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Bob Smith (pitcher Born 1931)
Robert, Bob or Bobby Smith, or variants thereof, may refer to: Business * Robert MacKay Smith (1802–1888), Scottish businessman, meteorologist and philanthropist who founded Glasgow University's Mackay Smith Prizes * Robert Barr Smith (1824–1915), Australian businessman and philanthropist * Robert Hall Smith (1888–1960), American railroad executive, president of the Norfolk and Western Railway, 1946–1958 * Robert H. Smith (philanthropist) (1928–2009), American builder and developer who developed much of the Crystal City, Virginia neighborhood just south of Washington, D.C. * Robert P. Smith (philanthropist) (1940–2019), American financial pioneer, philanthropist and author * Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin (born 1944), British businessman, governor of the BBC * Robert F. Smith (investor) (born 1962), American businessman and investor; founder, chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners Entertainment Acting * Robert Wilton Smith (1881–1957), known as Robb Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert MacKay Smith
Robert Mackay Smith FRSE (1802–1888) was a Scottish businessman, meteorologist and philanthropist. Glasgow University's Mackay Smith Prizes were founded by him in 1882. He was the Chairman of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and a Director of the Commercial Bank of Scotland. Life He was born in Glasgow on 24 May 1802 the son of Peter Smith, a flax merchant living at 76 Stirling Street and his wife, Euphemia MacKay. He attended Glasgow University studying Sciences and graduated MA in 1815, aged only thirteen. He moved to Leith in 1834 to work as a commission agent and lived and worked there for most of his life. He originally lived at 4 Windsor Street near the top of Leith Walk. In 1855 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Charles Piazzi Smyth. He was a member of multiple scientific societies including the Meteorological Society of Scotland, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the Royal Scottish Society of Arts (serving as their pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dean Smith
Robert Dean Smith (born 2 May 1956 in Kansas) is an American operatic tenor. Smith studied at Pittsburg State University (Kansas), at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City with Daniel Ferro, and in Europe. Like many dramatic tenors, he began his career as a baritone and sang for several years in German opera houses. He sings a variety of opera and concert repertoire, in different languages and styles. From 2007 to 2008 he performed ''Lohengrin'' and ''Die Meistersinger'' in Dresden; ''Die Frau ohne Schatten'' at the Lyric Opera of Chicago with Deborah Voigt and Christine Brewer; ''Tristan und Isolde'' at the Madrid Teatro Real and the Bayreuth Festival; ''Tannhäuser'' at the Berlin Staatsoper; ''Der fliegende Holländer'' at the Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper) in Munich and the Vienna State Opera; ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' at the Royal Opera, London at Covent Garden; and ''Fidelio'' in Tokyo. On March 22, 2008, Smith made his Metropolitan Opera debut as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Emmet Smith
Robert Emmet Smith (August 21, 1914 – August 2, 1988) was an American art director and production designer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film '' King Rat''. Early life and career Robert Emmet Smith, also known as Bob Smith, was born to Edward Smith on August 21, 1914. Smith graduated from the University of Southern California School of Architecture and was a master mason. He established his career as a motion picture art director and production designer. His numerous credits include motion pictures such as Rio Lobo, Hombre, Lonely are the Brave, A Big Hand for the Little Lady, Operation Petticoat, and King Rat, which garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction in 1966. Bob Smith died in Newport Beach, California on Aug. 2, 1988. Selected filmography * '' The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox'' (1976) * '' King Rat'' (1965) * ''Operation Petticoat'' (1959) * '' The Monolith Monsters'' (1957) * ''Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob And Roberta Smith
Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Bob (surname) * Bob (dog), a dog that received the Dickin Medal for bravery in World War II * Bob the Railway Dog, a part of South Australian Railways folklore Places * Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica Television, games, and radio * ''Bob'' (TV series), an American comedy series starring Bob Newhart * ''B.O.B.'' (video game), a side-scrolling shooter * Bob FM, on-air brand of a number of FM radio stations in North America Music Musicians and groups * B.o.B (born 1988), American rapper and record producer * Bob (band), a British indie pop band * The Bobs, an American a cappella group * Boyz on Block, a British pop supergroup Songs * "B.O.B" (song), by OutKast * "Bob" ("Weird Al" Yankovic song), from the 2003 album ''Poodle Hat'' by "Weird Al" Yankovic *"Bob", a song from the album '' Brigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Bob Smith
Robert Emil Schmidt (November 27, 1917 – July 30, 1998), nicknamed Buffalo Bob, was an American radio and television personality and presenter; he was well known as the host of the children's show ''Howdy Doody''. Biography Early life and radio Smith was born in Buffalo, New York, as Robert Emil Schmidt. He attended Masten Park High School. Schmidt got his start in radio in Buffalo at WGR (AM), though he switched from WGR to WBEN's late morning radio slot in 1943 as part of a move which brought Clint Buehlman's popular early morning show from WGR to WBEN at the same time. (The WBEN morning slot had opened when its host, future NBC-TV personality Jack Paar, was drafted into the military.) WBEN was seeking to break WGR's #1 position in local popularity; shaking the position of network-fed '' Don McNeill's Breakfast Club'' and its grip on ratings for the 9 a.m. time slot was an important part of the plan. WBEN first poached Clint Buehlman's morning show, which ended at 9 a.m., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Magnuson Smith
