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Christopher Browne (other)
Christopher Browne may refer to: *Christopher Browne (director), American documentary filmmaker *Chris Browne (artist) (born 1959), Australian artist *Christopher H. Browne (1946–2009), American value investor *Christopher Browne (MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Stamford *Christopher Browne (screenwriter), screenwriter *Chris Browne Christopher Kelly Browne (May 16, 1952 – February 5, 2023) was an American comic strip artist and cartoonist. He was the son of cartoonist Dik Browne and brother of cartoonist Chance Browne. From 1989 to 2023, Browne wrote and drew the comic ... (born 1952), American cartoonist See also * Christopher Brown (other) {{hndis, Browne, Christopher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Browne (director)
Christopher Browne, also known as Chris Browne, is an American documentary film maker/director. He is noted for directing the sports documentaries that "shed light on the oddballs and underdogs of the sporting world." Early life Browne is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. While there, he was a varsity squash player and a member of St. Anthony Hall. Career Browne's film career began in New York City as a production assistant on television commercials. He then took a job on a documentary called ''The Paris Review…Early Chapters'' (2001) produced by Checkerboard Films. The movie, which chronicled George Plimpton's early years at the ''Paris Review'', offered the opportunity to work alongside legendary documentarian Albert Maysles. Working with Mr. Maysles spurred Brownes' interest in documentary film and he stayed at the Checkerboard Films another year where he supervised the post-production of ''The Paris Review: Early Years'', and helped produce ''Ralph Gibson: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Browne (artist)
Christopher Kelly Browne (May 16, 1952 – February 5, 2023) was an American comic strip artist and cartoonist. He was the son of cartoonist Dik Browne and brother of cartoonist Chance Browne. From 1989 to 2023, Browne wrote and drew the comic strip ''Hägar the Horrible'', which is distributed by King Features Syndicate. Life and career Born in South Orange, New Jersey, on May 16, 1952, and growing up in suburban Wilton, Connecticut, Browne assisted his father on the comic strips ''Hi and Lois'' and ''Hägar the Horrible''. He contributed to ''Hägar'' from the beginning of the comic in 1972 and co-authored ''Hägar the Horrible's Very Nearly Complete Viking Handbook'' in 1985. When Dik Browne died in 1989, Chris Browne continued the strip, both writing and drawing, while Chance Browne took over ''Hi and Lois.'' Chris Browne also created two short-lived autobiographical comic strips: "Chris Browne's Comic Strip" (1993 – 1994) and "Raising Duncan" (2000 – 2004). Both includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher H
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or " Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as " Chris", "Topher", and sometimes "Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Browne (MP)
Christopher Browne may refer to: *Christopher Browne (director), American documentary filmmaker *Chris Browne (artist) (born 1959), Australian artist *Christopher H. Browne (1946–2009), American value investor * Christopher Browne (MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Stamford *Christopher Browne (screenwriter), screenwriter *Chris Browne Christopher Kelly Browne (May 16, 1952 – February 5, 2023) was an American comic strip artist and cartoonist. He was the son of cartoonist Dik Browne and brother of cartoonist Chance Browne. From 1989 to 2023, Browne wrote and drew the comic ... (born 1952), American cartoonist See also * Christopher Brown (other) {{hndis, Browne, Christopher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamford (UK Parliament Constituency)
Stamford was a constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1868 when this was reduced to one. Boundaries The parliamentary borough was based upon the town of Stamford in the Parts of Kesteven (a traditional sub-division of the county of Lincolnshire). When the borough constituency was abolished in 1885, the Stamford (or South Kesteven) division of Lincolnshire was created. This included the town of Stamford and surrounding territory. The county division was a considerably larger constituency than the borough one had been. From the 1885 general election until the dissolution before the 1918 election the constituency was surrounded by to the north Sleaford; to the east Spalding; to the south east Wisbech; to the south North Northamptonshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Browne (screenwriter)
''The Walk'' is a 2015 American 3D film, 3D Biographical film, biographical drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by him and Christopher Browne (screenwriter), Christopher Browne.. It is based on the story of 24-year-old French people, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (1973–2001), World Trade Center on August 7, 1974. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Petit, alongside Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz, and Steve Valentine. The film was released by TriStar Pictures on September 30, 2015 in the United States in IMAX 3D, and on October 9 in regular 2D and 3D film, 3D. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Gordon-Levitt's performance, Zemeckis' direction and the visual effects, particularly during the wire walk scene, but Box-office bomb, underperformed at the box office. The film was dedicated to the victims of the September 11 attacks. Plot In 1968, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Browne
Christopher Kelly Browne (May 16, 1952 – February 5, 2023) was an American comic strip artist and cartoonist. He was the son of cartoonist Dik Browne and brother of cartoonist Chance Browne. From 1989 to 2023, Browne wrote and drew the comic strip ''Hägar the Horrible'', which is distributed by King Features Syndicate. Life and career Born in South Orange, New Jersey, on May 16, 1952, and growing up in suburban Wilton, Connecticut, Browne assisted his father on the comic strips '' Hi and Lois'' and ''Hägar the Horrible''. He contributed to ''Hägar'' from the beginning of the comic in 1972 and co-authored ''Hägar the Horrible's Very Nearly Complete Viking Handbook'' in 1985. When Dik Browne died in 1989, Chris Browne continued the strip, both writing and drawing, while Chance Browne took over ''Hi and Lois.'' Chris Browne also created two short-lived autobiographical comic strips: "Chris Browne's Comic Strip" (1993 – 1994) and "Raising Duncan" (2000 – 2004). Both inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
