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Key (surname)
Key is an English and Dutch-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: *The Flying Keys, Al Key (1905–1976), aviator and mayor of Meridian, Mississippi *Adriaen Thomasz Key (c. 1544 – after 1589), Flemish painter *Alexander Key (1904–1979), American science fiction writer *Arden Key (born 1996), American football player *Bailie Key (born 1999), American artistic gymnast, 2013 National Champion *Berthold Wells Key (1895–1986), British Indian Army officer *Braxton Key (born 1997), American basketball player *Dana Key (1953–2010), American musician *Danny Key (born 1977), English footballer *David M. Key (1824–1900), US Senator from Tennessee *David McK. Key (1900–1988), diplomat from Tennessee *Devon Key (born 1997), American football player *Ellen Key (1849–1926), Swedish difference feminist writer *Francis Scott Key (1779–1843), author of the United States national anthem *The Flying Keys, Fred Key (1909–1971), aviator *James L. Key (1867–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Keys
Fred and Al Key were brothers who performed barnstorming events and other activities during the early 20th century. They are best known for their flight endurance record, which they cemented at twenty-seven days. They also invented a valve for aerial refueling that became the industry standard for the United States military. Early history and record attempt Brothers Fred and Al Key became interested in aviation after World War I. They started doing some barnstorming in the 1920s and continued their interest as the managers of the Meridian Regional Airport, Meridian Municipal Airport, in Meridian, Mississippi, Meridian, Mississippi. With the onset of the Great Depression, the city of Meridian began doing whatever it could to save money. The airport was considered unnecessary, given the economic conditions, and was slated to be closed. The Key brothers had no desire to see this happen, so they came up with a plan to draw attention to Meridian and its airport by breaking the stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Key
James Edward Key (born April 22, 1961) is an American former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1984–1992), New York Yankees (1993–1996), and Baltimore Orioles (1997–1998). His best personal years were in 1987, when he posted a 17–8 record with a league-leading 2.76 ERA, and in 1993, when he went 18–6 with a 3.00 ERA and 173 strikeouts. With the Blue Jays, he won the 1992 World Series and with the Yankees, he won the 1996 World Series, both over the Atlanta Braves. Career Amateur career Key attended S. R. Butler High School in Huntsville, Alabama. For the school's baseball team, he compiled a 10–0 win–loss record with nine shutouts and a 0.30 earned run average (ERA) in his senior year. Key also batted .410 with 11 home runs and 35 runs batted in in his high school career. Key attended Clemson University, where he played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers baseball team in the Atlantic Coast Confe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Key
Laurence Henry Key (5 May 1895 – 18 April 1971) played first-class cricket for Somerset in eight matches between 1919 and 1922. He was born at Lincoln and died at Taunton, Somerset. Key was a lower-order left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm spin bowler, which was not a useful skill to have in a team dominated by the bowling of Jack White, also slow left-arm. He played in three matches in 1919, making his highest score, 30, in the second of these, against Worcestershire. Four more games followed with less success in 1921 and to the end of that season he had bowled just a single over in first-class cricket. In 1922, however, in the match against Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ... at Aylestone Road, Leicester, White was not playing and Key was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Key
Kristin Key (born September 25, 1980) is an American comedian who has appeared at The Improv, and on the series ''Last Comic Standing'' and ''Bring the Funny''. She favors a self-deprecating, physical, and improvisational style of comedy and incorporates the guitar to create original musical comedy. Key was born in Aurora, Missouri, to a young Church of Christ minister and his homemaker wife. She has an older brother. She was raised in Liberal, Kansas, until the age of 11, when she moved to Amarillo, Texas. In Amarillo, Key attended middle school, high school, and college, where she majored in Paramedicine Technology. Key began stand-up comedy at the age of 19 as the house MC for the Amarillo Comedy Club. Frustrated at the limitations for success in a small town and desperate to find another way, she set out to try open mic night at the local comedy club. The owner, Kevin Moran, told her she was too young to get into the club. The owners eventually softened, let her on stage, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Key
Kelly de Almeida Afonso Freitas (born March 3, 1983), better known professionally as Kelly Key, is a Brazilian pop singer-songwriter, YouTuber, and television personality. She rose to prominence in 2001 with her singles "Baba" and "Cachorrinho" which became defining hits of the early 2000s Brazilian pop music scene. Known for her blend of pop, dance, and funk music, she quickly established herself as a pop icon in Brazil. Over the course of her career, she has sold millions of records, earned numerous awards, and helped shape the genre of Brazilian pop for a new generation. Often compared to American contemporaries like Britney Spears for her playful and provocative image, Kelly Key has remained a fixture in Brazilian popular culture. Biography 1999–2002: Career beginnings and breakthrough with debut album K''elly Key'' Kelly Key’s career began in 1999 when she worked as host on the TV show ''Samba Pagode & Cia''. In early 2000, she recorded a demo, which was picked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, producer, and writer. He and Jordan Peele co-created and co-starred in the sketch series '' Key & Peele'' (2012–2015) for which he received one Primetime Emmy Award from ten nominations. He also acted in the sketch series '' Mad TV'' (2004–2009), sitcom '' Playing House'' (2014–2017), the comedy series '' Friends from College'' (2017–2019) and the series '' Reboot'' (2022). He also appeared alongside Peele in the first season of the series '' Fargo'' in 2014, and had a recurring role on '' Parks and Recreation'' from 2013 to 2015. Key later starred in the musical comedy series '' Schmigadoon!'' (2021–2023). Key has had supporting roles in several films, including ''Horrible Bosses 2'' (2014), '' Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015), '' Don't Think Twice'' (2016), '' Dolemite Is My Name'' (2019), '' The Prom'' (2020), and '' Wonka'' (2023). He has provided voice-work for '' The Lego Movie'' (2014), the subseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Key
