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George Shannon
George Shannon may refer to: * George Shannon (actor) (), professor of gerontology *George Shannon (explorer) George Shannon (c. 1785–August 30, 1836), was an American explorer, lawyer, and politician. He was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (not counting the infant Jean Baptiste Charbonneau), joining at the age of 17, was born in P ... (1785–1836), member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition * George R. Shannon (1818–1891), member of the Texas Senate * George Shannon (author), children's book author {{hndis, Shannon, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Shannon (actor)
George Raymond Shannon (December 30, 1939 – March 1, 2023) was an American professor of gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, inaugural holder of the Kevin Xu Chair in Gerontology, and director of the Rongxiang Xu Regenerative Life Science Laboratory. He was also a television and film actor, particularly known for his appearances in soap operas, including ''How to Survive a Marriage'', ''Search for Tomorrow'', ''Generations'', and ''General Hospital.'' He played a leading role in the French surreal drama film ''I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse'', as well as starring in the X-rated film, '' Sugar Cookies''—both from 1973. In 1995, Shannon returned to college to pursue a Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD in gerontology after a nearly 30-year career in acting. Career Actor Shannon studied improvisational acting for two years at The Second City in Chicago and studied with Lee Strasberg in his private classes and at the Actors Studio for seven years. He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Shannon (explorer)
George Shannon (c. 1785–August 30, 1836), was an American explorer, lawyer, and politician. He was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (not counting the infant Jean Baptiste Charbonneau), joining at the age of 17, was born in Pennsylvania of Irish ancestry. He joined the Corps of Discovery in August 1803, as one of the three men (and Seaman) from Pittsburgh recruited by Lewis as he was waiting for the completion of the voyage's vessels in the city. George Shannon was one of the "Nine men from Kentucky". He was lost for 16 days. His father had died in February 1803 by freezing. His brothers include Congressman Thomas Shannon (Ohio politician), Thomas Shannon, Ohio/Kansas Governor Wilson Shannon, David Shannon, and lawyer James Shannon. He had nine siblings, six of them being brothers, and was the eldest of them. Soon after his father's death, he went to Philadelphia in search of employment to support his family, before returning home. He had seven children with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George R
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
