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Donald Macpherson (other)
Donald McPherson or Donald Macpherson may refer to: * Donald McPherson (figure skater) (1945–2001), Canadian figure skater *Don McPherson (born 1965), American academic and former NFL and CFL football quarterback *Don Macpherson (journalist), Canadian journalist * Don MacPherson (broadcast executive) (died 1998), Canadian broadcast executive * Don Macpherson (born 1954), British screenwriter * Donald Mighton McPherson (1918–1973), Canadian sports executive, businessman and politician in Saskatchewan *Donald McPherson (singer), original singer and co-founder of the 1970s R&B band The Main Ingredient * Donald McPherson (photographer) (born 1969), fashion photographer * Donald Macpherson (British Army officer), army officer who fought in the American Revolution *Donald Macpherson (piper), bagpipe player *Donald Macpherson Baillie Donald Macpherson Baillie (5 November 1887 – 31 October 1954) was a Scottish theologian, ecumenist, and parish minister. Early life Baillie was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald McPherson (figure Skater)
John Donald McPherson (February 20, 1945 – November 24, 2001) was a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1963 World Champion and the 1963 Canadian national champion. He represented Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th at the age of 15. He turned 15 years old during the Olympic figure skating competition. Donald McPherson started to skate with the age of 4. He represented the Stratford Figure Skating Club in Ontario, and was coached by Dennis Silverthorne. He won the 1963 World Figure Skating Championships at the age of 18, becoming the youngest men's World Champion. McPherson won his World title skating on an unusual pair of skates with small serrations in the blades. Following that win, he turned professional, starring in Dick Button's Ice-Travanganza at the 1964 New York World's Fair. He also toured for 11 years for Holiday on Ice, and won the 1965 World Professional Figure Skating Championships. He was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don McPherson
Donald G. McPherson (born April 2, 1965) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He spent seven seasons in the NFL and CFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Houston Oilers, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and the Ottawa Rough Riders. McPherson played college football for the Syracuse Orange, winning the Maxwell Award and the Davey O'Brien Award. He was selected in the sixth round by the Eagles in the 1988 NFL draft. His accomplishments during his tenure with Syracuse propelled him to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008. After football McPherson joined the staff of Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society, before becoming the first executive director of the Sports Leadership Institute at Adelphi University. As a feminist and social activist he has founded several outreach and mentoring programs, and regularly speaks at college campuses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Macpherson (journalist)
Don Macpherson (born 1947) is a Canadian journalist. He is the Quebec affairs columnist for the ''Montreal Gazette''. He has covered Quebec political affairs since 1985. Macpherson, who is of Scottish origin, was raised in the Montreal neighbourhood of Rosemont. He attended McGill University and wrote for '' The McGill Daily''. He began his journalistic career in the 1960s with The Canadian Press, where he was, he says, often assigned to cover the riots. He later covered Quebec politics for '' The Montreal Star'' and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian Public broadcasting, public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster, with its E ... before joining ''The Gazette''. References External linksThe Gazette: Opinion Columnists - Don Macpherson Living people 1947 births Writers from Montreal Canadian columnis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don MacPherson (broadcast Executive)
Donald MacPherson was a Canadian broadcast executive who served as head of First Choice from 1981 to 1984 and CBC Sports from 1984 to 1988. Early career MacPherson joined CBC Television in 1952. He was the producer of '' Mr. Fixit'' from 1955 to 1962, '' In View'' from 1962 to 1963, and ''The Observer'' from 1964 to 1966. He left the CBC to become an executive producer at the CTV Television Network and in 1969 he was promoted to Director of News, Features and Information Programming. In 1974 he became the head of the CBC's English-language television and radio networks. In 1979, MacPherson left the CBC to become president of Barber Greene Productions and vice-president of the Global Television Network. First Choice In July 1981, MacPherson became the first president of First Choice, a proposed pay-tv service. In March of 1982, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission granted Canada's first pay-television licence to First Choice. Prior to launch, First Choic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Macpherson
Don Macpherson (born 7 September 1954) is a British screenwriter working in films and television. Biography Macpherson was born in Durham, and educated at Nottingham High School and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he was awarded an Exhibition to read English. Journalism After working at ''The Other Cinema'', he became a journalist for ''Screen International'' then joined '' Time Out'' as a film critic. He was part of a group that set up ''City Limits'' magazine, then wrote features for '' The Face'' and ''The Sunday Times''. During this period, he worked for BBC TV's ''Arena'' on ''It's All True'' for producer Alan Yentob and director Julien Temple. Films His first solo credit was a BBC TV classic serial ''The Dark Angel'' (1989) with Peter O'Toole, Jane Lapotaire and Beatie Edney, an adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu's gothic novel ''Uncle Silas'', shown on PBS's ''Masterpiece Theatre''. For producer Stephen Woolley an adaptation of William McIlvanney's novel ''The Big Man'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Mighton McPherson