Kathleen Key (born Kitty Lanahan; April 1, 1903 – December 22, 1954) was an American actress who achieved a brief period of fame during the silent era. She is best remembered for playing Tirzah in the 1925 film ''Ben-Hur''. Early life and career Born in Buffalo, New York, Key made her debut in the 1920 Australian film ''The Jackeroo of Coolabong'', playing a lead role. From that point on to the end of the 1920s, Kathleen Key, sometimes credited as Kathleen Keys, starred in several films, but never really reached stardom itself, and never gained much notice for the roles she had, although there were some exceptions. In 1922, she was featured in ''Omar Khayyam'' (which was not released until 1925 as ''A Lover's Oath'') and played a vamp in '' Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?'' The same year she signed to play with Charles Buck Jones in ''Vamoos'' for Fox Film. Key spent a year in Australia as a leading lady in Snow Baker productions around this time. Prior to making ''Vamoos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Key (sprinter)
Johnny Key (born 18 October 2003) is a Samoan sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the current champion in the men's 100 m and 200 m for Samoa. He has also represented Samoa in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games and the 2022 Commonwealth Games. At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands he won bronze in the 100 metres, silver in the 4 × 100 metres relay, and bronze in the 4 × 400 metres relay. On 14 July 2022 he was selected as part of Samoa's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis .... References Living people 2003 births Sportspeople from Tuamasaga Samoan male sprinters Commonwealth Games competitors for Samoa 21st-century Samoan sportsmen Pacific Games bronze medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Key (footballer)
John Key (born 5 November 1937) is an English former professional footballer who played as a half back or winger. He started his career as a junior at Fulham and played professionally for the club between 1958 and 1966, playing 163 league matches and scoring 29 goals. He made 181 appearances in all competitions for Fulham, scoring 37 goals. He moved to Coventry City in 1966, where he played 28 matches and scored 7 goals in two seasons. He ended his career in 1969 after a two-year spell at Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ..., which saw him play just 10 matches. References 1937 births Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea People from Kensington Men's association football midfielders Coventry City F.C. players Fulham F.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Key (other)
Johnny Key may refer to: * Johnny Key (footballer) * Johnny Key (sprinter) Johnny Key (born 18 October 2003) is a Samoan sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the current champion in the men's 100 m and 200 m for Samoa. He has also represented Samoa in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games and the 2022 Commonw ... See also * Johnny Keyes (other) * John Key (other) {{hndis, Key, Johnny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross Key
John Ross Key (September 19, 1754 – October 11, 1821) was a lawyer, a commissioned officer in the Continental Army, a judge, and the father of writer Francis Scott Key. Early life Key was born in Redland, Maryland, to Francis Key and his wife Ann (or "Anne") Arnold Ross. Ross Key's grandfather was English settler Philip Key who resided near Leonardtown around 1726, he married Susannah Gardiner and had seven children: Richard Ward Key, Phillip Key, Thomas Key, Francis Key, Edmund Key and Susanna Gardiner Key. His mother Anne Arnold Ross was the daughter of English parents John Ross and Alicia Arnold, who married in St James's Church, Westminster. Ann was a strong influence on her grandson Francis Scott Key when he lived with her near Annapolis when he was in school there. Military, law career Mustered into service at Frederick on June 21, 1775, Key was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Captain Thomas Price's Maryland Rifle Company. It was one of the first milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Key
(John) Maurice Key (4 June 1905 – 21 December 1984) was the Anglican Bishop of Sherborne then Truro in the third quarter of the 20th century. He was educated at Rossall School and Pembroke College, Cambridge and ordained in 1928. Beginning his ministry with a curacy at ''St Mary’s Portsea'' he was successively Vicar of Aylesbeare, Rector of Newton Abbot and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Rural Dean of the Three Towns Three Towns is a term used to refer to several groups of towns. United Kingdom There are several groups of towns in the United Kingdom referred to as the Three Towns, many of which form contiguous settlements, or are in close proximity to each .... Key failed to take action or to launch an investigation into Jeremy Dowling (later Dowling was convicted of sex offenses against boys). A review found, “There is no doubt that there were a number of missed opportunities for the diocese of Truro to undertake its own investigations into the al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
