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Joe Wright (other)
Joe Wright Joseph Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English film director. His motion pictures include the period drama adaptations '' Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), ''Atonement'' (2007), '' Anna Karenina'' (2012), and '' Cyrano'' (2021), the action thrill ... is an English film director. Joe Wright may also refer to: * Joe Wright (baseball) (1869–1909), baseball player * Joe Wright (basketball) (born 1963), American basketball player * Joe Wright (businessman) (born 1938), American businessman * Joe Wright (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1936), English football goalkeeper * Joe Wright (footballer, born 1995), Welsh footballer for Doncaster Rovers * Joe Wright (greyhound trainer) (1855–1923) * Joe Wright (Kentucky politician) (1940–2023), Kentucky politician and businessman * Joe Wright (rower) (born 1992), New Zealand rower * Joe Wright (rugby league) (1908–1967), English rugby league footballer See also * Joseph Wright (other) * Joey Wright (born 1968), r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wright
Joseph Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English film director. His motion pictures include the period drama adaptations '' Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), ''Atonement'' (2007), '' Anna Karenina'' (2012), and '' Cyrano'' (2021), the action thriller '' Hanna'' (2011), the Peter Pan origin story '' Pan'' (2015), and '' Darkest Hour'' (2017). Early life and career Wright always had an interest in the arts, especially painting. He also made films on his Super 8 camera and spent time in the evenings acting in a drama club. Wright is dyslexic. He went to Islington Green Secondary School, but left without any GCSEs. He began his career working at his parents' puppet theatre, the Little Angel Theatre in Islington. He also took classes at the Anna Scher Theatre School and acted professionally on stage and camera. He spent an art foundation year at Camberwell College of Arts, before taking a degree in fine art and film at Central St Martins where he was tutored by Malcolm Le Grice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wright (baseball)
Joel Sherman Wright (1869 – September 20, 1909) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates in 1895–96, primarily as an outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to catch .... Wright started his professional baseball career in 1890 with the Ottawa team in the Illinois–Iowa League. He broke into the majors in 1895 with the Colonels, where he played the second-most games in the outfield on the team. The next season, he was traded to the Pirates in May. Wright returned to play in the minor leagues from 1897 to 1900. He died in 1909. External links Major League Baseball outfielders Louisville Colonels players Pittsburgh Pirates players Ottawa (minor league baseball) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wright (basketball)
Joseph Eugene Wright (born April 1, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Wright holds the single season scoring record in the Úrvalsdeild karla when he averaged 46.6 points per game during the 1992–1993 season. In 1992 he set the single game scoring record in the Korisliiga when he scored 79 points. College career Wright began his college basketball career with State Fair Community College before transferring to Kansas State University in 1984. On January 23, 1985, he made 11 of 11 field goals against Oklahoma State, setting a Big 8 Conference record. Wright was named Big 8 Player of the Week in both 1985 and 1986. Club career Wright started his professional career in Austria in 1988. He played in Germany before signing with Turun NMKY in Finland in 1991. Finland Wright played Turun NMKY for one and a half season. In 1991–1992 he led the Korisliiga in scoring, averaging a league leading 44.1 points per game and finishing second in three point perc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wright (businessman)
Joseph "Joe" Wright (born 1938) is an American businessman. From 1988 to 1989, he worked in the United States government as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for president Ronald Reagan. Wright currently is Chairman of Chart National's advisory board, Chairman of the Investment Committees of ClearSky Power and Technology Fund, LLC, ClearSky Security Fund, ClearSky Surry Capital, LLC, Altamira Technologies, SNA, and Sequoia Solutions. He sits on the Board of Systems Control. He is also Executive Partner to Comvest Partners and The Council of Chief Executives. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Economic Club of New York, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and Reagan Alumni Board. Previously, he was a member of the Board of Cowen Inc., EBIX, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Chairman of Intelsat, CEO of PanAmSat, Chairman of FedData, Chairman of GRC International, Executive Chairman of MTN Satellite Communications, CEO of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wright (footballer, Born 1907)
Joseph Wright (1907 – 20 November 1936) was an English professional footballer who made nearly 100 Football League appearances playing as a goalkeeper for Leicester City, Torquay United and Brighton & Hove Albion. Life and career Wright was born in Gateshead in 1907. He was playing North-Eastern League football for Birtley when signed by Leicester City in 1929. He played 15 First Division matches for Leicester as backup to Jim McLaren, the last of which was a 6–6 draw with Arsenal, before joining Torquay United in 1930 as a replacement for the retired Harold Gough and Archie Bayes. He missed just one match in the 1930–31 season and was an ever-present for the first 28 league fixtures of the following season, after which time Laurie Millsom took over as first choice. Wright joined Brighton & Hove Albion in 1932 as backup for Stan Webb, but his career was curtailed by ill-health and he retired in 1934 after 14 appearances in two seasons. He returned to Torquay where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wright (footballer, Born 1995)
