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De Havilland Family
The de Havilland family is an Anglo- Norman family, belonging to landed gentry that originated from mainland Normandy and settled in Guernsey in the Middle Ages.Sir Bernard Burke, ''Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland'', vol. 1 (1882), De Havilland of Havilland Hall. A branch of the family resided for many years at Havilland Hall near Saint Peter Port in Guernsey. Family members by birth * Peter de Havilland (1747–1821), Bailiff of Guernsey and great-grandfather of Walter * Thomas de Havilland (1775–1866), army officer and son of Sir Peter * Walter de Havilland (1872–1968), British patent attorney and Go player, half-uncle of Sir Geoffrey * Geoffrey de Havilland (1882–1965), founder of the aircraft company * Hereward de Havilland (1894–1976), British aviator, brother of Sir Geoffrey * Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. (1910–1946), test pilot, son of Sir Geoffrey * Olivia de Havilland (1916–2020), British-American actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English People
The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language in England, English language, a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language, and share a common ancestry, history, and culture. The English identity began with the History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxons, when they were known as the , meaning "Angle kin" or "English people". Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples who invaded Great Britain, Britain around the 5th century AD. The English largely descend from two main historical population groups: the West Germanic tribes, including the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes who settled in England and Wales, Southern Britain following the withdrawal of the Ancient Rome, Romans, and the Romano-British culture, partially Romanised Celtic Britons who already lived there.Martiniano, R., Caffell, A., Holst, M. et al. "Genomic signals of migration and continuity in Britain before the Anglo-Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hereward De Havilland
Hereward de Havilland (2 December 1894 – 12 September 1976) was a pioneer British aviator, test pilot and member of the de Havilland company. One of the three sons of Rev. Charles de Havilland, he was the younger brother of Geoffrey de Havilland. Actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine were his cousins. He had a son Peter Adam de Havilland (m. Barabara Bolt) and grandchildren John and Joanna de Havilland. Hereward and his brothers Geoffrey and Ivon had a mechanical workshop at their home at the rectory in Crux Easton near Newbury. Geoffrey's first flight took place with Frank Hearle and Hereward in 1909 at Seven Barrows in Dorset. They practised at their grandfather's farm Medley Manor near Port Meadow just outside Oxford. De Havilland flew in various air campaigns in Europe and the Middle East in World War I and reached the rank of Major. On 10 March 1917, he was awarded a DSO for distinguished service in the field in Mesopotamia, the youngest airman at that ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Havilland Family
The de Havilland family is an Anglo- Norman family, belonging to landed gentry that originated from mainland Normandy and settled in Guernsey in the Middle Ages.Sir Bernard Burke, ''Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland'', vol. 1 (1882), De Havilland of Havilland Hall. A branch of the family resided for many years at Havilland Hall near Saint Peter Port in Guernsey. Family members by birth * Peter de Havilland (1747–1821), Bailiff of Guernsey and great-grandfather of Walter * Thomas de Havilland (1775–1866), army officer and son of Sir Peter * Walter de Havilland (1872–1968), British patent attorney and Go player, half-uncle of Sir Geoffrey * Geoffrey de Havilland (1882–1965), founder of the aircraft company * Hereward de Havilland (1894–1976), British aviator, brother of Sir Geoffrey * Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. (1910–1946), test pilot, son of Sir Geoffrey * Olivia de Havilland (1916–2020), British-American actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collier Young
Collier Hudson Young (August 19, 1908 – December 25, 1980) was an American film producer and writer, who worked on many films in the 1950s, before becoming a television producer for such shows as NBC's '' Ironside'' and CBS's '' The Wild, Wild West'', as well as the supernatural anthology series ''One Step Beyond'' (1959–61). Early years Young was born in Asheville, North Carolina, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Tandy Young Sr., who in 1938 lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father was an attorney. Young was president of the senior class at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, and in 1926 he was selected as "the Indiana boy most conspicuously embodying the highest ideals of American youth". While in high school he participated in oratorical competition, finishing first in state competition in 1926. In addition to the $500 first prize, he went on to represent Indiana in regional competition. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1930. Career Young began working as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Goodrich
Marcus Aurelius Goodrich (November 28, 1897 – October 20, 1991) was an American screenwriter and novelist. Biography He was the first husband of the actress Olivia de Havilland. Their only son Benjamin was born on September 27, 1949. He was married beforehand to Elizabeth Norton, Henriette Alice McCrea-Metcalf, Caroline Sleeth, and Renee Oakman. He associated with the Ernest Hemingway group in Paris and was a protégé of Philip Wylie Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 – October 25, 1971) was an American writer of works ranging from pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and satire to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust. Early life and career Born in Bever .... He is best known for his 1941 novel ''Delilah''. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodrich, Marcus 1897 births 1991 deaths American male screenwriters Burials at Arlington National Cemetery De Havilland family 20th-century American novelists Writers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilian Fontaine
