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Durning Library, October 2014 08 (1892–1948), American baseball pitcher
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People with the family name Durning include the following: *Alan Durning (born 1964), American socio-economic commentator * Bernard Durning (1893–1923), American silent film director and actor * Charles Durning (1923–2012), American actor * Francis Durning (1914–1999), New Zealand priest *George Durning (1898–1986) *Jeanine Durning, Choreographer *Rich Durning Richard Knott Durning (October 10, 1892 – September 23, 1948) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in one game for the Brooklyn Robins The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Alan Durning
Alan Durning (born November 7, 1964, as Alan Bresler Durning, then Alan Thein Durning from 1991 to 2008) is the founder and executive director of the Sightline Institute (formerly Northwest Environment Watch), a nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington, U.S.. Durning grew up in Seattle, spent his high school years in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and attended Oberlin College during the mid-1980s. From 1986 to 1993, Durning worked as a researcher at the Worldwatch Institute in Washington, D.C. In 1993, Durning returned to Seattle and founded Northwest Environment Watch. Durning is the author or coauthor of dozens of books and articles. His published books include, among others: * ''How Much Is Enough?: The Consumer Society and the Future of the Earth'' * ''This Place on Earth: Home and the Practice of Permanence'' * ''The Car and the City'' * ''Misplaced Blame: The Real Roots of Population Growth '' * ''Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things'' * ''Tax Shift'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Durning
Bernard Joseph Durning (August 24, 1893 – August 29, 1923) was an American silent film director and actor who worked primarily with Lon Chaney, Dustin Farnum, and Buck Jones. William A. Wellman was his assistant director and protégé. His older brother, Harry M. Durning, was the Collector of Customs for the Port of New York from 1933 to 1953. Personal life Bernard J. Durning was born on August 24, 1892, in New York City, US. He was married to Shirley Mason. He died on August 29, 1923, in New York City. Film career Bernard Durning began at Edison Studios in the Bronx, in 1912, after attending Fordham University. He rose through the ranks of the studio as assistant to Charles Brabin and John H. Collins (director), John H. Collins. He was Production Manager at Edison for three years. He stood six foot six and is recognizable in a film still of a Stock Market scene of a 1912 Edison film which appears on page 33 in ''HOLLYWOOD The Pioneers'' by Kevin Brownlow as the face di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Durning
Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies, television shows and plays.Schudel, Matt (December 26, 2012) "''In real life and on the screen, he played countless roles''" The Washington Post, p. B4 Durning's best-known films include ''The Sting'' (1973), '' Dog Day Afternoon'' (1975), '' The Muppet Movie'' (1979), '' True Confessions'' (1981), '' Tootsie'' (1982), '' Dick Tracy'' (1990), and '' O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for both '' The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (1982) and '' To Be or Not to Be'' (1983). Prior to his acting career, Durning served in World War II and was decorated for valor in combat. Early life Durning was born in Highland Falls, New York. He was the son of Louise (née Leonard; 1894–1982), a laundress at West Point, and James E. Durning (1883 – c. 1935). His parents were of German, Irish and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Durning
Francis (Frank) Durning SM was a New Zealand priest of the Roman Catholic Church.Phil Pennington,"Shock at delay in removing paedophile priest's photo", ''RNZ News'', 4 April 2019 (Retrieved 8 May 2020) Durning was born in on 12 May 1914, and his family emigrated to New Zealand. He was ordained as a priest with the Society of Mary (Marist) on 11 December 1938. Durning taught in Catholic institutions from the 1940s through to the late 1980s, among others at: * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Durning
George Dewey Durning (May 9, 1898 – April 18, 1986) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in its 1925 season. He was officially listed as standing and . In addition to his brief major league career, Durning played four seasons for an assortment of minor league baseball teams. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Major leagues Durning began his career at the major league level, debuting with the Phillies on September 12, 1925. He appeared in five major league contests, amassing 14 at-bats in 16 plate appearances. He batted in one run and struck out one time. He also made 11 putouts and notched 2 assists in 4 games in the field, participating in one double play. Minor leagues In the 1926 season, Durning began play for the AA-level Reading Keystones, playing in six games. Durning was recalled to Philadelphia in April 1926, but did not play another game for them. Upon moving to the Salisbury Indians of the Class-D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanine Durning
Jeanine Durning is a choreographer, performer, and teacher based in New York. Her work has been presented in Amsterdam, Berlin, Zagreb, Toronto, and across the US. Performance work * A Good Man Falls (2002) * Part One Parting (2004) * half URGE (2004) * out of the kennel into a home (2006) * Ex-Memory: waywewere (2009) * inging (2010) * To Being (2015) Awards * Alpert Awards in the Arts for Dance (2007) * New York Foundation for the Arts Award * McKnight Artist Fellowship (2011) * Movement Research Artist in Residence * Gibney Dance Gibney Dance, founded in 1991 by choreographer Gina Gibney, is a multi-faceted dance organization occupying two locations in New York City: one at 890 Broadway in the Flatiron District and the other at 280 Broadway in Tribeca. The organization’ ... Dance in Process Resident * Brooklyn Artists Space Grant (2013/14) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Durning, Jeanine Living people 21st-century American women artists Year of birth missing (living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
