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Jackie Wright (other)
Jackie Wright (1905–1989) was a British comedian. Jackie Wright may also refer to: * Jackie Wright (footballer) (1926–2005), English footballer See also * Jacky Wright, British technology executive * Jack Wright (other) {{hndis, Wright, Jackie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Wright
John Wright (24 September 1904 – 11 January 1989), credited professionally as Jackie Wright, also nicknamed Little Jackie and Uncle Jackie, was a Northern Irish comedian. He is best known for being the bald-headed sidekick of Benny Hill on his television programme for fifteen years. Wright's diminutive stature – he was only tall – and Northern Irish accent became assets to the comedy. Biography Born in Belfast, the eighth of twelve children born to George and Agnes ( Finlay) Wright, Jackie first worked as a car body assembler, even working in the United States for Cadillac. In the early 1930s, when the Great Depression took hold, Wright returned to Belfast and then began working in the field of entertainment, first as a musician and then as a supporting comedian. He did not enter television until the 1960s, when Hill discovered him and persuaded him to join his troupe. At the time, Hill was ending his stint with the BBC, and starting a 20-year relationship with Thames T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Wright (footballer)
John Wright (11 August 1926 – 22 June 2005) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender – specifically, a full back. He spent eleven years with Blackpool in the 1940s and 1950s, making 157 league appearances and scoring one goal. He made his debut for Blackpool, who were then managed by Joe Smith, on 6 September 1948, in a 1–1 draw with Derby County at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further five appearances during the 1948–49 league campaign, deputising for Ron Suart. Wright made fourteen league appearances in 1949–50, during which season Suart left for Blackburn Rovers. In 1950–51, Wright made twelve league appearances, but sat out Blackpool's entire run to their second FA Cup Final. The following season, 1951–52, he made fifteen appearances, before missing the whole 1952–53 term. In 1953–54, Wright returned to the line-up; however, he was still unable to nudge out Tommy Garrett from the left-back berth, and therefore m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacky Wright
Jacky Wright is a Senior Partner and Chief Technology and Platform Officer of McKinsey & Company. Biography Jacky Wright was born in London to Jamaican parents and grew up there in Tottenham. Her family moved to the US when she was a teenager as her father, who had worked for the Royal Air Force in the UK, believed the US provided better opportunities and role models for black people at that time. She has spent much of her career in the United States. Wright worked at BP, General Electric, and Andersen Consulting before taking up her career at Microsoft. She served as corporate vice president for core platform engineering at Microsoft before joining HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on a two-year "loan arrangement" in 2017. She was Chief Digital and Information Officer at HMRC until October 2019, when she returned to Microsoft. During her career she has advocated for diversity in technology and in the workplace and contributed to organizational initiatives on this issue. She has sat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |