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Ian Black (other)
Ian Black may refer to: * Ian Black (footballer, born 1924) (1924–2012), Scottish footballer * Ian Black (footballer, born 1960), Scottish footballer * Ian Black (footballer, born 1985), his son, Scottish footballer * Ian Black (journalist) (1953–2023), British ''The Guardian'' columnist, correspondent and writer * Ian Black (meteorologist) (born 1962), weathercaster in Ottawa, Canada * Ian Black (politician) (1943–2020), Australian politician * Ian Black (priest) (born 1962), Dean of Newport, Wales, from 2021 * Ian Black (swimmer) (born 1941), Scottish swimmer, BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1958 * Ian Stuart Black (1915–1997), British television screenwriter * Ian Black (snooker player) (1954–2006), Scottish snooker player * Ian Black, former member of Field Music, currently frontman of Slug See also * Michael Ian Black (born 1971), American actor, comedian and comedy writer * Iain Black Iain James Stewart Black (born 1967) is a politician in British Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Black (footballer, Born 1985)
Ian Kenneth Black (born 14 March 1985) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a central midfielder. His clubs included Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers, Shrewsbury Town and Blackpool. Black made one appearance for Scotland in August 2012, despite playing at that time in the Scottish Third Division for Rangers. Club career Early career Black began as a youth player with Tranent Boys Club. He was also a youth player at Hibernian, where he played alongside Scott Brown. Black first signed a professional contract with English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, but he did not play for their first team. Inverness Caledonian Thistle After being released by Blackburn, Black joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle in July 2004. Black made his debut as a substitute on 7 August 2004 against Livingston, with his first start coming on 9 April 2005 against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. In his first season, he made 13 appearances. He scored his firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Black (journalist)
Ian Black (15 July 1953 – 22 January 2023) was a British journalist and author whose work focussed on international political issues. He was widely regarded as being skilled at approaching the Arab-Israeli conflict in a non-partisan way. His 2017 book '' Enemies and Neighbors: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017'' in particular was noted for its even-handed treatment of the subject. Early life and education Ian Myles Black was born 15 July 1953 in Sheffield (England) and was the middle of three children of Rita and Wilfrid Black who, like many Jews of that period, had made his way in the garment business. title=Ian Black obituary:Visiting /ref https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jan/25/ian-black-obituary Black attended Clifton College and Leeds Grammar School. He received an MA in history and social and political science from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and a PhD in government from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Career Black spent m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Black (meteorologist)
Ian Black (born January 12, 1962retired June 16, 2022 after a career as a meteorologist for CBOT, the CBC outlet in Ottawa. Black joined the local evening news broadcast along with anchor Peter Van Dusen in 1989. He is a certified broadcaster with the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, serving as the only CMOS-certified broadcaster in Ottawa and one of only a few to perform local forecasting duties. Past work In addition to providing extensive forecasting on '' CBC News: Ottawa at Six'', Black gave regular updates on the CBO-FM program ''All in a Day''. His televised segments included a "Weather Watchers' Club" in which volunteers from communities surrounding Ottawa submitted current temperatures and conditions, which are superimposed on a map. In 2007, Black visited local elementary schools to talk to children about weather and answer their questions, with highlights appearing on his daily broadcasts. "Locked Out Live" During a CBC lockout in 2005, radio pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Black (politician)
Ian Howard Black (31 August 1943 – 13 July 2020) was an Australian politician. Black was an Independent member of the Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council from 1970 to 1974. The Advisory Council was replaced with a Legislative Assembly in 1975, and Black was a member for Canberra from 1975 to 1979. Black was also an Independent candidate for the Australian Senate in the 1975 Federal Election for the Australian Capital Territory. He was an Independent candidate for the electorate of Molonglo in the 2001 Australian Capital Territory election for the ACT Legislative Assembly, which replaced the House of Assembly, which, in turn, had replaced the earlier Legislative Assembly of which Black had been a member. Prior to being a politician, Black was a police officer with the Commonwealth Police The Commonwealth Police (COMPOL) was the federal law enforcement agency in Australia between 1917 and 1979. A federal police force was first established in 1917, and operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Black (priest)