Rob Magnuson Smith is a novelist, short story writer, journalist, and university lecturer. A dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom, Smith currently resides in Cornwall. He has a BA in philosophy and a BA in psychology from Pitzer College, an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia, where he won the David Higham Award, and a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University. Since September 2013, he has taught English and Creative Writing for the University of Exeter. Works Novels His first novel, ''The Gravedigger,'' is the story of painfully shy gravedigger Henry Bale, who falls in love with the bright, energetic, new schoolteacher, whose sudden arrival awakens and upsets his quiet life and his quiet town. ''The Gravedigger'' won the gold medal in the William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. Contest judge Andre Bernard said of the book, "To my mind there was one clear standout. In terms of characterization, plot, un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet's Dresser
''Hamlet's Dresser'' is a memoir by Bob Smith. It was first published in 2002 in literature, 2002. The title derives from the author's work as a Dresser (theatre), dresser for a production of ''Hamlet'' at the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut. Author Robert W. Smith was born on July 10, 1941. Reception ''Hamlet's Dresser'' was a ''The Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal'' editor's pick, a Barnes & Noble top choice, and a Book of the Month Club selection. See also * 2002 in literature * Shakespeare in performance References External links Simon & Schuster, ''Hamlet's Dresser'', Book by Bob Smith, Official Publisher Page Salvation by Shakespeare: ''Hamlet's Dresser'' by Bob Smith American memoirs William Shakespeare Writers from Connecticut {{Memoir-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kimmel Smith
Robert Kimmel Smith (July 31, 1930 – April 18, 2020) was an American novelist and children's author. Smith was born in Brooklyn, New York and first learned to read from his mother Sally. Smith was inspired to become a writer at age eight, when he became bedbound for three months while suffering rheumatic fever and amused himself by reading books, then inventing new characters and endings for the stories. He attended Brooklyn College in 1947 but dropped out after a year when he proved unable to do chemistry or calculus. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953, spending time stationed overseas in Germany. When he returned to America, he married his wife, Claire Medney, in 1954. Together, they had two children, Heidi and Roger. Between 1957 and 1965, Smith was a copywriter at an ad agency, and a partner and creative director at Smith and Toback from 1967 to 1970. Smith started writing stories for young readers "by accident" while telling his daughter bedtime stories, which he t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Paul Smith
Robert Paul Smith (April 16, 1915 – January 30, 1977) was an American author, most famous for his classic evocation of childhood, '' Where Did You Go? Out. What Did You Do? Nothing''. Biography Robert Paul Smith was born in Brooklyn, grew up in Mount Vernon, NY, and graduated from Columbia College in 1936. He worked as a writer for CBS Radio and wrote four novels: '' So It Doesn't Whistle'' (1946) (1941, according to Avon Publishing Co., Inc., reprint edition '' ... Plus Blood in Their Veins'' copyright 1952); '' The Journey'', (1943); '' Because of My Love'' (1946); ''The Time and the Place'' (1951). '' The Tender Trap'', a play by Smith and '' Dobie Gillis'' creator Max Shulman, opened in 1954 with Robert Preston in the leading role. It was later made into a movie starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds. A classic example of the "battle-of-the-sexes" comedy, it revolves around the mutual envy of a bachelor living in New York City and a settled family man living in the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Sonic
Robert Smith, better known by his stage name Rob Sonic, is an American rapper and record producer from the Bronx, New York (state), New York. He has been a member of the groups Sonic Sum and Hail Mary Mallon. He is a founder of the record label Skypimps Music. Biography Rob Sonic is originally from Washington, D.C. As a child, he moved to New York (state), New York. He started rapping at age 12. In 2011, Smith released the album ''Are You Gonna Eat That?'' on Rhymesayers Entertainment with Aesop Rock and DJ Big Wiz under the alias Hail Mary Mallon. The group's second album, ''Bestiary'', was released in 2014 on the same label. In 2004, he released his debut solo studio album, ''Telicatessen'', on Definitive Jux. In 2007, he released ''Sabotage Gigante'' on the label. He released ''Alice in Thunderdome'' in 2014, ''Defriender'' in 2018, and ''Latrinalia'' in 2021''.'' Discography Studio albums * ''Telicatessen'' (2004) * ''Sabotage Gigante'' (2007) * ''Alice in Thunderdome'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Smith (British Musician)
Smith & Mighty are an English trip hop group from Bristol, England, consisting of Rob Smith, Ray Mighty and Peter D Rose. They pioneered the Bristol sound producing Massive Attack's "Any Love". The Bristol sound being a precursor to trip hop. As well as producing for others, they produced their own work, and various solo projects and collaborations. Biography In the late 1980s, they produced their first releases; were breakbeat covers of " Anyone Who Had a Heart" and " Walk On By". Both songs entered the UK Singles Chart. They produced Massive Attack's first single, "Any Love" released in 1988. In 1989, they produced " Wishing on a Star" for Fresh 4, a group consisting of Paul Southey (Suv), Krust, Judge and Flynn Thompson. The track was an early example of the Bristol sound; it exposed more people to the style charting in the UK at number 10. Smith and Mighty left London in 1994. Shortly after leaving they set up 'More Rockers' the record label. Rob Smith Rob Smith ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Smith (Irish Musician)
Rob Smith (born 29 September 1982) is an Irish singer-songwriter, DJ and writer from Terenure, Dublin. He is married and has one daughter. Biography Smith released his debut album, ''Throwing It All Away'', in March 2008 to considerable success and toured in 10 countries across Europe promoting it. The lead single from the album, ''Stand Up'', reached number 1 in the Irish downloads charts that summer. The follow-up, 2010's ''The Juliana Field'', was released to critical acclaim and landed Smith a nomination for Most Promising Act at that year's Meteor Awards. He released a live EP, titled ''Live in New York & Dublin'', the following year. He released a well-received punk rock single in February 2015 called ''Dale Boca Juniors'' which charted in both Ireland and Argentina. In May 2015, he released a compilation titled ''Snapped Strings & Hangovers''. He is also a DJ, specialising in indie and alternative rock, and has spun in countries such as Italy, Netherlands, Scotland and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
