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Darrow (film)
Darrow is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Darrow (born 1993), American entrepreneur, founder of PictureTheWorld * Barbara Darrow (1931–2018) American actress * Barry Darrow (born 1950), American football player * Benjamin Darrow (1868–1911), American district attorney * Charles Darrow (1889–1967), American businessman falsely credited with inventing Monopoly * Chris Darrow (1944–2020), American singer and songwriter * Clarence Darrow (1857–1938), American lawyer and civil liberties advocate * Clarence A. Darrow (born 1940), American lawyer and politician * Daniel C. Darrow (1895–1965), American pediatrician and biochemist * Elliot Darrow, American spoken word poet * Geof Darrow (born 1955), American comic artist * George M. Darrow (1889–1983), American horticulturist * George P. Darrow (1859–1943), American Republican member of the House of Representatives * George Darrow (baseball) (1903–1983), American baseball playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Darrow
Alex Andrew Darrow (born October 4, 1993) is an American entrepreneur best known for founding the fiscally sponsored non-profit organization #PictureTheWorld, PictureTheWorld. As of February 2010, he is one of the youngest executive directors of an established non-profit organization in the world. Personal life Darrow was born in Santa Clara, California to Landy, a civil engineer, and Andrew, also a civil engineer. Darrow, along with his younger brother, was raised in Auburn, California. The young entrepreneur began forging innovative concepts, and inventing high-tech gadgets when he was 13 years old, including a silicon mat which used a capacitive system to turn any computer monitor into a touch-screen—in pursuit of which he presented the invention to venture capitalists and received good advice, and a social application for MySpace—in pursuit of which he went as far as signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), and speaking with the Vice President of MySpace Music, and the CO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Darrow
John Darrow (born Harry Simpson; 17 July 1907 – 24 February 1980) was an American actor of the late silent and early talking film eras. He is the uncle of actress Barbara Darrow. Biography Born in Leonia, New Jersey in 1907, Darrow began acting in theater with a stock company, right after graduating high school. Shortly after, he would begin his film career with a featured role in the 1927 silent film, ''High School Hero''. After several films with featured roles, he was cast as the lead in 1931's '' The Lady Refuses'', which co-stars Betty Compson and was directed by George Archainbaud. He would spend the next five years in leading man or featured roles, before retiring from acting in 1935. He would appear in five films that year, although four of them were produced in 1934. His final screen appearance would be in a supporting role in ''Annapolis Farewell''. Although he retired from acting, he did not leave the film industry and instead continued on to become a very succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles in adventure, western, dramatic, and comedy films, and later became a character actor and voice-over artist. He is perhaps best known for his role as Lampwick, the unlucky boy who turns into a donkey in Walt Disney's second animated feature, ''Pinocchio'' (1940). In early credits, his last name was spelled Darrow. Early life Frankie Darro was born on Saturday, December 22, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, as Frank Johnson, Jr. His parents, Frank Johnson, Sr. and his wife Ada, were known as ''The Flying Johnsons'', and had been working for the Cook Shows organization: "The Flying Johnsons have signed with the Cook Shows for the summer season to do their ceiling walking and double ring act." After the baby was born, the Johnsons toured with the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrow Tully
Darrow J. "Duke" Tully (February 27, 1932 – June 20, 2010) was a former publisher of the ''Arizona Republic'' and the ''Phoenix Gazette'' newspapers, published in Phoenix. Both were owned by Central Newspapers, Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the time. Central Newspapers was founded by Eugene C. Pulliam, grandfather of United States Vice President Dan Quayle. Early life Tully was born on February 27, 1932, in Charleston, West Virginia. He attended undergraduate school at Purdue University, receiving his BA in journalism and English from Calumet College. He received an honorary PhD from the Calumet College of St. Joseph. Career Tully had a forty-year media management career encompassing newspapers, radio, television, direct mail and marketing and was associated with such media conglomerates as Knight-Ridder Inc., the Chronicle Publishing Company, Central Newspapers Inc. and the Maritz Corporation. In 1956 he was named vice president and general manager of K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrow Hooper
Clarence Darrow Hooper (January 30, 1932 – August 19, 2018) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put. Hooper was born in Fort Worth, Texas, where in 1949 he graduated from North Side High School. He went on to attend Texas A&M University and won the NCAA shot put title in 1951. By the time he graduated from college, he had a wife and two children. He competed for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the shot put. Hooper's last throw was just two centimeters away from winning the gold medal: Parry O’Brien's shot put measured 17.41 (57' 1 1/2"), while Hooper's measured 17.39m (57' 3/4") Hooper won the silver medal. In the Olympic trials, Hooper had beaten O'Brien with an almost mirror image of the Olympics, 17.41m listed as (57' 1 3/8") while O'Brien shot putted 17.38 (57' 1/2"). It was O'Brien's last defeat before an unprecedented 116 straight victories over the next 3 years, 364 days. Both athletes left Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Darrow
William Ward Darrow is a sociologist and professor emeritus of public health at Florida International University. Before accepting a position at FIU in August 1994, Darrow served as Chief of the Behavioral and Prevention Research Branch, Division of STD/HIV Prevention, at the National Center for Prevention Services of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Darrow has published over 100 scientific papers in professional journals, books, and research monographs. His role in the discovery of the AIDS virus, HIV, was described in Randy Shilts' 1987 book '' And the Band Played On''. Darrow also appeared in "The Zero Factor," part one of the four-part documentary, ''A Time of AIDS'', which was shown on the Discovery Channel. At the CDC, Darrow's work primarily focused on the social variables of sexually transmitted diseases, especially among homosexual men. In 1981, his focus shifted from condom use and diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhea to HIV/AIDS. Since then, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Darrow Jr
