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Culley (surname)
Culley is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Bill Culley (1892–1955), Scottish footballer * Charles Culley CMG (1877–1949), Australian politician *David Culley (born 1955), American football coach * Fiona Culley, British country singer-songwriter *Frank Culley (1917–1991), American saxophonist and bandleader * Frederick Culley (1879–1942), British film actor *George Culley (died 1813), English agriculturist *Henry Culley, American tennis player *Julie Culley (born 1981), American track and field athlete * Karl Culley, English guitarist and singer-songwriter * Peter Culley (1958 – 2015), Canadian poet *Thea Culley (born 1986), Canadian field hockey player *Wendell Culley (1906–1983), American jazz trumpeter See also * Culley (given name) Culley is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Culley C. Carson III (born 1945), American urologist *Culley Rikard (1914–2000), American baseball player See also * Culley (surname) *Curley * {{given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Culley
William Neill Culley (26 August 1892 – 9 November 1955), sometimes known as Willie Culley or Bill Culley, was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his two spells as a forward in the Scottish League with Kilmarnock, for whom he made over 200 appearances. He also played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town and represented the Scottish League XI. Later in his career, Culley served as reserve team manager at Kilmarnock. Personal life Culley died in 1955 in Irvine, Scotland, after experiencing heart problems. Career statistics Honours Kilmarnock * Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Culley
Charles Ernest Culley CMG (16 April 1877 – 10 June 1949) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in the Australian House of Representatives (1928–1931) and Tasmanian House of Assembly (1934–1948). He was an assistant minister in the federal Scullin Government and later became a minister in the Tasmanian state government. Early life Culley was born at Broadmarsh, near Brighton, Tasmania and attended primary school. He worked in stables and was occasionally a jockey. He later worked as a miner at Broken Hill, Beaconsfield and Tullah and married Mary Jane Pope, in 1906. He was elected secretary of the Amalgamated Miners' Association in 1912. He moved to Hobart in 1913 and became prominent in the union movement. He was a long-serving secretary of the Builders' Labourers Union and state secretary of the Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union of Australia; he was also secretary and president of the Tasm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Culley
David Wayne Culley (born September 17, 1955) is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Culley has 45 years of coaching experience in both collegiate and professional levels, including 27 years of NFL assistant coaching experience. He previously worked on Andy Reid's staff with the Philadelphia Eagles, with whom he appeared in Super Bowl XXXIX, and Kansas City Chiefs from 1999 to 2016. Culley assumed his first head coaching position with the Houston Texans in 2021; however, he was fired after only one season, finishing with a 4–13 record. Early years Culley was born and raised in Sparta, Tennessee. He attended White County High School, where he played point guard in basketball, pitcher in baseball and quarterback in football. Culley played quarterback at Vanderbilt, where he was the first African-American to play the position in school history. Coaching career Early career Culley beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Culley
Fiona Culley is a British country music singer-songwriter currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Culley has released one single, "Anywhere with You", on Marro Records. Career Culley met Darius Rucker, frontman of Grammy Award-Winning band Hootie and the Blowfish in a coffee shop in London in 2013. This led her to signing with Marro Records and relocating to Nashville to begin writing and recording music. Fiona became a YouTube sensation when her cover video of Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" received over two million views overnight. This led VH1 to name the video one of "5 Amazing Covers of Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud.'" Culley's single "Anywhere With You" was digitally released by Marro Records in March 2016. “Anywhere With You” is co-written and produced with Chris Gelbuda, whose credits include “ 3am” with Meghan Trainor and “ Like I’m Gonna Lose You”, featuring John Legend. Culley co-wrote and recorded a duet with Darius Rucker, "Lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Culley
Frank Windsol Culley (August 17, 1917 – April 15, 1991), sometimes credited as Frank "Floorshow" Culley, was an American R&B saxophonist and bandleader who recorded successfully from the 1940s and was the first leader of the Atlantic Records house band. Biography He was born in Petsworth, Gloucester County, VirginiaBob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc''Blues: A Regional Experience'' ABC-CLIO, 2013, p. 133. (though some sources give Salisbury, Maryland), and grew up in Norfolk. He learned to play the tenor saxophone, and began playing in local bands before turning professional as a member of Johnson's Happy Pals in Richmond. In the mid-1940s, he formed his own band, and began recording accompaniments for artists including Wynonie Harris, on several small labels, before joining Atlantic Records as their house band leader in 1948. His band backed many of Atlantic's most successful R&B artists of the period, with the recordings often featuring Culley's pianist, Harry Van Walls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Culley
