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Billy Burke (evangelist)
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Bill or Billy Burke may refer to: Sports * Billy Burke (baseball) (1889–1967), American baseball player *Billy Burke (golfer) (1902–1972), American golfer * Billy Burke (hurler) (1912–1995), Irish hurler * Bill Burke (athlete) (born 1969), American middle-distance runner Others *Billy Burke (criminal) (1858–1919), American gangster * Bill Burke (photographer) (born 1943), American documentary photographer * Billy Burke (firefighter) (1955–2001), American fire captain *Billy Burke (actor) (born 1966), American actor See also *Billie Burke (1884–1970), American stage and screen actress *William Burke (other) William Burke may refer to: * William Burke (pirate) (died 1699), Irish pirate active in the Caribbean, associate of William Kidd * William Burke (Burke and Hare murders) (1792–1829), Irish-Scots serial killer * William Burke (author) (1729–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Burke (baseball)
William Ignatius Burke (July 11, 1889 – February 9, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ... pitcher. He played two seasons with the Boston Doves / Rustlers from 1910 to 1911. References External links Boston Doves players Boston Rustlers players Montreal Royals players Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers 1889 births 1967 deaths Baseball players from Worcester County, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Clinton, Massachusetts Seton Hall Pirates baseball players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Burke (golfer)
William John Burke, Burkauskas (polonized Burkowski) (December 14, 1902 – April 19, 1972) was an American professional golfer during the early 20th century. Early life Burke was born in Naugatuck, Connecticut. He was of Lithuanian descent. Professional career His greatest season was 1931, when he won the U.S. Open, reached the semi-finals of the PGA Championship, and won four events on the professional circuit, plus appeared on the Ryder Cup team where he was undefeated in two matches. He was also selected for the 1933 Ryder Cup team but not before some agitation by Gene Sarazen was done on his behalf. Burke won his only match in the 1933 competition. Burke's 1931 U.S. Open win came in a marathon playoff. He and George Von Elm were tied at 292 (8-over-par) after regulation play. They played a 36-hole playoff the next day and tied again at 149 (7-over-par). The following day they played 36 more holes and Burke emerged victorious 148 to 149. Throughout Burke's golf care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Burke (hurler)
William Burke (1912 – 23 January 1995) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team. Burke made his first appearance for the team during the 1934 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland winner's medal and four Leinster winner's medals. At club level Burke played with the Tullaroan Tullaroan () is a village in the western part of County Kilkenny in the Slieveardagh Hills near the Tipperary border. Tullaroan is also the name of the local civil parish. Sport Tullaroan GAA are the most successful Gaelic Athletic Association ... club. References 1912 births 1995 deaths Tullaroan hurlers Kilkenny inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners 20th-century Irish sportsmen {{Kilkenny-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Burke (athlete)
Bill Burke (born October 15, 1969, in San Antonio, Texas) is a retired male middle-distance runner from the United States, who competed in the 1980s and the early 1990s for his native country. He set his personal best in the men's 1,500 metres event (3:35.74) on 1993-08-01 at a meet in Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr .... References *Profile 1969 births Living people American male middle-distance runners Track and field athletes from San Antonio Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Burke (criminal)
William "Billy the Kid" Burke was a gangster in the 19th century. Burke was born to an Irish-American family in Massachusetts on March 18, 1858. By 1880 his mother had been widowed and the family had moved to Chicago and Burke had become a professional criminal. His brother, John “Fat Man” Burke, claimed he was a plumber but he also worked as a professional criminal. Two of Burke's younger brothers held positions in the telegraph office. This proved useful to him later when he needed access to messages sent by private detectives, such as the Pinkertons. Burke met Sophie Lyons and they became criminal partners in the early 1880s. Lyons was an adept pickpocket Pickpocketing is a form of larceny that involves the stealing of money or other valuables from the person or a victim's pocket without them noticing the theft at the time. It may involve considerable dexterity and a knack for Misdirection (magic ... and Burke's specialty was theft by subterfuge, or sneak thievery. (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Burke (photographer)
William M. Burke (born 1943) is an American photographer and educator known for his 20 years of documentary photography in Vietnam and neighboring countries, detailing the effects of war. Biography William M. Burke was born in 1943 in Derby, Connecticut. In 1966, he received a B.A. degree in Art History from Middlebury College. He continued studies at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and received a B.F.A degree in 1968 and a MFA degree in 1970, while studying with photographer Harry Callahan. In 1971, he started teaching at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In 1978, he became a Guggenheim fellow in photography. His work is included in many public collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Princeton University Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA) is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Burke (firefighter)
William Francis Burke Jr. (March 9, 1955 September 11, 2001) was a Fire Captain with the Fire Department of New York, who was killed in the September 11 attacks. Burke died when he chose to stay with stranded civilians in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Burke was the only member of Engine 21 who died in the attacks. Life and career William Francis Burke Jr. was born in New York City on March 9, 1955 to William Francis Burke Sr. and Agnes Burke. The second of six children, Burke grew up in Plainview, New York. He attended Plainview-Old Bethpage High School, where he was an all-county swimmer. Inspired by his father, who worked as Deputy Fire Chief for the New York City Fire Department, Billy served as a firefighter for two decades prior to the September 11 attacks. Burke also worked a side job as a lifeguard at Robert Moses State Park; he worked for 26 years as a lifeguard. Burke resided in Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan. Outside of work, Burke had multiple hobb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Burke (actor)
William Albert Burke (born November 25, 1966) is an American actor and scriptwriter. Burke is known for his role as Charlie Swan (Twilight), Charlie Swan in ''Twilight (2008 film), Twilight'' and its The Twilight Saga (film series), sequels. In 2011, he played Cesaire in ''Red Riding Hood (2011 film), Red Riding Hood''. In 2012, he was cast as one of the lead characters, Miles Matheson, in the NBC science-fiction series ''Revolution (TV series), Revolution''. From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the CBS series Zoo (American TV series), ''Zoo.'' He has also appeared in the Supernatural fiction, supernatural horror film ''Lights Out (2016 film), Lights Out'' (2016) and the Thriller film, thriller ''Breaking In (2018 film), Breaking In'' (2018). Early life Burke was born in Bellingham, Washington. Career His television credits include roles in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (in the episode "Second Skin (DS9 episode), Second Skin"), ''Party of Five'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Karen Sisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Burke
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the MGM film musical '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939) Burke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in '' Merrily We Live'' (1938). She had appearances in the '' Topper'' film series. She was married to Broadway producer and impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. from 1914 until his death in 1932. Early life Burke was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Blanche (née Beatty) and her second husband, William "Billy" Ethelbert Burke. She toured the United States and Europe with her father, a singer and clown who worked for the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Her family settled in London where she attended plays in the West End. She began acting on stage in 1903, making her deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
