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Defoe (surname)
Defoe is a surname. Its origin is uncertain, it may be a variation of Foe or Fow or an Anglicized form of a French name, possibly ''Thevoz'', ''Thevoux'', ''de Vaux'' or ''Devaux'', ''Dufau'' or ''Dufou''. Notable people with the surname include: * Annette DeFoe (1890–1960), American silent film actress * Daniel Defoe (c. 1660–1731), English trader, writer, and journalist best known for writing ''Robinson Crusoe'' *David Defoe David Defoe (born 5 April 1949) is a former international cricketer who represented the Netherlands national cricket team, Dutch national team at the 1982 ICC Trophy. He was born in Dominica, and before emigrating to the Netherlands represented t ... (born 1949), Dominican-Dutch cricketer * Gideon Defoe (born 1975), author of ''Pirates!'' * Jermain Defoe (born 1982), English footballer Notes See also * Dafoe * DeFeo {{surname, Defoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annette DeFoe
Annette DeFoe (born Gertrude Marie Aucoin; – August 6, 1960), also known as Annette De Foe, was an American silent screen actress, known for her work in early romantic comedies. DeFoe acted in stock theater in New Orleans before going to Los Angeles to perform for the E & R Jungle Film Company. She debuted with that company in the farce ''Hitting the High Places''. She also acted with the Kalem Company in Jacksonville, Florida. In the early 1902s, DeFoe had leading roles in films made by John M. Stahl and Louis B. Mayer. DeFoe died on August 6, 1960, at age 71 at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Filmography *''One Clear Call ''One Clear Call'' is the ninth novel in Upton Sinclair Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of Cal ...'' (1922) - Yetta *'' Lone Hand Wilson'' (1920) - Lolita Hansen *''Fame and Fortune'' (1918) - Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel '' Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts, was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him. Defoe was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than three hundred works—books, pamphlets, and journals — on diverse topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of business journalism and economic journalism. Early life Daniel Foe (his original name) was pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robinson Crusoe
''Robinson Crusoe'' () is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer) – a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near the coasts of Venezuela and Trinidad, roughly resembling Tobago, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers before being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called "Más a Tierra" (now part of Chile) which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966. Despite its simple narrative style, ''Robinson Crusoe'' was well received in the literary world and is often credite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Defoe
David Defoe (born 5 April 1949) is a former international cricketer who represented the Netherlands national cricket team, Dutch national team at the 1982 ICC Trophy. He was born in Dominica, and before emigrating to the Netherlands represented the Windward Islands cricket team, Windward Islands and Combined Islands cricket team, Combined Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. A left-arm pace bowler, Defoe made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for the Windward Islands in January 1970, in a friendly match against the Leeward Islands cricket team, Leeward Islands. Having taken 2/21 and 4/23 on debut, he was called up to the Combined Islands later in the season, playing three Shell Shield games.First-class matches played by David Defoe – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2016. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon Defoe
Gideon Defoe (born 26 December 1975) is a British writer and author of '' The Pirates!'', a series of comedy books following a group of pirates on their adventures. Bibliography *'' The Pirates! series: ** '' The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists'' (2004) ** ''The Pirates! in an Adventure with Whaling'' (2005) ** ''The Pirates! in an Adventure with Communists'' (2006) ** '' The Pirates! in an Adventure with Napoleon'' (2008) ** '' The Pirates! in an Adventure with the Romantics'' (2012) * Other: ** ''How Animals Have Sex'' (2005) **''Elite Dangerous: Docking is Difficult'' (2014) ** ''The Atlas of Extinct Countries'' (2020) Awards * 2012 Annie Awards: Nominated for Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production * 2002 Adecco The Adecco Group, is a Swiss-French company based in Zurich, Switzerland, and is the world's second largest Human Resources provider and temporary staffing firm, and a Fortune Global 500 company. They directly employ 70 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jermain Defoe
Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He also played for the England national team. Defoe began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team aged 14, before moving to West Ham United aged 16 and rising through the ranks. He made his first-team debut for West Ham in 2000 and, after a season-long loan spell at AFC Bournemouth during the 2000–01 season, established himself in the West Ham line-up. After West Ham's relegation in 2003, a move to Tottenham Hotspur in January 2004 soon followed, where Defoe played for four years before being sold to Portsmouth in January 2008. He spent one season at Fratton Park before returning to Tottenham in the January 2009 transfer window. He left for Toronto of Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2014, before returning to England in January 2015 to sign for Sunderland where he stayed until the club was relegated from the Premier League in 2017. Following a bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dafoe
Dafoe is a surname. It is probably a variant of Defoe, which is of uncertain origin, it may be a variation of Foe or Fow or an Anglicized form of a French name, possibly ''Thevoz'', ''de Vaux'' or ''Devaux'', ''Dufau'' or ''Dufou''. Notable people with the surname include: *Allan Roy Dafoe (1883–1943), Canadian obstetrician *Byron Dafoe (born 1971), Canadian hockey player *Colin Scott Dafoe (1909–1969), Canadian surgeon *Donald Dafoe, American surgeon and research scientist, brother of Willem *Frances Dafoe (1929–2016), Canadian figure skater *John Wesley Dafoe (1866–1944), Canadian journalist *Willem Dafoe (born 1955), American film and stage actor, brother of Donald See also *Defoe (other) *Defoe (surname) Defoe is a surname. Its origin is uncertain, it may be a variation of Foe or Fow or an Anglicized form of a French name, possibly ''Thevoz'', ''Thevoux'', ''de Vaux'' or ''Devaux'', ''Dufau'' or ''Dufou''. Notable people with the surname include: * ... * DeFe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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