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Donald Clarke (other)
Donald or Don Clarke may refer to: * Donald Henderson Clarke (1887–1958), American writer and journalist * Donald Clarke (GC) (1923–1942), British recipient of the George Cross * Donald Clarke (cricketer) (1926–2008), English cricketer * Don Clarke Donald Barry Clarke (10 November 1933 – 29 December 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played 89 times (31 of these were test matches) as a New Zealand international from 1956 until 1964. He was best known for his phenomen ... (1933–2002), New Zealand rugby union player * Donald Clarke (writer) (born 1940), American writer on music * Don R. Clarke (born 1945), general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Don Clarke (songwriter) (born 1955), South African songwriter * Donald C. Clarke, American expert on Chinese law See also * Don Clark (other) {{hndis, Clarke, Donald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Henderson Clarke
Donald Henderson Clarke (August 24, 1887 – March 27, 1958) was an American writer and journalist, known for his romantic novels, mystery fiction, and screenplays. Biography Clarke was born August 24, 1887, in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He studied at Harvard but was twice dismissed. He spent his early career as a reporter, working for the ''New York World'', ''The New York Times'' and the ''New York American''. He started writing racy books about gangsters and women of easy vitue. His publisher, Vanguard Press, estimated he sold over 8 million books. His book ''Louis Beretti'' (1929), about a bootlegger, was made into the film '' Born Reckless'' (1930). ''Impatient Virgin'' (1931) was also filmed as ''The Impatient Maiden'' (1932). His book ''Female'' (1933) was ruled obscene. He died March 27, 1958, in Delray Beach, Florida. Bibliography Novels *''Louis Beretti'' (1929) Also published as ''Louis Beretti: The Story of a Gunman.''(A. A. Knopf: London, 1930.) **Basis of his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Clarke (GC)
Apprentice Donald Owen Clarke (5 March 1923 – 9 August 1942) of the Merchant Navy was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his heroism on 8 August 1942. Sailing alone, his motor tanker, the San Emiliano, was torpedoed and sunk by U.155 in the central Atlantic, south east of Trinidad. The ship was engulfed in flames but despite being so badly burned that he died the next day of his wounds, he helped save other severely burned victims by rowing a lifeboat clear of the stricken tanker. He rowed the lifeboat, the only one to survive the sinking, for two hours despite his hands being so badly burned they had to be cut away from the oars as his flesh had stuck to them. Lying at the bottom of the boat, as they waited for rescue, he sang to keep up the spirits of the other men. Notice of his award appeared in the London Gazette London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . Its wider metropolitan area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Clarke (cricketer)
Donald Hugh Clarke (15 May 1926 – 22 April 2008) was an English cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club Cambridge University Cricket Club, established in 1820, is the representative cricket club for students of the University of Cambridge. The club was recognised as holding first-class cricket, first-class status until 2020. The university played ... in 1946. Clarke died on 22 April 2008, at the age of 81. See also * List of Cambridge University Cricket Club players References External links * 1926 births 2008 deaths Cambridge University cricketers English cricketers People from Bromborough Cricketers from Merseyside Sportspeople from Wirral Cricketers from Cheshire 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Clarke
Donald Barry Clarke (10 November 1933 – 29 December 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played 89 times (31 of these were test matches) as a New Zealand international from 1956 until 1964. He was best known for his phenomenal goal kicking ability that earned him the nickname "The Boot". He was born at the small settlement of Pihama, near Ōpunake in the Taranaki Region. Rugby career Clarke was first selected to play rugby for at the age of 17 in 1951. In 1956 he helped the Waikato side to a 14–10 victory over the touring South African Springbok side. This helped his cause in being selected to play in the third All Black test match of the Springbok tour. Over his entire All Black career Clarke scored 781 points, a record that stood for 24 years until it was broken by Grant Fox in 1988. Clarke had four brothers, Ian, Douglas, Brian and Graeme all of whom also represented Waikato. Only once did they all appear for Waikato in the same match, at Te Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Clarke (writer)
Donald Milton Clarke (born 1940) is an American writer on music. Career Clarke was born in 1940 and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin. From 1959 through 1969, he worked at a car factory in Kenosha American Motors Corporation. In 1973, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a Bachelor of Science in education with honors. He lived in England from 1973 to 1998, during which time, from 1974 to 1979, he worked for Marshall Cavendish Publications. From 1998, Clarke lived in Austin, Texas, moving in 2003 to West Des Moines, Iowa, where he worked for a time on the music e-zines ''BluesWax'' and ''FolkWax''. He then moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania in 2009 and to Colorado Springs in 2014. Clarke was the author/editor of the ''Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' (1989, 1998), which is now available free on website. His other books include ''Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday'' (1994), ''The Rise and Fall of Popular Music'' (1995), and ''Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don R
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (other), several other rivers with the name * Don, Benin, a town in Benin * Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Gujarat, India * Don, Nord, a ''commune'' of the Nord ''département'' in northern France *Don, Tasmania, a small village on the Don River, located just outside Devonport, Tasmania *Don, Trentino, a commune in Trentino, Italy *Don, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Don Republic, a temporary state in 1918–1920 *Don Jail, a jail in Toronto, Canada *DON, Chapman code for County Donegal, Ireland People and characters Role or title *Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian title, given as a mark of respect * Don (academia), a fellow or tutor of a college or university in the U.K. and elsewhere *Don, a crime boss, especially in the Mafia People with the name *Don (given name), a short form of the masculine given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Clarke (songwriter)
Don Clarke (born 1955 in Johannesburg) is a South African singer-songwriter, also known as The Songteller. Clarke is notable for his music contribution to South African culture with songs that celebrate South African sport (Kick It Up), tell the story of heroes and support social issues (Zuma Must Fall). His large music contribution to the South African film industry, including most of the Leon Schuster's films. One of his early songwriting credits, ''Sanbonani,'' was a national hit record for P J Powers in 1986. ''The Long Walk is Over,'' an ode to Nelson Mandela (co-written with Kalla Bremer) won the Grand Prize in the Great American Song Contest in 2013, now part of the memorial collection held at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory Repository. Promoting conservation in South Africa. Don is known for his sometimes controversial views on issues like poaching, hunting and politics. His music has been used by non-profits and in projects by John Varty, the conservationist. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald C
Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers. A short form of Donald is Don, and pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name '' Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen: * Dyfnwal Moelmud (Dunvallo Molmutius), legendary kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
