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Messer (surname)
Messer is a surname. It may refer to: People * Alf Messer (1900–1947), English footballer * Casey Messer (born 1983), 2007 Miss New Mexico USA * Dale Messer (born 1937), American football player * David Messer, 21st century Australian cartoonist * Don Messer (1909–1973), Canadian musician, band leader and radio broadcaster, host of the television program ''Don Messer’s Jubilee'' * Donald E. Messer (born 1941), American United Methodist theologian and author * Erica Messer, 21st century American television writer, producer and story editor * Frank Messer (1925–2001), American sportscaster * Glenn Messer (1895–1995), American aviation pioneer * Jonathan Messer (born 1976), Australian director * Judy Messer (1933–2023), Australian conservationist * Ken Messer (1931–2018), British painter * Mary Burt Messer (1881-1960), American educator, social worker, and writer * Michael Messer (born 1956), English musician and record producer * Robert Messer (1887–1918), Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Messer
Alfred Thomas Messer (8 March 1900 – 1947) was a footballer who played for Sutton Town, Mansfield Town, Reading, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth. Football career Messer played non League football Non-League football describes football leagues played outside the top leagues of a country. Usually, it describes leagues which are not fully professional. The term is primarily used for football in England, where it is specifically used to de ... at Sutton Town before joining Mansfield Town. In 1922 he joined Nottingham Forest but left the club without playing a senior match. The centre half signed for Reading in 1923 and went on to feature in 271 matches and scored 18 goals between 1923 and 1929. Messer signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1930 and played in 52 games and found the net twice in all competitions. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Messer
Ken J. Messer (1931–2018) was a British watercolour painter and draughtsman. Ken Messer was born in Newport, South Wales, and was educated at the City of Oxford High School for Boys in Oxford, where he spent much of his time during his life. After school, Messer worked in accountancy for six years in Oxford. He then joined British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) as a steward, flying internationally. Injury due to a car accident during the 1960s meant that he joined the design department of Pergamon Press in Oxford at the age of 33. Six years later, he was appointed to the position of studio manager, in charge of art and design. In 1974, Messer left Pergamon Press to become a freelance graphic designer. He started painting more watercolours, becoming a fulltime artist. During the 1980s, his ink drawings were regularly published in the '' Oxford Times''. He has sometimes been called "The Oxford Artist" because of his large number of artworks depicting the city of Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas M
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Messer
Sarah Messer (born 1966) is an American poet and author. She was raised in Marshfield, Massachusetts, in the Hatch Homestead, a house built in the 17th century that was the subject of her book ''Red House: Being a Mostly Accurate Account of New England's Oldest Continuously Lived-In House''. Messer has received grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and others. In 2008-2009, she was a Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard. Messer earned undergraduate and master's degrees from Middlebury College Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,858 undergraduates from all ... and the University of Michigan, respectively. For many years she taught as an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmingto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton (born Samuel G. Messer, May 13, 1911 – June 14, 1977) was an American film and television actor known for his large size, beetle-like brows, and a deep, booming voice (for which he was known as "Big Bob Middleton"), usually in the portrayal of ruthless villains. Early years A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Middleton was one of four children of a building contractor. He trained for a musical career at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Career Middleton's career in entertainment began with a job as an announcer on WLW radio in Cincinnati. He worked steadily as a radio announcer and actor. One of his early works was as the narrator of the educational film " Duck and Cover". After appearing on the Broadway stage and live television, Middleton began appearing in films in 1954, and in film opposite Humphrey Bogart in '' The Desperate Hours'' (1955), Danny Kaye in '' The Court Jester'' (1955), Gary Cooper in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Messer
Sam Messer (born 1955), is a painter living in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, film writer and director Eleanor Gaver, and daughter. He is Professor Emeritus at the Yale School of Art. He has painted numerous paintings of the author Paul Auster's typewriter (''The Story of My Typewriter''). Messer's animation titled ''Denis the Pirate'' was featured in a Matrix Gallery exhibit in the Fall of 2017 at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. In 2019, Messer will show work in Strange Loops' at Artspace Artspace may refer to: * Artspace (website), an online marketplace based in New York City * Artspace, New Haven, an art gallery in downtown New Haven, Connecticut * Artspace Mackay, Mackay, Queensland, Australia * Artspace NZ, a visual arts center ..., curated by Federico Solmi and Johannes DeYoung. References 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters Living people Yale School of Art faculty 1955 births 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Messer
