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Harry
Harry may refer to: Television * ''Harry'' (American TV series), 1987 comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (New Zealand TV series), 2013 crime drama starring Oscar Kightley * ''Harry'' (talk show), 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters *Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name, including **Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (born 1984) *Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname Other uses *"Harry", the tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *Harry (derogatory term) Harry is a Norwegian derogatory term used in slang, derived from the English name Harry. The best English translation may be "cheesy" or "tacky". '' Norsk ordbok'' defines "harry" as "tasteless, vulgar". The term "harry" was first used by upper ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Harry, Duke Of Sussex
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is fifth in the line of succession to the British throne. Educated at Wetherby School, Ludgrove School, and Eton College, Harry completed army officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned as a Cornet (rank)#United Kingdom, cornet into the Blues and Royals and served briefly with his older brother, William, Prince of Wales, William. Harry was twice deployed on active duty to Afghanistan; first in 2007–2008 for ten weeks in Helmand Province, and then for twenty weeks in 2012–2013 with the Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), Army Air Corps. Inspired by the Warrior Games in the United States, Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014 as founding patron and remains involved. Two years later, alongside his brother William and sister-in-law Catherine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry (given Name)
Harry is a male given name. Beginning as a Middle English form of Henry, in the modern era it became a diminutive for several names beginning with "Har". The Norwegian term " harry" is derived from the name.Kalvø, Are: ''Harry''. Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN 82-521-5419-0 People Single name * Dirty Harry (musician) (born 1982), British rock singer who has also used the stage name Harry * Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (born 1984), second son of King Charles III of the United Kingdom By surname * Harry Akst (1894–1963), American songwriter * Harry Allen (designer) (born 1964), American industrial and interior designer * Harry Allen (musician) (born 1966), American jazz tenor saxophonist * Harry Altham (1888–1965), English cricketer * Harry Anderson (other), multiple people * Harry Andersson (1913–1996), Swedish football striker * Harry Andrews (1911–1989), English film actor * Harry Angping (born 1952), Filipino politician * Harry Arter (born 1989), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry (British TV Series)
''Harry'' is a television drama series that was made by Union Pictures for the BBC, and shown on BBC1 between 18 September 1993 and 12 April 1995. The programme concerned a journalist called Harry Salter (played by Michael Elphick) who ran a news agency in the English town of Darlington in England. Cast * Harry Salter – Michael Elphick * Snappy – Ian Bartholomew * Alice – Julie Graham * Jonathan – Tom Hollander Episodes Series 1 (1993) Series 2 (1995) References External links Episode guide at BFI Film and TV database* BBC television dramas 1990s British drama television series 1993 British television series debuts 1995 British television series endings British English-language television shows Television shows set in County Durham Television shows set in Northumberland {{BBC-drama-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry (album)
''Harry'' is the fourth studio album by Harry Nilsson, released August 1969 on RCA. It was his first album to get onto Billboard Magazine's ''Billboard'' 200 chart, remaining there for 15 weeks and reaching #120. ''Harry'' features jazz saxophonist Tom Scott, pianist Mike Melvoin, flutist Jim Horn, session drummer Jim Gordon, |
Harry (New Zealand TV Series)
Harry may refer to: Television * ''Harry'' (American TV series), 1987 comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (New Zealand TV series), 2013 crime drama starring Oscar Kightley * ''Harry'' (talk show), 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters * Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name, including ** Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (born 1984) * Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname Other uses *"Harry", the tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson * Harry (derogatory term), derogatory term used in Norway * ''Harry'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland See also * * Old Harry (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stalag Luft III Escape
