ens. Eugene Amick (1919–1942), who died at Guadalcanal and for whom the ship was named; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 26 July 1943. World War II North Atlantic Ocean operations ''Amick'' left the east coast early in September for shakedown training out of Bermuda. During this cruise, the ship was also engaged in operations testing experimental defensive devices intended to protect American ships against acoustic torpedoes. In early November, ''Amick'' became a member of Task Force 62 and began duty as an escort for transatlantic convoys. The ship also acted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Amick
George Reggie "Little George" Amick (October 24, 1924 – April 4, 1959) was an American racecar driver, mainly competing in the American National Championship. He was killed in a crash in a USAC race at Daytona International Speedway. Racing career Amick began racing in jalopies in the Northwestern United States before switching to midget car racing. He competed in USAC National midgets for three seasons, finishing in the top ten points each season, and won 16 feature races. He totaled 38 wins including the 1957 Turkey Night Grand Prix. He moved to Indy cars and won three times in 43 starts. In his rookie appearance at the Indianapolis 500 in 1958, Amick was assigned a "lay-down" roadster commissioned by car owner Norm Demler, designed by Quinn Epperly, and built by master Indianapolis chief mechanic George Salih. Amick found himself running a comfortable second to leader Jimmy Bryan with just 20 laps remaining. Demler and Salih felt Amick was in a position to catch Bryan an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Amick
Bill Amick (November 16, 1925 – July 15, 1995) was a NASCAR Grand National Series and West Coast driver from Portland, Oregon. He has one win, nineteen top-fives, twenty-seven top 10s, and five poles in Grand National. Driving career After racing in the NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series, Amick jumped to the Grand National Series in 1954 and ran six races. Two years later, he was able to finish seventeenth in the standings. He improved that in 1957, to sixteenth place. That year, he also won his first and only race at the Capital Speedway in Sacramento, California. That was his highest point finish in his NASCAR Grand National Career. He only raced Grand National part-time because he wanted to focus on the Pacific Coast Late Models in which he finished second in the standings in 1964 and won the championship a year later. After a brief stint of running in the Can-Am Series, Amick retired and started working with NASCAR speedways. Personal life Brother of George Amick. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Amick
Richard "Red" Amick (January 19, 1929 – May 16, 1995) was an American racecar driver. Indy 500 overview Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Amick died in Crystal River, Florida. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1958-1960 seasons with five starts, including the 1959 and 1960 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten once, with his best Indy finish in 11th in 1960. Indy 500 results Complete Formula One World Championship results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (ma ...) External links * 1929 births 1995 deaths Champ Car drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers Racing drivers from Kansas City, Missouri {{US-autoracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amick Byram
Amick Byram (born January 24, 1955) is an American tenor, a recording artist and two-time Grammy nominee. A native of McLennan County, Texas, Byram is a well-known sessions artist in Los Angeles, California, He was best known for providing the singing voice of Moses in ''The Prince of Egypt'', Aside from that, he contributed for the films ''Shrek'', ''Aladdin'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''The Lion King'', ''Pocahontas'', ''Hercules'', ''Mulan'', '' Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World'', ''The Road to El Dorado'', and ''The Matrix'' as part of the Additional Voices. Byram has acted in numerous professional stage productions including ''Phantom of the Opera'', on Broadway and in Los Angeles; ''Les Misérables'', in the roles of Marius Pontmercy and Enjolras; ''Sunset Boulevard'' as Joe Gillis (playing opposite Glenn Close), and Jesus in ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. On television he played Ian Andrew Troi, the father of Counselor Troi in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimak
The Aimaq ( fa, ایماق, Aimāq) or Chahar Aimaq (), also transliterated as Aimagh, Aimak and Aymaq, are a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. They live mostly in the central and western highlands of Afghanistan, especially in Ghor, Badghis. Aimaqs were originally known as ''chahar'' ("four") Aymaqs: the ''Taymani'' (the main element in the population of Ghor), the ''Firozkohi'' (mostly in Badghis), the '' Jamshidi'' and the ''Timuri''. Other sources state that the Aimaq Hazara are one of the ''Chahar'', with the Timuri instead being of the "lesser Aimaqs" or ''Aimaq-e digar'' ("other Aimaqs"). The Aimaq speak several subdialects of the Aimaq dialect of the Persian language, but some southern groups of Taymani, Firozkohi, and northeastern Timuri Aimaqs have adopted the Pashto language. Origin and culture The Aimaqs claim different origins based on their tribal background. Some claim to be descended from the troops of Genghis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
