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Charles Solomon (critic)
Charles Solomon may refer to: * Charles Solomon (racketeer) (1884–1933), known as King, an American racketeer * Charles Solomon (politician) (1889–1963), known as Charley, an American socialist politician * Charles J. Solomon (1906–1975), an American bridge player * Charles Solomon (animation historian), an American animation critic and historian See also * Charles Solomon Huffman (1865–1960), an American politian * Buddy Myer, Charles Solomon "Buddy" Myer (1904–1974), an American baseball player {{hndis, Solomon, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Solomon (racketeer)
Charles "King" Solomon (1884 – January 24, 1933) was a Russian-born mob boss who controlled Boston's bootlegging, narcotics, and illegal gambling during the Prohibition era. Biography One of the earliest organized crime figures in New England's history, Solomon immigrated from the Russian Empire as a boy settling with his family in Boston's West End. The son of a local theater owner, Solomon and his three brothers came from a middle-class Jewish background and, during his teenage years, he worked as a counterman in his uncle's restaurant. However, by his early 20s, he had become involved in prostitution, fencing and bail bonding prior to Prohibition. By the early 1920s, he controlled the majority of illegal gambling and narcotics, such as cocaine and morphine, before expanding into bootlegging during Prohibition, owning many of the cities' most prominent speakeasies, including the Cocoanut Grove nightclub. He enjoyed extensive contacts throughout the underworld, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Solomon (politician)
Charles Solomon (October 9, 1889 – December 8, 1963) was an American socialist lawyer, politician and judge from New York City, elected to the New York State Assembly in 1919 and expelled with four of his fellows on the first day of the legislative session, one week after the sensational Palmer Raids. The case of the "Five Socialist Assemblymen" became a cause célèbre of the First Red Scare, Red Scare of 1919-20 and its resolution started the process of curbing war hysteria in the United States. Biography Early years Charles Solomon was born in New York City on October 9, 1889, to Jewish emigrants from the Russian Empire. He worked in the newspaper business and served as a secretary to Socialist Congressman Meyer London. Political career Solomon was a member of the New York State Assembly in 142nd New York State Legislature, 1919 and 143rd New York State Legislature, 1920, elected in the 23rd District of Kings County which at that time encompassed East New York, Brooklyn. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles J
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dragom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Solomon (animation Historian)
Charles Solomon is an American animation historian, author, and film critic who wrote multiple books about Disney animation and other animated works. Education Solomon attended University of California Los Angeles for his bachelor's and master's degrees in European cultural history. Accolades ''Enchanted Drawings'', Solomon's 1989 book on the history of American animation, was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and was also nominated for a National Book Critics’ Circle Award (a first for a film book). Film criticism Solomon has written about the subject for NPR, ''Variety'', ''Rolling Stone'' and ''The New York Times.'' Solomon, writing for the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1986, listed his picks for the best animated films of the 1980s: *'' Crac'' (Frederic Back, 1981) *''Son of the White Mare'' ( Marcell Jankovics, 1981) *'' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (Will Vinton, 1985) *'' Anna & Bella'' ( Borge Ring, 1985) *'' The Big Snit'' (Richard Condie, 1985) *''The Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Solomon Huffman
Charles Solomon Huffman (8 October 1865 – 6 May 1960) was an American politician. Between 1919 and 1923 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. Life Charles Huffman was born in Vincennes, Indiana and attended local schools. In his younger years he worked on his father's farm. After his graduation from high school in 1883 he taught school for some time and he studied medicine at the University of Missouri. Starting in 1890 he practiced as a physician in Columbus, Kansas. During the Spanish–American War he served in the Philippines as a captain in the medical department of the US forces. Shortly after the turn of the century he terminated his medical career. Instead he was engaged in banking and became one of the directors of the Columbus State Bank. He became the president of this bank in 1915. He held this position until 1960, just before his death. Between 1917 and 1919 he was also Adjutant General of the Kansas National Guard. In addition he was a member of various o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