Lilian Augusta Fontaine (née Ruse, formerly de Havilland; 11 June 1886 – 20 February 1975) was an English actress and mother of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine. Early years Fontaine was born Lilian Augusta Ruse in Reading, Berkshire. She received a scholarship from Reading College at age 13 for her musical talent and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Career Fontaine gave up her acting career when she married. Fontaine coached drama students when she lived in Saratoga, California, and she produced plays in a garden theatre that later was named for her. After both of her daughters reached film stardom, Fontaine returned to acting with a role in Billy Wilder's drama '' The Lost Weekend'' (1945) as the mother of Jane Wyman's character. She also played supporting roles in two films with her daughter Joan, '' Ivy'' (1947) and '' The Bigamist'' (1953) and made a few television appearances during the 1950s. From 1948 to 1958, Fontaine taug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dozier
William McElroy Dozier (; February 13, 1908 – April 23, 1991) was an American film and television producer, writer and actor. He is best known for two television series, ''Batman'' and '' The Green Hornet''. Early life Dozier was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from Creighton University in 1929, where he studied law. Career Dozier began his career as a television writer and then moved into production. With his second wife Joan Fontaine, he co-founded Rampart Productions, responsible for '' Letter from an Unknown Woman'' (1948). In 1950, he produced the film noir '' Harriet Craig'', starring Joan Crawford. In the early 1950s he was executive producer for dramatic programs on CBS television including '' You Are There'', ''Ben Hecht's Tales of the City'' and '' Suspense''. In 1959 Dozier left CBS-TV, and took over as vice-president in charge of production at Screen Gems, replacing Irving Briskin. After founding a new company in 1964, Greenway Productions, he took on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Aherne
William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 190210 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States. His first Broadway appearance in '' The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' in 1931 teamed him with Katharine Cornell, with whom he appeared in many productions. In films, he played opposite Madeleine Carroll, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, Constance Bennett and Carole Lombard, and was Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maximilian in '' Juarez'' (1939). On TV, he appeared in ''The Twilight Zone'' episode, " The Trouble With Templeton", ''Wagon Train'' and '' Rawhide''. Early life and career Early life He was born in King's Norton, Worcestershire, the second and younger son of the architect William de Lacy Aherne and his wife Louise (née Thomas). His elder brother Pat Aherne was also an actor. Educated in Edgbaston, Birmingham, he received stage training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will De Havilland
William Lee de Havilland (born 8 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Maidenhead United. De Havilland began his career with Millwall, never making a first-team appearance, and spending loan spells with non-league clubs Cambridge City and Histon. After leaving Millwall in 2014 he had a brief spell, also in non-league, with Bishop's Stortford, before returning to league football with Sheffield Wednesday. He left the club after two years, having not made a first-team appearance, and signed for Wycombe Wanderers where he made his professional debut. He spent loan spells at non-league Aldershot Town and Maidstone United. In June 2018 it was announced that he would sign a permanent contract with Maidstone United in July 2018. Career De Havilland began his career with Millwall, spending a loan spell with Cambridge City and two loan spells with Histon. After playing for Bishop's Stortford, he signed for Sheffield Wednesday in August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Havilland (pilot)
John de Havilland (17 October 1918 – 23 August 1943) was a British test pilot. John and his brothers, Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. and Peter, were sons of Geoffrey de Havilland, the famous designer and manufacturer. All three brothers were pilots and flew as test pilots for the de Havilland company. John had been a sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) prior to the Second World War. Due to the demands for pilots in the de Havilland company, he was released from service and joined his father's firm. Death During a test flight of a de Havilland Mosquito Mark VI, flying with flight test observer John H. F. Scrope, he Mid-air collision, collided in the vicinity of St Albans with another Mosquito Mark VI flown by pilot George Gibbins. Both aircraft disintegrated in the air, killing all four occupants aboard. Godfrey J. Carter was flying as an observer in Gibbins's aircraft. His elder brother Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr., Geoffrey Jr also died in an aircraft accid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Fontaine
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was an English-American actress best known for her roles in Hollywood films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Fontaine appeared in more than 45 films in a career that spanned five decades. She was the younger sister of actress Olivia de Havilland. Their rivalry was well-documented in the media at the height of Fontaine's career. She began her film career in 1935, signing a contract with RKO Pictures. Fontaine received her first major roles in '' The Man Who Found Himself'' (1937) and in '' Gunga Din'' (1939). Her career prospects improved greatly after her starring role in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rebecca'' (1940), for which she received her first of three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The following year, she won that award for her role in Hitchcock's '' Suspicion'' (1941). A third nomination came with '' The Constant Nymph'' (1943). She appeared mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia De Havilland
Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (; July 1, 1916July 26, 2020) was a British and American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time. Before her death in 2020 at age 104, she was the oldest living and earliest surviving Academy Award winner and was widely considered as being the last surviving major star from the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Her younger sister, with whom she had a noted rivalry well documented in the media, was Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine. De Havilland first came to prominence with Errol Flynn as a screen couple in adventure films such as ''Captain Blood (1935 film), Captain Blood'' (1935) and ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938). One of her best-known roles is that of Melanie Hamilton in ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'' (1939), for which she received the first of her five Academy Awards, Osca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
