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Charlie Martin (other)
Charles Martin may refer to: Sports *Charles Martin (American football) (1959–2005), American football player *Charles Martin (boxer) (born 1986), American heavyweight boxer * Charles Martin (English cricketer) (1836–1878), English cricketer * Charles Martin (South Australia cricketer) (1863-1954), Australian cricketer * Charles Martin (Tasmania cricketer) (1888–1951), Australian cricketer * Charles Martin (Queensland cricketer) (1867–1942), Australian cricketer Politics and government * Charles D. Martin (politician) (1829–1911), U.S. Representative from Ohio * Charles H. Martin (North Carolina politician) (1848–1931), U.S. Representative from North Carolina * Charles Martin (Canadian politician) (1881–1957), member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly * Charles Martin (Alabama politician) (1931–2012), American politician * Charles Martin (Illinois politician) (1856–1917), U. S. Representative from Illinois *Charles Wykeham Martin (1801–1870), English Liberal Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Martin (American Football)
Charles Martin (August 31, 1959 – January 23, 2005) was an American gridiron football, football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He began his professional career on the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983 and also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos before joining the Packers. Following his Green Bay tenure from 1984 to 1987, he was a member of the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons until his 1988 retirement. Due to a late hit on Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon in 1986, Martin became the first modern NFL player to have a multi-game suspension for an on-field incident. The incident also made Martin the first NFL player ejected for a violent act not part of the game, setting an NFL precedent. Early career Martin attended Cherokee High School (Georgia), Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia and was nicknamed "Too Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Martin (artist)
Charles Martin (1884–1934) was a French artist and illustrator. His illustrated books include '' Les Modes en 1912'', a hat collection; the erotic '' Mascarades et Amusettes'' and ''Sports et divertissements'' (published 1923), a collaboration with composer Erik Satie Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (born 17 May 18661 July 1925), better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. The son of a French father and a British mother, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, Paris Conservatoire but was an undi .... References External linksWelcome to Courtauld Imagesat www.courtauldimages.com French illustrators 1884 births 1934 deaths Fashion illustrators {{France-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Irving Martin
Charles Irving Martin (January 25, 1871 – May 8, 1953) was an American military officer and a lawyer. Early life Charles Martin was born to William Martin and Mary Martin in Ogle County, Illinois in 1871.''Who Was Who in American History - The Military'' (Chicago, IL: Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 1975) pp. 356 Military career Martin enlisted as a private in the First Kansas Infantry regiment on August 26, 1890.Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. ''Generals in Khaki'', (Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1998), pp. 245–246 While he was enlisted, Martin attended and graduated from the Normal School at Fort Scott in 1892. In 1893, Martin was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the same regiment, and promoted to captain the following year. He was transferred on April 30, 1898, to the 20th U.S. Volunteers, with whom he saw action in the Philippines during the Spanish–American War.Schrantz, Ward. ''A Machine-Gunner in France: The Memoirs of Ward Schrantz, 35th Division, 1917-1919'' (Dento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Charrington Martin
Charles Charrington Martin (1854 – 1926), often known as Charles Charrington, but at times as Charles Martin, was a British actor and barrister. Charrington studied law at the University of Cambridge, and became a barrister. He also worked as an actor, and married Janet Achurch, who worked in the profession. In 1889, they took over the management of the Novelty Theatre, putting on and performing in the first professional English language production of Henrik Ibsen's play, ''A Doll's House''. Charrington also became politically active, standing for the Progressive Party in the 1898 London County Council election, and for the Chelsea Vestry in 1899. Charrington joined the Fabian Society in 1895, and served on its executive committee from 1899 until 1904. That year, he moved away from London to focus his time on acting, but in 1907 he returned. Charrington was married to Janet Achurch. They played together in Frou-Frou ''Frou-Frou'', is a French comedy film from 1955, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles A
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: ''Drago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Martin (educator)
Charles Martin (April 26, 1817 – March 10, 1888) was an American educator who was twice an acting President of Hampden–Sydney College from 1848 to 1849 and again from 1856 to 1857. Biography Charles Martin attended Jefferson College where he was a member of the Gamma chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Martin graduated from Jefferson College in 1842 and spent the majority of his career as an educator. From 1847 until 1871 he was a professor of Languages — interrupted for two years by service in the Confederate States Army as adjutant, lieutenant and captain. After he left Hampden–Sydney he taught at Virginia Tech The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ..., and, in 1876, was awarded an LL.D. degree by both Hampden–Sydney and Washington & Jefferson. In his la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles B
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 James Martin (physiologist)
Sir Charles James Martin was a British scientist and director of the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, who did seminal work on a wide range of topics including snake toxins, control of body temperature, plague and the way it was spread, dysentery, typhoid and paratyphoid. Early life Born in Wilmot House, Dalston, he was the twelfth child of Josiah (an insurance company actuary) and Elizabeth Mary Martin (née Lewis), Charles James was part of an extended family of children from his parents' previous marriages. Being a delicate child, he was sent off to a private boarding school in Hastings. At 15 he was employed as a junior clerk at the insurance firm where his father worked. He studied mathematics as a requirement for a future as actuary, but showed no special aptitude. Browsing through the numerous bookshops in the area, he came across a secondhand copy of ''"A Hundred Experiments in Chemistry for One Shilling."'' Carrying out these experiments, he was sufficiently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shootist
''The Shootist'' is a 1976 American Western film directed by Don Siegel and based on Glendon Swarthout's 1975 novel of the same name,Swarthout, Glendon (1975). ''The Shootist'', New York, New York: Doubleday. and written by Miles Hood Swarthout (the son of the author) and Scott Hale. The film stars John Wayne in his last film appearance before his death in 1979, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone, John Carradine, Scatman Crothers, Richard Lenz, Harry Morgan, Sheree North and Hugh O'Brian. In 1977, ''The Shootist'' received an Oscar nomination for Best Art Direction (Robert F. Boyle, Arthur Jeph Parker), a BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Actress (Lauren Bacall), and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Ron Howard), as well as the National Board of Review Award as one of the Top Ten Films of 1976. The film received widespread critical acclaim, garnering an 81% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Plot Throughout his l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles G
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, 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 Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as wikt:churl, churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Martin (author)
Charles Martin (born November 3, 1969) is an author from the Southern United States. Martin earned his B.A. in English from Florida State University and went on to receive an M.A. in Journalism and a Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University. He currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife and three sons. Works Novels ''Awakening'' series: # ''The Dead Don't Dance'' (2004) # ''Maggie'' (2006) ''Murphy Shepard'' series: # ''The Water Keeper'' (2020) # ''The Letter Keeper'' (2021) # ''The Record Keeper'' (2022) # The Keeper (2025) Stand-alones: * ''Wrapped in Rain'' (2005) * ''When Crickets Cry'' (2006) * ''Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery'' (2007) * ''Where the River Ends'' (2008) * '' The Mountain Between Us'' (2010) * ''Thunder and Rain'' (2012) * ''Unwritten'' (2013) * ''A Life Intercepted'' (2014) * ''Water from My Heart'' (2015) * ''Long Way Gone'' (2016) * ''Send Down the Rain'' (2018) Non-fiction * ''River Road'' (2015), memoirs * ''What If ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