Robert Messer (18 July 1887 – 16 October 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse as an outside right. He was described as "a fine wing player who is very fast and centres well." Personal life As of 1901, Messer was working as a printer's apprentice. He served as a private in the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the First World War and was killed in action near Ypres during the Battle of Courtrai on 16 October 1918. Messer is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. In 2011, Messer's British War Medal The British War Medal is a campaign medal of the United Kingdom which was awarded to officers and men of British and Imperial forces for service in the First World War. Two versions of the medal were produced. About 6.5 million were struck in si ... and Victory Medal were purchased by Leicester City; they are now exhibited in King Power Stadium's reception area. Career statistics References {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Messer
Michael Messer (born 28 February 1956) is an English singer, songwriter, slide guitarist, recording artist, producer, guitar designer/manufacturer. He is noteworthy for his ability to combine acoustic and electric National slide and lap steel guitar into his playing style. The American magazine ''Spirit'' listed Messer as one of the greatest slide guitarists alongside Duane Allman and Ry Cooder. Messer is included in the ''Virgin Encyclopaedia of the Blues''. He also appeared in his own 'blues' episode of the BBC Television show, '' ZingZillas''. Life and career Messer was born in Middlesex, England. In his formative years, Messer played rock and roll, both with his two brothers and in a succession of local bands. He moved to the United States while in his early twenties and in Nashville, Tennessee, both met and heard the country music performances of Roy Acuff, Hank Snow and Johnny Cash. After returning to England, he purchased his own National steel guitar in 1979 and taught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Burt Messer
Mary Burt Messer (1881–1960) was an American activist, social worker, professor, author, and Christian Science practitioner. Messer was an advocate for women's rights and a leader of the Wisconsin chapter of the National Woman's Party, National Women's Party. As a scholar, she wrote ''The Family in the Making: A Historical Sketch'' (1928), a study of family structure from early history to the 20th century. Influenced by the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, Messer's life and work emphasized healing, spiritual idealism, and autonomy for women. Early life Mary Burt Messer was born in Washington, D.C., in 1881. Her maternal grandfather was John W. North, John Wesley North. Her mother, Emma North Bacon Messer, wrote a three-part memoir that spanned her childhood on the frontier to her memory of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln assassination. Mary Burt's father, Edmund Clarence Messer, was an artist and arts administrator in Washington, where Mary Burt spent her early years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Messer
Judy Messer (1933–2023) was an Australian conservationist. Biography Judy Messer was born in 1933 in Armadale, Western Australia. Her early life was marked by a close connection to nature due to her upbringing in a rural setting. She pursued nursing as a career and, in the 1970s, obtained a PhD in sociology from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). In 1957, she married Michael Messer, a biochemistry professor known for his research on marsupial milk. By 1970, she was involved in the establishment of the Lane Cove Bushland and Conservation Society in Greenwich. From 1984 to 2000, Messer led the Nature Conservation Council (NCC), during which the council addressed various environmental issues in Australia. She served as a non-executive director of Sydney Water from 1988 to 2002. Messer participated in several global conservation events, including the World Conservation Assemblies and the World Congress on National Parks. In 1993, she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Messer
The Miss New Mexico USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by Laura's Productions based in El Paso, Texas. New Mexico achieved many placements in the 1960s to the '80s and produced one Miss USA, Mai Shanley in 1984. The most recent placement was Suzanne Perez in 2022, placing in the Top 12. Suzanne Perez of Portales has been crowned as Miss New Mexico USA 2022 on June 5, 2022 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. She represented New Mexico for the title of Miss USA 2022, placed at the top 12. Results summary *Miss USA: Mai Shanley (1984) *1st runners-up: Brenda Denton (1985), Alejandra Gonzalez (2019) *2nd runners-up: Judith Baldwin (1965) *4th runners-up: Bonnie Tafoya (1968), Marlena Garland (1978) *Top 5: Michelle Rios (1999) *Top 10/11/12: Donna Reel (1972), Jonelle Bergquist (1976), Denise Funderburk (1977), Kathy Dawn Patrick (1980), Kriston "Kiki" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Messer
Jonathan Messer (born 17 March 1976 in Melbourne) is an Australian director of theatre, television and film. Early years Jonathan Messer grew up in Beaumaris, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Baptised a Catholic, at the age of five he began studying at Stella Maris Catholic Primary School. Messer began his theatrical career at St Martins Youth Arts Centre in Melbourne, where he appeared in various productions both acting and singing from the age of 12 to 15. He also appeared in various television commercials as a child. His secondary studies were at St Bede's College (Mentone), where he undertook his high school work-experience on the Australian drama series ''Neighbours''. Career Messer works as an Australian director/producer of film, television and theatre and holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. During his doctorate he was awarded the Edith Cowan University's Vice Chancellors award for Community Engagement, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
