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Gerald Green (other)
Gerald Green Gerald Green (born January 26, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 18th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Known for his dunking skill, he has performed well in many slam du ... (born 1986) is an American former basketball player and player development coach. Gerald Green may also refer to: * Gerald Green (author) (1922–2006), American author, journalist, producer, and director * Gerald Green (film producer) (1932–2015) * Gerald Green (politician) (1939–2018), American politician in the New Jersey General Assembly See also * Gerard Greene (born 1973), snooker player * Jerry Green (other) {{hndis, Green, Gerald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Green
Gerald Green (born January 26, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 18th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Known for his dunking skill, he has performed well in many slam dunk competitions, having won the 2005 McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest and the 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, while finishing as the runner-up in the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Early life Green was born in Houston, Texas. When he was in the 6th grade, he was involved in an accident that left a significant portion of his right ring finger cut off. He was wearing a ring on his right ring finger when he attempted a dunk on a makeshift basketball hoop. The ring caught onto a nail on the goal and his finger was ripped, with amputation being the only option. High school career Green did not play high school basketball until his sophomore year, when he played junior varsity for J. Frank Dobie High School. In his junior year, he made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Green (author)
Gerald Green (April 8, 1922 – August 29, 2006) was an American author, journalist, and television writer. Biography Green was born in Brooklyn, New York as Gerald Greenberg. He was the son of a physician, Dr. Samuel Greenberg. He was Jewish. Green attended Columbia College, where he edited the ''Jester'', starred in several Varsity Shows, and was a member of the Philolexian Society. He graduated from the college in 1942 and, after serving in the US Army in Europe during the Second World War, where he was also the editor of the army's '' Stars and Stripes'' newspaper, he returned to New York to attend the Columbia Journalism School. Green wrote many novels, the best known being ''The Last Angry Man'', published in 1956. It was adapted into a movie by the same name which was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Muni) and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White. His other novels include ''His Majesty O'Keefe'' (co-authored with La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Green (film Producer)
Gerald Green (January 10, 1932 – July 24, 2015) was a film producer, born in Cape Town, South Africa. He studied at Saint Martin's School of Art in London and moved to the United States in 1970. He produced Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone (born ) is an American filmmaker. Stone is an acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam War and American politics to musical film, musical Biographical film, biopics and Crime film, crime dramas. He has ...'s 1986 film '' Salvador''. He and his wife were arrested in 2010 in Los Angeles and charged with money-laundering and bribery offences in connection with a film festival in Thailand. They were sentenced to six months imprisonment. He died in Los Angeles, California from complications from emphysema. References 1932 births 2015 deaths Mass media people from Cape Town Film producers from Los Angeles {{US-film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Green (politician)
Gerald B. Green (April 16, 1939 – April 18, 2018) was an American Democratic politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 until his death, representing the 22nd Legislative District (from 2002 to 2018) and the 17th Legislative District (1992 to 2002). Early life Gerald Green was born on April 16, 1939, in Roselle, and graduated from a public high school, where he was a "star basketball player". Along with his wife Wanda, Green lived in Plainfield. Career Green started his career as a businessman working in marketing and real estate. In 1982, he began his first term on the Union County's Board of Chosen Freeholders. During his second term from 1989 to 1991, he was elected the board's chair in 1990. Green played a prominent role in the county's politics serving on its Planning Board, the Parks & Recreation Committee and Adolescent Substance Abuse Program. He also served as the president of Roselle and Linden Merchants Association and was an honorary c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Greene
Gerard Eamonn Greene (born 12 November 1973 in Chatham, Kent) is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player. He represents Northern Ireland in international events, as his parents are from Belfast. Greene has enjoyed moderate success in his career, reaching his highest ranking, 26th, for the 2004–05 snooker season, 2004–05 season, and has reached one ranking final, at the Players Tour Championship 2013/2014 – Finals, 2014 Players Championship Grand Final, where he lost 4–0 to Barry Hawkins. Alongside this, Greene reached a ranking semi-final, at the 2007 Grand Prix (snooker), 2007 Grand Prix, losing to the eventual champion Marco Fu, and five quarter-finals. Representing Northern Ireland with teammate Mark Allen (snooker player), Mark Allen, he reached the final of the 2011 World Cup (snooker), 2011 World Cup, where they lost to China. Greene has qualified for the World Snooker Championship, World Championship five times without winning a match at the Crucible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