Donald Mighton McPherson (November 26, 1918 – September 14, 1973) was a Canadian professional sports executive, businessman, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Regina South West from 1967 to 1971 and Regina Lakeview from 1971 to 1973 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. Early life He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and was educated there, going on to study agriculture at the University of Manitoba. He served with The Fort Garry Horse and the 10th Canadian Armoured Regiment during World War II and received the Croix de Guerre with Étoile de Vermeil (Silver Star). Career In 1949, he became a director for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). From 1956 to 1957, McPherson served as the club's president and he continued to serve on the team's management committee until his death. He was also president of the CFL in 1959, president of the Canadian Rugby Union in 1963 and president of the Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Main Ingredient (band)
The Main Ingredient was an American soul and R&B group which had a run of hits in the 1970s, including their 1972 million-selling song " Everybody Plays the Fool". Early history The group was formed in Harlem, New York City in 1964 as a trio called the Poets, composed of lead singer Donald McPherson (July 9, 1941 – July 3, 1971), Luther Simmons Jr. (September 9, 1942 – May 9, 2016), and Panama-born Tony Silvester (October 7, 1941 – November 26, 2006). They made their first recordings for Leiber & Stoller's Red Bird label, but soon changed their name to the Insiders and signed with RCA Records. In 1968, after a couple of singles, they changed their name once again, this time permanently, to The Main Ingredient. The name came from a Coca-Cola bottle. They then teamed up with record producer/arranger Bert DeCoteaux. Under his direction, The Main Ingredient reached the R&B Top 30 for the first time in 1970 with "You've Been My Inspiration". A cover of The Impressions' "I' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald McPherson (photographer)
Donald McPherson (born March 11, 1969) is an American fashion photographer who was born in Miami, Florida. Moving to Europe in 1992 to pursue his career, McPherson met the fashion editor Isabella Blow who became a close friend and an invaluable source of inspiration. Sharing an apartment in Paris, they developed a close working relationship. McPherson photographed the first fashion story for ''Tatler'' with Blow, working as fashion director, showcasing the retrospect of Manolo Blahnik. McPherson refers to Blow as the one who "brings ideas out of me and helps me take them to the next level". McPherson returned to New York City in 1998 and was introduced to Stephen Sprouse, who further influenced his photographic style. McPherson contributes to fashion magazines such as ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Rolling Stone'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''New York Times Magazine'', ''Vogue Nippon'' and Russian ''Vogue''. His clients include Valentino, Lacoste, Barney's, Max Mara, Paul Smith, Levi's, Hanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Macpherson (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Macpherson (born 1775) of Gaskmore and Kingston was an army officer who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812. He raised a regiment of Clansmen from Scotland at his own expense to fight for Britain and Canada. His nephew was Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC (Can) first Prime Minister of Canada and driving force behind Canadian Confederation Background Born in 1755 Macpherson was the illegitimate son of the Jacobite rebel and exile Ewen MacPherson of Cluny chief of the Clan Macpherson and grandson of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel a Scottish highland chieftain and the 17th Chief of Clan Cameron. Given the unproductive lands of Gaskmore, Macpherson join the British Army in 1775 to fight against the American Revolutionaries. Military service After being commissioned into the 71st Foot Macpherson became a lieutenant in the 4th battalion of New Jersey Volunteers. He fought with his regiment at Staten Island and New York where he was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Macpherson (piper)
Donald MacPherson (1922 - 2012) was a Scottish bagpipe player, and one of the most successful competitive solo pipers of all time. Personal life MacPherson was born into a large family on 5 September 1922 in Glasgow. He received all of his tuition from his father Iain, who was an army piper during the First World War, and had been taught by John MacDougall Gillies. Iain injured his hand when Donald was aged 5 and rarely played his pipes after that, but gave Donald instruction in all aspects of bagpipe playing. Donald joined the Boys' Brigade pipe band at the age of 12. He entered his first solo competition at the age of 15, at the Cowal Highland Gathering, where he won both the Under 15 March, Strathspey and Reel and the Under 18 Piobaireachd. He also played in the Glasgow Shepherds pipe band under Archie MacPhedran. After leaving school he was an apprentice at the West of Scotland Engineering Company, but volunteered for the Royal Air Force when the Second World War broke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