Stalag Luft III (; literally "Main Camp, Air, III"; SL III) was a ''Luftwaffe''-run German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II, prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during the Second World War, which held captured Allies of World War II, Western Allied air force personnel. The camp was established in March 1942 near the town of Sagan, Lower Silesia, in what was then Nazi Germany (now Żagań, Poland), south-east of Berlin. The site was selected because its sandy soil made it difficult for POWs to escape by tunnelling. It is best known for two escape plots by Allied POWs. One was in 1943 and became the basis of a fictionalised film, ''The Wooden Horse'' (1950), based on a book by escapee Eric Williams (writer), Eric Williams. The second breakout—the so-called Great Escape—of March 1944, was conceived by Squadron Leader Roger Bushell of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and was authorised by the senior British officer at Stalag Luft III, Herbert Massey. A fictionalised version of the escape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry (derogatory Term)
Harry is a Norwegian derogatory term used in slang, derived from the English name Harry. The best English translation may be "cheesy" or "tacky". '' Norsk ordbok'' defines "harry" as "tasteless, vulgar". The term "harry" was first used by upper class youth in Oslo in the beginning of the 20th century and was used to describe people who belonged to the working class. People in the lower social classes at the time often gave their children English first names such as Harry. The middle and upper classes mostly preferred Scandinavian or German (and occasionally French) names. English names (except English names that are also widely found in other European languages) had no tradition in Scandinavia and were generally considered bad taste and as a phenomenon of the working-class of the time in all the Scandinavian countries. The traditional elite of Norway mostly used conservative Danish names. A person who is ''harry'' is often perceived as unsophisticated, vulgar or with bad tast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry (surname)
Harry is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Harry (born 1968), Guyanese sprinter * Bill Harry (born 1938), creator of the newspaper ''Mersey Beat'' * David G. Harry (1880–1955), American politician and farmer * Debbie Harry (born 1945), American singer-songwriter and actress * J. S. Harry (1939–2015), Australian poet * John Harry (cricketer) (1857–1919), Australian cricketer * John Harry (MP) (), MP for Hastings * Michael Harry (born 1961), Danish curler * N'Keal Harry (born 1997), American football player * Robert Harry I, MP for Winchelsea in 1373 and 1382 * Robert Harry II, MP for Seaford in 1397 and 1399 * Troels Harry (born 1990), Danish curler {{surname, Harry English-language surnames Danish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry (newspaper)
''Harry'' was an underground newspaper founded and edited by Michael Weiss, Doug Wanken, Michael Carliner and Tom D'Antoni and published biweekly in Baltimore, Maryland from 1969 to 1972. A total of at least 41 issues were published, with an average circulation of 6,000 to 8,000 copies. P. J. O'Rourke, then a student at Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ..., was a regular contributor and one of its editors. The publication was named by Michael Weiss's son after his grandfather. 'Harry' seemed an appropriate verb for the paper's mission. The newspaper published in a 20-page black and white tabloid format, with news in front, followed by cultural features and a community calendar. ''Harrys slogan, just below its flag, declared its mission: "Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Kightley
Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley (born 14 September 1969) is a Samoan-New Zealand actor, television presenter, writer, journalist, director, and comedian. He acted in and co-wrote the successful 2006 film '' Sione's Wedding''. Biography Kightley was born in 1969 in Apia, Samoa, the youngest of eight children, and was raised in his father's village of Faleatiu. He came to New Zealand after the death of his father, when he was 4 years old and was adopted by his aunt and uncle, who lived in West Auckland. He attended Rutherford College, where writing was his favourite subject. After leaving school, Kightley was a cadet at the '' Auckland Star'', and worked as a journalist for four years. "I thought that was going to be me until I retired." He moved to Christchurch in 1991 to be a presenter for the children's television show ''Life in the Fridge Exists (L.I.F.E),'' where he met Tanya and Mishelle Muagututi'a, Erolia Ifopo, and Simon Small. Professional career Small had written hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry (American TV Series)
''Harry'' is an American sitcom television series created by Susan Kramer. The series stars Alan Arkin, Thom Bray, Matt Craven, Barbara Dana, Kurt Knudson, Richard Lewis (comedian), Richard Lewis and Holland Taylor. The series aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from March 4 to March 25, 1987. Cast *Alan Arkin as Harry Porschak *Holland Taylor as Ina Duckett *Thom Bray as Lawrence Pendelton *Matt Craven as Bobby Kratz *Barbara Dana as Dr. Sandy Clifton *Kurt Knudson as Wyatt Lockhart *Richard Lewis (comedian), Richard Lewis as Richard Breskin Episodes References External links * 1980s American sitcoms 1987 American television series debuts 1987 American television series endings American English-language television shows Television series by ABC Studios American Broadcasting Company sitcoms {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
