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Bowser (surname)
Bowser is a surname. It is of Norman origin and was given to a person who frequently used the informal Norman greeting ''beu sire'', which means "good sir", or "fine sir". Notable people with the surname include: *Arda Bowser (1899–1996), professional football player *Charley Bowser (1898–1989), American football coach * Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America *John Bowser (1856–1936), Australian politician and 26th Premier of Victoria * George Bowser, Canadian comedian, of Bowser and Blue duo *John W. Bowser (1892–1956), Canadian who supervised construction of the Empire State Building *Jonathon Earl Bowser, Canadian artist and illustrator of ''Zabibah and the King'' *Mary Bowser, American freed slave who worked as a Union spy during the American Civil War *Muriel Bowser, current Democratic mayor of Washington, D.C. *Ryan Bowser, music producer * Sylvanus Bowser (1854–1938), American inventor * Tyus Bowser (born 1995), American football player for the Baltimore Rav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arda Bowser
Arda "Ard" Crawford Bowser (January 9, 1899 – September 7, 1996) was a professional football player who spent two years of the National Football League with the Canton Bulldogs and the Cleveland Indians. Bowser won an NFL championship with the Bulldogs in 1922. In 1923, he played for the Indians. He was the first NFL player to use the kicking tee. Arda was considered the last surviving member of the 1922 Canton Bulldogs team, when he died in 1996. Early life Arda Crawford Bowser was born on January 9, 1899, in Danville, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Rev. Addison Bartholomew Bowser (1858-1936) and Ella Zelima Stebbins (1869-1954). College career After serving in the Navy during World War I, Bowser entered Bethany College, however he transferred to Bucknell University in 1920 where he also played college football. At Bucknell, he received All-East and All-American honors. He was captain of the 1921 Bucknell football team and is considered one of the great kickers in the schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvanus Bowser
Sylvanus Freelove Bowser (August 8, 1854October 3, 1938) was an American inventor who is widely credited with inventing the automobile fuel pump. Bowser Avenue in his hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana is named after him. Bowser marketed his patented kerosene pump starting in 1885. The introduction of automobiles, mainly powered by gasoline, led him to develop it into the "Self-Measuring Gasoline Storage Pump", launched in 1905. Bowser's invention operated with a manual suction pump, which dispensed the gasoline into the car through a flexible hose. The 50-gallon metal storage tank, housed in a wooden cabinet, could be set up at the curbside in front of a store. Under the banner of his company, S. F. Bowser & Company, this activity expanded to the measurement and handling of many commercial liquids. Bowser opened branches around the world, and bowser became a generic term for fuel dispensers, then fuel tankers (especially on airfields), then finally for any kind of self-propelled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beausire (other)
Beausire is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jean Beausire (1651–1743), French architect, engineer and fountain-maker * William Beausire (born 1948), British stockbroker See also * Bowser (surname) Bowser is a surname. It is of Norman origin and was given to a person who frequently used the informal Norman greeting ''beu sire'', which means "good sir", or "fine sir". Notable people with the surname include: *Arda Bowser (1899–1996), profes ..., an Anglicized form of the surname {{Disambig Surnames of Norman origin French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenage Bounty Hunters
''Teenage Bounty Hunters'' is an American teen comedy drama television series created by Kathleen Jordan for Netflix which was released on August 14, 2020. Blake McCormick and Jenji Kohan are executive producers, along with Tara Herrmann and Robert Sudduth serving as showrunner. In October 2020, the series was canceled after one season. Premise After denting their father's pickup truck, evangelical high school students and fraternal twins Sterling and Blair Wesley fall into bounty hunting for grizzled bounty hunter Bowser Jenkins in order to pay for the truck's repair, and without their parents' knowledge. Cast and characters Main * Maddie Phillips as Sterling Wesley, Blair's fraternal twin sister and a student and debater at Willingham Academy who is trying to balance her life as a bounty hunter with being fellowship leader at her Christian high school * Anjelica Bette Fellini as Blair Wesley, Sterling's more rebellious fraternal twin sister and a lacrosse player who also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Mario
(also known as and is a platform game series created by Nintendo starring their mascot, Mario. It is the central series of the greater Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' franchise. At least one ''Super Mario'' game has been released for every major Nintendo video game consoles, Nintendo video game console. However, there have also been a number of ''Super Mario'' video games released on non-Nintendo gaming platforms. There are more than 20 games in the series. The ''Super Mario'' games are set primarily in the fictional Mushroom Kingdom, typically with Mario as the main player character. He is usually joined by his brother, Luigi, and often other members of the ''Mario'' cast. As platform games, they involve the player character running and jumping across platforms and atop enemies in themed level (video gaming), levels. The games have simple plots, typically with Mario and Luigi having to Damsel in distress, rescue the kidnapped Princess Peach from the primary antagonist, Bowser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowser
