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George Newman (other)
George Newman may refer to: *George Newman (MP) (c. 1562–1627), Member of Parliament for Canterbury and Dover * George Newman (cricketer) (1904–1982), English cricketer * George Newman (physician) (1870–1948), English public health physician * George Newman, a fictional character played by “Weird Al” Yankovic in the film ''UHF (film), UHF'' * North Adelaide Grammar School#George Newman, George Gough Newman (1862–1929) South Australian educator {{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Newman (MP)
George Newman (ca. 1562 – 7 June 1627), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover (UK Parliament constituency), Dover in 1601 and Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency), Canterbury in 1614 and 1621. In March 1602 Newman was appointed judge of the Admiralty court of the Ports by Henry Brooke, warden of the Cinque Ports. References 1560s births 1627 deaths 16th-century English people Members of the Parliament of England for Dover English MPs 1601 English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 {{1621-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Newman (cricketer)
George Christopher Newman (26 April 1904 – 13 October 1982) was an English cricketer and all-round sportsman. Newman was born in Paddington. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He was awarded Blues at university in cricket and squash. He represented Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Middlesex and Oxford University, as a right-handed middle order batsman and as a right-arm medium pace bowler in 73 first-class matches between 1926 and 1936. He scored 2,742 runs at an average of 25.86, with three centuries and took 27 catches. He toured Canada with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). A noted athlete, he represented Oxford in the high jump, the relay race, hurdles and squash. He was President of Middlesex County Cricket Club (1963–1976) and the first President of the Seaxe Club (1968–1978). He died in Braintree, Essex Braintree is a town in Essex, England, and is the principal settlement of Braintree District. It is located north-east of Chelmsford, west of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Newman (physician)
Sir George Newman (23 October 1870 – 26 May 1948) was an English public health physician, Quaker, the first Chief Medical Officer (United Kingdom), Chief Medical Officer to the Ministry of Health (United Kingdom), Ministry of Health in England, and wrote a seminal treatise on the social problems causing infant mortality. Biography George Newman was born in Leominster, Herefordshire, the fourth of six children of Henry Stanley Newman and Mary Anna Pumphrey. His father was a Quaker who undertook several missionary journeys, including one to India, and edited ''The Friend (Quaker magazine), The Friend'', a Quaker journal. Newman was educated at two Quaker schools, Sidcot School in North Somerset (1881–1885) and Bootham School in York (1885–1887). He initially planned to become a missionary, but then decided to study medicine, starting at the University of Edinburgh Medical School and continuing at King's College London. After qualifying he studied for his Doctor of Medicine, MD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UHF (film)
''UHF'' (released internationally as ''The Vidiot from UHF'') is a 1989 American comedy film starring "Weird Al" Yankovic, David Bowe, Fran Drescher, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, Stanley Brock, Gedde Watanabe, Billy Barty, Anthony Geary, Emo Philips and Trinidad Silva in his final film role; as Silva died before filming wrapped, the film is dedicated to his memory. Directed by Jay Levey, Yankovic's manager, who also co-wrote the screenplay with him, the film was originally released by Orion Pictures and became owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after their takeover in 1997. Yankovic and Levey struggled to find a production company to finance the film, but eventually secured Orion's support after agreeing to a budget. Principal photography took place around Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yankovic stars as shiftless dreamer George Newman, who stumbles into managing a low-budget television station and surprisingly succeeds with his eclectic programming choices, spearhead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |