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Leigh (name)
Leigh ( ) is both an English surname and a unisex given name meaning "meadow" and "delicate". Surname * Alex Leigh (born 1978), English fashion model * Augusta Leigh (1783–1851), only daughter of John "Mad Jack" Byron * Benjamin W. Leigh (1781–1849), American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia * Carol Leigh (1951–2022), American writer and activist * Carolyn Leigh (1926–1983), American lyricist and composer for Broadway and movies * Cherami Leigh (born 1988), American actress and voice actress * Chyler Leigh (born 1982), American actress * Danni Leigh (born 1970), American honky tonk-style country music singer * Dorian Leigh (1917–2008), one of the world's first supermodels * Dorothy Leigh (?-c.1616), British writer * Ed Leigh (born 1975), British television presenter * Edward Leigh (born 1950), a politician in the United Kingdom * Edward Chandos Leigh (1832–1915), English cricketer * Eva Leigh (1895–1981), English artist * Fred W. Leigh (1871� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Name
English names are personal names used in, or originating in, England. In England, as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of one or more given names, commonly referred to as first names, and a (most commonly patrilineality, patrilineal, rarely matrilineality, matrilineal) surname, family name or surname, also referred to as a last name. The given names after the first are often referred to as middle names. Given names Few given names used in England have English derivations. Many names are of Hebrew (Daniel (given name), Daniel, David (name), David, Elizabeth (given name), Elizabeth, Susan) or Greek name, Greek (Nicholas, Dorothy (given name), Dorothy, George (given name), George, and Helen (given name), Helen) origin. Some are Germanic names, sometimes adopted via the transmission of French language, French (Robert, Richard, Gertrude (given name), Gertrude, Charlotte (given name), Charlotte) or originate from Indo-European (Adrian, Amelia ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Leigh (artist)
Eva Mary Walker (18 October 1895 – 9 August 1981), known professionally as Eva Leigh, was an English portrait and Silhouette#Profile portraits, silhouette artist in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. An exhibition of her portraits was shown at the Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate, from May to September 2024, using examples of her work from the gallery's collection. Background Leigh was born into a skilled, Anglicanism, Anglican, working-class family based in the West Yorkshire industrial districts of Bradford and Leeds. Her paternal great grandfather was tobacconist Joseph Walker. Her paternal grandfather James Walker was a drysalter, living in Woodhouse, Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds. In 1862, in Leeds, he married Mary Rebecca Leigh, the daughter of dentist Samuel George Leigh. The eldest of their five children was Samuel Leigh Walker. Leigh was born in Bradford as Eva Mary Walker, the eldest child of Samuel Leigh Walker, a buyer for the woollen trade, and his wife Florence Ada Walker n� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet
Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (3 August 1884 – 28 July 1959) was a British mill-owner, who used his fortune to buy a newspaper and launch his career as a Conservative politician. Leigh, whose family resided for generations at Pennington was descended from a cadet branch of the Barons Leigh (of the first creation) and was educated at Manchester Grammar School. Leigh made his fortune in the Lancashire cotton industry. In February 1918, he was created a baronet ''of Altrincham in Cheshire'', and around 1921 he purchased the ''Pall Mall Gazette''. Sir John was rumoured at the time to be worth fourteen million pounds. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Clapham division of Wandsworth at a by-election in May 1922 after the resignation of the Conservative MP Sir Arthur du Cros, and held the seat until retiring at the 1945 general election. See also * Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baroneta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leigh (actor)
John Leigh (born 1965) is a New Zealand actor. He has had roles in New Zealand TV shows such as ''Shortland Street'', '' Mercy Peak'' and as Sparky in '' Outrageous Fortune''. He is a voice actor, and worked for the ''Power Rangers'' franchise since 2003 (after the franchise had moved to New Zealand). He has appeared in films including the role of Háma in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' and as the bar-owner in '' Stickmen'', and in the soap satire ''Serial Killers''. In 2014 he acted in and wrote the short comedy film ''Snowmen''. He is also a stage actor and started on stage in Wellington before getting film and television roles. He is based in Auckland. Theatre shows he has appeared in with the Auckland Theatre Company include ''Kings of the Gym'', ''Horseplay'', ''Stones in His Pockets'', ''Death of a Salesman'' and ''All My Sons''. Filmography Film Television Power Rangers Series *''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' (2003) - Terramole / Toxipod / Super Toxip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough in the teen film ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982). She received critical praise for her performances in ''Last Exit to Brooklyn (film), Last Exit to Brooklyn'' (1989), ''Miami Blues'' (1990), ''Backdraft (film), Backdraft'' (1991), ''Single White Female'' (1992), and ''The Hudsucker Proxy'' (1994), and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in ''Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle'' (1994). Leigh starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner (screenwriter), Barbara Turner, titled ''Georgia (1995 film), Georgia''. She co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled ''The Anniversary Party'' (2001). Leigh starred in the crime drama ''Road to Perdition'' (2002) and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Leigh