, also known as King Bowser or King Koopa, is a Character (arts), fictional character and the Antagonist, main antagonist of Nintendo's ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise."The Top 100 Videogame Villains". IGN. Retrieved October 8, 2010. In Japan, he is titled ."Character Introduction". Nintendo Japan. Retrieved October 18, 2009. He is the arch-nemesis of the plumber Mario and the leader of the turtle-like Koopa Troopa, Koopa race. Depicted as a fire-breathing monster with a tyrannical personality, Bowser's ultimate goals are to kidnap Princess Peach and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom.Staff; designed by James Cheung (January 21, 2000). "TenSpot: Top Ten Video Game Villains". GameSpot. Retrieved December 31, 2008. Bowser debuted as Mario's opponent in the 1985 video game ''Super Mario Bros.''McLaughlin, Rus (September 14, 2010). "IGN Presents: The History of Super Mario Bros". IGN. Retrieved October 11, 2021. Designer Shigeru Miyamoto initially conceived him as an ox based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvette Lee Bowser
Yvette Denise Lee Bowser (born June 9, 1965) is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the Fox sitcom ''Living Single''. With ''Living Single'', she became the first African-American woman to develop her own primetime series.Gregory, Deborah."Yvette Lee Bowser: the sister who took 'Living Single' straight to the top! - African American television producer. ''Essence''. December 1994. Career Bowser started on ''A Different World'' in 1987 as one of a number of apprentices, rising in prominence in the production company over the years and eventually becoming producer by the 1991–92 season.Brown, Malaika. (April–May 1995).Sisterhood televised: Yvette Lee Bowser and the voices she listens to - creator and executive producer of the TV show, 'Living Single'. ''American Visions''. She left the show to take a position with '' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper''. Bowser created her own company, Sister Lee Productions, which produced or co-produced her later shows, ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Bowser
William John Bowser ( Rexton, New Brunswick December 3, 1867 – October 25, 1933 Vancouver) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as the 17th premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916. The son of William Bowser and Margaret Gordon, Bowser was educated at Mount Allison University and Dalhousie University. He moved to Vancouver to practice law in 1891, and after being an unsuccessful candidate in the 1898 provincial election, was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1903 election as a Conservative. Bowser served as Attorney General in the cabinet of Sir Richard McBride from 1907 until 1915. As Attorney General, Bowser forced the Squamish First Nation, then the False Creek Indian Band, off Kitsilano Indian Reserve no.6. He also served as Minister of Finance and Agriculture between October 1909 and October 1910, and then again between March and December 1915. In 1915, he succeeded McBride as Premier. He also served as Attorney-General in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its home games at M&T Bank Stadium and is headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland. The Baltimore Ravens were established in 1996 after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced plans in 1995 to Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, move the franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore. As part of a settlement between the league and the city of Cleveland, Modell was required to leave the Browns' history, team colors, and records in Cleveland for a replacement team and replacement personnel that would resume play in 1999 NFL season, 1999. In return, he was allowed to take his own personnel and team to Baltimore, where such personnel would form an expansion team. Steve Bisciotti has been the Ravens' majority owner since 2004; the franchise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyus Bowser
Tyus Kevon Bowser (born May 23, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars. Early life Bowser attended John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas, where he played for the Lions football team. As a senior, he had 59 tackles and 24 sacks. He committed to the University of Houston to play college football. College career Bowser played college football at Houston from 2013 to 2016. Bowser made his collegiate debut on August 30 against Southern and recorded two tackles. On September 21, he recorded his first two collegiate sacks and had his first interception in a win over Rice. As a freshman in 2013, he had 26 total tackles, 5.0 sacks, one interception, two passes defensed, and one forced fumble. As a sophomore in 2014, he had 13 total tackles and three sacks. As a junior in 2015, he had 51 total tackles, six sacks, one interception, two passes defensed, two fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Bowser
Ryan Bowser is an American record producer from St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He has worked for many artists during his career, mainly Contemporary R&B, R&B and Soul music, soul music. Information Bowser began producing and working with local artists including Nelly, City Spud, and the St. Lunatics in the late 1990s. His vocals can still be heard singing background on their Free City album ''Groovin' Tonight'', featuring Brian McKnight. Bowser joined forces with longtime friend Antoine "Bam" Macon to form the production duo The Nimrods in early 2000. Bowser's first noted major placement was Arista Records, Arista Recording artist, Toya (singer), Toya Rodriguez, professionally known as Toya in 2001. He produced over 50 percent of the album including her most popular hit "I DO!" The single and debut album ''Toya'', sold approximately 400,000 copies. In 2001, Bowser's remake of Patti LaBelle's "Love, Need and Want You, Love Need and Want You" featured as "Dilemma (Nelly song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Bowser
Charles W. Bowser (November 29, 1898 – July 29, 1989) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Grove City College from 1924 to 1926, at Bowdoin College from 1930 to 1934, and at the University of Pittsburgh from 1939 to 1942, compiling a career college football record of 40–47–6.Charles W. Bowser , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved August 17, 2010. Early life Bowser was born in and attended Johnstown High School, where he played |