Ian Christopher Black (born 1962) is a British Anglican priest who has served as Dean of Newport since 2021. Black was born and grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and was head chorister at Holy Trinity Church (Shakespeare's church). Educated at Kineton High School and Binswood Hall (North Leamington School), he went on to study at Christ Church College, Canterbury, then affiliated to the University of Kent. After a career in tax, both with the Inland Revenue and a firm of chartered accountants, he trained for ordination at Lincoln Theological College, studying for a Master of Divinity degree at the University of Nottingham. Black was made deacon at Petertide 1993 (27 June) by Richard Llewellin, Bishop of Dover, at Canterbury Cathedral and ordained priest in 1994. Black served his title at All Saints Church, Maidstone (1993–96). After this he was priest in charge of Brents and Davington with Oare and Luddenham (1996–2002), during which time he was also a minor canon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Black (swimmer)
Ian MacIntosh Black (born 27 June 1941) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in international competition, including the Olympics and European championships, and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games, during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Swimming career Black was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1958 at the age of only 17, and is still to date the youngest winner of the award. Ian Black – swimming record breaker 1958 ", BBC Scotland (17 October 2014). Retrieved 24 May 2015. He earned the BBC honour by winning three gold medals in the 400- and 1500-metre freestyle events, as well as the 200-metre butterfly, at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Stuart Black
Ian Stuart Black (21 March 1915 – 13 October 1997 ) was a British novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Both his 1959 novel ''In the Wake of a Stranger'' and his 1962 novel about the Cyprus emergency, '' The High Bright Sun'', were made into films, Black writing the screenplays in each case. Early life Black attended Daniel Stewart's College in Edinburgh and Manchester University, where he studied philosophy. After writing a one-act play and submitting it to the Donald Wolfit Theatre Company, he was asked to join them as an actor. Here he met his wife, the actress Anne Brooke, whom he married just prior to being called up for service in the Second World War. Following service with RAF Intelligence in the Middle East, he was demobilised in 1946.Gatward, James (14 November 1997Obituary: Ian Stuart BlackThe Independent, Retrieved 30 September 2014 Writing He later wrote scripts for several British television programmes from the 1950s to the 1970s, including '' The Invisible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Black (snooker Player)
Ian Black (11 December 195425 October 2006) was a professional snooker player from Scotland. Black had 11 seasons on the world snooker tour from 1981 to 1992, and achieved a best ranking of 47th. He won the 1981 Scottish Professional Championship defeating Matt Gibson 11–7 in the final. In 1982 he reached the final again, losing 11–7 to Eddie Sinclair Eddie Sinclair (5 May 1937 – 23 January 2005) was a Scottish professional snooker player. Career Sinclair turned professional in 1979 at the relatively advanced age of 42, reaching a high ranking of 26th in 1982 and holding that position for .... Death Black died 25 October 2006 aged 51. References External links * 2006 deaths Scottish snooker players 1954 births {{UK-snooker-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Music
Field Music are an English rock band from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that formed in 2004. The band's core consists of brothers David Brewis and Peter Brewis. Andrew Moore was the original keyboard player. Their line-up has at times featured members of both Maxïmo Park and The Futureheads. Field Music have been called one of the few bands to outlast the indie guitar band explosion of the mid-2000s. Describing the band as "a truly artful proposition in the pseudo-filled landscape of contemporary Brit art-rock", music blog ''The Fantastic Hope'' puts this down in part to their "un-self-conscious anti-fashion stance", arguing that Field Music's "wayward pop from the fringes of academia is one of the most worthwhile ways in which rock//indie/guitar music/white pop/whatever might evolve". Critics have compared their music to acts as diverse as Steely Dan, XTC, Prefab Sprout, Peter Gabriel, Scritti Politti, Talking Heads and Todd Rundgren. They have also been nominated for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black ( né Schwartz; August 12, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including ''The State'', '' Viva Variety'', '' Stella'', '' Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp'', '' Michael & Michael Have Issues'', and '' Another Period.'' In the late 1990s to early 2000s, he was the puppeteer and voice actor for the Pets.com sock puppet dog, and played a supporting character on the NBC drama series '' Ed''. Since 2008 he has written a number of books, including several for children. Early life Black was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Jill and Robert Schwartz, a store owner and an executive, respectively. His family is Jewish. He grew up in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, where he attended Hillsborough High School. He attended Stagedoor Manor summer camp for performing arts. His parents divorced when he was three years old; his mother, Jill, later came out as a lesbian. Black's father died at age 39 due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