Jennifer Leigh (born August 10, 1983, in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American professional poker player. Leigh built up from playing $5 sit and go online poker tournaments to playing $100/$200 limit hold'em cash games. She also cashed in the $1,000 limit hold'em event of the World Championship of Online Poker. Leigh's nickname "Jennicide" was her alias on hacking bulletin boards when she was younger. She was at one time involved in beige boxing. (Leigh has described herself as a nerd, with knowledge of Linux and C# programming.) Whilst Leigh is best known for playing online poker at PokerStars, she was also involved in the ''Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages'' series. She won two preliminary heats and went on to finish 5th in the Grand Final. She finished in the money in the World Poker Tour (WPT) 2006 Caribbean Poker Adventure. Leigh has blogged about reaching level 70 on ''World of Warcraft'', previously played the MMORPG ''EverQuest'', and is now actively playing '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Leigh
Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. With MGM, she appeared in films such as the drama '' The Romance of Rosy Ridge'' (1947), the crime drama '' Act of Violence'' (1948), the adaptation of ''Little Women'' (1949), the comedy '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1951), the swashbuckler romance '' Scaramouche'' (1952), the Western drama '' The Naked Spur'' (1953). Leigh was married to actor Tony Curtis from 1951 to 1962. After leaving MGM in 1954, she starred in films such as ''Safari'' (1956) and Orson Welles' ''Touch of Evil'' (1958). She then achieved her biggest success playing Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's horror film '' Psycho'' (1960), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and earning a nomination for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mathews Leigh
James Mathews Leigh (1808 – 20 April 1860) was an English art educator, painter, writer, dramatist and critic. He is best known as the founder of a popular private art school in London known as "Leigh's Academy", which eventually became the present day Heatherley School of Fine Art. Life and work Leigh was born in London in 1808, the son of Samuel Leigh,Obituary of J. L. Leigh (The Art Journal, London, 1 July 1860) p200. a well-known bookseller who ran a shop at 18 The Strand, near the Adelphi Theatre London - William Blake was apparently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Leigh
John David Leigh II (November 8, 1948 – May 19, 2004) was an American photographer and author, known for the cover photograph on John Berendt's novel ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''. The photograph featured the ''Bird Girl'' statue from Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, where he is now buried. Leigh was a native of Savannah, and a graduate of the Savannah Country Day School and the University of Georgia. Already well known locally as a portrait and documentary photographer, Leigh was commissioned by Random House for the photograph. Leigh wrote and published five books on photography. His former photo gallery was a popular tourist attraction in the historic district of downtown Savannah. Leigh died in 2004 in Savannah, of colon cancer. He was 55. Published works * ''Oystering: A Way of Life'' ( with James Dickey and Charles L. Wyrick, Jr.; Carolina Art Association, June 1983) * ''Nets & Doors: Shrimping in Southern Waters'' (, Gibbs Smith Publishing, Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Leigh, Baron Leigh Of Hurley
Howard Darryl Leigh, Baron Leigh of Hurley (born 3 April 1959 He was 2000–2005 Treasurer of the Conservative Party; He is since 2005 Alt-Treasurer (Senior Treasurer). /sup> He is a member of the Executive Board of the Conservative Friends of Israel. On 16 September 2013 he was elevated formally to Life Peer; he bears the title ''Baron Leigh'' ''of Hurley'' in the Royal County of Berkshire. He was chairman and is currently President of Westminster Synagogue. On 11 July 2015 the Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson Robert Owen Biggs Wilson (born 4 January 1965) is an English politician and political author. He was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for the Reading East parliamentary constituency in the 2005 general election, being re-elected in ..., appointed Lord Leigh to take part in a review of the self-regulation of fundraising of charities, which was published on 21 September 2015. Lord Leigh is Vice-President of the Jewish Leadership Council and the Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Leigh (broadcaster)
Howard Leigh (born June 1940) is an Australian radio personality, sports journalist, and veteran boxing announcer from Melbourne, Australia. Boxing announcer Leigh is a sports journalist, boxing and kick-boxing analyst and ring announcer, who has been on the sports scene in Melbourne for some 40 years. Renowned for his flamboyant colourful dinner suits in all shades of lemon, lime, gold and black whilst performing his role as ring announcer at various boxing and kick-boxing promotions around Australia, he is now considered a leading ring announcer in Australia since the death of the Ray Connolly several years ago. Journalism Leigh has had a long association with the Sunday Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne, and is the current District and State cricket reporter, as well as being the Australian rules football reporter during the winter months. Radio career Leigh was brought into the SEN 1116 radio fold in 2004 by his lawyer, Stephen J. Peak, and Tony Schibeci. Leigh has since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Leigh
Air General Gustavo Leigh Guzmán (September 19, 1920 – September 29, 1999) was a Chilean general, who represented the Air Force in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état and, for a time, in the ruling junta that followed. Leigh was forced out of the military government in 1978. Biography Leigh was born in Santiago, son of a Judge, Hernán Leigh Bañados and Laura Guzmán Cea. After a successful career as a pilot with a specialty in logistics and having reached the rank of General, President Salvador Allende named him commander-in-chief of the Air Force on August 17, 1973. However, Leigh was the first to sign the coup document, drafted by Vice Admiral José Toribio Merino, to depose Allende. Leigh quickly emerged as the toughest member in the four-man military junta. Just hours after the coup, Leigh vowed that the military would "''eradicate the Marxist cancer from our fatherland, until the last consequences.''" It was on his personal orders, he disclosed later, that the Air Forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
