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Levey
Levey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew S. Levey (born 1950), American nephrologist * Anton LaVey (born Howard Levey, 1930–1997), American author, musician and occultist *Brian Levey (born 1984), American soccer goalkeeper *Edgar C. Levey (1881–1962), American politician from California *Elliot Levey (born 1973), English actor *Gregory Levey (born c.1979), Canadian writer * Jim Levey (1906–1970), American baseball player *Michael Levey LVO (1927–2008), English art historian *Mike Levey (1948–2003), American actor and journalist *Richard Michael Levey (1811–1899), Irish composer, violinist and conductor *Santina M. Levey (1938–2017), English costume and textile historian, conservator, and author *Stanley Levey (c.1914–1971), American journalist *Stuart A. Levey, American politician and manager See also *Levey, Washington *Levi (surname) Levi or Lévi is a Jewish surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew word לוי meaning "attac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Michael Levey
Richard Michael Levey (25 October 1811 – 28 June 1899), mostly known as R. M. Levey, was an Irish violinist, conductor, composer, and teacher. He was one of a handful of noted musicians who kept Dublin's concert life in the nineteenth century alive under difficult economic circumstances. Life Levey was born in County Meath, the place name is not established. Levey's original surname was O'Shaughnessy, but according to one of his most prominent pupils, the composer Charles Villiers Stanford, he changed it "for what he considered to be a more musical one". Levey was his mother's maiden name. The name was officially adopted, and all of his children and the following generations were called Levey (according to several sources, Levey had 20 children from three wives). He received tuition on the violin in Dublin by James Barton (c.1785–c.1850) and became a member of the orchestra of the Theatre Royal, Dublin in 1826, aged 15, succeeding Barton as concert master there in 1834. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Levey
Sir Michael Vincent Levey, LVO, FBA, FRSL (8 June 1927 – 28 December 2008) was a British art historian and was the director of the National Gallery from 1973 to 1986. Biography Levey was born in Wimbledon, London, and grew up in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. He attended The Oratory School, a Catholic boarding school near Reading. He was called up for National Service in 1945 and served it largely in Egypt. After demobilisation in 1948 Levey went to Exeter College, Oxford to read English; he graduated with first class honours after only two years' study. In 1951 Levey joined the National Gallery as assistant to the Keeper, Sir Martin Davies. He combined administrative duties with scholarly work, producing his first catalogue, on the Gallery's 18th-century Italian paintings, in 1956. In the 1960s, affordable art books with colour reproductions for the general reader began to appear, and Levey was commissioned to write an overview of Western painting for Thames & Hudson's ''World of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Levey
Michael Stephen Levey (May 28, 1948 – August 2, 2003) was an American infomercial host. He was best known for hosting ''Amazing Discoveries'', a series of infomercials that aired on late night television from 1989 to 1997. Career A former electrical engineer and copy writer for mail advertisements, Levey started Dial-A-Joke line in the 1970s called ''The Mainline'' in Los Angeles. In 1988, Levey and two partners founded Positive Response Television, a company that produced infomercials. Levey rose to fame as the host of ''Amazing Discoveries'', a series of episodic infomercials that began airing in 1989. ''Amazing Discoveries'' consisted of over 100 episodes and aired in more than 60 countries in 12 languages. His onscreen persona as the enthusiastic "Sweater Man" was often parodied in films like ''The Cat in the Hat'' and on the comedy sketch series ''MADtv''. Levey also appeared as himself on episodes of ''Sliders'', ''Friends'', and ''The Weird Al Show''. At the hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Levey
Brian Levey (born April 11, 1984 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player who previously played for the Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division. Career College and Amateur Levey attended North Allegheny Senior High School where he played on the school's soccer team. He then attended the University of New Hampshire, playing on the men's soccer team from 2003 to 2006. In his four seasons, he played sixty-four games, recorded twenty-seven shutouts and earned a 0.74 goals against average. During the 2005 and 2006 collegiate off-season, Levey played as an amateur with the Cape Cod Crusaders of the USL Premier Development League. In 2006, he earned All Eastern Conference Goalkeeper honors. Professional In January 2007, the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer invited Levey to the team's training camp, but did not offer him a contract after he was injured in the pre-season. At the same time, the Atlanta Silverbacks drafted Levey with the sixth pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Levey