Whitney or Whittney may refer to: Film and television * ''Whitney'' (2015 film), a Whitney Houston biopic starring Yaya DaCosta * ''Whitney'' (2018 film), a documentary about Whitney Houston * ''Whitney'' (TV series), an American sitcom that premiered in 2011 Firearms * Whitney Wolverine, a semi-automatic, .22 LR caliber pistol *Whitney revolver, a gun carried by Powell when he attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward Music * ''Whitney'' (album), an album by Whitney Houston * Whitney (band), an American rock band * "Whitney", by Lil Pump from '' Lil Pump'', 2017 * "Whitney", by Rêve from '' Saturn Return'', 2022 Places Canada * Whitney, Ontario United Kingdom * Witney, Oxfordshire ** Witney (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency for the House of Commons * Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire United States * Whitney, Alabama * Whitney, California, a community in Placer County * Whitney, California, former name of Lone Pine Station, California * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Darrow
Anthony Borgese (born October 1, 1938), better known by his stage name Tony Darrow, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' Goodfellas'', '' Bullets Over Broadway'', ''The Sopranos'', and others. Early life Darrow was born and raised in East New York, Brooklyn. As a teenager, he gravitated towards show business, entering and winning talent shows while working odd jobs. Career After ten years of singing in nightclubs, Darrow received an offer to appear in '' Street Trash'' in which he played a mobster. Several months after ''Street Trash'', Darrow was contacted by the film director Martin Scorsese. It turned out that Scorsese had seen ''Street Trash'' and wanted him to audition for a role in '' Goodfellas''. He was successful and was cast as the owner of the Bamboo Lounge, Sonny. Darrow was also in the Woody Allen films '' Bullets over Broadway'', ''Mighty Aphrodite'', ''Deconstructing Harry'', ''Small Time Crooks'' and '' Sweet and Lowdown''. In 1999, Darrow play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Lynn Darrow
Sara Lynn Darrow (née Frizzell; born July 29, 1970) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. She was formerly an assistant United States attorney in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, where she was chief of the violent crimes section. Early life and education Darrow earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from Marquette University and her Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1997. Career After graduating from law school, Darrow worked in the law offices of Clarence Darrow in Rock Island, Illinois. Between 1999 and 2003, she worked in the Henry County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office in Cambridge, Illinois. In 2003 Darrow became an assistant United States attorney for the Central District of Illinois, where she prosecuted significant criminal cases, involving firearms, drugs, gangs, fraud, money laundering, and corruption. Federal judicial ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Darrow
Ruth Renter Darrow (1895–1956) was an American pathologist who was the first to identify the cause of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). In 1938, three years prior to the discovery of antibodies against the Rh antigen, Darrow correctly hypothesized that the disease was caused by destruction of red blood cells due to antibodies in the mother's blood. Darrow's research was inspired by her personal experiences with the disease. Biography Darrow was born in 1895. She did her undergraduate studies at Western Reserve University and graduated from Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois, in 1930. Five years later she had her third child, a son, with her husband Dr. Chester Darrow. Her son suffered from erythroblastosis fetalis (now known as hemolytic disease of the newborn) and died shortly after birth. Darrow began to research HDN with a dedication that her colleagues described as consuming her; she later stated that after her son's death, "the study of this disease has been my ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow (born Paul Valentine Birkby; 2 May 1941 – 3 June 2019) was an English actor and writer. He became best known for playing Kerr Avon in the BBC science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'' between 1978 and 1981. His many television roles included two appearances in another BBC science fiction series, ''Doctor Who'', playing Captain Hawkins in '' Doctor Who and the Silurians'' (1970) and Tekker in '' Timelash'' (1985). He was also the voice of "Jack" on independent radio stations JACKfm and Union JACK, whose lines included dry-witted comments pertaining to current events. Early years Darrow was born Paul Valentine Birkby in Chessington, Surrey, on 2 May 1941. He received his formal education at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, before studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Whilst at RADA, he shared a flat with fellow actors John Hurt and Ian McShane. Career Darrow worked extensively in theatre and television. His television appearances include: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Darrow
Nathan Darrow (born ) is an American actor known for his role as Secret Service agent Edward Meechum in ''House of Cards'', John Custer in ''Preacher'', Mick Danzig in '' Billions'', Andrew Madoff in '' The Wizard of Lies'', and as Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze in '' Gotham''. Early life Darrow is a native of the Kansas City area. After attending Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kansas, he earned his bachelor's degree from University of Evansville and attended graduate school at New York University. Career In 2003, Darrow returned to Kansas City, and performed in productions of Shakespeare's plays, including ''Romeo and Juliet'' and ''Henry V''. In 2006, he played young William Randolf Hearst in Don Maxwell's ''Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories'', which also starred Campbell Scott and Vivian Schilling. A role in a touring production of ''Richard III'' with Kevin Spacey led to casting in the role of Meechum, the Underwoods' stoic bodyguard in ''House of Cards''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