Joseph Harris Wright (born 26 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for side Kilmarnock. He is a former Wales under-21 international. He will join Bradford City on 1 July 2025. He was originally a professional with Huddersfield Town in England and has played for English clubs Accrington Stanley (on loan) and Doncaster Rovers. Born in England, Wright has represented Wales at Under 21 level. Club career Huddersfield Town Wright joined Huddersfield Town at under-16 level in September 2010, and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2013. Wright featured on the bench for the Terriers in February 2015, before securing a further one-year contract to keep him at the club until June 2016. Accrington Stanley (loan) In the summer of 2015, Wright signed for Accrington Stanley on loan until January 2016 and made his professional debut against Luton Town in August as a substitute for Adam Buxton. On 5 January 2016, Wright's loan deal was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wright (greyhound Trainer)
Born Joseph Wright (born 1855) in Waverton, Cheshire, the eldest son of Joseph & Anne Wright of Avenue Farm, previous of The White Lion Inn. Initially employed as a farm servant on his father's farm he moved to Ditton, Cheshire and worked with his brother Jack Wright to establish his kennels for training greyhounds for coursing. When his brother moved to Scotland, he carried on as a dog trainer at Ditton, Cheshire for Mr. Leonard Pilkington (founder of the Pilkington glass firmPage 38 Blanning, Charles & Prescott, Sir Mark The Waterloo Cup: The first 150 years). Moving to Formby Formby is a town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, three manors are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under ... in the late 19th century to Park Farm, in addition to farming he was a courser and trainer, in which activities he achieved great success and was known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wright (Kentucky Politician)
Joseph Richard Wright (July 29, 1940 – July 15, 2023) was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1976 to 1993 representing the state’s 5th district. From 1982 to 1993 he was the Majority Floor Leader for the Democratic Party. Early life Wright graduated from Breckinridge County High School where he was a member of the Future Farmers of America. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he graduated from the College of Agriculture in 1962 with a Bachelor’s Degree in agriculture business. While at Kentucky he was president of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity chapter, a member of the freshmen basketball team, a member of Block and Bridle, and a member of the livestock judging team. After graduating, he returned to his home in Harned, Kentucky and became a small farmer. As a young man he was also a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Political career Kentucky Senate Wright was first sworn in to the Kentucky Senate in 1976 and first served on the Agri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wright (rower)
Jonathan F. Francis "Joe" Wright (born 14 March 1992) is a New Zealand rower. He came fourth at the 2015 World Rowing Championships with the men's eight, qualifying the boat for the 2016 Olympics. He came sixth with his team at the eight competition in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America .... References Living people 1992 births New Zealand male rowers Olympic rowers for New Zealand Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wright (rugby League)
Joseph Wright (28 June 1908 – 1967) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Swinton, and as a , or . International honours Joe Wright won caps for England while at Swinton in 1932 against Wales, in 1933 against Other Nationalities, and in 1934 against France, and won a cap for Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ... while at Swinton in 1932 against New Zealand. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Joe 1908 births 1967 deaths England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Place of birth missing Place of death missing Rugby league players from Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Wright (other)
Joseph Wright may refer to: *Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797), English painter *Joseph Wright (American painter) (1756–1793), American portraitist *Joseph Wright (fl. 1837/1845), whose company, Messrs. Joseph Wright and Sons, became the Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Ltd *Joseph A. Wright (1810–1867), governor of Indiana *Joseph Wright (architect) (1818–1885), English architect *Joseph Wright (greyhound trainer) (1824–1908) *Joseph Farrall Wright (1827–1883), Anglican priest and founder of English football club Bolton Wanderers *Joseph Wright (linguist) (1855–1930), English philologist *Joseph Wright (rower) (1864–1950), Canadian rower *Joseph C. Wright (1892–1985), American art director *Joseph Wright Jr. (rower) (1906–1981), Canadian rower *Joe Wright (rugby league) (Joseph Wright, 1908–1967), English rugby league footballer *Joe Wright (businessman) (Joseph R. Wright, born 1938), director of the United States Office of Management and Budg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |