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Larner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Coyle-Larner (born 1994), British rapper *Christina Larner (1933–1983), British historian * Edgar Larner (1869–1930), British electrical engineer and inventor *Elizabeth Larner (1932–2022), British actress and a singer with a powerful soprano voice * George Larner (1875–1949), British athlete who competed mainly in the 10 mile walk *Gerald Larner (1936–2018), British music critic * Gorman DeFreest Larner, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for heroism in 1918 *Jeremy Larner Jeremy Larner (born March 20, 1937) is an American author, poet, journalist, and speechwriter. He won an Oscar in 1972 for Best Original Screenplay, for writing '' The Candidate.'' Childhood Jeremy Larner was born in New York, and grew up in In ... (born 1937), author, poet, journalist and speechwriter * Jesse Larner (born 1963), New York-based writer on politics and culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Coyle-Larner
Benjamin Gerard Coyle-Larner (born 6 October 1994), known professionally as Loyle Carner, is an English hip hop musician. After supporting various rappers during their tours, he released his debut album, '' Yesterday's Gone'', in 2017, which garnered a nomination for the 2017 Mercury Prize. He released his second album, '' Not Waving, but Drowning'', in April 2019, and his third, '' hugo'', in October 2022. Carner has been nominated for three Brit Awards. Early life Benjamin Gerard Coyle-Larner was born on 6 October 1994 in Lambeth, South London. He and his younger brother, Ryan, were raised in South Croydon by his mother, Jean, a teacher of children with learning difficulties, and his stepfather, Nik. He has contact with his biological father, Robert Nicholas Junior Carter, who is of Guyanese descent. Carner is mixed race. His stage name is a spoonerism of his double-barrelled surname as well as a reference to his childhood struggle with his ADHD and dyslexia diagnoses. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Larner
Christina Larner (22 September 1933 27 April 1983) was a British historian with pioneering studies about European witchcraft and a Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow. She was an expert on the history of witchcraft in Scotland. Early life and education Christina Larner was born in London, the daughter of Helen Margaret Wallace and John MacDonald Ross, senior civil servant, who both went to university. After attending South Hampstead High School for Girls (London), she matriculated and graduated with first class honours in Modern History in 1957 at the University of Edinburgh. She was awarded a PhD at the University of Edinburgh for her thesis 'Continental Influences on Scottish Demonology, 1560–1700’ in 1962. Academical career After graduating from the University of Edinburgh, Larner moved to the University of Glasgow as a part-time assistant in the Department of Politics and Sociology in 1966. In 1972, she was appointed Lecturer in Sociology and was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Larner
Edgar Thomas Larner (1869 in Norwich, Norfolk, England – 1930 in Hackney, London, England), his occupation was that of engineer/scientist for the GPO (General Post Office) Engineering-Telephones. In those days the GPO was a part of the Civil Service, so he was a civil servant. He was a television and radio experimenter and pioneer. He also taught at the Hackney Institute, London. He was a friend of both John Logie Baird and Philo Farnsworth. He died in 1930 at the age of 61 in Hackney, London, England. Published articles and books * ''Radio and High Frequency Currents''. London, 1923. Series ( Lockwood’s Technical Manuals) * ''Alternating Currents ...'' Including "The Principles of Alternating Currents," etc. London, 1908, 1915, 1923, 1929. (Lockwood’s Technical Manuals) * ''Crystal Sets, etc.'' A. Rogers & Co.: London, (1924) * ''Radio and High Frequency Currents ...'' Second edition, enlarged. V. C. Lockwood & Son: London, 1925 * ''Valve Sets: construction and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Larner
Elizabeth Larner (29 October 1932 – 11 March 2022) was a British actress and singer with a powerful soprano voice. While her main career was the musical theatre, appearing both in London's West End and on Broadway, she also played Ammonia in the BBC situation comedy ''Up Pompeii!''. She later appeared in ''The Two Ronnies'', supporting Ronnie Barker as "Piggy Malone" and Ronnie Corbett as "Charley Farley" in the 1981–1982 comic detective mystery serial ''Band of Slaves''. Larner appeared on television from the mid-1950s. Her singing gained notice in the original London Coliseum production of ''Kiss Me, Kate'' when the star of the show Patricia Morison was ill. Larner was her understudy; she had previously been a member of the chorus. She then toured as Kate/Lilli in ''Kiss Me, Kate'' with Christopher Hewett as Fred/Petruchio, and played leading roles in West End productions of ''Wish You Were Here'', '' Kismet'', and ''Camelot'' with Laurence Harvey as Arthur. She recruited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Larner
George Edward Larner (7 February 1875 – 4 March 1949) was an English athlete who competed mainly in the 10-mile walk. He was a multi-time Amateur Athletic Association of England champion and won two gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Career Larner was a Brighton policeman, and took up athletics at the age of 28 in 1903. At the 1904 AAA Championships, he won the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA) titles for the two and seven-mile track walk. He went on to retain these titles in the following year. He wanted to retire as he found training conflicted with his job, but was instead granted an extended leave period by the Police Force. In 1906, he took a two-year break from athletics to train for the upcoming 1908 Summer Olympics in London. After returning, he was disqualified in his first race in April 1908 at the AAA event in walking over seven miles, but the following July, he won the two-mile title. He competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Larner
Gerald Larner (9 March 1936 – 18 December 2018) was a British music critic. He began his career writing for ''The Guardian'', joining as assistant music critic in 1962 and as chief Northern music critic (1965–93). He wrote for ''The Times'' from the 1990s. He composed a libretto for a John McCabe opera and wrote a biography of Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer .... The Ravel biography was well received in France as well as Britain, and Larner was appointed Officier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication in 2001. He married Celia White in 1959, with whom he had two daughters; the marriage ended in 1987. His second marriage was to Lynne Walker. Selected publications * ''Glasgow Style'' (with Celia Larner) * ''Maur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorman DeFreest Larner
Captain Gorman DeFreest Larner (July 5, 1897 – May 20, 1984) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. World War I Larner was too young to join U. S. aviation, so he dropped out of Columbia University and began pilot's training at the private Curtiss Flying School in Buffalo, New York. He joined the French air service in July 1917. In December, he was assigned to Escadrille Spa.86. He used his Spad to down two enemy planes a week apart, on 18 and 25 March 1918; the latter victory was shared with Frank Hunter. The following month, he was commissioned into American service, but remained with the French until June. He was then transferred to the American 103rd Aero Squadron as a Flight Commander. He scored five more aerial victories with them, from 13 September to 4 November 1918. On 8 November, he was promoted to captain. Between the World Wars Larner stayed in France as part of the Peace Commission, and did not return to the U. S. until September 1919. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Larner
Jeremy Larner (born March 20, 1937) is an American author, poet, journalist, and speechwriter. He won an Oscar in 1972 for Best Original Screenplay, for writing '' The Candidate.'' Childhood Jeremy Larner was born in New York, and grew up in Indianapolis, winning his high school tennis championship in 1954. He had some playground rep as a basketball player in Indianapolis, where he encountered Oscar Robertson and other future stars on the playground courts of that city. Education and influences Larner graduated from Brandeis University in 1958, where he was close to Herbert Marcuse, Irving Howe, Philip Rahv, and a fellow student named Abbie Hoffman, who later, running a small bookstore in Worcester, Massachusetts, became an early champion of Larner's first novel. Early career In 1959, Larner began a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship at UC Berkeley, but finding himself unsuited for academic life he left graduate school in his first year and came to New York City at 22. He stayed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Larner
Jesse Larner (born November 2, 1963) is a New York-based writer on politics and culture. He is the author of ''Mount Rushmore: An Icon Reconsidered'' (Nation Books, 2002) and ''Forgive Us Our Spins: Michael Moore and the Future of the Left'' (Wiley and Sons, 2006.) His work has been featured on Radio Nation, the Kojo Nnamdi Show, and NPR. He has appeared in the documentary film Manufacturing Dissent (2007), Penn & Teller's investigative television program, and on PBS' "History Detectives." He maintains a blog at the Huffington Post ''HuffPost'' (''The Huffington Post'' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as ''HPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers .... References Brief bio at The NationReview of "Forgive Us Our Spins" External links Huffington PostExcerpt from "Mount Rushmore""Forgive Us Our Spins" web site {{DEFAULTSORT:Larner, Jesse 1963 births Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