James Julius Levey (September 13, 1906 – March 14, 1970) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played from 1930 to 1933 for the St. Louis Browns. His professional career began in 1927. He also was a Halfback (American football), halfback for the Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL), Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League from 1934 to 1936. He died from cancer at the age of 63 and is interred at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. Baseball career He played for the Salisbury Indians in 1927, hitting .252 in 143 at-bats. He served in the United States Marine Corps in 1928. In 1929, he played for the Tulsa Oilers (baseball), Tulsa Oilers, hitting .287 in 334 at-bats. For the Wichita Falls Spudders in 1930, he hit .289 with 16 home runs in 662 at-bats. He made his big league debut that season, on September 17, and with the Browns he hit .243 in 37 at-bats. Levey was the Browns' starting shortstop from 1931 to 1933. In 1931, he hit .209 with 13 stolen bases (10th in the American L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Levey
Gregory Levey (born c. 1978) is a Canadian writer and entrepreneur. He is Associate Professor of professional communication at Toronto Metropolitan University, co-founder of the software company Figure 1, a journalist and an author. Career Levey was a young law student at Fordham University in New York City when he was hired in 2004 as a speechwriter for the Israeli Delegation to the United Nations and then was a writer of speeches for an Anglophone audience for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon until 2006. He worked for some years as a journalist and freelance writer, then became a professor of communication at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) and co-foundered the software company Figure 1. Levey's "controversial and much-discussed" 2009 magazine article, "Lament for the iGeneration", caused a stir with its assertion that a generation of students, the iGeneration, brought up on online, lack the skills and capacity to handle a post-secondary education. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Levey
Elliot Levey (born 6 December 1973) is an Olivier award winning actor. Career Olivier award winner for the role of Herr Shultz in Cabaret.known for his work in British Theatre, he has performed at the Donmar Warehouse, Almeida and National Theatres. His work has included the 2004 revival of the National Theatre production of ''His Dark Materials'', the 2013 Donmar Warehouse production of ''Coriolanus'' playing the tribune Brutus alongside Mark Gatiss and Tom Hiddleston and the premieres of the musical '' Take Flight'' (2007, Menier Theatre) and the Bennett play ''The Habit of Art'' (2010, National Theatre), along with Robespierre in ''Danton's Death'' alongside Toby Stephens (2010, National Theatre) and Don John in a 2011 production of ''Much Ado About Nothing'' alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate. In 2014 he played an American journalist in ''Ripper Street''. In 2019 he played Judge Jeffreys in the ghost story '' Martin's Close'' for the BBC. Private life Levey wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Levey
Stanley Victor Levey (December 22, 1914 – March 5, 1971) was an American journalist. He covered labor and business news for the '' New York Times'', CBS News and Scripps-Howard Newspapers. His work landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents. Levey was born into a Jewish family in Oneonta, New York Oneonta ( ) is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, United States. It is one of the northernmost cities of the Appalachian Region. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Oneonta had a population of 13,079. Its nickname is "City of the Hil ..., to Abe and Mildred (Benes) Levey, who were both born to Polish immigrant parents. His father was a clothing salesman.''1920 United States Federal Census'' He earned his undergraduate and master's degrees at the University of Rochester. He died at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., several months after suffering a heart attack. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Levey, Stanley 1914 births 1971 deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew S
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar C
Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and '' gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in Sir Walter Scott's '' The Bride of Lammermoor'' (1819). People with the given name * Edgar the Peaceful (942–975), king of England * Edgar the Ætheling (c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England * Edgar of Scotland (1074–1107), king of Scotland * Edgar Angara, Filipino lawyer * Edgar Barrier, American actor * Edgar Baumann, Paraguayan javelin thrower * Edgar Bergen, American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist * Edgar Berlanga, American boxer * Edgar H. Brown, American mathematician * Edgar Buchanan, American actor * Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author, creator of ''Tarzan'' * Edgar Cantero, Spanish author in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santina M
Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1974) is a Canadian judoka and semi-retired professional wrestler. He is known for his 11-year tenure with WWE where he wrestled under the ring name Santino Marella. He is the founder of and instructor at Battle Arts Academy, a martial arts and professional wrestling training facility in Mississauga, Ontario, and the official ambassador of Judo Canada. Carelli was signed by World Wrestling Entertainment in 2005, being assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling, WWE's farm territory. He made his debut on ''Raw'' during a live episode from Milan, Italy. Under the character of Santino Marella, a fan selected from the audience, he defeated the Intercontinental Champion Umaga, winning the title in his debut match. During the following years, he would win the Intercontinental title one more time, the United States Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship. He was also involved in a storyline where he worked as Santina Marella, Santino's twin sister. Care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