Frederick Culley (8 March 1879 – 3 November 1942) was a British film actor. He is best remembered as the kindly Dr. Sutton in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). His Father, Richard Palethorpe Culley, was an entrepreneur and philanthropist and his mother, Mary Widgery, came from a family of artists. Her father was landscape painter, William Widgery, and her brother, Frederick Widgery, painted in the same genre. Frederick Culley began his career in the theater, where his talent was recognized by the good reviews he usually received in the London press. He appeared briefly in silent films before entering talkies but, by 1930, Culley was already 51 years old and his roles were primarily supporting ones. He was remarkably effective as Dr. Sutton, using a cane and convincing that he was in pain or discomfort because, in the book that inspired the movie, his character had suffered an accident to his leg. There was nothing wrong with the actor's own legs. Culley appeared in several oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Culley
George Culley (baptised 1735 – 1813) was an English agriculturist. Life The younger son of Matthew Culley, in early life he concentrated on agriculture, and in particular cattle breeding Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, startin .... He was the first pupil of Robert Bakewell, and with his brother Matthew gained an international reputation. "The Culley breed" at the time referred to sheep, a cross of Bakewell's Leicester breed rams with Teeswater ewes. Visitors came to the Culley farm at Fenton, near Wooler, Northumberland, to see innovations in drainage and crop rotation. Culley published works on agriculture, mostly with John Bailey, and was in correspondence with Arthur Young. He died, after a short illness, at Fowberry Tower, Northumberland, on 7 May 1813. Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Culley
Henry M. Culley was an American tennis player active in the 1930s. Tennis career Culley reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ..., defeating No. 5 seed and 1931 Wimbledon champion Sidney Wood en route. References External links * American male tennis players Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{US-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Culley
Julie Culley (born September 10, 1981) is an American track and field athlete, who competes in middle distance track events. Culley represented the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the 5000 m. While competing for Rutgers University, Culley was an All-American in Cross Country her senior year. Despite often battling injuries, she set school records in the 3000 m, 5000 m, and Distance Medley Relay, and was a Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year. Culley went on to coach at Loyola College in Baltimore from 2004 - 2007, before deciding to focus on running professionally. Culley went on to coach at Georgetown University in September 2014. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Culley finished 7th in the 5000 m, with a time of 15:34.43. She was the first American finisher at the 2009 World Cross Country Championships, finishing 21st with a time of 28:08. Culley finished fourth at the 2009 USA Championships in the 5000 m. She earned a spot on the U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Culley
Karl Culley (born 11 October 1979) is an English fingerstyle guitarist, songwriter, singer and poet. His percussive guitar style has drawn comparison to John Martyn, José González and Bert Jansch.Barnes, Mike (April 2010), ''Karl Culley "Bundle of Nerves" Review'', ''MOJO Magazine'', p.22 Biography Culley recorded his debut album with the British musician and producer Giles Perring, ''Bundle of Nerves'', in an old school classroom on the Scottish island of Jura. Incorporating Perring's multi-instrumental abilities and the bass playing of Simon Edwards (Fairground Attraction, David Gray, Billy Bragg), the album was released to critical acclaim in 2010, ''MOJO'' magazine referring to it as an 'impressive début' and awarding it four stars. His second offering, ''The Owl'', produced by Daniel Webster, was put together in York and his native Harrogate for release in 2011. ''The Sunday Express'' awarded ''The Owl'' four stars and compared Culley to both Tim Buckley and José Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Culley
Peter Culley (1958–2015) was a Canadian poet and photographer living in Nanaimo at the time of his death. He grew up on Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) bases in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Scotland and lived in Nanaimo, BC since 1972."Peter Culley (1958-2015)." ''BC Booklook''. April 26, 2015. He was known for his “Hammertown” series, ''Hammertown'', ''The Age of Briggs and Stratton'', and ''Parkway'', a re-imagination of Nanaimo and British Columbia.Nicholas Pescod. "Respected poet remembered." ''Nanaimo News Bulletin.'' April 20, 2015. He was also an art critic who wrote extensively on Stan Douglas, Roy Arden, Kelly Wood and Geoffrey Farmer. He was involved with many writing scenes, including The Kootenay School of Writing The Kootenay School of Writing (KSW) is a Vancouver-based writers' collective. Founded in 1984 after the forced closure of David Thompson University Centre in Nelson, British Columbia KSW relocated to Vancouver to offer inexpensive courses (in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
