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Beahan
Beahan is a surname, and may refer to: * Brianna Beahan (born 1991), Australian track and field athlete * Daniel Beahan (born 1984), Australian boxer * Kate Beahan Kate Beahan (born 12 October 1974) is an Australian film actress. Beahan was born in Perth. She appeared mostly in movies and TV series in Australia. Her best-known American film role was playing Sister Willow Woodward in the 2006 horror remak ... (born 1974), Australian film actress * Kermit Beahan (1918–1989), bombardier on the American B-29 Superfortress ''Bockscar'' * Kevin Beahan (1933–2022), Irish Gaelic footballer * Michael Beahan (1937–2022), 19th President of the Australian Senate * Virginia Beahan (born 1946), American photographer See also * Behan {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Beahan
Michael Eamon Beahan (21 January 1937 – 30 January 2022) was a British-born Australian politician who served as the 19th President of the Australian Senate, holding that position from 1 February 1994 to 30 June 1996. He was a Senator representing Western Australia in the Australian Senate from 1987 to 1996. Early life and career Born in London, England to Irish parents in 1937, Michael Beahan was educated at the Salesian College in Battersea, where he successfully completed O levels in 1953. Following a year as a clerk with a large insurance company, he migrated to Australia with his parents, four brothers and his sister in 1954. He commenced work as a process worker at the Australian Electrical Company, which manufactured electric motors, transformers and welders at its East Perth factory, later gaining an apprenticeship with an allied company. Having completed his apprenticeship he gained an A grade licence, permitting him to carry out all types of electrical work and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kermit Beahan
Kermit King Beahan (August 9, 1918 – March 9, 1989) was a career officer in the United States Air Force and its predecessor United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was the bombardier on the crew flying the Boeing B-29 Superfortress ''Bockscar'' on August 9, 1945 (his 27th birthday), that dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. He also participated in the first atomic mission that bombed Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Flying as part of the crew of '' The Great Artiste'' which was a reference to him, purportedly because he could "hit a pickle barrel with a bomb from 30,000 feet" or he was "good with the fairer sex," his aircraft acted as the blast instrumentation support aircraft for the mission. Beahan attended Rice University on a football scholarship during the 1930s. He completed his B.S. degree in 1940. In July 1940, Beahan joined the Army Air Forces as an aviation cadet but washed out of pilot training, becoming a bombardier instead. He was assigne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Beahan
Kevin Beahan (; 9 April 1933 – 24 July 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for a number of club sides, including St Mary's, and at inter-county level with the Louth senior football team. Career Beahan first played Gaelic football at St Patrick's Grammar School in Armagh. During his time there he won consecutive Ulster Colleges JFC titles and also lined out in the MacRory Cup. At club level, Beahan won consecutive Louth MFC titles with the St Mary's club in Ardee before later winning five Louth SFC titles. He also experienced success as a hurler, winning three Louth SHC titles with Naomh Colmcille, while he also lined out with the Seán McDermotts club in Dublin. Beahan's performances for club and college resulted in him being selected for the Louth minor football team and he won a Leinster MFC medal in 1951. He progressed onto the senior team and was at midfield for the 1–09 to 1–07 defeat of Cork in the 1957 All-Ireland final. Beahan also lined out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianna Beahan
Brianna Beahan (born 1 November 1991) is an Australian track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. She won a gold medal in 100 metres hurdles at the 2019 Oceania Athletics Championships in Townsville. Representing Australia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, she reached the semi-finals in 2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, women's 100 metres hurdles. Personal life Beahan was born in Joondalup, and is educated at the Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. References External links * Brianna Beahanat Athletics Australia Brianna Beahan at Australian Athletics Historical Results Australian female hurdlers 1991 births Living people World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Athletes from Perth, Western Australia Edith Cowan University alumni Sportswomen from Western Australia Pacific Games gold medalists for Australia Pacific Games medalists in athletics {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Beahan
Kate Beahan (born 12 October 1974) is an Australian film actress. Beahan was born in Perth. She appeared mostly in movies and TV series in Australia. Her best-known American film role was playing Sister Willow Woodward in the 2006 horror remake ''The Wicker Man'' opposite Nicolas Cage. Her father, Michael Beahan, was an Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known as the Labor Party or simply Labor, is the major Centre-left politics, centre-left List of political parties in Australia, political party in Australia and one of two Major party, major parties in Po ... Senator from Western Australia from 1987 to 1996. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beahan, Kate Australian film actresses Australian people of Irish descent Living people 1974 births Actresses from Perth, Western Australia 21st-century Australian actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Beahan
Virginia Beahan (born 1946) is an American photographer. Beahan is known for her large format photography and her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Harvard Art Museums and the Getty Museum. She is a senior lecturer at Dartmouth College Dartmouth College ( ) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the America .... References 1946 births Artists from Philadelphia 20th-century American women photographers 20th-century American photographers 21st-century American women photographers 21st-century American photographers Living people Artists in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection {{US-photographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Beahan
Daniel Beahan (born 5 April 1984 in Bundaberg, Queensland) is an Australian amateur boxer best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at super heavyweight. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Career In 2002 he won a Light-Heavyweight Bronze at the Junior World Championships in Santiago, Cuba when he was stopped in the semi by Ukrainian Roman Zavalnyuk, after beating Chinese boxer XINGYA, FENG. Until 2005 Beahan who is from and works as a plumber then competed at 201 lbs limit where he lost to |